16 Jun 1870
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1870
Page
1
A fragmented archaic poem describes Mother Earth’s beauty and healthful streams. The speaker praises nature, vine products, and restraint from temptation, imagining deer by a limp din stream and infants, with hazy references to Dagshua and enslaved labor fading into the misty text.
A narrator recalls life at the wharves near the Mary Ann and the Albatross as Ben Gardiner, a brave sailor, departs for Hawaii. Steve Belden praises Ben while the narrator battles love, envy, and a lavender crape shawl. A moral lesson follows about choosing right over desire. Uncle Jacke’s voyage ties the tale to a lesson learned.
A column warns girls about trusting strangers as tourism and city visitors mingle in summer. It cites a case near New York where a forged introduction led to marriage, bigamy, prison, and a double tragedy of a broken heart and mother’s death. The author urges prudent discretion and cautions against indiscriminate flattery.
A man staggered into the sanctum recounting a chaotic morning as back doors rather than front doors governed saloon access. He ridicules a city regulation closing fron doors Sunday while alleys fill with thirsty crowds and back entries remain open.
An emir wife recounts a naturalist tale of a drake pulling a duck’s head from a pond outlet. The drake leads the woman outside where she frees the duck and witnesses the drake’s quacking joy at the rescue.
The article argues that New York laws grant women property rights independent of men whether single or married. A wife may hold, sell or devise property with limited husband consent and is not liable for her husband's debts, while the husband bears responsibility for her debts. The writer claims the laws favor women and that improvements would better society if men and women were more equal.
The text urges withdrawing from busy business and company life to focus on spiritual reflection. It emphasizes shutting doors to let the soul rest and hear God in a still, small voice, warning against dependence on routines and worldly pursuits.
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