12 Oct 1865
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1865
Page
1
A reflective poem recalls a noble, guileless boy whose bright smile and fearless heart evoke childhood happiness. The speaker traces the boy’s presence to moments of wonder and a growing, sacred awe as time presses on. The memory of innocence surfaces amid aging awareness and longing.
A narrator recalls obtaining access to the Winterbury Cathedral library and cloisters for weeks, describing the ancient room, its furnishings, and the moment a bricky key slips into a hidden crevice. Locked inside after careless mishap, he faces a night in the deserted cathedral before eventual escape.
A narrator trapped in Winterbury Cathedral by somnambulant sightings endures a moonlit peril on the spire and gardens while a mysterious woman in white glides through doors. He guides her down to safety, confides in the bishop, and uncovers a vellum St Matthew manuscript amid cathedral repairs. The orphan niece later dies, leaving the narrator reflecting on the year’s strange events.
A reader lists American superlatives from Niagara Falls to Lake Superior and Croton Aqueduct, noting Mississippi Valley size, Nantucket whaling, Chicago grain port, and Pennsylvania coal. The piece asserts these American institutions prove the nation’s greatness.
A reader reflects on watch mechanics noting the constant work of every wheel oiling and maintenance. He cites a calculation of yearly revolutions for each wheel from main to escape and the total beats, highlighting intricate engineering and use.
An incident at a Liverpool court saw a Quaker juror insist on keeping his hat on in the jury box. Judge Baron Bramwell ordered him to remove it and fined him £10 for ongoing defiance, warning he would call him back next day to enforce decorum.
Henry Hall saves a train from disaster after discovering a broken bridge. A crowd awards him three hundred dollars, he gives the money to his mother, and merchant Mr Gordon offers Henry a junior partner position to advance his future.
A tongue in cheek critique of religious itinerants dubbed Sponges. It parodies zealots who wear sanctimony while peddling books and trinkets, recounting humorous misadventures of local ministers and a Baptist tale, highlighting pretension, charity, and comic moral failing.
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