Poetic plea for affection under starlit charms
A lyric speaker begs a beloved to notice and worship the shining yet distant love tonight. A hopeful heart pleads for hearing and union, expressing longing and devotion amid a moonlit fantasy.
15 Dec 1853
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1853
Page
1
A lyric speaker begs a beloved to notice and worship the shining yet distant love tonight. A hopeful heart pleads for hearing and union, expressing longing and devotion amid a moonlit fantasy.
A fragment expressing longing for loved ones at home and the wish to feel cared for. The speaker hopes to hear chairs set for them, candles lit, and a whispered good night from those at home as they sleep.
A narrator laments stark contrasts in New York between luxury and misery. He condemns the idea that wealth proves virtue, cites a penniless girl supporting siblings by needlework, and attacks apathy of the comfortable class. A street observer mocks engines and politics in a roaming monologue.
A vivid Albany State Register tale mocks Thanksgiving as a sham charity, through a seedy loafer’s dialogue about elections and liquor. The piece blends social satire with warnings on ill health, lifestyle, and Providence, critiquing indolence and excess while urging adherence to physical laws for longevity.
During the revolutionary war a drafted militia man with a speech impediment faced a captain. The man stammered an objection that he could not go but would guard. the captain replied he would not have him talk but fight. The exchange ended with the captain dismissing the man and the story continues with unrelated garbled text.
An 19th century account describes creating mineral artificial teeth. It details impression taking with a wax coated cup, casting in plaster of Paris, building a gold plate, and crafting teeth from quartz and feldspar with oxides for color. Final assembly includes soldering and finishing for a lasting wear.
Judge Wright retires from the Cincinnati Gazette and Col. William Schooler of Boston succeeds him. The editor J G Waicarti notes a vigorous new management and thanks patrons and colleagues for their support since the paper’s start. His farewell homage recalls friendly relations with the press.
A discussion cites that fathers are not liable for a infant son’s debts unless there is actual authority or implied duty. The son’s debts are voidable and may be ratified later by the son. Chancellor Kent notes necessity and parental discretion in furnishing necessaries, with juries deciding if authority to bind exists.
Rev Charles Morgan recalls a revival in East Troy Wisconsin where an infidel, under truth, kneels and cries God of my Mother for mercy. He notes the mother’s Christian faith in New York State and urges Christian mothers to persist in teaching Jesus and expect future spiritual quickening.
Dr. Lathrop argues that if no God exists the atheist cannot rule out misery after death. He contends existence may persist beyond this life, and that a corrupted heart could lead to eternal unhappiness rather than annihilation.
The passage reflects on mortality and reunion with loved ones after death. It imagines families as guardian angels observing the living and the living watching over the departed. Poetic lines evoke a comforting vision of souls meeting in a tranquil afterlife, with a focus on heart and memory.
A column lists assorted commodities and weights including wheat sixty pounds corn sixty six pounds cob seventy rye fifty six pata thirty five barley forty eight potatoes sixty beans sixty bran twenty elever seed sixty two timothy seed forty five flax seed fifty sx hemp seed forty four buckwheat fifty two blue gray seed fourteen castor beans forty six dried peaches thirty three dried apples twenty four onions fifty seven salt fifty
The New York papers publish Democratic letters from Adamantine demonstrations. Edmund Burke of New Hampshire condemns the administration and the spoils system. He argues editors and officials are bought, presses subsidized, and veteran Democrats silenced to protect the cabinet.
The New York Price Current notes easing of the money market as liquidations reduce old engagements. Banks have contracted less and their specie strength strengthens, enabling freer meeting of customer needs. Confidence grows among business leaders as payments ease and investments in bonds and mortgages return.
Stockholders met at Delaware on Monday and chose a strong board led by Thomas Corwin as President. Engineers report a direct route from Xe nia to Mt. Gilead with light grades, nearly nominal in Berea to Savannah, and a straight path to Mt. Gilead. The road will stay within three miles of a straight Cleveland to Cincinnati line, 81 miles shorter than via Columbus, opening vast new markets and doubling Southern trade for Forest City.
Comptroller Flagg reports city expenditures in New York are expected to reach about 3.9 million dollars for the year, averaging roughly six dollars per person.
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