22 Jan 1880
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1880
Page
1
A speaker praises prize winners for quickness industry and endurance, argues character often matters more than cleverness. He cautions that competitive exams miss many with force of will and practicality, noting future success depends on discipline, resilience, and steady effort.
A tale recounts a wise man who speaks Choctaw buttered peas and inspires children, followed by a formal scene where a king praises his deeds while a shabby speaker delivers the true line. The piece veers into notes on Gothic stained glass and its craft from Chanbers’ Journal.
The Columbus Dispatch chronicles a remarkable electric cage experiment using copper floors and iron wiring to generate a powerful current that damaged insulators and toppled poles near Omaha. It also notes the July death of the Rev Dr Maclay of Yokohama’s wife in native church service after an organ recital.
A severe thunderstorm with a Kansas tornado parts the skyline of Boston. Glass breaks flood Canal Street with two thousand panes lost while hail and rain pelt sailors and clerks, as a Boston journalist narrates the dramatic street scene and the sudden shock of thunder.
An American party marked the 102nd independence anniversary at North Cape Norway. They raised the red white and blue flag from a cliff and fired guns at midnight as the engine whistle joined the cheers. the scene offered dramatic Atlantic views and snowcapped mountains, far north of Hammerfest.
The passage contrasts French aspirations for a modest life with English notions of competency, noting many young men seek small steadiness rather than ambition. It cites a justice ministry report on educated men jailed for non-property offenses, and mentions a golden wedding chain in Quincy Massachusetts linking Adams generations, with ages of John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Charles Francis Adams.
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