03 Jul 1878
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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1878
Page
1
The page reviews summer fashion with blooms, trims and hats in vivid detail. It also tells of a man named Mr A recounting a near supernatural music performance by three strangers seen in his room at two thirty, lasting about ninety minutes before vanishing.
A young woman Nelly, working for her poor father and siblings, learns charity over vanity after refusing to give to a street child. She then befriends her stern father, organizes a simple picnic, and bonds the family. Years pass. Nelly becomes a happy wife and mother, and the father remains close.
A London World summary notes various famed thinkers and men of talent displaying odd habits. It cites Napoleon trembling at cats, Cavendish avoiding women, Garrick’s vanity, Rousseau dressing as a fop, and Thiers drinking coffee with rum, among other quirks.
Two Englishmen out shooting, one with a license and one without. A keeper pursued the license holder over a mile and a half of ploughed fields in a brisk race. The pursuer finally caught up and asked why he ran away. The runner claimed a fondness for exercise and implied the other man should have a license too.
The Baltimore Sun reports renewed activity in cigar shaped steamers once deemed impractical. Trials continue in England with voyages to the North and Mediterranean seas. Proponents claim high speed and stability, aiming for regular Atlantic service in under six days with large ferries and international ports.
General Pleasanton remains engaged on the blue glass theory while lecturing at the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. A severe drought causes famine in southern Morocco with six inhabitants reportedly reduced to skeletal remains.
At 1900 feet in a Nevada silver mine the heat reached 135 degrees causing three rescuers to die from exhaustion while attempting to reach injured workers. The incident highlights extreme conditions in deep mining operations and the dangers faced by miners and relief teams.
A Philadelphia paper in the past week published an obituary column noting sixteen residents aged eighty or more. Names include Madame Heloise Ferti at one hundred, Lydia Sanders ninety seven, and Hester Colfresd ninety three, averaging eighty nine years and nine months.
A Cleveland girl awoke to a brief prickling and a snap in her eyes during the night with no pain. After the event she felt fine, and in the morning she was described as stone.
The text notes normal body fat as about one twentieth of a man’s weight and one sixteenth of a woman’s weight. Fat stores protect against heat loss and supply tissue waste during illness, heavy exertion, or temporary fasting.
The article recounts Nancy E. Olem, infamous for a murder trial and sequittal in Indianapolis, being rearrested after escaping the gallows. It notes her successful window for swindling and claims an aggregate gain around $20,000 from her fraudulent schemes.
Two men visited Edwardsville merchant He Hanschell and asked to store a box for the night. The next morning the box was opened, revealing $500 and goods missing from the counter. The storekeeper and helpers recovered the box and the items after discovering a cloth missing, leading to the arrest of the thieves.
The Karategin region, formerly Kokhand, plus Dor na Wachia and Shugnau, and most of Kogistar, borders the Pamir plateau. Isolated in winter and never yet visited by a European, its people live in a primitive state with no concept of measure or weight and a communal economy lacking public institutions. Theft is unknown and neighbors share provisions.
In Zanesville Ohio last week a farm hand Moorehead was convicted of murder in a case dating to June 1876 when farmer Brock died from a shotgun wound. The corpse was later exhumed revealing two head wounds from rifle and shotgun, indicating foul play. Moorehead, suspected due to jealousy, was tried and sentenced to life in state prison.
The Boston Bulletin exposes the editor’s trade as a corrupt, lucrative path requiring no formal training. It says top editors accept large bribes for favorable articles and entertainment perks, while assistants earn about $865 weekly for short four hour days amid industry pressure.
A miscellany of notes on money making and crafts, with trivia on dynamos of industry and perverse quirks of fashion. It mentions short hand workers, Italian bookkeeping, and vast dynamite production in the US and Europe. Anecdotes cover Icelandic Frampart in Gimli, ear lore, and curious questions about wit and joy.
A 110000 gold bonanza tale centers on a 1854 massacre opposite Bismarck in which a Montana mining party perished after Indians attacked their boat. Trader Girard preserves the story and hunts the wreck site, hoping the gold remains buried between Bismarck and the Gulf.
A Chinaman on Sixth Street disturbed a hill of red ants, provoking a painful bite and a loud outcry. The incident, described in colorful terms, highlights the creatures’ aggressive behavior and venomous bite.
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