27 Dec 1867
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Newspaper
Grand Traverse Herald
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1867
Page
1
A Christmas tale follows a Christ child blessing two orphaned boys and a repentant farmer. A ten year memory reveals a generous stranger, a secret adoption, and a deed of grace that saves the family from ruin as a bank note and a titled gift confirm the boy’s future security.
A rural listing describes a 210 acre farm located four miles from Traverse City. It includes 30 acres of improvements with log buildings and frame structures. The soil is rich sandy loam and gray, well watered, suitable for wheat or grasses.
An 115 acre tract on section 21 town 2S north range 11 west lies four miles north of Traverse City on the Northport State Road with a frontage and small dock on the Bay and a line back to Cedar Lake. Thirty acres are improved including a small frame house. Willing to sell cheap as a wooding point identify potential buyer and terms.
Five miles west of Veaverse City the property spans 15 acres with 7 acres cleared. The land is a clay loam, described as eyenoil and fertile, featuring a splendid cranberry marsh on the tract.
Auction note describes a 120 acre farm across sections 28 and 39 with 20 acres cleared and 8 acres more to break, a log house and stable, well watered soil of sand and clay loam. Located in az north township near a good locality. Offered at a low figure by last.
One mile south of Ilsight's Deck in Bower's Harbor Peninsula, the property features three fourths of a mile water frontage, a log house, six acres clearing, and timber value. The location is favorable with a beautiful stream. once cleared it could become a good farm. Suit appears solid.
Property borders Bower's Harbor Peninsula with 59 acres, 20 acres cleared and 20 more chopped, a good frame henge, fruit trees bearing, and fertile soil. Proximity to shore allows easy water access, promising a charming home for nature lovers. Office in Werald Building, Co. Laci, TT. Bates HAC & BA.
On a cold New Year Eve a farmer Williams and his wife discover an infant in a basket left at their door. They name him and face hardship to raise him, seeing him as a blessing destined to ease their grief for a lost son. The child grows cherished by all, with his true parentage remaining a mystery.
A Boston man long ago edited the Worcester Dudtadium and earned ten thousand dollars yearly. He owned a town house and a country seat with fine horses and a driver. He decided that none of his children should fear poverty, so he sold the coach and horses, bought a cheap carryall, and became his own driver to spare them the sting of wealth.
At a crossing a boy speaks up to a man acting like a gentleman, saying the man would owe him money if he returned to collect a pretext. The boy adds that the judge would be surprised how much money he loses by granting credit in that manner.
A reflective piece on cultivating discreet deafness to gossip and petty remarks. It argues that shutting out harmful sounds preserves temper and happiness, comparing silent ears to a sailor furling sails. It warns that listening to taunts from servants, children, or neighbors invites misfortune and dishonor.
A Modern Presbyterian writer describes a recent singing service at Spurgeon’s London congregation. The hymns, led with readings, drew a powerful, almost prophetic response from the assembly, surpassing other sacred music heard in Europe and America. The writer notes Spurgeon’s consistent use of “precious hymns” and recalls historical church musical connections.
A reflective piece contrasts English children and urban life with a family walk in London. It praises sturdy, well mannered children, propriety, and resilience, and muses on duty guiding hearts through sorrow and toil toward constructive channels and social virtue.
An exhortation to cherish a lively and bright home life against public influence. It argues that a home should be more than a place to eat and sleep, urging parents to foster happiness, social enjoyment, and wholesome preservation of youth within the hearth.
Excerpts show a long rhetorical critique of Burr and Hamilton, with ataques on tactics and justice. The text shifts to talk of advertising philosophy, then pleads for prudent behavior in shopping and social conduct. It closes with Midland City railway opening, hotel entries, and a note on the Don's voyage and a Marine officer's death.
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