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Cedar Rapids Times

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1886

Page

4

The Major of War Talk and Gentle Fame

A narrator recalls a flamboyant Confederate Major who boasted of wartime exploits, impressed townsfolk with his charm, and funded stories of battles and numbers. Despite a pattern of deception, his genuine care for people wins loyalty. The piece argues such optimistic, empathetic figures lift communities and deserve admiration.

Jones Longhine Wong Bra Thun Major

Value of ensilage and grand Vanderbilt tomb discussed

A British commission on ensilage reports that preserved forage can yield several times its hay weight per acre under ideal conditions and rejects drying as a loss. The Philadelphia Times notes a grand mausoleum planned by the Vanderbilts near New Dorp, Staten Island, with a guarded tomb, bronze door, and surrounding paths.

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