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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1894
Page
11
Moira O Neill writes a lyrical poem in Blackwood's Magazine with themes of nature seasons and longing. The speaker recalls May time flowers a bee and orchis while romantic desire and unfulfilled love are expressed through vivid imagery and melodic refrains. The piece blends country sensibility with folklore and spiritual overtones.
In spring 1814 a young man defending a mail robbery suspect recalls a mudbound night when a party tried to seize a mailbag near Top ham. The bag contained about $500 in money and letters, leading to arrest of innocent bystander participation claims and discovery of a thief among the party. A later theft case involves Elizabeth Madworth, a 17 year old, accused of taking $100 from Mrs Naseby. The defense lawyer volunteers to protect her after a begging request from a mysterious young man, citing the girl’s innocence and her connection to Naseby’s household.
Elizabeth Naseby faces a theft accusation as Nancy Luther testifies she watched through a keyhole and saw the prisoner take money from the mistress drawer. The prosecution probes access to rooms and motive while Nancy admits earning pay and slight thefts.
The defense attorney exposed a forged letter and receipts to prove Nancy Luther stole only to cover the real thief. The jury acquitted the youth and the crowd celebrated, while Nancy Luther was arrested for theft and a citizen’s note later expressed gratitude to the defender.
The article explains ivory origins from African and Asiatic elephants, mentions differences in grain and color, and notes other sources like walrus and hippopotamus ivory. It cites mammoth ivory from Siberian permafrost and historic use, including medieval carved works and a Norse king's walrus hunt in 890 A.D. with walrus ivory.
A citizen notes that men not used to evening dress struggle to move their hands freely. He cites town dress suit ads showing a man with hands behind the back, suggesting painters miss the natural bearing of a cultured gentleman and should depict hands more openly.
A reformed cowboy ridicules the idea that cowboys enjoy riding bucking horses. He compares bucking to boils and recalls his early scrapes with cattle, cactus, and a man who finally rode a horse until it stopped bucking. He notes cowboys grip the saddle horn and use towels to calm the animals.
The article reports Professor Atwater arguing Americans are heavy meat eaters and consume more meat per person than cannibals in Africa. He cites New York estimates of a pound per capita daily, connects meat and sweet consumption to physical and mental health, labeling Americans germandizers in sweets as well.
The Mercantile Library Association in Boston, founded in 182% according to tradition, is noted as the citys oldest club. Distinguished figures who gave anniversary addresses include Daniel Webster Robert C Winthrop Rufus Choate and George S Hilliard, while poets such as Oliver Wendell Holmes John G Saxe and James T Fields are praised for their brilliance.
When a fracture is suspected do not move the patient unless absolutely necessary until a good surgeon can be secured. Keep the injured part motionless and comfortable by propping with pillows or pads. Localized pain should be managed carefully as advised by the World.
A Times of India essay outlines the Chahra sweeper religion. It describes Lalijura Lalberg as the formless supreme deity and explains shrines, poojah, and offerings. It recounts beliefs about the afterlife for good and bad sweepers, and links Pir Jhota and Balmik to cosmology and poetry possibly including the Ramayana.
A New York Mail and Express satirical note laments shrinking presence of visible feet in photographs. It describes photographers keeping small foot props with stockinged legs and the futility of some women who attempt to conceal their real feet, leading to comical results.
A Cardington reader recalls the Russian millionaire Turnavsky and his son spending days in a fishing village. Officials sought church funds. the son subscribed 100 rubles, the father 10 rubles saying he was an orphan and his son had a rich father.
Vienna authorities oversee newspapers presses and publications, regulate theater and entertainment licenses, and require preapproval of all works. A letter from Basler Nachrichten notes a cigar dealer exchange about Germania brand and quality claims, reflecting contemporary press culture.
Sir B. W. Richardson argues in Longman's Magazine that athletic life should start no earlier than 18 and end by 36. He warns that youth elastic tissues grow then lose elasticity with age, making extreme exercise injurious and favoring younger competitors.
In the Prose Edda Nasstrand is described as a vast hall of serpents whose backs form the walls and whose venom floods the interior. Murderers and oath-breakers are doomed to eternal torment, with evildoers sometimes bitten by the dragon Nidhogg.
In a curious urban note a Chicago prisoner cannot easily share a cigarette with inmates in adjacent cells. A bottle through the water trough carries a paper boat with the cigarette along the channel to the awaiting prisoner. In Boston a Sunday school class repeats verses for a foreign mission, with lines about giving, divine aid, and a final quip about fools and money.
Two citizens debate attending a mass gathering to devise ways to reform city government with strict economy. One supports the meeting, the other admits pursuing office himself. The exchange appears in the New York Weekly.
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