30 May 1848
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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1848
Page
1
A Huron Reflector piece mixes a devotional poem about God is Love with a satirical tale of a Gossipina tea party. It contrasts heavenly imagery and moral reflections with a lively caricature of sexton-like ladies parsing fortunes from tea cups. The prose lambasts scandal mongers and paparazzi-like whispers that ruin reputations.
In a 19th century Norwalk tale a harmony of parish life is ruptured by gossip about a beloved minister Mr Meekman. A bitter circle of gossipers, led by a notorious village matron, spreads scandal claiming he shelters a female in his upper room. The minister resists, resigns, and faces an official inquiry that exposes the cruelty of rumor and the community’s haste to condemn.
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