22 Nov 1855
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1855
Page
1
A fragmented verse recalling the pale crescent of autumn against summer’s decline. The speaker longs for memories of past love, with lines about moonlit light, faded springs, and hopeful faith guiding through sorrow to solace.
A humorous Western sketch follows Daniel Webster Larkins seeking a girl to help at home as his wife ill and children many. Neighbors, from Mrs Lowndes to the Randalls, reveal mixed fevers of hospitality and stubbornness in a light satirical tone. The piece blends social commentary with vivid scenes of frontier domestic life.
The piece surveys two years of the Crimean War and contrasts Allied hammering on Sebastopol with Russia’s faltering logistics, noting vast casualties and strategic imbalance. It then recounts Jane Swiesheim’s Pittsburgh Visitor stance on equal rights, and a lengthy, satirical annal of a Free Love convert’s letters describing so called spiritualist associations, marriage, and domestic entanglements.
A dispute in Alton Illinois pits the Courier publisher against a subscriber who refuses to pay, denying the paper is democratic as promised in its prospectus. The case centers on alleged nonpayment and accusations about the newspaper’s political allegiance.
A speaker cherishes simple living and honest friends over fame. The piece then shifts to stories of two eccentric men, Lazy Lake and Crazy Billy Jones, detailing their folly, decline, and eventual fates as moral contrasts to human potential.
The article critiques extending slavery and calls for a middle path in the national debate. It argues the American and Republican parties might unite to defeat the Democratic ticket, noting recent state elections signal shifting opposition strength and cautioning against blind party alignment.
An ECF editor touring the British Provinces recalls Grand Pre the Evangeline scene with French settlers dikes salt marshes and thatched cottages. He imagines villagers at church dances and Evangeline walking home as if amid a century past and French influence lingered among current residents.
The second volume of Bayard Taylor’s travels is issued. In China and Japan he presents frank, vivid sketches including a Chinese floral exhibition in an old temple. He notes floriculture aims to distort nature and cites a plant valued at three hundred dollars amid crowd enthusiasm.
The article argues against premature and fanciful marriages and promotes marrying for enduring spiritual affinity. It laments societal pressure to marry, warns of elopements and broken families, and urges couples to wed in shared home life while valuing patience, fidelity, and lifelong partnership.
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