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Newspaper
Ripon Weekly Times
Location
Ripon, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1862
Page
1
A fragmentary account blends a Temperance Banner poem and a drill scene with a Temperance Army. It depicts a victorious gathering, marching to victory under a banner, and a dialogue between Amy and Winfrey about obedience and courage amid a drill.
A long shore tale describes a sea light kept by an old couple in a stony tower. The light saves ships, while storms, a wreck, and a lone infant bond the old pair to their vigil. The tale opens amid a grim past and a child found ashore.
A rural tale follows Waif Wait a girl adopted by an old couple and renamed from the vine-marked child. When a storm traps her at the tower lighthouse she prays, tends the lamp, and saves a ship’s captain. Her faith and courage bind her to her unknown father and the grateful crew.
A rousing appeal urges national unity and virtuous citizen effort to save the country from rebellion. It envisions a single virtuous republic as one Christian nation, calling for suppression of dissent and mobilization of the people, with references to leaders and divine justice guiding the Union's victory.
A Cleveland Herald romance tells of a widow who loved a Detroit man. Her wealthy farmer father pressed for a marriage to a neighboring farmer. The Detroit lover sent a note explaining the arrangement, later revealed he fought at Bull Run and was taken prisoner. The widow agreed to wed the young farmer, who soon died after contracting typhoid fever, leaving her husband’s property to her. She planned to move West and later East, selling property and posing for a photographer in Cleveland. The image drew soldiers who learned her tale, and a dramatic encounter led to renewed offers from the Detroit man and inheritance of her hand, heart, and property.
The St Louis Republican reports suspicions that Confederate spies entered Union camps by disguising as black people to gain trust. It cites Beaufort South Carolina and the idea that color shields loyalties. The piece critiques abolitionist and radical factions and accuses Northern extremists of aiding the enemy.
In the wide world nothing is more important than farmers' boys for what they will be, not present status. They possess strength, heart, and endurance the material out of which noble men are made, unlike shallow displays of fashion, swagger, or idle pleasures. They should pursue nobler aims with clear grit.
Revered Colyer lauds American women for steadfast wartime support, praising Sanitary Commission and maternal sacrifice. He cites widows and wives who comfort soldiers, and recalls dramatic local anecdotes including a Pittsburg death and a St Croix Falls nude girl case amid sensational Civil War era reporting.
A miscellany compares female society to virtuous restraint with sharp critique of male self-interest, describes table etiquette and meals as social theater, and recollects humorous anecdotes from English life. It includes a tale of a home lamb rescue, a Brussels vision of Liliputian scenes, and a Newfoundland dog fending off a bull-dog with tar.
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