17 Dec 1858
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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1858
Page
1
A speaker writes to his sister, asking not to be deemed unkind for not visiting. He says affection remains, though travels keep him away. He laments the lack of a sister's smile and voice, fearing life would seem dreary without her friendship, ending with a farewell and sad thoughts. N.S. P.
Harriet Beecher Stowe argues that Charley, a restless child, cannot be banished or ignored. Keep him near, provide safe space for play and learning, and guide his energy with attention, stories, and constructive projects or risk his drift into street life. A parental vow to invest time and space now may prevent lasting trouble later.
The Providence Journal notes balloon fatalities across history, listing early voyagers from France and Britain. It recalls Puatre and Romain's 1785 ascent from Boulogne, Zambeccari in 1812, Bizzorf from Mannheim, Blanchard from Tivoli in 1819, Harris in 1824, Green from Cardiff in 1849, Arban from Barcelona in 1848, Gale from Vincennes in 1850, Grouston from Lees in 1852, and Knight from Bombay in 1852, detailing tragic ends and scattered remains.
A balloon carried Mr Knight out to sea with no further word of him. In 1850s balloon trips, M Merle and companion rose and Merle froze to death while the other was saved from extreme danger. Timothy Winchester started a Norfolk Ohio ascent in August 1857 amid cheering crowds and has not been heard since, possibly venturing toward the North Star over Lake Erie.
A traveling agent from a Cleaveland tombstone firm visits a distant township to console a bereaved man and sell a stone. After a long trek through mud and briars, the man reveals his wife is not dead but left him with another man, quelling the agent's hopes with a sharp, ironic exchange.
A Yellow Springs trial features Tom Corwin entertaining staff and students with fencing satire before a student named Fisher provokes a retort about a bloody grave. Nearby, a Philadelphia News report explains bogus coin making using tin and nickel, with plaster molds and a 15 cent cost per dollar in value.
An old merchant recalls a child's plea about the December wind urging kindness to the poor. The dialogue shifts to a criminal trial question about sanity and grounds for inference. Witty remarks compare honesty and deception, noting the bluntness of a bull-dog and warning against sharp tongues.
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