23 May 1895
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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1895
Page
1
A poetic fragment describes a rose born in moral flush and a sunbeam offering life to wed. The speaker reflects fear of a strange world and nocturnal phantoms as dawn arrives. The sunbeam promises life and union, while birds sing overhead in a tender, moral vignette.
Marion, disguised as a page, slips into Richelieu’s palace to meet with his secretary. She reports a new plot to move a messenger to Italy and warns of dangers to France as Baradas schemes against the king and Julie.
A detective lampoons methods to avoid capture by urging petty crime as a way to land in prison. The piece cites a Moyamensing prison discovery of a criminal jailward by a magistrate on a trivial charge. Also noted are a car fare avoidance anecdote and a report on German Army tactics with long-distance cavalry drills.
In this chapter the Old Fox sits Bay as the prime minister faces labyrinths set by faplings coquettes around the king. Baradas appears cheap to him yet the young man longs for blood of one who chills him. Adrien and Julie don Mortemar stir a dangerous passion guiding his ambition toward Richelieu's ward.
A customer curses a barber after paying double price for a so called shaded Shampoon. The barber concedes and confirms the charge, while the victim laments the double suffering and costs. The exchange depicts a local consumer dispute over pricing and quality.
A passing debate questions whether the saying Whatever goes up is sure to come down serves as an axiom. A boy counters that folk have faith in it unless prices, like coach costs, are involved, prompting a lighthearted exchange about truth and economics.
A New York correspondence describes the English Ladies Kennel Association formed to secure privileges at dog shows. It notes aims for better classifications and prizes, separate entries for women, and reforms such as natural ears on dogs. The club’s progress, rules, forthcoming London show, and notable members and breeds are detailed.
H.W. Lacy discusses forming an American Ladies Kennel Club inspired by English society. He notes English shows attract many exhibitors, while American events are annual and casually observed. A U S club could unite women in charity shows, recover lost dogs, place drinking troughs, and host informal events with expert judges to educate on dogs. He urges a meeting of interested ladies to organize.
The Carey law authorized eight western states to receive 1,000,000 acres of arid land for irrigation based agriculture. A national irrigation commission will form eastern colonies to settle and teach irrigation methods. Plymouth Colony in Idaho will consist of 1000 dollars per member, organized as cooperative village farms under skilled leaders.
A historical note on Brydone’s account of Maltese stone cannons used by the knights. Ten thousand pound projectiles fired from six foot mouths created vast destruction, with embrasures carved from solid rock and each gun housing a barrel of gunpowder. The stones could cover over 300 square yards, a remarkable siege engine of its era.
It is feared the current Australian legislature may be losing sanity as members vote to reduce their own salaries amid partisan friction. The move sparks debate on public accountability and parliamentary conduct.
Special correspondence describes the Canadian government as weak and divided. It blames Sir John A McDonald’s party leadership, notes rebellion by Young Charlie Tupper, and predicts the Conservatives’ possible downfall this parliamentary session amid internal strife and resignations.
A historical list details leading non American landowners with holdings totaling more than twenty million acres across Texas New Mexico Florida Mississippi Kansas Illinois and other states. Names include English and Scottish syndicates British firms Danish and German interests and noble titles with total foreign acquisitions cited as a national concern.
A fragment notes that golf in England is a modern introduction and unfamiliar to many. It mentions Valentine Green and F Abbott as related figures, hints at a piece titled ite heath and a date, and traces the sport as popular only about a hundred years ago.
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