16 Dec 1865
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1865
Page
1
A dated comic exchange follows Echo quipping on trust and vows while a second tale features BBebo and a future bride. A judge and wife joke about a thief, a turkey, and courtly misbelief ending in a light dinner. The piece closes with a caution about trusting strangers.
A solemn, poetic reflection on death and burial as a child dies. The speaker urges calm, describes comforting rituals, music from above, and the grave as a serene return. Evokes angels, violet plants, willow grace, and a peaceful homecoming.
A Mexican judge forgets his watch at home and a trickster overhears him say he left it under the pillow. A chain of mistaken identity results in the judge believing he has been robbed. The wife sends for the watch, a turkey arrives, and the bench humorously plans a dinner with the fowl. The next day the jury of judges attends at the judge’s house for a feast.
A mid nineteenth century health note advises that dry warm feet prevent ailments and suggests methods: daily cold water feet dips, or warm water washes at night, thorough drying by the fire, and brisk movement to warm. It promotes clean, soft skin, cautions against damp cork soles, and offers cloth and hair insoles as an alternative. It also notes the folly of furnace heated homes and advocates keeping a wood fire for comfort and health.
The Cincinnati Commercial Republican denounces Sumner’s early Reconstruction agenda as extremist and impracticable. It attacks proposed laws on equity for juries and voting rights for African descent, arguing they threaten union, provocation of rebellion, and state sovereignty, warning of political consequences for endorsing such measures.
The report details the 1864 65 campaign ending with surrender of Lee. It cites 900,710 men in May 1864, 602,000 fit for duty in March 1865, and 965,000 in service. Since surrender, 800,963 mustered out. Recommends militia, veterans homes, higher pensions, and a $838 million next year with 50,000 troops. Notes arsenals hold over a million arms and 178,975 negro soldiers served, 133,000 mustered out, 85,024 remain. Pay dept disbursed over $1.029 billion. 1,057,000 hospital cases with about 8% fatal.
In this series amid the National Bank act suspensions, arguments warn that banks profit from taxes and government-guaranteed circulation, risking government debt and public ruin. The piece cites First National Bank of New York and damages to industry while urging bold honesty and independence against persecution.
A long reflective piece on homespun lessons shaping character, then a vivid tale where Lord S- seeks an amateur boxer, learns humility when a farm laborer effortlessly overpowers him. The laborer refuses to spare the horse, prompting the lord to back off and request more help.
A moral meditation on life’s troubles and pleasures. It notes that a person gains help under circumstances that redeem selfishness pride and burdens. The message promises more victories than defeats and peace and joy overall.
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