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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1859
Page
3
An aged man leans on a stout cane by the fire while his wife sits nearby. They recall years as grandchildren read the news, a homely intimate tableau urging kindness to the elderly after a life of toil and loss.
Old friend, though years have passed our friendship grows anew. Time steals joys and turns guides locks to gray, yet our warm bond endures. May those we leave behind guard our honest names and keep them bright, as a plant that grows in our hearts amid life’s sands and snows.
A Home Journal note extols beard grooming as a key to facial harmony, advising moustache or full beard to suit jaw, chin, lips, and eyes. It warns against overtrimming, dyeing, or shaving away natural lines, and cites Washington’s profile as an example of how facial shape affects expression. A tongue in cheek tale follows about a sharp showman and a blind man, exposing gullibility in a lighthearted audience prank.
The long awaited organ arrives and fills the hall with grand power and varied tones. A storm of sound, flutes, pedals, and marches thrill listeners as the instrument roars then softens to a sultry whisper. Jests follow about a whale, a pudding with caloric content, and a boy who misrecites powder and pepper in a Washington rumor column.
In the British House of Commons during Reform debate time, Gerard Sturt, a veteran member never heard in public, spoke briefly and drew laughter and applause for twenty minutes. Known as a jovial clubman and marksman, his unexpected tirade against the Reform measure astonished the weary, dinner-hungry MPs.
Iowa City confirms Sau Westman as Post master replacing Stilwell. A Pike's Peakers company left Fairfield Jefferson county days ago. Washington Branch State Bank to open on the 19th with H M Houpen succeeding Stone as cashier. Also notes prison escape at Decorah jail, California bound cavalcade, and various regional notices.
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