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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1865
Page
1
The text urges unity in Christ despite minor differences, citing Eph 4 4 6 and stressing justification by faith. It emphasizes the Bible as hope and comfort, the living fountain of salvation, and the need for obedience as proof of faith. It notes a military note about 60 000 soldiers remaining in the field.
A narrator recalls a year of happiness at twenty one with a bride who died young. He travels the states, keeps memory alive through grief, and returns yearly to his mother's home and the grave of his first wife. He distrustes remarriage yet is urged toward a new wife by friends.
A Civil War veteran recalls a haunting churchyard vision that leads him to Grace Bayard, a rebel’s daughter, and to realize their romance Was fate or memory guiding them The pair marry after Grace reveals she once saw him on All Hallows Eve years before, uniting enemies as lovers.
Lord Palmerston, Henry John Temple, third Viscount Palmerston and Britain’s prime minister, died October 18 at age eighty one. Born in Ireland in 1784, he served in Parliament fifty nine years and guided policy with vigor, often aggressive toward rivals but pivotal in keeping Franco-British understandings. His death reshapes national affairs, with few equal figures in English history.
A college student and an instructor prank a poor old man by placing silver dollars in his shoes. The man discovers the coins, kneels, thanks Providence for saving his hungry wife and children, and the student is moved by the scene. The tale ends with a moral on genuine pleasure and kindness.
A reflective meditation on the craft of printing and the press. The piece praises the compositor’s case and the transformative power of type, viewing the newspaper as a logbook of the age and a bridge across time. It muses on editors, readers, and the imagined immortality of words.
A Boston Transcript correspondent recounts John Adams courting Abigail Smith of Weymouth. The Rev Mr Smith disapproved of Adams humble origins yet Abigail accepted. Abigail’s sister Mary wed a wealthier suitor and the father preached a text for each marriage. Abigail proved a devoted wife of strong character and noble lineage.
The letter describes Isaac as drafted into a wing of the army and hopes for a furlough to mend pants after parrots burst their breeches. Mrs Partington writes to President Stanton about Isaac’s safety and a quick end to the war so he can return to Victoria.
A wild cow from a distant farmer is led on a long chase by Dr. and Charley, twice crossing the Ohio. Henry Ward, unaware of the purchase, drives the cow from the barn in a scuffle, while the Doctor contends with the chaos and the misplaced chase. The mix up ends with humorous lament over the cow’s escape from the barn.
A new brakeman unfamiliar with local stops was questioned by a stranger at the depot about travel to Morrow. The exchange clarifies that the train will go to Morrow today and return tomorrow, once another employee intervenes with the correct station details.
A worker recounts using bright varnish to close wounds after cutting his hand and sawn finger, noting rapid healing and absence of soreness. He also claims varnish cured a horse’s scratches. The writer says varnish is available at paint shops.
The article describes how sky colors signal weather. Evening yellow hints wind or rain, pale yellow wet conditions, gray favorable at night and unfavorable at morning. Soft cloud forms imply fair weather while hard edges signal foul. British Board of Trade endorses these maxims for mariners.
A collection of satirical lines and notices reflects on public life and governance. It mentions the law, extravagance, fashion, and turmoil, with brief items about smallpox in Nashville among enslaved people, lawyers’ fees, and a humorous anecdote about a servant dispute. It also notes a currency issue and political commentary on President Johnson's Cabinet.
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