20 Sep 1881
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Newspaper
Benton County Herald
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1881
Page
1
A fragmentary poem reflects on unseen burdens and endurance. The speaker notes the quiet weight carried by someone whose pain is felt but not spoken, suggesting deep resilience amid hardship and the measure of life expressed through quiet endurance.
In the summer of 1813 the Amelia a coasting schooner anchored below a small seaport to wait for tide. Tom Wallen visits his parents and returns to the ship only to find it vanished and a British warship in sight. He boards the vessel after a perilous offshore row and faces a grim command to pilot the harbor. Refusing to aid the enemy he is kept on the Saracen as a crewman while his countrymen search for the missing Amelia. Later a neutral port and prize money alter his fate as Jacob Hopkins recovers the lost boat and Tom’s courage leads to a new career and reunion with his family.
A fragmented news snippet reviews fruit preservation tips, noting sugar changes during boiling, use of glucose, and glass vs tin cans. It discusses sealing, air leakage, rosin cement, and protecting canned fruit from frost and light, with advice on using dark storage and settling time. It also includes a brief, nonessential anecdote about Lieutenant von Geyso, shot in a German garrison town after a duel-like exchange between officers.
The article discusses horse eye anatomy and vision, noting horses observe with each eye separately and that eye health affects movement. It links eye traits to heredity, breeding, and performance, arguing eye condition influences breed quality and safety in use, with broader remarks on animal disease patterns versus humans. It then shifts to fruit evaporation, noting rising U.S. fruit cultivation, regional production, and market expansion, highlighting profits, values, and the push for preserved dried fruits and evaporated products.
An 19th century account describes beaver trapping among Native tribes and white trappers in Wyoming Colorado Idaho and Montana. It notes tensions with half breeds and the role of squaws and slaves, trader profits at frontier forts, and the barter system using beaver skins for provisions ammunition blankets horses and wives in a harsh colonial economy.
A scrambled OCR fragment notes Captain Chas. N. Corri of Louisville allegedly cured of rheumatism by St Jacobs Bitters. It cites various newspapers the York Nebraska Republican New York paper and Philadelphia papers praising the product and a Philadelphia Sun ad quote extolling Bitters as a valuable remedy.
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