Singing in the Rain Theme by a Cheerful Summer Prophet
A poetic invitation to join in singing despite dark clouds and fading sun. The speaker expresses a growing, resilient spirit through song in rain, embracing optimism under challenging skies.
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Newspaper
Bellevue Gazette
Location
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1858
Page
1
A poetic invitation to join in singing despite dark clouds and fading sun. The speaker expresses a growing, resilient spirit through song in rain, embracing optimism under challenging skies.
An 1850s Iowa note credits a Hungarian exile and Gleason with introducing a hardy grass seed. The seed prospered across Monroe County and beyond, yielding abundant hay and dramatic expansion as farmers overcome initial fears. The grass proved resilient in wet, dry, cold, and hot conditions, becoming a major prairie crop.
The piece extols Hungarian grass as superior to timothy and oats for hay and cattle feed, noting its deep roots tolerate dry soils, high yields of 20 to 30 bushels per acre seed, and rising seed prices over three years. It gives cultivation tips and quotes Ed. Chicago Democrat on sweet potato growth and stock gains.
A traveler asserts he once saw people at sea minding their own business as they were too sick to attend to one another. He states the scene as a remarkable fact, noting the travelers kept to themselves despite the unusual situation.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a Hibernian speaking of faith while downed, and an antagonist pressing the moment with a boastful reply about staying laid up in place. The readable bits hint at a confrontation or escape scene.
A mother brings her five or six year old to a church service. After about half an hour the child grows sleepy and nods. She pinches him to wake him but decides to let him sleep. He wakes to find the minister still speaking and asks whether it is this or next Sunday night.
Jenny Lind era note reports Mas. Gorosensior recently gave birth to twins one boy and one girl. The item also mentions a new edition of Goldsmith's Animated are volumes being released.
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