07 Jun 1855
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1855
Page
1
Obscure poetic fragment speaks of memory and aging. The speaker contrasts boyhood dreams with present manhood power, noting internal doubt and changing self-perception. The lines hint at memory’s pull during a quiet moment of contemplation.
In this excerpt from Household Words the narrator recalls being swamped by well meaning guidance from peers and adults, learning to rely on others for every choice, and as a teen striving to seize time and opportunities though often failing, leading to costly schemes and blurred independence. The passage blends memory, satire, and social critique with intimate scenes of school life, friendships, and a pivotal moment of personal reckoning.
The Boston Post reports experiments showing gold coin wear under circulation at about 0.05 percent per year and silver at 0.5 percent. A fully metallic currency would cost roughly 0.11 percent annually of the amount in use. It notes U S notes in circulation at 160 million dollars and bank vault specie at 60 million, arguing that adding 100 million to specie while abolishing notes would cost about 100 thousand annually, far below losses from paper issues. It also cites government losses from fraudulent and unfunded balances, totaling over 103 million dollars, with recoveries and aggressive measures reducing sums since 1855.
The New York Times views Virginia political shifts as a test for Know Nothing leaders torn over slavery. It warns the Kansas violence threatens national liberty and urges the North to defend free states rather than tolerate mob rule. The piece calls for unity to preserve the Union under law.
A cryptic verse depicts a muse shaping mortals and choosing testers for a flawless design. She roams forests and seas in many lands with arduous steps seeking a single enduring tree. She exhausts mines and quarries to hew the famous adamant for an eternal book.
In the Ahore fire, a man blocked by a door with arms full of powder canisters coolly offered to throw the powder into the river and save his hat which was aflame. Another man named Jim seized a large box he thought held dry goods, learned it was powder, dropped it, spread his coat, and shouted for water to douse the burning container. Faxon. Cairo Times.
A rustic applicant to sell ardent spirits faced the Board of Excise and quipped that “it is not much character man needs to sell the same,” highlighting a blunt view of virtue in licensing.
The New York Tribune notes North Carolina moves toward legalizing slave marriage and protecting slave families, while seeking education for slaves and potential emancipation. It compares state progress with Virginia and South Carolina and highlights historic contrasts with neighboring states.
The two Paris buildings for the world’s exhibition cover 962000 square feet or over twenty two acres, more than five times as large as the New York Crystal Palace. The Pala l Industrie will be 32000 square feet larger than the London Palace, and the great hall spans three quarters of a mile, claimed as the largest in the world.
A fragmented collection of aphorisms on perception, fame, wealth, tranquility, envy, mercy, and virtue. It juxtaposes caution in judgment with calls for moral discipline, noting strong passions can be tamed and great minds harbor hidden flaws.
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