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Newspaper
Weekly Jeffersonian
Location
Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1860
Page
1
Poem traces night life as stars fade one by one across the eastern sky. Hopeful imagery shifts from glimmering fires to the rising sun, symbolizing a passage from mortal dreams to a grand eternal day as life grows dark. The piece ends with a sun that illuminates the universe.
A literary homage extols sons of poor mothers, praising Daniel Webster as an emblem of greatness born from humble origins. The piece argues most eminent leaders, poets, and rulers rose from poverty, and urges honoring that lineage while celebrating perseverance against oppression and social disdain.
A journal of health recounts a tragic eighteen year old girl who sacrificed meals and study to excel at school. Her death followed the strain and the father laments the murderous ambitions of schooling. The piece argues industry and character surpass wealth and warns of excessive pressure to graduate. It rails against the ruin of humanity by pride and misguided education.
The sermon urges young men to reject sensual pleasure and strive for virtue. It warns that national progress rests with youth and urges self denial as the path to beauty, heaven, and the breath of angels, promising the blossom of virtue even at life’s end.
Lord John Russell introduces a reform bill in the House of Commons widening the electorate to ten pounds in counties and six pounds in boroughs. Fifteen boroughs lose a seat each while the gains go to the most populous counties, Ireland, and Scotland. A corresponding franchise reduction occurs, but current representation remains intact. Liberal journals express dissatisfaction.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes Russia keeping pace with modern progress with a steam fire engine built for St. Petersburg. The metal work was done in Philadelphia while the machine was assembled in Richmond Virginia. It will be shown before shipment to Russia.
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