15 Oct 1874
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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1874
Page
1
A rustic verse laments the passing of summer as harvests finish and birds depart. The narrator notes farmers cutting corn and changing sounds of nature, while praising the sunlit beauty that lingers before summer ends. The cadence contrasts lively activity with the quiet of the changing season.
Sam and I share a meal as a letter mix up and a fortune chase unfold at a small town post office. Jack O Bandel uses his charm to help a young Miss Moonshine while Sam mutters about luck and motive as a registered letter goes astray.
In a tale of duty and mercy, Sam and I hear of a man who returns money to a lady, leading to a wedding with May. A judge tests a little girl’s truth as a key witness, and her steadfast gaze breaks a web of lies with childlike honesty.
A nine year old girl was offered as a witness against a prisoner for a felony in her father's house. The defense questioned whether she understood the oath. The judge called her forward and asked if she had ever taken an oath, but the child hesitated, her artless calm silencing objections.
The Waynesburg Messenger portrays Justus J Temple born February 13 1824 in Whitely township as a tenacious self made candidate. He trained as a coopering apprentice then teacher and lawyer later serving as auditor register and regional prothonotary before practicing law with notable success. His frugality and industry are highlighted as qualifications for the auditor general post.
The piece argues Jeremiah Black hinted at Edwin M. Stanton’s death possibly being self-inflicted, recounting Stanton’s harsh leadership during the war, his clashes with President Johnson, and the unraveling of his power after Mrs. Surratt’s execution. It recalls his rise as War Secretary, his vigilance, and his ultimate decline into despair and suicide.
The Greens County audience lauded Mr Temple on his return Saturday the 2th ult expressing support for his candidacy for auditor general. Despite political opposition the writer notes Temple as a commendable citizen and man and reports Republicans locally to vote for him in November.
The article recalls Edwin M. Stanton’s late life and sudden death after a controversial shift from War Secretary to a Supreme Court associate justice. It recounts his private routine with a colored barber, his seeming health decline, and a fatal December shaving incident. The piece notes secrecy surrounding his death and the swift funeral arrangements.
A collage of oddities and brief items: Milwaukee census figures, Grenada’s tally of dogs, a skull near Osage Mission, a peaceable Natchez citizen named John Revolver, and two Atlanta professors critiquing mule steak. It also mentions a Montpelier woman’s hair turning white overnight after a flour barrel incident, Norristown elopement headlines, Georgia gaming law on raffling, a locomotive vs streetcar crash in Burlington, an alleged giant Nebraska apple, Nevada’s state university talk, and grave details at Trazel Green. Additional notes cover a Savannah politician’s shift to a blacksmith’s shop, U.S. paper mills employment, a Dubuque man offering sick-praying services, a Tacoma husband’s ad, a Griffin baptismal list, and other scattered curiosities.
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