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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1873
Page
3
A torn verse recounts a departed lover sailing away under moonlight and a plea for return. The speaker vows to wed when he comes back, recalling tears, longing, and a hopeful dawn after a long, hard voyage.
A long excerpt discusses rhetoric and the value of spoken to written word, invoking Socrates, Lysias, and Diotima. It weaves philosophy on love, beauty, wisdom, and procreation, arguing love as a ministering spirit guiding toward truth and divine order, with cautions against lust and societal harm to women’s beauty.
A reflective treatise contrasts love’s ideals with harsh social realities. It critiques wealth inequality, exploitation of workers, greed among business leaders, and clergy seeking wealth, urging a return to wisdom, justice, and universal understanding. The piece cites Plato and early teachings on love guiding to truth.
A Kentucky letter from April 1873 talks about the Myra Bradwell decision and argues women must have legal rights to practice law. It cites barriers in courts, mentions a timid widow, and notes a US Court ruling denying women bar access. The piece also covers local items on capital punishment sermons in Xenia Ohio, a rowing challenge in Cincinnati, a Missouri fire, and a shooting in Illinois.
Vienna April 28 The suspension of the American Commissioners to the National Exhibition here dominates discussion in journals and society. The ex commissioners urge the public to suspend judgment, claiming their suspension stems from a selfish conspiracy and that proof will clear them of corrupt charges.
The case centers on a writ of habeas corpus involving a bond robber named De Pie ce Brady. Deputy Sheriff Curry and Gale arrested the prisoner after a consent to discharge by Steemay Phelps, with details unclear due to damaged text.
In Three Rivers on April 28 heavy floes drift down the river, flooding the south side for a mile and a half. Water reaches Market Square in the city heart, with lower districts submerged. Ice and water force residents to abandon homes. boats ferry people along main streets as the wind threatens further damage.
Reports from California alleging War Department dissatisfaction with General Gillem are unfounded. General Sherman recently expressed full confidence in Gillem and satisfaction with his conduct of affairs after General Anby's death.
An advertisement touts complete remedies for prolapsus uteri, prolapsus ani, and piles that claim to support abdominal weight and remove the cause of weakness. It cites eminent practitioners and numerous testimonials praising steel-spring trusses and radical cures, with patient endorsements of symptom relief.
Multiple disasters hit Mississippi with fires destroying Como’s business district and Stanton being burned. In Tate County a family fratricide ends in Daniel Thedler’s death after a deadly dispute over a marriage, as John White is arrested and jailed in Senatobia.
The Board of Councilmen met this afternoon with President Miller presiding. Mr Fitzgerald chaired the Rules committee and urged changes in party lines, prompting debate on whether new rules should be adopted by the Aldermen and about adjournment procedures.
Fragmentary notice states In. Dunn of Cincinnati will attend to office practice of medicine at 44 West Fourth Street. The scrawled text suggests a schedule or appointment mention but details are unclear.
The item notes livestock handling and livery practices, stressing the need for a copy of the record to be kept. It references a long-standing habit of compiling and presenting live stock data, with emphasis on those who trade in horses and stable operations in a country where horse trade is significant.
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