24 Sep 1868
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1868
Page
1
Reports describe Arica Arequipa Quito Guayaquil and Talcahuano suffering catastrophic damage from a string of earthquakes and tsunamis. Dozens dead thousands displaced, ships wrecked, and cities left in ruins as authorities survey losses and survivors flee to safety.
A long moral admonition urges restraint in spending and urges saving for those in need. It warns against flashy buys like shawls and jewelry and emphasizes patience, family duty, and prudent financial planning to avoid later hardship and regrets.
The Wickedest Man in New York shut his dance house at No 804 Water Street at midnight on Saturday. John Allen, who ran the joint, says he will not reopen it and plans to seek honest work while supporting his family. A noon prayer meeting at 304 Water Street is announced to inaugurate a mission and urges public support for Allen’s reform.
A reflective piece links a single drop of water to distant consequences and a bullet to a fallen soldier. It weighs a mail of news on home sorrow, widowed mothers, and the quiet life touched by war. The imagery ties small moments to larger losses and a pale glow of hope.
A moral discourse warns that marriage is desirable but costly and demanding. It notes the shift from five dollars to twenty per week in expenses, the need for a home, furniture, clothing, food, and steady income, urging prudence for those with little savings. It stresses responsibility and the higher costs of domestic life.
A father warns his son that words and deeds cannot be erased. He recalls how cruel speech to the mother and a wicked thought toward a playmate leave lasting marks. The lesson urges seeking Jesus to blot out sins in the book of God.
A country paper tells of a young girl who sacrificed herself to shield two younger children from an oncoming Great Northern Railway engine. She saved the siblings by guiding them to safety but did not survive. Her memory lingers beside the Tyne and the fields beyond as she rests in a churchyard near Newcastle.
A Rebel Trover and Democratic leader appeals to voters in the South and warns against aiding the Republican party. He urges healing war wounds, reducing violence, and advancing equal rights to restore the nation's place among world powers.
A fragment from a reflection on virtue and character cites the mother of a renowned German poet. It emphasizes doing good for others, forming habits, and overcoming natural dispositions through persistence and creed. The piece notes the poet’s testimony to his mother’s influence on his storytelling and outlook.
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