29 Jul 1879
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Newspaper
Benton County Herald
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1879
Page
1
A lyrical voice longs for a loved one returning from afar. The speaker watches through fields and pines, describing a childlike figure, Una like, bearing innocence as she crosses rivers and planks toward a hopeful reunion bathed in sunlight and hill violets.
In 1870s New Orleans a famed detective hunted Frank Delisle, a smooth thief allied with a partner named Porter, tracking them through New Orleans Galveston and other Southern cities. After a staged chase and a drugged trap at the lake, the detective captured Delisle, recovering vast jewels and revealing a wide-spread operation that culminated in a life sentence and Joliet Penitentiary outset.
A chemical analysis of the unsmoked cigar, meant to render me comatose, confirmed suspicions about its character. It contained a potent drug known in Eastern countries as hasheesh.
The Government steamer Glendon rescued seventy-nine people from the wrecked steamship State of Virginia near Sable Island. Passengers and crew describe the final moments before the ship struck, the failed efforts to save the vessel, and the surf boat disaster that led to four women and five children drowning. Captain Moodie and Lieutenant Barker provide accounts of the rescue and loss, with the fireman and crew praised for their conduct.
Prof. B C Kedzie urges distressed farmers to use green manuring with rye or clover alternatives, compost bones and ashes, and mulch with muck or soil to revive poor soil. He advises using every available resource and patient effort, ending with gratitude for farming.
A Boston era column surveys farm notes including Alpine dairy milk with high sugar content and a distinct flavor from cattle feed. It contrasts this with a domestic aunt’s view on scrupulous stocking mending, warns about arsenic in bright-green cardboard, and offers homely recipes and farming tips. It also covers water quality for cattle, horse watering practices, and deep planting advised for potatoes with modern ridges.
A New England Farmer correlative column argues most farms fail when buyers overextend. It asserts farming pays with invested capital and prudent management, while overleveraged buyers become laborers. It contends ten percent returns on borrowed capital are rare, advocates owning smaller, well managed farms, and denounces scorn for farming as a livelihood.
A Detroit visitor in a small interior town encounters a street vendor selling tiny sealed packets labeled Sure death to potato bugs. The crates contain two wooden slivers and a joke instruction to catch the bag and press. He buys one for ten cents, discovers the hoax, and leaves town amid laughter and scolding.
The New York Independent reports a spirited scene as a young runner, nicknamed short for Roy, races with lively steps while his mother watches as judge. The piece notes his early strides, playful yelps, and growing speed, promising a strong future in the race.
A guidance piece on habit formation from childhood to adulthood. It discusses how easy patterns form, the challenge of breaking bad habits like procrastination and exaggeration, and the value of order, thoroughness, and patient perseverance. The author urges self-monitoring, practical routines, and a plan to replace bad habits with better ones.
Dispatch from St Paul confirms July seventeenth engagement between Miles command and Indian forces near Beaver Creek and Frenchman Creek. Troops routed about 400 hostiles including Cheyennes Sioux Crows and Assiniboines, with several wounded, while reports place Sitting Bull’s main camp moving to the Little Rocky. Sheridan doubts large Sitting Bull force and says 1,600 lodges are peaceful near the line. Also notes minor incidents of theft and pursuit along the Missouri and Tongue River regions.
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