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Newspaper
Waynesboro Village Record
Location
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1868
Page
1
A poem condemns reconciliation with the Confederate Gray while honoring Union dead. It decries treason, praises the Blue, and calls for wreaths only for loyal soldiers. The speaker asserts three hundred thousand graves owed to the fallen, urging reverence for those who died for the flag.
Poem exhorts readers to live by three guiding virtues Hope Faith and Love. It urges enduring strength amid hardship and divine order, encouraging compassion toward all humans and universal brotherhood as a path to inner light and resilience.
A correspondent tours Fort Sumter and nearby batteries Gregg Wagner and Moultrie, noting crumbled parapets and destroyed works. The lone remaining sign of war is the flag, with a small garrison of an ordinance sergeant and four colored troops. the scene shifts to quiet waters and past siege memories as locals recount a large Huntington man and his many children.
John W. Steel, known as Johnny Street, once earning $3,000 daily from Venango county oil ventures, squandered wealth in a life of lavish spending in Philadelphia. The tale recalls his minstrelsy purchases, costly carriages, and capricious hotel bets as his fortunes faded and he drifted into menial jobs.
A maternal reminiscence recalls Irene a gentle child who dies young after a quarrel with sister Mary. The tale links her memory to quince fragrance and urges kindness to sisters while outlining moral doors to guard character from infancy to adulthood.
A young Swiss immigrant living in America inspired a Swiss woman to visit after exchanging photographs. She arrived with a friend the end of October, was greeted by the man who asked if she were Katharine, and they were wed within two days amid apparent happiness.
The excerpt reflects on humanity chasing wealth, honor, and power while forgetful of mortality. It contrasts the rich and poor, notes time and progress marching together, and predicts that in a hundred years much of today’s world will fade, a repetitive cycle of life, decay, and oblivion ending in common natural fate.
A verbose meditation extols unity among all people while denouncing ugliness and deformity as earthly failings. The speaker, Dr Zol land, asserts that imperfect bodies will yield souls of perfection and angelic beauty enriched by earthly humiliations.
Mrs Back of West says she named her first child Green. The editor comments that the nickname Greenback should be a legal tender term, noting the playful assignation of money to a newborn.
A antiquated reflection on human flaws urges readers to consider the rarity of politicians who argue calmly, parents who refrain from boasting about their children, artists who doubt their perfection, and professionals who avoid self-importance. It catalogs curiosities in social behavior from spouses to editors.
Morgan argued in Boston that man is not complete without a wife, calling marriage the balance wheel of trust and prosperity. He urged that men need a home and warned against bachelorhood, praising home influences, spiritual life, and the moral gains of marriage.
The article argues Romans valued health and discipline among women influencing endurance and strength. It links bathing and abstinence from alcohol to virtuous motherhood and notes famous workers like Elihu Barrett and Gen. Grant as examples of practical labor leading to success. It ends urging readers to work usefully to avoid idleness and poverty.
In an early Revolution era property case, a defendant proves two centuries of family ownership. The judge interjects that it is now time for another family to have a turn, illustrating the era’s shifting property auth orities and the elder Berryer’s narration.
A King James I anecdote tells of a man who could eat a whole sheep at four meals. The king asks what else he can do, and the reply is that he can do nothing more. James then orders him hanged as a pity that a man who eats twenty shares can do no more than one.
A rough man from the interior visits Granite Bank in Augusta to redeem old bills worth about $100. He explains he kept the money for his daughter who died at fifteen and a half, leading to tears as the cashier accepts the bills. The anecdote blends with agricultural tips and humorous anecdotes about rats.
A country schoolmaster tests pupils for an exhibition. All answer well until the absent pupil is asked whom they believe in. The reply: Napoleon Bonaparte. The pupil adds he does not believe in the Established Church because the boy who believes in it is not at school today.
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