29 Oct 1879
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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1879
Page
1
An evocative meditation on autumn. The scene opens with golden maples blazing in red and orange, trees like glowing pyramids. Quiet forests await a final hush as acorns fall and leaves drift, painting the ground in bright, rich colors for halcyon days.
A Zulu princess Lucia and her ally Cassatonga flee Isandula amid the battle, seeking asylum with British forces. Their escape by horse and river crossing leads to shelter at Helpmakaar and a wedding under English church rites. The tale frames faith and mercy amid war, urging prayers for missionary work in Africa.
The piece humorously contrasts cashier reactions to different bill sizes and customer styles. It notes the cashier’s indifference with small sums, glances pidgins with medium amounts, and elaborate chatter or charm when a well-dressed patron with a cane enters a larger bill, hinting at social dynamics in everyday commerce.
An advertisement claims Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup quietly and positively places all colds under control. It markets the remedy as effective against midnight marauders of illness and quotes a price of 25 cents.
A long list of African American and other elderly individuals is cited as reaching extreme ages, with notes on birthplace, service in the navy during the War of 1812, and various reminiscences. The piece also retells a historic Crecy battle scene focusing on Edward and his father’s strategy, ending with the three ostrich feathers badge.
The piece condemns all forms of gambling from cards to rail stock and bucket shops, urging public enforcement of anti gambling laws. It highlights a sermon by Rev. H. A. Stimson in Minneapolis reacting to a local tragedy, defining gambling, condemning tolerated wrongs, and warning that even small temptations must be resisted early.
The piece reflects on anonymity in modern cities where vast numbers live unknown to others and how crime exposes these hidden histories. It contrasts American cities with Europe noting London's rare exception as a secure hideaway for long-term unknowns.
An English correspondent notes a Newmarket neastiff at a London-area school showing remarkable time memory. Each morning at six o'clock he bells the clock and fetches boots, delivering them in order and even delaying on Sundays.
A chronological list traces early steam engines mills and tools from 1736 to 1841, noting Newcomen engines Evans Rumsey Whitney and Bogardus among others. The narrative ends with a breach of promise suit where Nancy Campbell sues Orson Crampton and wins $10,000 damages in Albany.
A cor respondent recalls a six year old girl deemed incurable by a physician about twenty years ago. After beans were cooked quickly with pork and potatoes in the first water the child improved and later bore children. The physician later speculated the beans in the first water caused the change, but is now dead.
An American engineer surveys the great wall of China noting its 1.7 mile length and its rugged alignment. The wall snakes along terrain dipping up to 1000 feet into abysses and spans Brooks and streams with overarched sections while strong towers guard major rivers on both sides.
The president of the State Vinecultural Society estimates California has 60 000 acres of vineyards with 45 000 000 vines and forecast growth. About 30 000 000 invested in vineyards may rise as vines grafted and revived, including Mission vines once valued, now grafted to newer varieties and soon bearing.
A handcart with two men delivered corpses from the morgue to the university dissecting room on 26th Street. The bodies slid from the cart and were dragged inside a gate. Neighbors complained, and the university dismissed the employees responsible for the mishap.
Fragmentary poem lines reflect on life’s hardships and lost dreams. The speaker questions heaven’s promises and the fate of earthly aspirations. Helen E. Starrett appears as a credited writer in Good Company.
A collection of odd facts and notices from 19th century press including a new Austrian peer titled Baron Max Washington. Britain reports about ninety individuals earning above 259000 dollars, plus quirky anecdotes from American towns and international events. The items span finance, health, imports, curiosities, and brief societal vignettes from the era.
Grantz recounts a Saxon tale of an Alsatian earl nicknamed Lion favored by Edward I. courtiers plot to test his nobility by releasing a lion. The earl rises at dawn, confronts the beast, orders it restrained, and marches off with a nightcap atop its back, challenging the doubters to prove their claim to pedigree.
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