06 Feb 1869
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Newspaper
Princeton Union Democrat
Location
Princeton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1869
Page
1
A fragment blending verse on grief with a Catholic Lent notice lists regulations from the Cincinnati diocese. It recalls Shrove Sunday with fasting rules for adults, permitted foods, exemptions for health and labor, and guidance on meat and dairy use during Lent.
A preacher recalls the biblical desolation verses from Isay and mocks abolitionists and skeptics while describing a confrontation with a man armed with a shotgun. He laments sin and warns listeners that the destroyer will strike at dawn, repeating that “behold they was all dead corpses.”
A seven year old Willie secretly visits a city bar to see the place his father loves. He overhears a preacher and his father confessing to sin, leading to a vow to keep Willie from the bar and a later return home with a renewed family resolve.
A lyric lament by Charles Swain expressing desire for a beloved to resemble a stream, dew, dawn, and fragrance. The speaker imagines love merging with life and even death, hoping their lives remain united beyond time. The verse contemplates beauty, tenderness, and enduring companionship.
A Chicago Republican correspondent denounces the Senate reception room as a public assignation site where women of ill repute mingled with lawmakers during sessions, noting the gilded space’s easy access and the lax oversight by Senate officers. The piece asserts that some Senators prioritize social visits over legislative duties, drawing on the religious sentiment critique to condemn the venue's misuse.
An 119 year old Irish born man born 1749 named Shannon passed through Searey Arkansas on his way to Texas. He travels on foot with Colonel Moseley hosting him, and bears a white beard and long hair. Despite claims of age, he appears strong and intelligent, working as a brick and stone mason and carrying his trowel for small jobs.
A Beverly case shows a father losing custody when the child, left destitute and raised by a new family, forms deep bonds and alters its character. Judge Hoar and fellow justices rule the father cannot reassert custody after the child’s early placement and dependence.
A reflection on how a gentle softness in a man or a woman enhances charm and can compensate for beauty's absence, suggesting personality warmth and grace carry greater weight than facial features.
A brief note suggests industry remains strong when optimism outpaces adversities. The phrase implies high morale and confidence in productivity, signaling an excellent outlook despite lingering obstacles.
The London Horse Book advises feeding all horses by age and work, warns against cheap or damaged feed, and favors oats for working horses and hay for light work. It recommends chopped hay from the manger, salted water, spring grasses, abundant clean water, and avoiding warm water and post water feeding before work.
The excerpt quips about sleighing as a proxy for marriage, mocking old bachelors and courting rituals. It sketches pairs in sleighs and coach coats as indicators of marital status, then urges cautious reading and weighing choices when passions rise.
A sermon extols conformity with Christ as the chief Christian aim, contrasts followers at the breaking of bread with those who endure his cross, and urges church attendance as foundational for character. It condemns Sabbath idleness and debauchery, linking discipline to social standing and moral conduct.
A religious reflection cites that changes and trials purify faith. It quotes scripture about entering heaven through hardship. A Christian shared stories of loss guiding toward divine rest, stressing the law of necessary change and trust in God.
A practical philanthropist helps a poor widow on a freezing day by providing wood, challenging a clergyman's emphasis on faith alone. He argues faith alone is insufficient without action and shows faith mixed with practical aid can save the day.
An old reflection notes that people lament chances to do good yet miss providential openings that could enable meaningful usefulness. The piece urges seizing small moments to affect others.
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