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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1878
Page
2
On February 18 1878 AY WILL CARLETON discusses a new Young preacher's views on eternal damnation offering possible second chances. The exchange notes a curious phrase about a noiseless movement of a pretty girl and her silent influence in a tense situation.
In a garden scene a young mistress confronts a forbidden romance with a pale gentleman. The maid overhears Maud Lev and Frederick declare love and a plan to run away, but Maud refuses to ruin the elderly husband who loves her. The pair part, and the mistress confronts her future with Thomas Trefoil as the old life ends.
In a Fayetteville Express interview, Mr. J. Madison Woods, editor colored, argues against abolitionist views on hell. He ridicules Henry Ward Beecher and others while praising Lincoln and Buchanan era figures, dismissing antihell rhetoric and mocking reformers as hypocrites. He asserts belief in eternal fire and mocks abolitionist leaders with heated language.
The article notes petroleum export drives shipping and commerce, with New York Philadelphia and Baltimore handling hundreds of tanks. It cites 10,000 wells in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, total investment around 1020000000, yielding about 88000000 barrels of oil, valued at wells and seaboard totals in the hundreds of millions, underscoring petroleum as a cheap staple.
The notice outlines stray taker up fees for horses and livestock, filing and posting costs for the county, and state printer charges. It also recounts a rambling, vivid anecdote about a drafty railroad depot scene and a humorous exchange about marriage, ending with moral maxims urging charity, patience, and forgiveness.
The winter of 1829 30 proved milder than the present season with farmers plowing every month and no snow until February 3. It was followed by a cold hard spring and a May snowstorm that damaged returning show stock.
A fragmentary quip shows a well known collector dubbed the prince of procrastinators ending a transaction. The speaker laments a damp day and an empty money drawer preventing funds, muttering about a dry spell and inability to pay.
A reverend gentleman headlines a Jefferson County event featuring water, women, wit, and wisdom. The quirky program includes readings and music as a crowd gathers. A separate note mentions a teacher in Doverton earning 8300.0.
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