Death of a Friend and a Sermon on Charity
Poetic elegy by Whittier Toward verse on a sister’s death and a response to grief Then a long excerpt from an English provincial sermon extolling the Prockter family virtues And closing jokes and light anecdotes from Wise and Otherwise in a small town column
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The Mill Cannot Grind The Water Past
Poem warns that time and youth pass, urging love and action today. It contrasts the water mill’s constant grind with fading years and fleeting opportunities. The speaker counsels to cherish loved ones, speak kindly, and work while daylight shines before time erodes all.
Night of Roses and a Lover's Silent Oath
A lyrical mood poem expresses longing and devotion as the speaker lies at a beloved's feet. The speaker alternates between nature’s night imagery and intimate vows, declaring love beyond time, seeking higher spirit and kisses.
Poem Fragment of Jealous Love and Punishing Romance
A lyrical fragment describes a jealous lover’s plan to punish misbehavior with delicate cruelty. The speaker vows to use feather whips, pearls, and roses to control a partner, ultimately smothering with affection and punishment through kisses and embraces. The tone hints at coercive affection and dominance within a troubled romantic dynamic.
Childhood and Youth Reflections on Frustrated Efforts
A brief, rhymed meditation contrasts childhood misfires with youthful ambitions. The speaker recalls toast falling buttered side down and attempts to sell skates failing until publicizing them properly leads to thawing or success. The tone mirrors an old newspaper poem fragment.
An Appalling Curse of Intemperance Widens Across Nation
Careful statistics claim over six hundred thousand drunkards in the United States and seventy thousand die yearly because of drink. Each year one hundred thousand are jailed for intoxication, with three hundred murders and four hundred personal crises. Two hundred thousand orphans rely on charity, and most crime and poverty are linked to whiskey, costing the government and individuals at least sixty million dollars annually.
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Dr Buils Cough Syrup Promises No Disappointment
A 19th century advertisement touts Dr Buils Cough Syrup as always successful in relief, claiming it never disappoints and selling for 25 cents.
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My Son the Laughing Baby at Home in March
A speaker recounts his wife’s claims and pride in their newborn son born in March. He jokes about the child’s looks and abilities, noting the baby’s strong lungs and playful mischief. The piece captures rural pride and affectionate family humor in dialect.
Pearls of Thought Wisdom Fragments and Maxims
A collection of aphorisms on judgment affection reason and virtue. Quotes cover bias in courts keeping secrets dangers of flattery and the value of a good book and a good woman. The reader is reminded that true motives and deeds reveal themselves at judgment day.
Wild Man Found Near Fremont Nebraska in Primitive Dress
Two hunters in Nebraska encounter a man described as wild and primitive, about 40 to 45, with long hair and beard, scant clothing, and a habit of digging roots and eating them. He is startled by the hunters, retreats into the Platte River, and vanishes into thick brush. The report also notes plans for Paris Exposition music with leading composers.
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Pranks and Earthquakes in a Household Tale
A family prank ends with a toppled stove and a shaken Cooley household. The boy’s string trap drives a near miss and a scolding from his father as the family recovers from a comic crisis amid other antiquated reflections on history and manners. A separate Annapolis note recounts a boy and kittens playing with a pet serpent later dispatched by a concerned father.
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Temptation and the stingy man sermon critique
In a Sunday sermon Rev. De Witt Talmage warns young men about temptation and reckless drinking. He denounces stinginess and laughter at vice and urges employers to condemn sharp practices by clerks, claiming moral responsibility for wider misconduct.
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Fruit Cake Recipe From 19th Century Instructions
One pound sugar, butter, and flour mixed with ten eggs and mixed dried fruit including nutmeg citron currants raisins almonds. Fruit beaten light with rose water to prevent oiling then wine and brandy added last. Sugar and butter creamed, eggs beaten, flour added, fruit folded in. Bake two hours.
Dr Bull's Baby Syrup Offered for Baby Sickness
An advertisement urges mothers to use Dr Bull's Baby Syrup at once if the infant shows disorders of babyhood. The product is priced at 25 cents per bottle and marketed as a quick remedy for children.
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Political Catechism and the Dollars of Democracy
A compact, period voice questions ownership of the United States and the People, exposes politicians and the Devil as owners, defines Democracy as a vote for all. It critiques Greenbacks as government promises with speculators manipulating gold prices, links hard times to contraction, taxes, and corrupt officeholders, and ends by labeling idle poor as Tramps and officeholders as Politicians.
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United States
A Pet Snake Charmer Tale From the Dockside
Luke Brewer of the city lives near the dock with a nine year old daughter and a six year old son. He found on Saturday that his children had been playing with a three and a half foot water snake that lived under the kitchen floor and entered through a ground hole outside.
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Talmage’s lecture targets Jew Gentile differences in current events
The article reports T. DeWitt Talmage criticizing Gentile morals and virtue, arguing Jews excel in law banking military leadership and theology. He mocks Gentile smoking, city life, and materialism, noting comparisons of stature, features, and a street market for cheap gold watches.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
Sing Sing
Toombs
Blackwell's Island
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Wellington
Napoleon
Chatham Street
Old Si on the Greenback Vote and Reconstruction Idea
A dialogue set in a Southern locale discusses the greenback vote and politics during Reconstruction. ld Si. and Pete debate labor, prohibitionists, and party loyalties, with a focus on money from greenbacks versus pay from claws and silver handouts. The piece uses dialect to convey political sentiment and voter frustration.
Ohio and Mississippi Railway Day Night Express Schedule
The Ohio and Mississippi Railway offers Day and Night Express trains to St Louis and the West. Trains leave Madison at 7 30 a m and Vernon at 9 55 a m with arrivals to St Louis at 8 45 p m and 8 25 a m. Parlor cars on Day Express and Pullman sleepers on Night Express. Tickets to St Louis Cairo Evansville and other Missouri Kansas and Texas points via Firemen and Mechanics Insurance office. R P Gahr Agent.
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R. P. Gahr
Change in Time for Jeffersonville Madison and Indianapolis R R
The J M I R R Jeffersonville Madison Indianapolis routes announce new daily schedules starting Oct 29 1877 Accommodatn Mail service times from Madison to North Vernon Columbus Indianapolis St Louis Chicago Cleveland with connections at North Vernon to Cincinnati and Louisville Through tickets sold at Madison A Anderson General Ticket Agent Louisville Ky Horace Scott General Superintendent W A Quicky Agent at Madison.
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Postal Mails Schedules for Several Cities and Regions
The Daily Mails and Tri Weekly Mails list opening and closing times for Cincinnati Louisville Indianapolis North Vernon and others. Varying hours include openings at 12 M and closings at 2 30 P M 9 P M and 3 P M with some differences by city and service type. Postmaster C M Garber notes Sundays hours and office operations.
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Titusville
Canaan
Haney’s
Barboursville
Versailles
Manville
Moorefield
Hone
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Vevay
Kent
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Volga
Cresswell
M. C. Garber
The Sun renews support appeal and subscription options
The Sun urges renewed reader support as it seeks continued subscriptions. Details include the Daily Sun four pages 28 columns at 55 cents a month or 86 50 a year, Sunday eight pages 56 columns, and the Weekly Sun at one dollar yearly with broad circulation. Special club offer of an extra copy for ten members with 210 cash.
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Greenbacks as national remedy urged by Cincinnati paper
The Cincinnati Enquirer claims greenbacks are the only remedy for the country’s ills caused by policy favoring a monied class. It argues government credit should aid labor and industry, inviting migration and regional growth, with publishers seeking agents and specimen copies.
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