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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1869
Page
4
A fragmentary 1869 verse recalls a shy embrace and a first kiss, with lilting imagery of frail hands, rosy lips, and dawn light. The speaker vows the memory will endure beyond life, a serene, romantic snapshot dated May 19, 1869.
A lyrical poem recalls a magical summer night when moonlight and dreams stir in a home. Fairy imagery and nature scenes unfold around a cherubic figure with golden hair beside the hearth, as dawn colors the river and earth.
Poem laments a friendship cooled by fortune and fate. The speaker asks why a once close ally now hides, wishing for youth’s generous morny when trust was mutual. Strong lines on woe, resilience, and the hope that fate might relent through sacred appeal.
A traveling showman recalls his caravan act with Minnikin the Polish dwarf and Immenskoff the Russian giantess. After Minnikin coerced her into marriage, she endured his cruelty until a bold act of self defense by Immenskoff changed their dynamic and led to a reunion in the narrator’s show.
A miscellany piece argues that truth mixed with error spreads widely, praises music as a divine gift and moral discipline, and urges living Christian lives over argument. It cites Thoreau and Johnson on action over debate, advising practical charity and avoiding quarrels over trivial topics.
The Chillicothe Tribune lauds Quincy as a top wholesale hub in the West with dry goods, notions, boots and shoes, and notes Illinois merchants selling there outperform Chicago. The piece laments Chicago’s railroad dominance and hints Quincy will build its own line to Brownville, Nebraska, to challenge St. Louis.
The Moralist remarks that daily life demands general practicality over minute reasoning. Two lawyers or politicians debate endlessly with one sided reasoning, not a path to truth or good temper. The note argues for restraint and temperance in public argument.
Special Correspondence describes a rough Denver journey from Cheyenne, detailing a springless shuttle wagon ride, mountain scenery, and the Snowy Range furnace of clouds. The party encounters prairie dogs, rifles a close call with a dog, and a sleepy Sabbath at Cache la Poudre with a wolf misperception that turns out to be a neighbor’s dog.
The party faced a terrifying wolf encounter that left Joe shaken and suffering a headache. Although the danger cooled, his fear lingered, prompting the group to hire a second guide and team to proceed toward Cheyenne.
The piece notes A Dills and Messia Dills from this city report rich galena from their lead mine at Ls Mine, Cooper county Mo, with lead ore nearly pure and little barytes. It praises the enterprise and wishes them success while detailing local ore quality.
In Jacksonville Illinois a telegraphic order from Dacoh Nix was used to swindle P A Brehan of 33.50 tied to a bakery and grocery run. The suspect was arrested after a sober second thought prompted scrutiny and a confession of the scam.
The piece lists key local firms such as Gunby & Co., Irwin & Greg, Duncan & Dines, and J. G. Stuart, plus craftspeople like Bigelow & McDonald and Martin O. Miller. It notes civic officials in Shelby county, a Sabbath School reunion with about six hundred attendees, market prices for staples, and land values. The writer mentions a return to Shelbyville and an upcoming trip to Clarence.
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