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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1850
Page
7
A prose like poem admonishes a miser for hoarding wealth. The speaker accuses the inhuman wretch of stealthy theft from the poor, noting his prayers with his gold and his heedlessness at a widow's knock. Wealth will not save him when death comes.
The passage outlines several grapes such as Catawba Isabella and Norton Virginia Seedling with notes on their suitability for table use or wine making. It mentions wine qualities, bearing potential, and climate adaptability from Virginia to Georgia, plus a brief aside on annealed wire for fencing and a naval comparison of Britain’s fleet.
Folliculus the knight loves his infant son, a falcon and a hound. A serpent in a castle hole enters the cradle, the falcon wakes the greyhound, they battle the intruder and the hound dies from wounds. The knight returns, wrongly kills his dog, finds the child safe, then seeks penance by a pilgrimage to the Holy Land where he dies in peace.
A printed fragment condemns gossips especially slanderous women who spread rumors and harm neighborhoods. It warns about how one whispered insinuation can wreck families, churches, and reputations, then shares a pious anecdote about a bishop who finds happiness by using his eyes to focus on heaven, humility, and gratitude.
The fragment notes a date December 18 1849 and credits William H Dietz as proprietor. Limited readable context mentions no events, locations, or actions beyond the imprint.
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