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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1900
Page
2
A poem reflects on sympathy amid storm and sorrow. It contrasts nature’s darkness with the comfort of divine consolation, noting God and Heaven give sympathy to humanity in perplexity and suffering. The verses evoke clouds, stars, and distant mountains as symbols.
Fort Emory teems with rumors as John Folsom contemplates hiring a widow from Omaha to run his household for Elinor. Amid frontier boom and Red Cloud threats, Hal Folsom’s wife fears Sioux hostilities while Maj. Dean sees calm ahead.
Burleigh enters a pretty parlor and hears a rustle above as a voice informs a servant that Mr. Folsony may be away for days. Burleigh feels the weight of a prior memory, wondering where he heard that voice before as he descends the stairs.
A jokester crafts a mock epitaph for a widow’s husband and is rejected. The second piece notes how Commons etiquette requires addressing the chair, with examples from 1894 Irish land bill debates when MPs misaddressed the Speaker as lord or mayor or reverence.
Colier's Weekly recounts a Boer war duel where Genotha and Botha exchanged shots from behind stones during an 1851 outpost skirmish. Sampson, on the British side, and Botcha. Botha score a duel in which each man fires, with Sampson claiming a hit and Botha replying. The tale ends with the two later recalling the incident over drinks in Johannesburg.
A young man brought his younger sister to a house where he is a regular visitor. The girl grew affectionate with one of the young ladies, hugging her warmly. The remark by the house mistress notes the child’s affection and compares her to her brother.
The first practical locomotive engine, built by the Stephenson brothers, was named the Rocket. In October 1829 it won a prize from the Liverpool and Manchester Railroad directors, settling the question of steam power’s superiority as a motive force.
The blind beggar Bartimaeus, hearing Jesus is near, cries out for mercy. Jesus stops, calls him, and, upon Bartimaeus’s request to receive sight, forgives and heals him, who then follows Jesus. The lesson emphasizes mercy, faith, and following Christ.
A collection of aphorisms on belief and virtue urges upholding the universe and living rightly. Skeptical inquiry opens new paths to faith, while religious devotion strengthens the spirit despite mortification.
The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway issues a population booklet from the 1900 census for cities over 25 000. Requests by mail with two cent postage to the General Passenger Agent in Chicago. Also notes travel promos and light humor items from the era.
Excerpts urge Jell-O as quick healthful dessert with lemon orange raspberry and strawberry flavors. Adverts promote Teemipis Balsam for cough and Laxative Bromo Quinine for colds with a money back claim. Snippets mimic editorial quips on patriotism and knowledge versus wisdom.
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