Beulah Dream Returns to the Old Pow Land
The poem recalls a childlike return to a childhood dream of Beulah land. Meadows stretch wide and sweet as fragrant breaths drift by like incense from ancient shrines.
20 May 1869
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1869
Page
1
The poem recalls a childlike return to a childhood dream of Beulah land. Meadows stretch wide and sweet as fragrant breaths drift by like incense from ancient shrines.
Alvah Everett confronts a forged letter suspecting Clara Marsh of betrayal. Clara explains Cyrus Wheeler, a penniless accomplice, drafted the note to force marriage. The couple reconciles, and a wedding soon follows as Isabel witnesses the happy union.
An article argues chilly houses in damp weather cause sore throats and lung diseases. It urges keeping fires lit after April and through May, warning half-chilled living harms health and that comfort supports better mood and work. It includes anecdotes about women wearing shawls indoors and a note on a local postmaster matter.
A brown eyed boy John proclaims for temperance sparking a family reckoning. Uncle Phil, a drinker, confronts his weakness, resolves to quit, and by tea time shows sobriety and renewed affection for his wife Aunt Susy and son, ending with a pledge to never drink again.
An 1880s style column urges husbands to tolerate spring cleaning and exhorts women to pace tasks. It argues no gain in overwork and stresses health, workers, and fair pay for domestic labor while urging practical, one-room-a-day cleaning and timely window repairs.
The essay urges constant courtesy within the home extending to children and servants. It argues men may seem angelic in public but demoniac at home unless kindness begins there and is nourished. The piece stresses prioritizing politeness in the family for true worth.
A Cincinnati Gazette reporter describes the Harrison tomb at North Bend near Cincinnati as dilapidated and disreputable. The simple earth mound is four feet high, with a ruined brick surround, decayed wall, and vandalized iron door. Names etched on wood and scattered bricks mar the site, prompting patriotic distress.
An elderly, ragged man visits the Beaumont household seeking his niece Anna and learns her husband Alexander Beaumont has prospered in the city. He reveals his kinship and moves to stay with Anna and her family while stirring curiosity about the now wealthy uncle Henry Beaumont. The Lowes host him and provide a warm welcome before he departs to verify further family connections.
The essay extols giving each child a trade to earn a living, noting historic practice in various lands. It recalls St Paul as a tent-maker and argues riches and high education may fail to provide work, while a humble honest trade ensures usefulness and survival.
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