10 Dec 1858
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Newspaper
Olney Times
Location
Olney, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1858
Page
1
A reflective verse recalling early love and vows, then turning to faith and death as a doorway to heaven. The speaker laments parting, recalls tender moments, and contemplates immortality and the gate of death through spiritual imagery, ending with a vision of the blessed journey home.
At the county fair a gate keeper was told to admit editors free of charge and to admit no intoxicated person. A drunk editor arrived, and the gate keeper sought guidance. The President arrived, approved admitting the drunk editor, with orders to eject him if he caused trouble.
A fragmentary quotation condemns a reckless youth as a regional shame and public peril. The speaker warns that tobacco, whisky, pride, and laziness threaten a boy’s character, urging authorities to curb his speed and influence before ruinous behavior harms his family and town.
Mr Harris recounts Japan scenes including a famed juggle show in the Emperor's domain. feats with a top and paper birds astonish the Prince of Cinano and a select audience. He notes four theaters line a city edge and describes store practices with fireproof rear depots and shop boys. The piece blends travel lore with broader notes on emigration, westward gold prospects, and political speeches of the era.
A reflective tribute to printers and type cases, describing how ink stained boxes hold letters that form poetry and prose. The piece likens movable type to a living world where a stanza, a wedding, or a burial can be set in metal and words assembled into elegant lines.
A reflection notes a century ago a land then sparsely populated by white settlers, with Canada under French rule and the United States a modest republic. It contrasts Napoleon, Frederick the Great, and Washington, noting few newspapers, no steam engines, and rails yet unborn, then admires the century’s immense impact on global happiness and progress. Shun evil companions.
A letter from the General Land Office explains how warrants of various sizes may be used in proving up pre emptions and entering railroad lands. It details specific options for 80, 120, and 160 acre warrants, including required descriptions and cash payments, and notes that surrendering warrants can pay for remaining fractional tracts.
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