16 Dec 1870
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Newspaper
Kokomo Journal
Location
Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1870
Page
1
The poem recalls a journey on trains between Chicago and Toledo with notes of rail freight schedules and a mother’s plea against drinking. It centers on a son urged to resist alcohol after a mother’s warning, promising moral reward and guidance through life’s temptations.
Friends First day meeting in second story of Wildman's block with school 9 am missionary school 3 pm Bible class 4 pm evening meeting at 74 o'clock Presbyterian Rev Hutchison pastor meets in Wilden's Hall Sundays 10 am and 7 pm Sunday School 2 pm Prayer Tuesday evening Congregational Rev D J Baldwin pastor services Sundays 10 am and 7 pm Sunday School 2 pm Prayer Thursday evening Methodist Episcopal Rev W Wilson pastor services 10 am and 7 pm Sunday School 2 pm Prayer Thursday evening Christian Elder E L Frazier pastor services 10 pm and 7 pm Bible class Monday evening Sunday school 2 pm Prayer Wednesday evening Kumar Lopes No 98 meeting Saturday or preceding full moon Howarn Lonas No 373 meeting Wednesday or preceding full moon Gurentown Lopee meeting Saturday after full moon Napman Longe Fairfield meeting Thursday or preceding full moon Koxowo Lopas No 133 meets Tuesday evening Witpmaxn Lopae meets Monday Atro Lice No 276 meets Saturday
A reflective poem contrasts male battlefield talk with women's sorrow from loss, waiting, and devastation. It notes brave heroes alongside mothers and sisters weeping, abandoned homes, and the lasting toll on women, ending with a claim that old Spartans are long gone.
The piece contrasts politicians who seek election with statesmen who think of the next generation. It argues that the country needs great statesmen, not merely great politicians, and that public demand will produce better leaders when people call for higher quality. James Freeman Clarke quote from Old and New.
A girl admits disobeying her mother by eating currants, staining her mouth. She blames Satan for temptation but recalls replying to the devil with scripture, only to be metaphorically guided into currant bushes.
The Friday night sky dazzled observers with aurora borealis across the Midwest, while a western storm carried hail toward Aurora and nearby areas. Smithsonian records compare global weather observations to aid shipmasters and farmers, and telegraphic storm alarms are expanding nationwide.
A seaside correspondent reports a Long Branch incident where a lady’s hat was crushed by a bus, pleasing an English lord who arranged an engagement. Now the scene shifts to data strewn streets where a driver can only proceed after a boy shovels data into a hand cart.
A historical table lists farm counts by size: 52,642 farms 3 acres and under 10 acres. 157,810 of 10 to 29 acres. 612,245 of 20 to 50 acres. 607,068 of 60 to 100 acres. 486,239 of 100 to 500 acres. 5,348 of 1000 acres and up. Total farms: 1,942,418.
A collection of humorous scraps and quips from a rural dinner scene and local tales. Jests about fortune, trains, cows, hens, and a preacher's sermon mix with brief notes on politics, weather, and a growing boy. Included are oddities from Pat on a hot day and a Mississippian cow feeding myth.
A man condemned to hang in Arkansas refuses to build his own gallows. He, a carpenter by trade, says the sheriff’s plan to force him to construct the scaffold is unreasonable and that he will not be hanged, stating he would rather live a thousand years.
A Sunday school lesson used a father’s unseen consultation as a test of faith. A child, told to drop from a height into his father’s arms, obeyed and leapt. A bright pupil answered that the story showed he had pluck.
The notice touts Dr Pieres a Alt Est or Golden Medic al Discovery as a life aid for throat bronchial issues and liver displeasures claiming it avoids raising the dead and benefits the living. It sells through druggists and asserts Sage’s Remedy is no humbug.
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