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Newspaper
Weekly Jeffersonian
Location
Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1860
Page
1
A damaged poem fragment laments a mother and child separated by sea and time. It recalls a sailor writing home, urging “Write soon” as hope fades with distant shores and grieving lovers, weaving memories of love, fidelity, and longing across a fading page.
A narrative elegy describes a dying scene in autumn light where a young woman Freely breathes love and memory into flowers and keepsakes. The text centers on a farewell whispered Dont forget me and the moment of departure as the angelic procession awaits beyond the window. The piece ends with reflections on wifehood and motherhood as a lasting union.
Fragmentary prose notes on beauty, virtue, and the enduring impact of character. It contrasts delicacy with damage, describing how a torn and spoiled attire and actions leave marks that schooling or washing cannot erase. The piece links moral decay to crime and its lasting effects on a person.
The piece muses on affectionate terms used within family bonds from sister to bride and husband to wife. It recalls childhood memories and the deep emotional pull of familiar names, emphasizing reverence, love, and lifelong devotion as guiding household ties.
The verse reflects on shared joys as blessings felt within and the impact of small acts of kindness. It praises the mite given to the child of want and words of cheer that lift sorrow, noting memory as a treasury of doing good that time cannot steal.
A reflective essay extols home music, domestic song, and the solace of family memory. It muses on motherly warnings, the comfort of cheerful melodies, and the guarding influence of gentleness against life’s temptations, with literary asides on poetry and perception.
An odd and hostile editorial mocks the notion of men asking for kisses from women. It argues kissing should be voluntary and performed with restraint, condemning coercive advances and urging polite, gentlemanly conduct in courtship. It suggests direct, subtle advances are dangerous and mocks any urging to compel affection.
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