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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1879
Page
4
A Sunday Afternoon piece argues that true marriage rests on intimate companionship and mutual support, resisting free love theories that treat marriage as a dissolvable contract. It praises the lifelong bond as essential to human happiness, despite inevitable unhappiness and hardship.
The article details pale blue and gray outfits with organdy Breton lace trims, Russian lace arabesque motifs, and morning sea shore bunting looks. It highlights a French bunting outfit with black and white striped satin trim, striped hat with plumes, and the bold gray and cardinal red combinations in basques and belts as seen in the Bazar.
A Louisiana woman vents anger at barbarism of tearing standard books. She notes students abandon books as relics, fears aimless youth without moral courage, and favors quiet study at home over social events like balls and theaters.
The article surveys methods of corporal punishment used in various countries noting the Russian knout and its potentially fatal effects, the Chinese bamboo law punishing minor offenses, and the bastinado described by a witness, detailing men restraining feet and beating soles with a heavy stick.
A fragment from Boynton's History of West Point presents Gen. Washington's July 29 1779 order against swearing. It condemns the profanity as unprofitable and wicked and urges officers to reprimand or punish offenders to uphold religion decency and order.
In Ming Prison a New York convict, John Barrett, age unknown, refused work and attacked keepers with a knife after a botched discipline incident. A guard shot Barrett through the heart as convicts surged, with a coroner’s jury later deeming the shooting justifiable.
A Western Rural critique explains why farmers are frequent victims of swindlers and urges stronger press scrutiny. It cites a laptop signature scam involving eggs and forged promissory notes, warns against signing with strangers, and argues for legal awareness to protect farmers from forgeries and bad contracts.
A Gleaner letter narrates a comic meeting in which a poet teases Senator Charles Sumner over readings from The Princess. Sumner endures a five hour recital, then politely declines further readings as the poet insists on more.
Geo. P. Rowell & Co. reports the total number of newspapers in the United States increased from 8,703 in January to 9,153. New papers appear in the Territories while suspensions are fewer than in any similar period for several years.
The Wesleyan Academy in Wilbraham Massachusetts is described as one of the country’s oldest and most popular schools with superb buildings grounds and facilities. G M Steele is elected principal and faculty reorganized. Tuition for a year with board is 160 dollars and thirteen week terms are 57 to 60 dollars.
Joaquin Miller writes that Sitting Bull earned his name after being shot in the legs but remaining upright and continuing to fight with the fierceness of a wounded buffalo bull. The vivid description links the chief’s stature and courage to the wounded animal image.
Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters touted as a preventive tonic against malaria and fevers caused by miasma. The ad claims it replaces quinine in many areas, strengthening vital functions, enriching blood, aiding digestion, and reducing sickness.
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