31 Dec 1879
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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1879
Page
1
A sentimental dialect reminiscence recalling Lo Weeza as a bright, loving grandchild who filled days with laughter. The narrator fondly describes Katrina and the grandchild’s comforting presence, shared memories, and the ache of parting as aging grandparents reflect on life and family.
A man torn between two loves Miss Clara Alden and Miss Daisy Lyle faces jealousy and a decisive confession at a winter rink. After a friend insists he must woo Clara, he proposes but she rejects him. Daisy and Clara attend a grand ball and Daisy hints at a future, while the narrator forges toward a hopeful, complicated ending.
The piece of paper baked to a carbon framework powers a globe in vacuum to emit a quiet light with no smoke or odor. Edison claims it costs less than oil and can be safer and cooler, though some scientists doubt the feat.
The Pleasant Spot on a Dark Night describes a narrow lava gorge in Luzerne County where Black Creek runs through ash strewn, fire-scarred rocks. The stream is unusually dark and sulfurous, with fish unable to live, while a local hotel owner advertises property for sale but scares buyers by claiming Satan and witches haunt the water.
A compact digest of notable 1879 happenings listing governors elected, battles, fires, storms, explorations, political moves, and disasters across the United States and abroad. Highlights include state elections, parliamentary events, storms in Europe, railway and ship disasters, and notable deaths and openings.
A smoky account describes a subterranean petroleum river rising in the Carboniferous north of the Colorado, flowing southeast through Burnet Williamson and Sabine regions, surfacing as tar springs and asphalt, near Oil Bay and Trinidad, with waves calm over oil, though never tapped by man.
A list of notable deaths by month and date across 1873. Names include Judge Charles T. Sherman Caleb Cushing Juan Moncasi Gaetavere Schleicher Commodore John Guest John Blair Leubner and many others from politics, military, industry, and the arts, with ages and places.
The piece notes how a boy’s geography class would stumble over common Smithtown and Jonesville names, yet could recite miners terms. It cites a Nevada geography line describing Buttermilk canon in Paradise mountains northwest of Eden, near Gong-Eye, and routes past Limburga and Whoop-Em-Up with Bunery and Bung-Eye nearby.
Poem fragment by Julie K. Wetherill printed in Scribner contrasts living joy with looming sorrow. The speaker pleads to enjoy today before winter and sadness return, imagining a journey with sorrow through a gray, windy day and frosted landscapes.
A long list covers U S locomotives in use six teen thousand nationwide. Governors carpentry past, cotton mills and peanut crops by state and year. Literary notes quote Tennyson, Emerson and Lowell. A dramatic Yukon style tale of a Dakota family and a freezing tragedy is told alongside a study of the Norwegian lemming migrating in straight lines to the sea. Foxes and other predators follow but cannot halt them.
The London Times obituary notes the editor bears responsibility for every word in the paper. Editors must stay on duty until print, face late decisions affecting public opinion, and navigate fatigue, criticism, and constant information flow. They must meet world events, converse with leaders, and guard against errors despite long hours. Their role, though demanding, upholds journalism’s demands and is often misunderstood.
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