17 Mar 1859
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1859
Page
1
A fragmented reminiscence centers on Joshua Wheat a bashful man aged twenty eight who blushes and stammers in social settings especially with women. The piece contrasts his awkward entrance with a normally confident kin and notes his five brothers all settled while he remains single despite wealth and opportunity.
A shy suitor Joshua Wheat, mocked for clumsy acts at a party, wins Mary after a prank backfires. He pursues her, endures social embarrassment, and learns patience. A Christmas wedding follows, transforming the awkward youth into a family man with a formal life in the church.
Readable snippets on humorous and pointed headstones from notable figures like Dr Thomas Fuller Sir John Strange Grimaldi and Mrs Oldfield. The piece notes epitaphs for actors editors soldiers and clergymen with quips about death and fate.
A biographical sketch of Salmon P Chase tracing his early life in New Hampshire and Ohio, education at Cincinnati College and Dartmouth, legal rise in Cincinnati and Washington, and his anti slavery stance. The notice covers his political career in Ohio and national service, his stance on fugitive slave laws, abolition efforts, and campaigns leading to his governorship and influence in the Republican movement.
In a late remark Byron recalls advising his daughter against moral danger and admits the poem aimed to beguile wretched hours. He says he would not write it again and stresses temper should be corrected in youth as good resolutions fail against habit.
A collage of jokes and sayings includes puns on Adam and horses, a ballroom machine, and a sports quip. It also quotes authors and editors, with wry lines about life, humor, and human foibles, ending with a playful misread question from a visitor.
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