29 Dec 1853
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1853
Page
1
A reflective 19th century observer recalls a church service in East Hartford, describing the hymnody and the absence of worldly talk. The writer notes a transformation of feeling as the sermon ends and worshippers depart, urging restraint in praise and questioning personal belief.
The piece recalls rural childhood scenes of apple orchards in a margin essay style with Shadrach the clever neighbor and Drive the dog guarding the big tree. It narrates a tale of a theft denounced by a cunning dog and the farmer’s quiet justice.
A fragmentary column contrasts Autumn’s life and renewal with decay and death, citing moral growth and resurrection. It notes major city hotels closing signs and hints at a correspondent’s report in the week’s pages, with scattered garbled lines and references to local commerce.
Editorial correspondence hails St Paul Minnesota as a rapidly growing river port. The piece notes its elegant brick and stone houses, two steamboat landings, and split lower and upper town rivalries. It predicts swift growth, high land prices, and the city becoming a major commercial center with a new territorial Capitol and strong agricultural wealth.
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