03 Dec 1879
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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1879
Page
1
A mythic tale explains why corn bears a maiden trapped by a jealous god and reeds that shield her. The narrative blends folklore with scenes of a village life where a minister, Polly, and Miss Phoebe navigate love, jealousy, and social constraints amid church, dinner, and gossip.
Polly works beside the minister as she bakes pumpkin pies, hiding tears and fighting restless thoughts about happiness and affliction. The minister intrudes with a gentle, musical presence, discussing pumpkin pies as moral symbols and offering quiet kindness.
In Samsun on the Black Sea coast a hydrophobia outbreak among stray dogs prompts local fear. The governor issues a decree amid a Sheik ul Islam fetwah banishing dogs, who then return, provoking religious observers to claim divine protection while the vali dismisses them as visionaries.
The article notes circus riders form a key community entertainment and earn from $75 to $300 weekly based on skill. James Robinson earns $300, with Charles Fish and James Melville at $150. Riders train year round, some from the streets, and many build property as a future necessity.
A garbled fragment references a race event and a location. Readable parts mention a far field and a shapes related item, but key names, dates, and exact venue remain unclear.
A New York paper describes Cuba as once more in rebellion, noting long-standing disloyalty to Spain. It details population by race and class, creoles versus peninsulares, and the impact of sugar trade worth up to 100 billion annually, with most revenue flowing to Spain and the United States consuming much of Cuba's export.
A Riverside hospital on Blackwell's Island reports a cat with a strong hatred for English sparrows. The pet, trained to stalk bread crumbs to birds, nabbed a sparrow in a recent stroll, displaying surprising cunning and hunting instincts.
An old account discusses Dr Pigeon using sulphur and palpi ointment to treat scarlet fever. Cases reportedly improved quickly with epidermal shedding normalizing. Patients were given sulphur multiple times daily and inhaled fumes from burning sulphur as part of the regimen.
James Gibner, aged sixty seven, was found in his Cincinnati home cellar dead by his own hand. He tied a red silk handkerchief around his neck with a broom handle improvised as a tourniquet and suffocated. The improvised device snagged on a partition, preventing untwisting as he weakened. He leaves an invalid wife.
Miss M F Austin of the Central California colony reports twenty eight acres of vineyard with twenty bearing in its third year from cuttings. She has produced 6000 pounds of raisins and will add 2000 more this season. Each grape yielded about ten pounds in the first bearing season. Her sales will cover vineyard expenses and supplies, with potential profit and strong raisin industry prospects.
Honest country folk are warned by Alarper's Weekly about swindlers and sharpers roaming the country. A bold organized gang is accused of a systematic scheme that holds New England farmers at risk with devices like improved washing machines or patent tricks. Consumers should avoid signing papers from unknown strangers.
The annual report notes 170 observation stations for storms and meteorology. Fort Whipple saw improved signaling drills and many men trained as assistant observers. Weather forecasts showed 90.7 percent verification, with 94 ports issuing cautionary signals. Telegraph lines covered 4,467 miles, including 543 coast miles, maintained by the signal corps.
The state treasury suffers annual losses as peace officers and minor officials craft false service claims. An officer misrepresented expenses by placing two men into a hall managed by a dog, causing local and state costs.
A reflective verse fragment notes the cost of fear and cowardice. It speaks of letting go and choosing action over despair, contrasting meritorious effort with hollow praise. The piece ends with a signature line referencing Lee O Harris in Indianapolis.
Russia leads Europe in swine production while a crowfish new to Massachusetts shores appears along Cape Cod. A man’s annual intake of feed water and air totals about 3 000 pounds. A brush fire near Ventura, California burns 1 500 sheep. A street encounter in New Vienna ends with a shooting and a fatal stabbing.
A fragmented verse recalls a stylish girl in silk on the street and a tired mother at home cleaning. The lines juxtapose outward charm with domestic labor, implying unseen struggles behind appearances.
The piece compares two cases of adult brain reeducation after severe illness. An English woman forgot nearly all prior knowledge and relearned reading and writing, while Rev. Morens Ormond in Pennsylvania lost recognition of family and letters, spelling aloud barely, and misnaming objects though grasping general ideas.
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