16 Mar 1865
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Newspaper
Holmes County Farmer
Location
Millersburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1865
Page
1
A fragmented excerpt portrays a preacher urging steadfast religious duty and public virtue, condemning corruption and urging ministers to lead by example. The text references copperhead imagery, evangelical exhortation, and calls for personal integrity, diligence, and rejection of idle living as a path to national reform.
A garbled OCR page from Millsburg contains stray poem fragments and scattered text about poets and an attorney firm. It reads like a damaged verse collection with errant capitalization and broken phrases, offering little coherent narrative or identifiable events.
In a lively family scene, Tom Til rebuffs sister Lizzie's veil of disdain toward a sewing woman candidate Harriet Parker. He argues for independence, industry, and choosing a wife on merit, not wealth, while Lizzie frets over social rank and a reformist marriage market.
A lengthy, critical editorial harshly condemns Mr. Lincoln for tying religion to statecraft during the Civil War. It ridicules his inaugural prayer stance, contrasts it with Pope Pius IX, and denounces what it calls the pomp of his administration. The piece questions divine justification for the war, condemns slavery rhetoric, and attacks Lincoln's political and religious posturing amid ongoing conflict.
Reading like a historical note on bedroom air quality this piece explains how two people sleeping can leave pounds of weight in the bed overnight. It describes smoke like odors and damp body odors saturating the air and lungs, urging proper ventilation and thorough morning laundering of bedding to reduce exposure and maintain health.
An elderly father near death in Toamane quietly lies awaiting burial as Hoel plots a final act. He lists eight names for pallbearers then halts the plan noting his son cautions about punctuality. A last minute correction removes a late relative named Me. Wiggins. The procession delays for an hour.
Gere Farmer notes some farmers doubt sheep drink water in winter while others claim they rely on snow. Lawes’ experiments show sheep allowed water drank 32 pounds per head per week in Feb to Mar, rising to 40, 45, then 38 pounds monthly, averaging 40 pounds weekly over seven months.
A jagged excerpt of old proverbs appears praising prudent speech and faith. The terse lines invoke religion and friendship with archaic spellings and unclear context, suggesting a handwritten or OCR garble from a historical devotional page.
In a rambling scene of school days and friendly schemes Fred frets over a messy composition while friends and his sister Lucy offer aid. Giles and Giles’s crowd debate rules and mischief turns into cooperative fixing as Lucy volunteers calm, Fred learns patience, and a small plan to improve his work is set in motion.
The piece mockingly discusses legal principles about debt and ownership, mixing legal jargon with absurd misreadings, and critiques the legal profession through a parodic tale. It ends with a digressive note about a Quakeress and a storyteller, implying satire of judicial eloquence.
Fragmented text speaks of hope born from suffering, a town’s sorrow turning to peace. A youth saved from ruin by mercy, a maiden rescued from danger, and a guardian urging steadfast resilience in life’s arduous climb.
The article explains aging a horse by examining its teeth. It notes at two years the two middle incisors emerge, at four years the remaining central teeth, at five years the middle teeth are full, and by six years the four incisor teeth are fully grown. It warns variations due to breed, diet, and upbringing.
An unusual antiquarian note describes Morse Windont arguing that any object a horse touches is not feared, listing items like hands halters saddles umbrellas and robes as examples while claiming knowledge gained from a course.
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