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Newspaper
Huntingdon Journal
Location
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1850
Page
1
A remembered hillside mill near Lily is torn down and replaced by a tall factory. The miller dies, a stone marker seen in winter, and the scene shifts from waves and mossy sentinels to a green willow and a quiet wind, with a sprig kept as a memory.
A mother teaches her daughter the value of inner beauty over outward charm using a garden fable about almonds and violets. She explains that fragrance and gentleness matter more than pretty looks, urging kindness over boastful beauty.
A harsh critique argues wealth comes from ruthless self-interest over decades of misery. It condemns charity neglect and moral sacrifice, finishing with death and heirs rejoicing. The piece ends noting education as the dawn of liberty.
A lively Victorian parlor scene ends with Charley using plates to feign a mesmeric sleep on Miss Sarah H- as jokes, gales of laughter follow, and the guest endures a smoky faced reveal. Miss H- accepts the prank, and the oysters arrive despite the upheaval. A second piece recounts a Brighton beach vignette where a widow’s plea for alms moves a bystander to give a coin, inspiring a child to help and a warm moral reflection.
The Milanese ladies dress with propriety, favoring simplicity over bright Southern hues. Hair is brushed from the forehead, lace capes fit the bust with plain ribbons, and camellia or dahlia adornments appear on hats and bouquets. Sorrento women braid hair into wreaths for festivals while Western papers joke about the Mississippi River rising one foot.
Edwin learns from a bricklayer that big results come from small steps and steady effort. The tale urges patience, dividing large tasks into parts, and not fearing hard labor. Other items note fashionable foot races, a Yorktown anecdote, and a humorous description of a dapper omnibus rider.
A Ranger recalls carrying an express from San Antonio to a Brazos tributary station. Lost in a buffalo country, he finds a frontier cabin inhabited by a voluptuous frontier woman who misdirects him to Georgetown. After flirtatious banter and a false path, he departs, whistling Buffalo Gals, noting the harsh life on the frontier.
A long moral tirade condemns the so called mushroon aristocracy for shaming honest labor, urging ladies and gentlemen to value practical work, avoid clerical idle climbing, and embrace architecture, agriculture, and manufacturing. The piece closes noting a Pittsburgh boy, Theodore Hartman, a ten year old math prodigy who solves hard problems mentally.
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