22 Oct 1879
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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1879
Page
1
A Victorian lyric from Saturday Magazine describes a mother singing to her baby about where the baby’s dimple and the angel’s touch should rest. The poem shifts from fear of a fleeting charm to a tender insistence that the angel imprint be on the chin, not on the limb or cheek, ensuring the baby’s serenity remains.
In a small town, Meb Wright endures hardship as her husband Winn Wright, a locomotive engineer, suffers injuries in a track wreck. Amid romance and social pressure, Fordyce's polite attentions test Meb's loyalty, while the salvage effort and a brutal night in the gully reveal Winn’s dependence on Meb. The couple's bond strengthens as they confront ruin and recovery together.
A Pittsburgh native who settled in Colorado answers questions about rheumatism in the high plains, mining interests across a dozen sites, and harsh conditions. He criticizes local society but notes $50,000 profits from mining amid intermittent luck, and describes health risks from pneumonia to pulmonary hemorrhage and a tenuous climate.
A Maryland correspondent describes John Powers the seven foot tall giant weighing about 655 pounds and his sister the famed 786 pound "fat woman" who cannot walk without help. Accompanying them are an albino, a Circassian girl, a snake-charmer, a man with an iron jaw, trained monkeys, and a pig. They tour cities in a horse powered wagon, living a gypsy life and earning good money while saving for rainy days.
The New York Sun recounts the arrival of an ocean steamer at a pier where customs officers strict ly search baggage. Passengers, dogs, and trunks fill the scene as inspectors at the line by the pier assess items, with some bags passed and others detained.
New York postoffice records reveal unmailable items sent to mail as rattlesnakes and alligators to clothing and dynamite. Unsealed letters hold thousands in cash and over two hundred thousand in checks, showing widespread postal carelessness and a remark that the post office handles many curious people.
A Rockland man tries a prank on his dog by sneaking up and yelling. The dog defends itself and clamps onto the man, who yells and runs as a crowd gathers. A calm police dog trainer appears with a bemused expression while the man clings to himself and the dog retreats.
Dr Francis Julius Lemoyne a wealthy Washington P a physician scholar and cremation pioneer died at his home aged eighty one He built a crematory on his farm and promoted the process He witnessed cremations including Baron de Palm and Mrs Pitman marking him as the father of cremation in America
A historical notice touts Dr Ball's Cough Syrup as a universal remedy for colds and coughs, claiming rapid relief and safety as summer ends and respiratory illnesses rise.
A lyric meditation on Violet as a symbol of youthful memories and unfulfilled longing. The speaker questions whether tears in the beloved’s eyes reflect past joys or present sorrow, recalling a faded bright past and a shy heart stained by hopeful longing.
A miscellany notes fraud schemes, writing masters, and sayings. It lists curious items from a time piece on confidence tricks to quirky quotes about cats, clocks, and moral tales. It mentions population estimates for British India and several U S city figures. It reports on fashion patches, weather lore, and playful anecdotes from newspapers like the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Keokuk Gate City.
Mrs. Josiah Walter of Easton Pa. aged forty nine died after a seizure caused a coal oil lamp to ignite her clothing as she descended stairs. Her six year old son Lewis tried to smother the flames and raised the alarm. She crawled to the door and perished after midnight from burns and fever. She had suffered spasms since her first childbirth and leaves nine children, three living.
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