16 Apr 1879
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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1879
Page
1
A poem describing a blue bird singing in the dawn, landing on a brown king-cup, and a crocus lifting its cup to catch a pearl. Eve is pale and light as a cygnet, resting in amber light. A spirit of Love descends from a golden dome guiding a rosy daisied procession.
In a household of orphans, Amy Smith tends a window of blooms, earns money selling rosebuds, and pursues study and home skills while her sisterly circle debates her usefulness. Aunt Sophy defends Amy’s choices as she balances school, work, and family pride.
Amy Smith transforms a parlor into a sunlit conservatory funded by careful saving. She opens a post office flower shop in a large country town, selling blooms to neighbors and travelers, steadily building a small business while pursuing schooling and family support.
The Philadelphia Record reports that four Confederate half dollars were struck at the New Orleans mint after it was seized in 1861. Dies were cancelled, but the cabinet approved a Confederate design. bullion ran short, a paper issue followed, and the four coins surfaced through correspondence with B. F. Taylor and a rubbing by Mason.
A New York correspondent describes a prevalent eye malady called malarial ophthalmia. It briefly notes five belles in a Dino rah opera with eye bandages, mentions blue glasses among young newsmen, and advises opening the eye in a bowl of warm water each morning to cleanse deposits and humors.
A city paper extols liberty in the United States and Britain while detailing press repression in Russia Germany Spain Austria and Italy. It contrasts autocracy with genuine freedom of opinion and notes the English tongue carrying advantages and broad freedom of speech.
The writing argues laziness is a premature death and inaction is not living. It praises helping others and warns guardians of honor against sinecures. It claims genius and gentleness lift men, and that example and facts influence more than words.
A year ago nine Oregon families established a cave city on a hill sixty miles north of Graham in Baylor County. They dug rooms kitchens and sleeping quarters into the rock with a stovepipe chimney to the surface. The dry warm dwellings resist harsh norther winters and the colony promises to become Oregon City and Baylor County's capital.
A 19th century tale recounts a former States Minister to China leaving a widow and children with a small income. A Treasury clerk marries her after a long courtship, aided by a Connecticut millionaire friend who funds the union. The Brooklyn wedding produced a large settlement and a happy, stylish life.
Harper's Bazar notes rich beaded bonnets on Brussels net with jet tipped marabont feathers and black lace. Bright roses, gilded accents, and jeweled decorations appear, while colored straw bonnets match outfit trims. White net facings, Breton lace frills, and decorative birds or daggers add fashion drama.
A survey of women’s achievements from postmasters to doctors and artists, noting Emma Southworth’s prolific writing and a first hospital appointment for a woman. It covers women students at Union College, new art institutions, and a Vienna doctor’s degree, then shifts to All Fools Day origins across cultures and famous related jokes and poetry.
The piece argues gossip thrives in any village or city size, noting it arises from human social life. It contrasts rural and urban talk, claiming city gossip can be more refined and societal, while country chatter reflects limited social interaction and routines.
The eighteenth to early nineteenth century court maintained a runner corps of twenty to fifty, escorting the royal carriage in silk and velvet. They ran beside and ahead of rides, with up to twenty miles covered without stop, sometimes with runners dying on the road. Mensen Ernst astonished by his straight-line travel, river swimming, mountain climbing, snowshoe crossings, and desert marches.
The plan outlines a tunnel under the Hudson River between New York and Jersey City. Entrances lie 3400 feet from river banks with the main span about two and a half miles long. It calls for a 26 by 24 foot bore with a double steel rail track and gas lighting, capable of 400 trains every twenty hours and a six minute crossing.
A young officer asked Le Figaro’s editor who should bow first when two men of equal age and rank meet. The editor answered calmly that it should be the purer polite of the two.
A collage of brief items and quips from different papers. Observations range from fashion and advertising to paper napkins sell-through, rescue relics, political figures, and a Japanese fable with a moral about cunning. Independent vignettes provide a window into social curiosities and humor.
The Tyrolese show sturdy endurance in mountain farming with limited use of mowing machines and heavy field labor. Travelers note temperance and honesty, while social pastimes include rough games, knife fighting history, and cock or dog fights. Women witness endurance tests and admire brutal displays as marks of manliness.
Missouri Pacific vice president Oliver Garrison predicts 12000 miles of new steel rail lines built next summer with eight thousand miles in a year straining supply. Most new lines rise in the West and Northwest while passenger travel remains stagnant on leading lines despite freight rising about seventy five percent over seven to eight years.
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