07 Jan 1853
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Democrat
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1853
Page
1
The Democrat notice lists terms for a product or service with annual and half-year payments and penalties for discontinuation. It promises prompt service and satisfaction, with various rates and charges spelled out and a call for payments. The text is garbled but indicates a solicitation or advertisement by Jom Work for diverse services.
A garbled OCR fragment of Gray's famous poem appears, with distorted lines and scattered phrases. It hints at graveyard imagery, lament, and reflections on mortality, mentioning churchyard paths, shadows, and the solemn mood of elegiac verse without coherent narrative or full verses. The readable bits evoke the poem's somber tone and rural setting, though most content is unintelligible.
A fragmented tale follows Mary and Harry in a courtship shadowed by social expectations. Letters, poetry, and lingering memories weave a portrait of longing, temptation, and the pull of a shared past, ending with reflections on home, time, and enduring love.
The New Bedford narrative recounts Stephen Girard of Philadelphia guiding a favorite clerk who, at twenty one, sought future prospects. Girard urged apprenticeship in coopering, funded the three best barrels, then gave a $20,000 check saying invest well and have a fallback trade.
The piece describes how locals harvest locusts from bushes in Zahsra using nets and bags, then roast, boil, or grind them into edible cakes. It notes the vast quantities gathered, their drying and storage, and their status as nourishing desert fare enjoyed by natives and travelers alike.
An unnamed New Hampshire resident, reduced financially, seeks a ready-made excuse to justify church attendance. A neighbor offers pennies for wood, prompting a quip about keeping Sunday, while a correspondent recalls a similar tale of habitual drinkers crafting excuses to visit the bar.
In a Syracuse address reported by the Cleveland Democrat, Lacy Stane recounts cases showing harsh laws on wives. She cites Boston stories where widowed husbands seized their wives' savings, mothers protecting a child then losing funds, and a wife losing her daughter to a nonparent claimant under cruel legal interpretations.
A humorous early 20th century critique arguing that excess work dulls health and happiness. It extols leisure, rural country life, and social mirth as essential to vigor, appetite, and well being, warning that Americans neglect recreation and suffer physical and mental decline without regular amusement.
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