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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1869

Page

4

The Fair Promenade Described In Whimsical Verse

A playful verse paints a bustling promenade with bright afternoons. Ribbons and tassels sway while shoppers admire elaborate outfits. The piece notes stylish stockings lifted shoes and tall hats as fashionable features.

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Child’s Honest Answer Sparks Gentle Lesson

A four year old’s reply to her mother asking what makes her good is shared, with a note indicating the answer echoes a verification line. The fragment hints at a wholesome parental moment and a small, candid truth from a child.

Hétle Fromimother

A Nervous Wife at a Grand Party

Madeline Glen, dressed in pink crape, debates leaving her husband Gerald who claims illness. She endures social scrutiny as guests discuss Gerald’s rumored extravagance and speculation about their marriage, while she quietly contemplates whether love has faded and longs for home.

Pam Gerald Madeline Claudia Gerald Glen Bees & McMorken Albany Moore

Marriage Reforged Through Trials and Vows

A woman pursues forgiveness after a passionate rift with Gerald. She recalls the collapse of a former image of herself as she tends to him, and their life later in a villa near Pittsburgh. He contrasts her past vanity with his current, wiser wife, declaring the second wife his true treasure.

Gerald Madeline Pittsburgh Redbreast St. Joseph Missouri River New Ulm Grove Pinger Pili Third Street Water Street Eleventh Street Fowler’s Grove Sparta Road Sixth Street Hannibal and St. Joseph Fowler’s Branch Bush Branch Smith’s Branch Frederick Avenue Ninth Streets Pateetown St. Joseph & Denver Buchanan County J. W. Schenck Philadelphia Schenck

The Christian Gentleman in Beecher's Thought

A fragment from Beecher’s writings extols wisdom as the best possession and the love of God as the source of good. It defines the Christian gentleman as truthful, private, honest, gentle, and never duplicitous, urging respect for others and restraint in controversy. It condemns prejudice and stresses integrity in public and private conduct.

Henry Ward Beecher Brandreth Brandrath maylTdawlm Cristadoro Merzt

Rumor of Boutwell retirement and strict neutrality orders

Washington reports a rumor of Secretary Boutwell planning to retire from the Treasury for personal reasons. The government vows strict enforcement of neutrality laws with new orders to New York. other items note public debt figures, bond sales, storm damages in Wisconsin, Irish Republican Convention politics, Texas cattle arrivals, and Kansas flood aftermath.

Cuiiaco Times Washington Special Boutwell Treasury New York Washington Post Office Department Secretary of the Treasury U. S Treasury Department Congress Fond du Lac Wis Philadelphia Irish Republican Association of Pennsylvania Chicago Pennsylvania Exisworth Kans Arkansas River St. Loui Kansas Junction City Chapman’s Creek Manhattan Blue River Eureka Smoky Hill Topeka Gettysburg Battle Field Gen. Meade Gov. Morton Mr. Beecher Holy Ground B. B. French Wills Rawlins Marton Indiana Sangathyun Bayard Taylor

Secretary Robeson Sets New Detail Policy at Sea

Secretary Robeson left for home to prepare for his new role and aims to impress through decisive action. His first order centralizes ship crew details under one appointee, replacing the old system of multiple bureaus sending officers to vessels to improve coordination and harmony.

Robeson Celic Tobias England

Quincy Seen Through Keokuk Spectacles

Our Keokuk friend Clark visits Quincy and lauds its growth, rail plans, and six hundred engines powering mills and factories. He praises Colonel Cahill and notes rising real estate values and a proposed public square, praising elm trees and local charm.

Quincy Keokuk Clark Keokuk Gate City Waters Colonel Cahill Sam Cahill Missouri

A Patchwork of Jests and Oddities From The Era

A collage of quips and sketches ranges from puns about letters and dinner to jokes about a one legged lover and a suit for breach of promise. A humorous tale of an apprentice ending with the line about indentures ending in three months caps the column.

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