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Newspaper
Benton County Herald
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1878
Page
2
Poem by Elizabeth Akers Allen in Baldwin's Monthly expresses youthful longing for a cottage with roses lilacs honeysuckles and an apple tree bee hive of straw. The speaker imagines a peaceful home and garden but accepts it cannot be owned while cherishing a dream Eden in memory and imagination.
Frederick Woodman the village schoolmaster plans to woo Nellie Morris using flowers and a letter. Briggs the cricket-loving messenger ruins the plan by breaking the rose and straw, fading Nellie’s affection. After a tender resolution Woodman reconciles with Nellie. the boys receive a half-holiday and a penny each as a reward.
From the Princess Alice disaster comes a remarkable tale of three siblings, Thorpe of Old Kent Road, aged seventeen and eighteen, and their brother, all saved by swimming. The sister, older than both, battled the tide and darkness to reach the bank despite garments and chaotic surroundings. Her bravery underscores the value of teaching girls to swim.
A feature from St Nicholas recounts Himalayan mail couriers bound to their saddles with sealed mail and cargo. Carriers must not break seals. theft carries severe penalties and even riders and horses may be sacrificed to guard parcels. The piece notes rope-assisted descents and extreme routes. Also mentions a lamp and a Baltimore reader praising Dr Ball's Cough Syrup for colds.
The Housekeeper's Companion urges light bed coverings for the sick and warns against heavy counterpanes that trap emanations. It cites farmers neglecting tools and yards littered with rotted manure as a path to poverty, and endorses cotton cloth hot beds as a cheaper alternative to glass. It notes many West farm horses run unshod, with shoeing needed on front feet for road use, while back feet may adapt naturally.
The article argues that stock raising and grain farming together sustain soil fertility and long term profitability. It notes that manure and livestock support crop yields, while relying solely on grain drains land. It cites Western feeders leveraging cheap grain and pasture, and East adopting home made manures, with a shift toward mixed farming as the enduring, profitable path. It also mentions varied local ads and products briefly.
Nimpo invites the whole school for a birthday tea at Mrs. Primkins' crowded house. The plan backfires as the front parlors become a wilderness of guests, old furnishings, and improvised supper with nuts and bread. Amid chaos, Nimpo imagines maternal forgiveness for worn stockings, while the party ends with joyful mischief and a hug of relief.
The circulation of invitation cards lured many to a fake ceremony at Pere Lachaise Cemetery for the anniversary of M Thiers death. In London All Saints Day bells return to St Paul's after 212 years silent, Bow Church rivals. Ella Hanbury of London perished in the Princess Alice disaster after saving her lover’s life, dying delirious after learning of his death. Italian Exposition typography showcases the smallest book ever printed.
A tiny Padua printed edition of Dante’s Divina Commedia, bound in red velvet and silver, is praised for its minute size and vast contents. The piece notes peculiar Italian hair fashion spazzaorecchie and a Rome church-building update among nine evangelical bodies including Waldensians and American Baptists.
Excerpts show public praise for Dr. Pierce’s Family Medicines and Hop Bisters with letters from New Orleans and Boston praising Pleasant Purgative Pellets and Golden Medical Discovery for bilious ailments and a two year fever sore. Letters dated 1878 reflect strong endorsements for these remedies.
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