14 Jul 1853
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1853
Page
1
Successors of D A Griffiny offer monuments tombs head stones and marble work in American and Italian styles. They keep a full stock and supply to order at the lowest prices. Shop on South Street opposite Hanna’s Carriage Shop Wooster Ohio.
Postical correspondence allegedly contains the proposal and reply between Amanda Brann and BR A Nott of Kensiebeck Maine. The Rev C W Heywood officiates as the couple’s match is discussed amid noted punsters. A final stanza is attributed to the correspondent.
A reminiscence recounts a conductor saving a widow during a snowbound tunnel incident and describes a later tale of Napoleon’s near suicide in Saint Helena. It notes Demargis aiding Napoleon in Paris and the subsequent repayment and honors, ending with Napoleon’s escape from death and fate at St. Helena.
The letter from General Lewis Cass argues against ardent spirits and cites his life as proof that temperance preserves endurance. Cass recalls his wartime service, trials, and consistent abstinence, noting his opposition to supplying soldiers with strong drink.
An 1870s account recalls a valley near Batten in Java named Gaayo Upas or Poisoned Valley. Explorers tested exposure with dogs and fowls, noting rapid death and a bleached skeleton, while rain fell and rescuers observed the deadly effects amid a vast newspaper era.
A historical survey traces the birth of newspapers from ancient bulletins to medieval manuscript sheets, noting Julius Caesar era notices and the rise of printed papers in Germany in 1612. It cites the first regular weekly England paper in 1629 and the Boston News Letter in 1704, concluding with references to contemporary papers and political commentary.
The St Louis Reveille recounts a Tennessee cheese saga lit by a nine hundred pound cheese, a dairy aided by troughs and hills, and a landlord’s odd tale of a dairy family. It shifts to a critique of manifest destiny, warning of reckless expansion from St Croix to the Pacific and urging focus on domestic progress.
Mr. Weaver in his Lan caster Gazette valedictory urges prompt payments to sustain local papers. He argues neglect of subscriptions cripples influence and proposes better patronage to support advertising and job work for a prosperous press. The piece stresses liberal support aligned with publication advantages.
The passage notes that many great figures used music to prime thought. It cites Lord Bacon Milton Warburton Bourdaloue Massillon Curran as examples, describing how they listened to or played music to sharpen imagination, memory, and rhetoric before demanding mental work.
The passage lists settlements of colonies from 1607 to 1850 with groups responsible such as the Dutch Puritans Catholics Swedes and English. It then notes state admissions to the Union including Vermont Kentucky Tenessee Ohio Louisiana Indiana Mississippi Illinois Alabama Maine Missouri Michigan Arkansas Florida Texas Iowa Wisconsin California.
The passage jokes that if Mexico supplied as many soldiers as officers it would be the strongest nation. It describes Puebla battalion makeup with 14 Major Generals, 8 Brigadier Generals, 17 Colonels, 2 Majors, 12 Adjutants, 17 Commissaries, and 33 privates, then notes music and noise accompany the troops as a facet of the scene.
A fragmentary column portrays a meddling visitor drilling a household, noting servants and finances while praising and prying at manners and diet. It references a New Bedford Mercury speculation about a Benronn circus rejected for political reasons and mocks various acts as veiled attacks on coalitions and rival factions.
The text argues that minor suffering sharpens appreciation for sunshine and simple luxuries like water. It uses vivid, old fashioned imagery about siege, rheumatism, and expanded nerves to claim that healthful discomfort enhances pleasure, noting a man who never falls ill misses a fraction of life’s depth.
The passage presents a youth addressing an elderly man and seeking a rule without exception. The exchange emphasizes a strict or ideal principle, with the youth pressing for universal guidance. The dialogue highlights contrasts in behavior between the young inquisitive speaker and the composed elder.
Vague snippets depict a mix of domestic banter and classroom scenes. A husband and wife quarrel on a bus and a father questions a child while a mother recalls past events. A playful note about a theater exhibit and a joke about inertia appear alongside local editor Frost and Mrs Partington contemplating a quiet retreat.
Estimated turnout exceeds 100000 as residents gather in Philadelphia on Monday night to witness a fireworks spectacle. The large crowd lines city streets, enjoying the show and festive atmosphere.
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