18 May 1871
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Newspaper
Waynesboro Village Record
Location
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1871
Page
1
A historical notice describes a business involved in wholesale and retail trade and manufacturing of house furniture, including items described as imitation. The fragment indicates the scope of operations but lacks full details on location or dates.
The proprietor announces CARSON'S STELLAR OIL as a safe brilliant substitute for kerosene. It is sealed in five gallon cans with a trade mark to prevent tampering and sold by Amberson Benedict Co in Waynesboro and several other merchants including Marion Chambersburg Greencastle Mercersburg St Thomas Philadelphia.
David Paterson announces refitted Fairview Mill formerly RantzX that now manufactures a superior family flour at market prices. An on hand 8 supply of mill stuff available wholesale or retail at the mill or delivery when desired. Flour, can be hed at Reid's Grocery with orders left. Wheat is bought at the highest market price paid for wheat delivered at the mill Cooper Street.
A letter urges Lancaster area school directors to fund a new school building to replace aging facilities. The writer argues education benefits from modern space, cites comparative city funding, and calls directors to balance costs with long term gains while underscoring schools as civic monuments and essential for progress.
A speaker argues that children’s education justifies public funding for modern schoolhouses and facilities. He asserts educated citizens sustain liberty and government, urges improving school architecture, and cites Waynesboro’ as an example of investing in education and community amenities. The piece ends with a penitence scene where a burglar repents after prayer.
The text argues that Christian singing is essential for spiritual growth, asserting singing bridges thought and emotion more effectively than words alone. It cites singing as a divine tool, notes the historical value of music in education, and quotes Stowe and biblical guidance about psalms and hymns in the heart.
The late Reverend Lee of Waterford New York faced a midnight burglary in his study. A pistol-wielding intruder demanded valuables but the preacher calmly offered no resistance and guided the burglar to his most precious treasures.
The passage recounts Coleridge as a liquor slave kept from leaving by Christopher North, De Quincy's opium habit dominating his day, Burne and Lombard's drunkenness, Poe’s state in Baltimore, Jerrold Byron Niegle and Dickensian figures. It portrays prolific writers warped by alcohol and narcotics.
A Brooklyn woman travels by Broadway omnibus with only five dollars and is impressed by a well dressed man wearing a large diamond. Her pocket is picked, and she suspects others but not the man with the ring until she discovers the solitaire was left on her dress, valued at about 1500 dollars by a Broadway jeweler.
Report from Parkersburg WV notes several lawmakers boarded a late train to Wheeling on the 6th. One large man and a smaller counterpart shared a sleeping car berth with the smaller man lying asleep while the larger teased by soothed humor. The elderly passenger sought a birth and the larger man claimed a birth for himself and his son inviting her to take the space.
A bizarre incident unfolds as a woman claims to be a legislator and an old lady faints during a dramatic bed scene involving a boy and a man named G athia sword. D. vows action to protect dignity, while G. threatens impeachment for the legislature.
A plain admonition to young men warns against speaking slightingly of women and basing views on a few flawed examples. It argues that trust and character depend on honoring women, including mothers and sisters, and that degrading talk harms moral life and faith in virtue. The piece calls for steadfast respect and rejects generalizations.
The passage contrasts youth and old age, describing youth as shaded by mellow moonlight and friendship while old age brings undisturbed thought. It emphasizes contemplation, serene scenes, and a tranquil close of life under the Creator’s imprint, suggesting peace beyond death.
In early abolition era departure from unity, Ohio's Joshua B R Giddings and Pennsylvania's John Soydey faced a prank banter in the House. Snyder placed five board partitions on a double desk during an associate's absence, aiming to mock alleged disunion. Giddings returned, printed slips mocked the scheme, partitions were removed causing laughter.
A North Carolina writer claims planting and pruning tied to moon phases affect yields and growth. Four pea parcels sown on different lunar days yield varying fruit, while trees pruned at the new moon struggle though those done at the full moon prosper. He cites a 1950 US population projection of 179 million.
A meditation on life declares active labor necessary for happiness and health. It contrasts poverty and wealth, noting that abundance can breed artificial wants and unrest. The passage reflects on humility, the ubiquity of change, and the fleeting nature of individual fame.
A garbled spoof from gisxchange parodies a Lews County Herald editor. The tale centers on a late election tour stop at a farmhouse shared by three men, with a misheard remark about how they slept and the farm owner’s puzzled reaction the next morning.
A ragbag of quips and tongue in cheek vignettes on self control, Irish pedigree, omnibuses in New York, lamps, lighthouses, Dutch dollars, and a four year old asking about heaven. tale ends with a western writer’s joke about grapes and crops.
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