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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1875
Page
2
A local humorous piece retells a fragmentary verse about Ireland’s origin with mock dramatic notes. The garbled OCR references Evia, Neptune, Jove, and a wedding-like tale, teasing Ireland’s fame as a gem and queen through a playful, teasing legend.
A collection of anecdotes on prodigious memory from antiquity to modern times, including Cyrus’s recall of officers and sons, and Lucius Sulpicius naming every Roman citizen. A vivid incident follows of a wrecked life, Margaret Townsend, an alcoholic destitute woman degraded by delirium tremens and remembered by a former physician family.
A military officer recalls a trainee who could repeat sequences after long intervals, noting the recruit’s reliable memory and the ease with which he could reproduce tasks after substantial gaps. The account underscores the trainee’s disciplined retention and dependable performance under pressure.
A garbled reflective piece urges honesty in craft whether art, commerce, or writing. It contrasts chiseling truth in marble, inscribing in ledgers, and recording in day books, urging earnest effort and factual living despite odd phrasing.
The Boston Trav excerpt recalls Mark Twain humor as a piano player performs period tunes during stories and plays. A moral lecturer objects to a vaudeville style rendition of the Prodigal Son approaching Joseph and his brothers.
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