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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1884
Page
2
A battered excerpt of a poem in Scots voice, praising Mary as the burden of the world and love. The speaker sings of dawn and birds, a worldless tunin, and a heart loyal to Mary amidst nature. The Boston Transcript appearance suggests a literary item or verse section.
In a social scene a prominent guest arrives late to a party and seeks forgiveness from a leading belle. He apologizes for his tardiness, but she replies that no pardon is needed and that one cannot arrive too late, in a wry toast to fashion.
A Philadelphia mother scolds Mary for coaxing Mr. Blank to stay as he rose at ten last night. Mary replies that Mr. Blank is good company and that she has kept him, arguing she has kept good company as taught.
The dialogue records a humorous breakfast scene where Miss Culture and Mrs Brainweight discuss a meal described as excellent coffee and bread. A Boston remark about piscatorial globes appears, prompting further quirky exchanges.
The piece argues for early education and training of women to prepare them for employment, stressing parental role and societal support. It warns against patronizing help and urges real kindness and recognition of honest work to empower women amid economic pressures. It also critiques coquetry and its effects on men and women, labeling certain behaviors as harmful to both sexes.
A fragmented nineteenth century poem fragment expresses a daughter’s pain over temperance, the ruin of a drunkard husband, and a drunkard's wife. It portrays a mother’s crushed joys, a drunkard’s child, and a warning against alcohol through vivid imagery and personal motive.
The piece surveys California fossil beds east of Sacramento with marine and freshwater remains, notes on petrified trunks, and uncertain dating. It then shifts to temperance topics, citing London medical views on women’s drinking, New York anecdotes, and calls for a woman’s crusade, plus a critique of the saloon trade and a Warwickshire temperance tavern experiment.
The telegraph notes that Blaine and Randall Strong are in Pennsylvania while Democrats in Illinois hold preferences. The Sandusky Register reports that if John Sherman’s name is barred at Chicago he could win nearly all Ohio delegates, though waning sentiment worries some organizers seeking Sherman for president.
In Wyoming a Republican resolution urged delegates to back Blaine for the nomination. Columbia and Center show similar support. In Philadelphia Blaine and Randall receive favor. Tilden ally William L. Scott elected Senatorial Delegate and headed to Chicago as National Delegate with Wallace supporters now instructed for Randall. Scott warned of a Wallace plan to sway the state’s choice.
The Boston Post publishes letters from Democratic state legislators in Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and Connecticut showing Tilden as top choice in all states except Massachusetts where Butler and Tilden are close. Greenback members in Maine back Tilden. Most favor tariff for revenue only Morrison bill and gradual tariff cuts. A few back current tariff, with a handful proposing immediate change.
Chicago Inter Ocean reports responses from county clerks on political outlooks. Democrats show unity for the old ticket led by Harrison for Governor with Morrison support in St Clair, while Republicans split between Oglesby and Hamilton. Presidents discussed include Logan, Arthur, Blaine, Edmunds, and Lincoln for VP.
Senator Cullom reports General Grant favors the nomination of Gen. Login in a strong, unequivocal interview. The Washington Telegram notes Grant’s outspoken support for Login as a presidential candidate.
Marysville Dispatch reports intense local excitement after Samuel Fryer is found guilty and hanged by a mob near Spring Creek. Fryer admitted the February murders of John and Mrs Pennington after being taken from jail.
A Westville New Jersey man killed a 1040 pound Chester White hog claimed as the heaviest raised in New Jersey since January birth. The passage also notes a Japanese age convention and a large panther sighting near Hartland Tennessee. Benedict Maryland reports 70 sick residents amid an outbreak of typhoid fever.
A brutal axe attack at a remote farm near the Kentucky line kills John Martin and his wife and their three children. Mob lynchings follow as George French confesses to planning with two enslaved workers Jim and Doc Carter. $1,200 found and split. The two enslaved men are hanged after protests of innocence.
An explosion at Merriam and Bjorgdn paraffin works on Central Way near Ohio Street killed three workers and seriously burned two others. August Fischer and August Guenther died in flames, while William Stahlman perished fleeing the blaze. The firm expects $20,000 in losses. Coroner Bock to hold an inquest.
The House debated apologies over sympathetic resolutions for Edouard Tasker and a rebuke to German Chancellor Bismarck. The Committee on Foreign Affairs urged a restrained tribute, while members argued for dignity and proper conduct amid international tensions. Resolutions were adopted without division.
A collage of brief items mentions Yale College dormitory funds from Mrs Lawrence of Chicago, flood damage to 55 Ohio Valley bridges costing 210000 to replace, Mrs Haxnan Simon of Newgirk celebrating her 99th birthday by a ten minute waltz, and U S government spending on Chicago harbor totaling 1839804 dollars. Other lines reference Caumet River, a Dublin transfer dispute, and Irish Bankruptcy Court actions.
Levi Labar of Purdytown on the eastern Blue Ridge fought a catch-as-catch-can battle with a huge eight foot long wild cat in his bedroom last night. He woke to a strange noise and, after a fierce struggle, delivered a death blow. Labar was severely lacerated on face and arms.
The Cincinnati Enquirer claims to have canvassed eleven Southern States for 106 electoral votes, about a quarter of the county’s total. It reports an overwhelming sentiment across the South for the re nomination of Mr. Tilden.
Clark R. Robinson sues in New York against Commodore Garrison for 2,895,950 dollars claiming entitlement to proceeds from the sale of Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad bonds. The defendant answers with a general denial. Estimates project Texas cattle drives exceeding 300,000 head for the coming season.
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