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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1885
Page
3
A fragmented verse speaks of progress achieved slowly by small acts. It includes repeated motifs of one word one seed one drop shaping forests rivers books cities and lives advancing through time and effort. The tone is contemplative about growth and change.
Wealthy Chauncey Walton saves a young woman from rain with his umbrella. Months later they meet again when she returns his umbrella and he discovers Mabel Wright, a visiting cousin, is the same woman. The two fall into a romance culminating in a wedding with umbrellas a cherished token.
A humorous Texas Siftings item recounts a gentleman in Austin coaching a servant to handle creditors with ambiguous refusals. The servant imagines clever lines and eventually proposes a bold, if ridiculous, alibi involving bigamy and a wedding tour to deter callers.
In a remark quoted by the Ailania Constitution Major Whitney recalls his Civil War era journalism venture. He edited the Knoxville Register while opposing the administration, boasting Howell Cobb Judge James Jackson L. Q. Lamar among his leading writers, and laments the Confederacy’s collapse ended the experiment.
A man rushing into a hotel complains of a sharp stitch in his side. He says he likely caused it by being hemmed in by a crowd down the street, per a bystander’s account.
A reflective line notes that a person who exposes themselves to scrutiny by others and to emotion is inviting close examination. The aphorism contrasts disciplined self observation with being overwhelmed by passion.
The piece recalls Edwin Forrest in a rheumatic gout attack turning away visitors with a ferocious humor, then a bootblack chatlightly lightens the mood as a friend prompts him. It follows with The Savannah Morning News warning employers to guide youths, and Archdeacon Farrar rebutting Lord Bramwell on strong drink.
A Brooklyn Eagle column reflects on fleeting fame and power, urging a boy not to envy presidents or public acclaim. It contrasts ancient bravado with modern vanity and ponders what endures, citing poets and the spectacle of the era.
An Arkansaw Traveler recalls New York as thickly settled and bustling with trade. He stayed at a hotel offering bare necessities for five dollars daily and found service attentive as the head waiter ensured seating and checked on the meal. He praised the dinner as bully and noted a possible house closure if displeased, reflecting local hospitality and high expectations.
Fort Gaines Tribune reports on poodle and hound dogs acting as church ushers and singing along, with a note opposing civil rights integration and urging readers to keep animals at home during services. The piece casts doubt on dogs worshipping in the same sanctuary as people.
An amused Indian proverb states that women are always in the wrong because men reserve the right to define right and wrong. The saying reflects a critique of male prerogative in moral judgments.
A man resists wearing a boutonniere but endures the ordeal with fortitude when the donor is young and pretty.
Judge Weldon cites a September 1854 Bloomington meeting where Abraham Lincoln declined alcohol. He described Lincoln as belonging to a temperance society in action, not theory, noting long abstinence. A Sioux Indian reference mentions cowboys with rifles and whisky shooting drunken Indians.
General Assembly proposes amendments to Articles II III and X of the Ohio Constitution to be submitted to voters on the second Tuesday of October 1885. Provisions set election timing for senators and representatives, executive officers, and county officials with terms and start dates.
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