29 Dec 1877
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1877
Page
1
A speaker recalls meeting a shy young woman on a crowded street. The vision stirs reminiscence of youth and a fleeting, breathlike connection embodied in a single glance. The poet contemplates how the encounter revived forgotten feelings and sparked tender emotions.
Miscellany advises on proper conduct at home and in company with emphasis on punctuality, politeness, and orderly living. It cites stories of a senator’s wife and a Dutch ship Friesland wreck to illustrate manners and consequences of behavior. An 19th century tone urges restraint, honesty, and cheerful participation in social gatherings.
A Wayne County Democrat column frames the Democratic Party as the gamest thing on earth. It notes parties like Federalist, anti Masonic Whig, Know Nothing, Free Soil, and Republicans have perished, while the Democratic party endures, rallies after defeats, and looks to a strong future.
A writer on sleep offers practical tips to defeat wakefulness at night. He suggests changing rooms or bed position, adjusting head height, and using light strategically. If needed, leave the bed for a chair. He argues wakefulness often stems from physical causes and that contentment with available sleep matters more than quantity.
A narrator from January notes the Persian custom of warming rooms with a pan of burning coal under a frame and a floor-length quilt draped like a tent. Families sit with limbs under the quilt and sleep half under it, claiming they never undress at night. The writer contrasts Persian warmth with Western beds and blankets.
A troubled man paid two blacksmiths to end their clatter by moving. After compensation, he asked where they would relocate. Jack replied, “Tom Smith moves to my shop, and I move to his,” revealing the swapped neighbor plan.
Mrs Titton, living with her mother, leaves her two bright sons and has given up her music school she recently started in Hecry street New York due to poor health. She keeps to a secluded life and seeks to avoid publicity as noted by the Philadelphia Press.
In Portsmouth the post office question sparks excitement similar to Toledo. A man named Gibbs faced misfortune in local politics and the President ousted the lady postmistress to install him.
After twelve years of rivalry Senators Blaine and Conkling repaired ties in a Senate display of generosity toward Conkling during a speech opposing the President’s New York nominations. Conkling has buried the hatchet and proclaimed loyalty, declaring “Anything to beat Hayes.”
The Tue Zanesville Times reports a local woman recently obtained a marriage license for herself and her fiancé, detailing the ceremony plan and expected nuptials in the near term.
Robert J. Buxpert presents a winter lecture on facial hair trends with a focus on mustache popularity. The talk traces historical cycles, influences, and cultural shifts shaping the style’s rise and decline.
A Norfolk Virginian snippet chats about Hayes and Sherman, mockingly dubbing Hayes a servant of money kings, cites Phillips and others, and notes the Georgia vote, South Carolina funding cuts, and Ohio cold weather. It mentions Butler politics, Hamburg massacre disbelief, and Mr. Hayes’ looming shift in policy as wall street wreckers bluff.
Senvaton Lamar wears spectacles and speaks in weary, methodical tones as he presents his case with piled books before him. Gordon appears martial with a heavy scar, stern posture, and courteous, fighter-like temperament as he listens and weighs arguments.
A Paris grocer sells macaroni stamped with Napoleon III’s image. When swollen, the features appear clearly, provoking doubt among judges. They fear inaction could foster treason while action risks turning a macaroni dispute into a farce.
The passage notes few Americans live within fifty miles of the Rio Grande on either side. It states the river is fordable in many spots and the district is largely savage, peopled by Mexicans. It mentions cattle stealing, wild conditions, and that the river is not viewed as a sacred boundary. It also claims Americans are scarce and that there is nothing worth fighting about.
The Ways and Means Committee may revise Tariff and Revenue Laws to reimpose an income tax and cut tobacco taxes along with a few other internal levies. Western Senator predicted the income tax would pass as part of a broad relief plan for the poor industrial and mechanical bases.
The excerpt notes population changes among Cherokee and Seminole peoples from 1809 to 1876, showing growth despite removal and civil war. It also mentions the Sioux as increasing by 10 to 20 percent annually due to births exceeding deaths, according to missionaries.
Poet and philanthropist Jens Wurrrter reached his seventieth year on Monday the 17th of Inst. This milestone marks decades of literary work and charitable effort.
In New Ireland Arthur Alexander Sullivan recounts Kevin O Doherty a Young Ireland figure and medical student in Dublin during 1848. Convicted after a trial jury deadlocked and ten years transportation imposed Eva Mary Kelley vows faith waits years until he returns to Ireland then marries him in Kingstown. He later serves in Queensland Legislature.
A local report praises residents who rebuilt the Dixon's Mills to Fick Ridge road at no cost to Scio. Two hills were flattened, a bridge and two culverts built, grading done and stones laid to restore travel. Some neighbors refused to help, but volunteers completed two weeks of work, urging District No. 7 to repeat the effort for a first class road network.
Long town letter from Chaffins Mills notes recent Rev. Chabot and Sheppard meetings with few conversions, wedding rumors, visits of Rosa Newland and David Chaffin, local debates at Harrisonville, baptisms, and scattered notices on industry, crime, and daily life from 1877 era sources.
Spurgeon remarks on human faith and fear, comparing moral renewal to repairing a gun. Daylight shows confidence in Heaven, yet at midnight doubt returns. He uses a countryman’s broken gun story to illustrate that moral nature often needs a wholesale repair rather than minor fixes.
A reflective exhortation to youth to honor an elder as time reshapes beauty and feats. The speaker recalls past aspirations, now faded, and notes the approaching end of the old man’s chapter. The message urges respect for experience and a final, steadfast calm in old age.
An unmarried older son voices a drastic solution to marital disputes at a social gathering. He suggests the husband should settle matters immediately by smoking in breakfast carriage, while the belle interjects and mockingly disputes his plan about knocking the cigar from his mouth.
In subdistrict No 3 Mr Myliveer teaches a first class school. John Russell built a durable fence around Valley Chapel. Russell Dillon nears completion of medical studies under Dr Kline. Rev Mr Bateman plans meetings at Valley Chapel starting December 30. John Auckerman has not been paid for a coin theft mentioned by a Tribune correspondent. parties should settle or face public disclosure.
Lossex Dec 20 reports Suleiman Pasha leading 10,000 to Constantinople toward Roumelia command while bulk of forces move, garrisons hold fortress quadrilaterals. Russian flank toward Sofia gains, Gourko reinforced, Turks on defensive as Serbs may join on Niseb road to Sofia. English press fears war. anti-Russian Trafalgar Square rally planned Dec 29. Snow hampers operations in Asia Minor. Erzeroum and Batoum fully invested except one side. Lospos Dec 22 notes Russians
A Kentucky farmer uses the year’s harvest as reading matter for the family, reflecting frugal practice in a rural community. Ohio influences and family welfare are noted as context.
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