25 May 1871
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1871
Page
1
A sick child named Bessie inspires a tailor and his wife to find joy in simple blessings. A rich merchant hears the tale, offers help, and the dream of moving to a country estate with a garden appears within reach, changing the couple’s outlook.
The Cincinnati Gazette reports a comic burlesque tied to Mrs O Connor burial plans near Tontogany. Two Irish sons brought a coffin via the Dayton and Michigan Railroad, drunkenly misplacing it and triggering farcical scenes with a pauper, a nail, and a mistaken wake aboard a freight car. Meanwhile the High Commission presents to the U S Senate key arbitration terms on Civil War era and other claims, including cotton seizures and the St Albans matter, with a probable favorable US outcome and free navigation provisions for the St Lawrence.
The Brunswick Appeal notes a party visiting St Simons Island to photograph the live oak linked to the founder of Methodism. It cites Tybee and Savannah as earlier sites and dates Wesley’s first American sermon as March 7, 1736, in Savannah, not St Simons, and calls the speculation about the photo a handsome but unconfirmed tale.
A newspaper note quotes John Frost of the Independent historian as he discusses sayings and sayings about luck loyalty and value. The text reflects dialect humor about wind mischief and legal cleverness tied to early Obiewag town papers.
A lengthy report details booming demand for the Remington breech loading rifle abroad and at home, with orders from Denmark, Sweden, Cuba, Egypt, Japan, France, and Prussia. It notes U S arsenals, potential options to modernize rifles, and the impact on Springfield works. The piece also covers various side anecdotes, agricultural notes, religious assembly schedules, and local curiosities.
A letter to National Baptist reflects on rural church life with a preacher holding multiple distant churches. It notes monthly services, minimal pastoral visits, rare prayer meetings and Sunday schools, and a practice of preachers traveling long distances to deliver occasional sermons.
The Sir John F M Herschel died in London at nearly eighty, eldest son of the famed astronomer. His life centered on astronomy and mathematics, notably his southern hemisphere study from Capetown about 40 years ago, earning him a baronetcy, an Oxford doctorate and other honors. He was a prolific writer and precise in study, though his own genius did not match his father's. He died a few months before four of his relatives who outlived him.
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