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Newspaper
Huntingdon Journal
Location
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1850
Page
1
A 19th century admonition on temper management argues harshness harms families. It recounts a household incident where a father's anger frightened a son, urging calm persuasion over threats. The piece stresses gentle speech, consistent conduct, and personal reform to preserve harmony and trust in marriage and home.
Old Elias Keys, Vermont judge, delivers a biting lecture before sentencing a ragged boot thief to three months in the county jail. He scolds the poor man for stealing from General Curtis in Windsor, condemning the act as especially graven in that large town and from a wealthy target.
An anecdote recalls an honest Irishman attending a church service on Sunday in regular standing. He takes bread and cup, while a deacon marks the line for any omissions. The stranger pew occupant rises, and the man beside him asks if he has any chase, provoking a stunned reaction as the tale ends with a quip about lingering hunger from last year.
A moral essay for wives urging delicacy and neatness to keep husbands, valuing the home as a refuge from dissipation. It recommends pleasant appearance, calm temper, discretion with others, and active efforts to charm and comfort the husband, deterring jealousy and public reproach.
Aboard a Mississippi steamer a group debates North and South pride when a Jersey man is challenged about his origin. A jokester remarks Jersey folks are dry or poor, then offers a drink as a compassionate gesture toward Jerseymen.
The Home Journal eulogizes Gen. Taylor highlighting his life of humble duty, restraint, and patient heroism. It cites his dying words I Have ENDEAVORED To Do My Duty as a higher guide than conquests, urging leaders to govern with sound judgment and high principles rather than pursuit of glory. Honor to Taylor's memory.
An English traveler recounts tough stories of London thieves heard in the West. A Cincinnati man named Case contrasts western thefts with London predations, noting a Welch miner stole his wife and a nigger woman abducted his youngest daughter, both followed by dramatic escapes. Case warns against going West, citing his brother’s lumber business plagued by stolen logs and saw logs carried off in one night.
The speaker recalls mill thefts and river loots, then urges punctuality. He extols keeping promises, paying debts, and timely duties as keys to respect and success. He notes prompt people are reliable in church, elections, and life, linking punctuality to citizenship and happiness.
Our uncle Ezra tells a rugged tale of breaking ground in Maine. He claims a nine and a half foot white oak stump jammed a plough, Torying pantaloons as eighty oxen strained, then snapped free and left him in cloth remnants only. The yarn blends humor with boastful ruggedness.
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