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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1872
Page
3
Readable fragments show a poetic meditation on truth and longing. Phrases like there be aught and kneeling hint at a devotional or romantic inquiry. The text is incomplete and lacks clear narrative or events.
Fragments report a planned indictment for infanticide, a telescope fund push, a mother and child joke, and a brief science fact on lightning duration. Other items cover mining prospects near Battle Creek and Portland, editor head-talk, heat as a concept, religious exhortations, North Carolina political dueling chatter, a mosquito quip from Cairo, and light social vignettes about mills, marriages, and Horace Greeley relics. A Vermont stump sale and a married workingmen idea add to the mosaic.
A Civil War era critique argues that the public forms impressions of Grant from station and actions rather than personal traits. It notes his reluctance to seek fame, his calm, private demeanor, and the mismatch between myths and reality. Judge Hoar counters portrayals as inaccurate while contrasting opposing views within political discourse.
The writer recalls Knave, a clever but mischievous dog once owned, who led a rogue life centered on tinware theft and circus stage antics. Knave’s speed kite antics with oyster cans, his rounds around the courthouse, and his quarrels with quail are described, ending with a taunting inscription for the dog who “could have spared a peter.” The tale closes noting passenger car classes on European railroads.
A survey of Protestant and Catholic church activities spans Huntington and St. Charles, detailing reorganizations, restorations, and gifts to denominations. It notes bishops, chancellors, and ministers shaping congregations, with commentary on church costs, lectures, and the spread of religious orders in Prussia and Bavaria. It also reports Abyssinian King Kassa denouncing French Catholic influence and clergy pressures.
A vivid description showcases two chromes: a boy decorating his pet lamb with flowers in a richly colored parlor and a sleepy child with a Newfoundland dog in a boudoir setting. Both emphasize tender domestic life, mothers, and children. The notice promotes sending one dollar for a subscription and ten cents for mailing chrome images from The Star Publishing Company Cincinnati.
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