13 Aug 1864
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Newspaper
Seattle Weekly Gazette
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1864
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions accessions and execution of orders and items like warrants and waybills. It appears to be OCR garble from a 19th or early 20th century publisher notices section, with stray references to American and Scientific American names and postal prepay terms.
A poetic long verse reflects on life and death with imagery of the tide going out and a journey to eternity. It envisions souls departing the shore, awaiting a voyage to peaceful realms while friends bid a solemn farewell. The piece frames mortality in nautical and celestial allegory within a 19th century newspaper context.
A survey of marriage rituals across cultures notes varied practices from simple bride dot handovers in Siam to cow tail holds in India and nudges reform in Siamese rites. It contrasts lavish Western ceremonies with austere Island and village rites, and cites New York law on simple acknowledgments.
A long reflection argues that childhood dullness does not determine future genius. It cites Newton Sheridan Goldsmith Shakespeare Davy Gibbon Dryden Berzelius Walter Scott Milton Swift Barrow Clavius Carracci and others who excelled later. The piece urges patience and labor to reveal true ability and warns against writing off a child as incorrigible.
An 18th century clerk found a dropped note listing small household purchases. Items include elastic Indian rubber for flat use, arsenic stove brush, tea aid sugar, dates for a baby, needles, a shaker, and a quarte ole un for dad. The note hints at daily domestic needs.
The Portsmouth Journal notes a posted enigma and explains it with a charity theme “Hand over what you owe.” Deax Swift gave a short sermon, quoted as “He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth to the Lord.” An unusually large collection followed in the reading area, while Quine praises children and a matron’s question about a baby sparks laughter.
Brigadier General Morgan reports a corporal from the 60th Illinois crept within twenty feet of a rebel squad on Oak Knob to read Abraham Lincoln's amnesty proclamation. Rebels jeered about abolitionism and tossed rocks as the corporal finished and rejoined his unit.
A cabinet maker and undertaker known for rough methods faces a public scene when a couple seeks marriage in his office. A squire ejects a familiar man, citing unpaid debts, while a Hoosier boy questions God’s listening and a laborer’s son discusses his father’s wages.
An old anecdote from down east recalls a countryman trading an egg for a darning needle then brandy, ending as the egg proves a double yolk. A later description of a lively dance shows all in motion with swirling steps, crowding, and noted comedic lines.
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