25 Dec 1852
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Newspaper
Manitouwoc County Herald
Location
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1852
Page
1
Readable passages recount theatrical anecdotes and mispronounced lines from a performance. The narrator cites actors like Macready delivering natural colloquial passages in a tragedy and notes audience reaction. The text reflects on rehearsal, pride, and missteps in a stage setting.
A narrator recalls the deathbed scene of Little Dick, an orphan aboard a schooner, as the dying boy asks for a blessing and burial with his mother, while the narrator recalls their bond and Dick’s mother’s memory amid calm midnight seas. The tale contrasts a grave seafaring setting with a poignant farewell and a final, angelic moment.
A village farmer Mr Slocum reads a sensational account of a factory accident at the nearby town. The piece recounts worker Mr Jones being drawn into a drum, his body torn and brains scattered, while Mrs Slocum presses for confirmation of whether he was killed.
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