17 Nov 1859
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1859
Page
1
A long prose piece contrasts the charm of the "nice girl" with fears of matrimony and loss of freedom, then shifts to a satirical catalog of Confederate relics and trophies presented to Southern bishops, praising firearms and indicting Union opponents. The tone blends sentimental reflections with political propaganda and martial memorabilia.
A collection of aphorisms on male folly and female resilience. The speaker mocks male pretensions to control and glamorizes a maid’s pillow as her unwavering confidant, noting women keep private sorrows and hopes there. The tone is satirical and observational with period voice.
An anxious patient, urged by Dr. Andenham to seek a famed Invernetan physician named Robertson, travels far only to find no such doctor. The tale ends with Sydenham suggesting the patient should credit Dr Robinson for the imagined cure and blame himself for the misdirection.
Bishop Tylor relates a Bohemian tale of St Wenceslaus trekking barefoot through severe snow to devotions. His servant Padavias imitates the saint, carving footprints in the snow and enduring the cold in faithful imitation. The account shifts to local anecdotes and a Louisville Journal notice about a housekeeper.
The document blends moralizing snippets with a vivid, disturbing plantation narrative. It includes an auctioneer cry, reflections on humility, and a long, graphic section describing slave life, beating, and a master’s control. It recounts slave weddings, family dynamics, and a white mistress’s jealousy amid plantation life.
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