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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1881
Page
6
A parish wanderer notes a torn old house with ragged windows and a broken roof. Amidst the misery a girl writes Home Sweet Home on cardboard, prompting the author to meditate that home is defined by heart and kin, not by walls.
A Buffalo Express reader recalls a tale of a bereaved husband and physician at a dining counter. They note a man devoured all below the counter while leaving the top shelves untouched. He ends with a boast that the next traveler will get fresh fare.
A compact moral code urging integrity, patience, good manners, promptness, and frugality. It counsels avoiding vanity and vice, valuing virtuous companionship, honoring parents, and sacrificing money over principle while pursuing self improvement and right action.
In Chambers Journal an early scene shows Brougham arguing a theft case over half boots. Lord Eskgrove overrules, declaring boot a general term that includes half-boot while noting the moon remains the moon even as a half-moon.
A Bellefontaine revival features vigorous acts including a minister mimicking a dog in the aisle and sisters forcibly removing a sinner to the chancel. The piece also notes Rev Lloyd Morgan's library theft, later Baptist appointment, and a criminal conviction involving a congregation member. It cites the St Louis Globe-Democrat on new literary characters and offers household health advice and a piano transport tale.
William J Coughlin recounts a history of violent lung bleeding in 1876 and a severe cough. After hospital admission in 1877 a large hole in the left lung was reported. He praises Dr. WM Hall's Balsam for the Lungs, claiming it cured consumption and restored his health, with two bottles and sale by all druggists.
A critic argues that specializing in charity through organized institutions undermines virtue. He cites Philadelphia’s charitable machinery showing high receipts but negligible aid to the poor. He calls for direct moral charity by the wealthy to unite rich and poor and reduce social distrust.
The essay argues against rigid copybook methods and urges letting children develop legible handwriting by focusing on a good result. It notes age-related changes in hand style and the value of clear letters, with handwriting speed and character formed by experience and consistent correction. Timeline references include notes on peak sight change and note-taking impacts. A Hong Kong Gazette report is cited with circulation and distribution details. Horace Porter cites a Boston Philadelphia quip about urban development contrasts.
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