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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1895
Page
2
A drifting visitor Anne Bethune arrives at the Eliot homestead after a Glenhurst cemetery vigil. She clashes with Miss Millie and Ella Eliot but finds sympathy with Richard Clavering, the Eliot ward, while Wilkie, a petty suitor, provokes trouble until the cook interrupts. Anne's restrained grace, the sisters' snobbery, and a budding romance set the stage for a tense, genteel drama at the estate.
In a southern town, Anne Bethune, once mistreated by the Eliot household, appears with Rich Clavering as her fiancé. The couple attends the cemetery service for the Soldier grandfather, where Anne forgives foes and accepts a humble life with Rich. The Eliots’ reactions remain unrecorded.
A Memorial Day piece recalls Civil War soldiers with marching pride and tears. It reflects on the first Battle of Manassas, a rural anecdote of old women and frightened Yankees, and ends with a child’s question about what to paint for Memorial Day and flowers for the dead.
A former gambler recalls a high stakes poker night with Old Taylor, four bank sharks, and a dramatic bluff. He describes tapping the bank, pulling in bets, and Taylor’s reaction as the pile becomes theirs. The narrator notes cash won and Taylor’s vigilant warning kept him from risking more.
Editor Medill, famed Chicago Tribune publisher, visits California, praising his paper’s staff during a reception at the Newspaper Club while Van Benthuysen leads tribune men in greeting. He muses that tomorrow he and Van should review the pay bill as a sign of frugal, decisive leadership.
A poorly clad woman in Smithfield returns a bag containing £500 to its owner. He rewards her with a penny, showing a striking contrast between the large amount found and the small coin offered as thanks. The anecdote highlights unexpected integrity in everyday life.
A brief exchange questions why electric light poles stand so close to houses. The boy worries a topple could ignite homes, and the father notes ownership of poles versus houses explains the arrangement.
A jumble of old notes and lines describes banter on shoes and comfort, a playful betrothal moment, a catarrh cure advertisement, and various product notices and historical asides. It mentions Heal Comfort, Johnson and Billings, a romance, and old remedies. The University of Chicago is noted for a sixteen-woman glee club.
Fragmented dialogue shows a small group debating honesty with jokes about heaven and lies. The quirky exchange references family members and a comically corrupted French phrase while noting a mountain ascent and a misheard expression from a playful narrator.
Joseph Alexander of Newburg New York, aged 91, demonstrated vivid faculties by drawing a heart shaped page and inscribing the Lord’s Prayer and Psalm 108 in the space. In Washington he penned a postal card containing 12 400 letters plus the Lord’s prayer in each corner. His work has been placed in the Smithsonian Institution.
An advertisement touts No-To-Buck as a guaranteed cure for tobacco damage claiming restored vigor and vitality. It directs readers to Sterling Remedy Co for a book and lists Druggists as sellers in New York or Chicago. A second snippet offers home eye-cleaning advice for foreign matter, advising finger maneuver, silk handkerchief, cold water, light exclusion, and refrigerant lotion for inflammation.
An advertisement claims nervous prostration is caused by impure blood. It asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood, restores vitality, and strengthens nerves, boasting a superior cures record compared with other medicines.
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