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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1895
Page
6
A poemish reflection in Ohio Farmer quotes Clara Augusta on rural life, toiling on hillside wheat fields, a wife at the door, a baby named Harry, and a farmer declaring himself lord of his land against town fashion. It contrasts farm labor with urban vanity and asserts pride in ancestral soil and self rule.
An old islander recalls a Georgia coast legend about Lafitte the pirate later identified as Mortimer Wilson. A love triangle with Miss Mary Mornton and Miss Hanton ends in a duel, Wilson’s capture by Gulf privateers, two years as a pirate captain, and a rumored return to see a dying Mary before the War of 1812 era.
A anecdote from The Show at Washington recounts Senator Blackburn of Kentucky and a freed slave named Old Mose seeking an office in Washington. Mose explains he only wants an office, not work, then shifts to asking for a pension if no job can be found. The tale is tied to a broader remark on office seeking in politics.
The Atlanta Constitution recounts a tale linking the pirate Lafitte to a romance connected with a small steamer at a wharf near New Orleans. Andrew Jackson is cited as praising Lafitte as the best naval officer, with a rumor he married Miss Hanton known in youth.
A harsh school superintendent lectured a third reader class with frantic questions across arithmetic geography grammar and spelling. He singled out a pupil to ask what climate meant, provoking a feeble, frightened response and leaving pupils trembling and confused in the crowded room.
A fragment from a period piece chronicles Coleridge as a devoted reader of Shakespeare and Latin poets while contrasting Wagner as a self centered companion. It notes Moore on Lallah Rookh and Fielding and Tom Jones as touchstones, with other literary snippets and a London clerical tailors circular adding to the miscellany.
A jumble of humor snippets from various newspapers includes witty lines about hats, prune pie, cigars in the office, editors, meddling versus investigation, insults to clubs, luncheon costs, noble marriages, pocketbooks at church fairs, salary raises, and a prison diner joke. Notable sources cited include Tit-Bits Inter-Ocean Philadelphia Call Atlanta Constitution Household Words Truth Courier Journal Judge Puck Boston Transcript Chicago Inter-Ocean Washington Star and Francela Wustre.
A collection of light culinary notes and home care tips pulled from old papers. Recipes include a tea cake with dates, a lemon scented potato pie, an eggplant preserve, and a simple carpet cleaning method using bullock's gall and soft water. The tone reflects period household guidance and practical domestic science.
A Victorian era guide urges starting spring cleaning in mid April, with fires kept burning to dry out the house. It condemns hasty tarred repairs and promotes thorough precleaning of cellars, closets, and insect control. Clean one or two rooms at a time, use room-by-room carpet cleaning, and avoid sweeping disruption to family life.
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