04 Feb 1870
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Newspaper
Kokomo Journal
Location
Kokomo, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1870
Page
1
A dramatic poem contrasts life and fate as a reaper takes the maiden at sunset. The piece ends with the cottage empty, the bird dying, and the old man awaiting the Master’s will, framed as correspondence in the Howard County Journal.
A Fort Wayne Journal style editorial urges restraint in gossip and calumny warning that repeating others faults harms reputations and that charity requires hearing both sides. The piece cites scripture about a good name and ends with noting a French pork butcher sign translation about following family example.
A fragmented verse narrative contrasts social judgments by gender. It urges lifting a man regardless of flaws while advocating harsh punishment for women who err, portraying a stark double standard and social hypocrisy.
A mixed OCR of items includes jokes, local notes, a divorce count, politicking, a Cambridge capitalized company, fashion and manners quips, remarks on labor, a bank vault remark, underoffices in Iowa, a Wisconsin post office dispute, nose-speaking honesty, tearful eyes as exercise, Horace Greeley nomination, absurd marriage ads, a Kentucky inheritance joke, Sherman at a suffrage event, London street deaths, Boston liquor-shop decline, a cynic marriage notice, a proposed transcontinental route, and a Waterboro forgery absconding Postmaster.
A peasant returns a lost pocket book containing about a hundred francs to Queen Isabella of Spain. The queen offers a reward, asking what a steward should be granted. The youth requests a kiss from the beautiful Carmen, who then kisses him three times amid laughter from spectators.
The passage extols the enduring bond with one's mother, noting early imprint on the heart, how affection persists despite faults, and how memory weaves the departed mother with graces and virtues that remain in sorrowful recollection.
An editorial sketch argues readers pursue local items for varied reasons from firsthand involvement to curiosity about others. It recalls a minor arrest tale where youths are fined six dollars each after a night of mischief and a mason connection adds a humorous twist to the courtroom exchange.
A Connecticut man remembers leaving a watch with a jeweler about ten years ago for cleaning and repair. He phoned last week to confirm, and the jeweler said he had the watch and recalled the visit.
President Humphrey argues the Sabbath stems directly from God’s will and authority. He traces its origin from creation through Sinai, its perpetual legal status, and the shift to the first day of the week at Christ’s resurrection.
The excerpt argues that love compels pursuit of objects, yet true contentment lies only in God. It claims humans form idols due to longing, then despair when idols prove insubstantial. Knowledge of God’s infinite love in Christ provides stability and pardon, contrasting human ingratitude with divine steadfastness.
The text urges individuals to accept their own influence and potential. It argues that no one is exactly like another and one should cultivate personal faults and excellences. It questions unnecessary aspirations and promotes valuing one’s own abilities and modest achievements.
A reflective quotation about identity and self worth. It asserts that people judge us by what we can do and that belief in one’s own ability commits a pledge of competence. The text notes society’s pervasive judgment and the weight of personal action in defining worth.
A Southwest circuit preacher, exploring the region, questioned a flock member who attended Sunday schools. He asserted discipline requires a Sunday school at ten children, threatening to start one in the woman’s home if she did not send her children. Eleven attended the next Sunday.
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