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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1883
Page
3
A literary contemplation on a man detached from worldly honors and pleasures. He seeks no fame or wealth, finding happiness in inner contemplation and a heaven unseen. He appears idle yet works inwardly, preferring tranquil life and distant glories to earthly rewards.
A reminiscence by a minister’s child, Jamie, 12, and his sister Dot, recounting a summer escapade with Flighty the horse and a later stern fatherly test. Jamie confronts a choice to strike his father as punishment for disobedience, and the father refuses to break faith, asking Jamie to strike him instead. The tale ends with a church-like memory of tenderness and a lasting bond forged through the moment.
A boy named Bob crafts a bicycle from assorted parts using a wound spring mechanism. He tests it before a crowd, speeds through the town causing chaos, crashes into a school, and the machine shatters into pieces. The episode ends with a cautionary lesson from the schoolmaster.
A fragment recalls Ward Lear author of Washington guidebooks who married Washington's nieces and allegedly cut his own throat in the capital after disputes over Jefferson’s letters. Lear once held a War Department post and was rewarded by Jefferson before his death.
A New York letter-writer argues newspaper staff split into editors and reporters. He defines editors as revisers and curators, while reporters chronicling facts may also comment in editorials. The piece discusses responsibilities and public perception of newsroom roles.
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