18 Aug 1853
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1853
Page
1
Wooster Marble Shop run by YARB 2eb and Eberhardt successors of D A Griffin keeps on hand monuments tombs head stones and other American and Italian marble work. Orders accepted at lowest prices. Located on South Street opposite Hanna's Carriage Shop Wooster Ohio.
A dramatic 19th century tableau shows George Washington kneeling in prayer by a mossy rock at valley forge while a dashing British general Sir William Howe emerges from pines. The two men confront each other in a symbolic dialogue about liberty, kings, and the fight for america’s freedom.
A humorous column mixes village life on the Susquehanna with a law-office prank, a Poem on Cash, parlor gossip, and snippets about poachers, translations, and stagecoach tales. The piece wades through playful satire, regional quirks, and notices from Detroit to New York.
A sketch of the pert young man shows flirtatious attire and vanity, while the Scientific Association in Cleveland hosts a week of science with many papers and a grand banquet. Rufus Choate delivers Webster eulogy to a large audience, ending with a memory of the scholar and the harbor of the Pilgrims.
A Boston American Union reprint urges readers to subscribe to local county papers and pay in advance to support printers. It extols local papers over faraway ones and cites moral duty. The piece also notes telegraph progress across the Atlantic and recounts Bayard Taylor's Agra Jail report with prisoners reciting arithmetic and fractions.
The writer advises concision over voluminous phrasing. He scoffs at lengthy volumes built on a single idea, comparing overblown rhetoric to a bursting cannon whose effect vanishes. Short letters and speeches gain praise for decisive, actionable content.
The canvass at the Secretary of State's office in Michigan reports a 19 030 vote majority in favor of prohibiting the manufacture and traffic of intoxicating beverages. Chippewa County’s result will not change the overall total. Every county reported in except Clinton in support of the law.
The readable fragments show monthly receipts figures from July 1853 and partial sums such as 56,731 and 30,200. The OCR is incomplete, but indicates a ledger style record of payments or entries for that period. The source mentions Kick Gages and unclear totals.
The Checayo Tribune reports a Tuesday night fire at a stable owned by Clinton House on La Salle street. The stable and all 17 horses, carriages worth about 1000 dollars, and contents were burned. The fire spread to the house, destroying furniture valued around 5000 dollars. total loss near 6120 dollars. Incendiaries blamed.
The Ohio and Pennsylvania, Cleveland and Columbus, and Little Miami Railroad Companies finalize through freight from Pittsburg to Cincinnati. No transshipment needed. heavy goods priced at 40 cents per 100 pounds, aiming to boost business during low water.
The Maine Law advocate imPA J Beereut has challenged any respectable advocate to discuss the topic in Ohio. The State Temperance Committee accepted the challenge with discussions set for Columbus on the 23rd Lancaster the 25th Circleville the 26th and Chillicothe the 30th of this month. The piece notes a Massachusetts bill abolishing imprisonment for debt has passed after an instructive debate.
A 3L quotation extols the affection of woman as unfailing and intense, comparing it to naphtha that cannot be extinguished except by death’s frightening gaze.
The item reports Gen. S. F. Carey, a temperance lecturer, planning to vote for Samuel Lewis next fall, with conflicting notices about Carey's party affiliation. The Capital City Fact column notes a Republican or Whig alignment, while Cleveland Herald disputes Carey's Democrat link.
The text praises a good character as the noblest gift to youth and the best legacy a person can leave is a spotless example for future generations. It emphasizes virtue as the lasting inheritance over wealth or fame.
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