05 Jul 1888
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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1888
Page
1
A Yorkshire Reverend known for eccentricity asks his 12 year old lad Thomas to fetch the horse. He speaks solemnly about prayer before sleep, fears he may die, and the boy, crying, races to catch the horse, succeeding faster than ever. The moment stirs the boy to tears and determination.
A gardener, Gil bert Clow of Cocymans New York, found in his yard the head and forepart of a rabbit attached to a tree limb. The rest of the body vanished except one shriveled leg, suggesting the rabbit was blown into the tree, snowed on, and frozen. As the snow melted, the preserved head and front remained.
A minister and his wife share a brief exchange about a summer trip to Europe. The wife expresses gladness at the church granting the vacation, notes she cannot go, and the minister references the gospel line about the poor.
Landlady, testing a boarding house applicant, learns she never takes children. The applicant reveals a lost child from last summer, and the landlady notes the misfortune becomes a fortunate outcome for her policy of not accepting children.
Pitteton Pa May 26 reports show Mr M A Kelley bought one fifth of ticket 55313 which won the first capital prize $150000. He earned $30000 and plans to reinvest part of it in household appliances and agency expansion across the United States. He is a trusted local businessman and former borough tax receiver, with public support for his prudent handling of the windfall.
A reflective meditation on individual significance amid a vast human population. The piece muses on how fear of ridicule and social expectations shape actions, urging self-awareness within the crowd and a humbler view of one’s role in society.
A late 19th century promotional piece urges readers to trust Warner's Safe Cure and Warner's Safe Pills to cure blood poisoning, insanity risk, and failing eyesight by claiming poisoned blood harms nerve centers and mental faculties. It urges action while reason remains and cites rising insanity statistics.
The text poetically extols tree planting as an act of peace and enduring benefit. It speaks of trees calming, sheltering, and teaching future generations, lasting through time and centuries as a symbol of immortality.
The voyage of the Enrique to Hilo and back ends in tragedy and mystery as Captain James fears a haunting voice from the mainmast. Martyn, an Englishmate, feigns madness to escape punishment, later reveals he orchestrated the specter as a ventriloquist trick to flee the ship and resume his career.
In Rochester the condemned murderer Deacons kept a pet mouse in his cell. The animal learned tricks and slept beside him nightly, inspiring his pride. Yesterday a jail attendant killed the mouse, leaving Deacons deeply distressed and all nearby sympathizing.
An Anecdotal rant from the Amesbury Dispatch condemns a woman in a sleeping car who occupies the dressing room. The piece laments her slow routine and selfish behavior, proposing a separate car for women to ease discomfort for other passengers.
A sailor returned from Central American waters delivers a yellow orange sea serpent to the Academy of Sciences. The twenty four inch reptile has a flattened tail and narrow head with a broad black stripe. It is deemed venomous with uncertain classification, possibly a species unknown to science, though similar water snakes exist in East Indian waters and New Zealand. The drift theory suggests ocean currents may have carried it to its current location.
Seaside article notes near remedies that sell well and promise universal satisfaction. It cites wonderful cures by UK medicines in this city including consumption cases reportedly cured by a few bottles of King's New Discovery and Electric Bitters, sold by A. L. Hop.
Bill Nye recounts a plain, aged man seen near Fulton Street and Broadway wiping his coat, joking about staying in town, and describing his rough journey through the city. The man mixes gruff humor with hardship, noting poor traffic, the burden on his body, and his wish to reach Jersey City while blaming teamsters and city life.
An American attendee recounts hours of panic and trampling in a massive German crowd for the emperor's funeral. She describes being pressed, nearly crushed, and fearing for her son, with casualties and suppressed reports noted, and laments the danger of such displays.
The piece laments price fixing by a few, arguing no power on earth can raise the price of life's necessities above a just price. It warns against monopolies and urges citizens to resist with the Lord reign mapping to a republican plea.UB Reed comments on economic law versus government action.
In a satirical fragment, a young man attempting a bass solo disrupts a choir, with other singers rising to tire him out. A landlady portrait and applicant exchange reveal an urban scene full of quirky dialogue and casual cruelty.
A Saginaw horse car conductor is identified by a young woman as her missing brother from Harrison. The family traces him as Henry Schaeffer, but he denies knowledge of them, claiming birth in Saginaw and no prior acquaintance. Also notes Asa Adams, just graduated from Lilcott's Business College, Burlington, Ind., securing a good Burlington position.
Frank J. Cheney and F. S. Cheney & Co. advertise Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a hundred dollar payoff for any case not cured. The sworn statement, dated December 6, 1886, claims the firm will pay for cures and describes internal use for blood and mucus surfaces. Also mentions oxydized silver and wooden bookclasps as luxury novelties.
A terse report notes a thief’s arrest amid community relief while urging Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for kidney and liver ills and chronic catarrh. The ad claims nasal catarrh may signal consumption and promises a $9 reward for an uncured case of catarrh, with Sage’s Catarrh Remedy sold for 50 cents.
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