16 Jun 1864
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Newspaper
Hornellsville Tribune
Location
Hornellsville, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1864
Page
1
A fragmentary poem describes a beautiful woman in royal setting sighing over past hurts. She rejects wealth and jewels, laments love lost, and demands peace. The speaker notes a cruel world and vows to trade riches for a single bright hour of happiness.
An elder boy and a poorer younger one apply at a gentleman's shop. A shivering widow's child loses pennies. William, the younger, helps search the snow and rescues one penny, showing politeness. The merchant hires William after a month, noting politeness as the key to success and contrasting the elder's rude behavior.
Special correspondence outlines three core questions about Grant’s campaign versus Lee. It argues Richmond’s fall hinges on defeating Lee, notes casualties favor Union, and stresses morale and reinforcements as decisive. Anecdotes recount Grant’s rise and the push toward decisive victory before July.
An old tale from an exchange paper recounts a man who kept a marble for thirty five years after pool games and a mysterious number 417. A separate Boston anecdote describes a mustard mishap that led to a mistaken room intrusion and a wife realizing the mislaid handkerchief bore her name, ending with a laugh and a hurried train departure.
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