15 Nov 1888
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Newspaper
Benton County Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1888
Page
1
A Boston diarist recollects a steadfast marriage filled with shared joys and sorrows. The couple recalls their journey, the stormy seas survived, and their love’s enduring bloom through time and age. Two readers named in the piece praise the deep bond and hopeful future.
Tade Decker plans a chicken party inspired by Lucy's event. she persuades her parents to let the poultry join a party in the chicken yard at 3 PM. She visits Mr Johnson and Mamie to arrange a bantam and snacks while teaching chickens to be good.
In a playful scene, Tude and Mamie host a chicken feast with Harry gathering worms, spreading gravel, corn and shells as a table for the hens. Robinson the rooster is named, a bantam visitor joins, and the youngsters collapse tired but happy after a merry hens party.
A large black dog named Rover owned by Bishop Brothers of New London accompanies early season travelers on the Block Island run. Rover rides the steamer, hops ashore at the wharf, and returns to the vessel, showing remarkable recall and loyalty. He even visits Ocean View and the Mount Hope before rejoining the Block Island.
In a Tennessee hamlet on the Clinch river a country store draws a rough crowd as Old Dick, the four county’s worst, enters. A tense standoff erupts with whiskey, threats, a gunfight, and a shootout where the narrator returns fire and wounds the notorious man amid a volatile gathering.
In Guyton Georgia a negro preacher named Simmons, ex Savannah resident, claims a divine warning of a coming earthquake that will wipe out much life and property. He reads the forecast door to door, preaches it at an African Methodist meeting, and sways many colored residents, some workers abandoning duties as fear grows. The New Orleans Picayune notes the demoralizing impact on the colored community and the disruption to service workers.
A dialogue attributed to the Arkansas Traveler features a White man and Uncle Jake discussing election frauds and miscount, with Jake recalling a past counting incident. The exchange highlights community concern over political integrity and punishment of the country for perceived wrongs.
A fragmentary report describes a lodge proprietor arguing over daily charges of 35 dollars or 4 dollars with potatoes. A man with a gun points toward a private cemetery as others initially object but later reconcile.
Fragmentary remark reflects the view that harsh conditions leave the truly needy with nothing, suggesting perseverance amid poverty. The line hints at a moral frame around hardship and effort without naming events or people.
A wartime tale recounts a soldier who praised a comrade’s steadiness under fire after a near-fatal incident. The narrator tended the wound, while locals spread the story, though some phrases reflect dated slang and dialect from Detroit Free Press reportage.
A comic tale contrasts poetic advice with a storm scene and a farcical wedding aftermath. A young man shows extravagance, receiving rebuke from his father over a $5,000 check placed in a white envelope, tainting a wedding scene with irony and embarrassment.
A fragmentary 19th century prose piece pokes at the titled, famed, and the public. It riffs on the invalids and their quirks with airy humor before quoting a Harper's excerpt about Chauncey M. Depew in Chicago. The tone blends caricature with literary aside.
An old mare mule owned by N P Watt of Cool Spring township grew sick and died after failed care. The animal wandered from house to house seeking help, stood at Dr J R Adams's gate, and finally threw herself into the creek below Turner's mill to end her misery, a local observer notes.
Jones, frightened by reports on croton impurity, buys filtered water at a drug store. He asks for a quart to boil a couple of eggs, as the judge watches.
A brief aphorism notes that the short horse is favored by careful bettors, citing the New Orleans Picayune. It suggests prudent wagering hinges on selecting the shorter, steadier horse rather than the favored long shot.
A scattered Philadelphia note set mentions the best sculptor day at Federal Hill near Baltimore. It includes celebrity blurbs about Mrs Shaw the Philadelphia whistler, Miss Erne Sprague studying in New York, and Joan Ruskin divulging a self portrait to the public. It also covers Bianca, wealth bequests, and various European figures with brief profiles and rumors.
H E Childs, a 41 year old Massachusetts native longshoreman and DeButts and Daggetts foreman, won the Louisiana State Lottery first capital prize from ticket No 46755. He lives in Everett with one child, works in New Orleans years ago, and has spent about 30 dollars on tickets. The prize money was deposited at First Ward Bank East Boston. He plans to celebrate quietly with his winnings.
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