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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1900
Page
7
The fragment invites travelers to stop at the Sign of the Smile and rest from life’s fretful journey. It evokes laughter, companionship, and fading rules as a place of solace, with lines about lingering, sharing jokes, and seeking humor to ease burdens.
A strained marriage endures jealousy and pride until Harold returns home after long absence to reunite with May and their daughter Marjorie. The scene centers on a family crisis resolved by a father's reappearance and an embrace with his child, restoring hope.
Ailing father overcomes suspicion and asks if he may stay with his wife May and child Marjorie. May affirms trust, the family reconciles, and the Little Peacemaker dies peacefully, as the parents kneel in quiet thanksgiving.
In London a yearly cache of unclaimed jewels worth up to twenty thousand pounds is gathered from gutters or pawnshops. Unclaimed items after twelve months go to the finder or pawnbroker reward, with surplus profits aiding discharged prisoners, a paradox that theft may spur reform.
A London published collection from Bishop Walsham How executors gathers clergy anecdotes. Archbishop Magee tales include a Peterborough and Hereford walk joke about trading rivers for a see. A lady and preacher anecdote ends with a quip about saints and martyrs in church. Dr B uses horse names High Church Low Church Broad Church to joke on piety and unpredictability.
The article notes forestry as a growing American profession with strong pay and opportunity for young people. It highlights increasing federal forest preserves and state adoption, needing trained supervisors for large reservations. It also references established European forestry schools and graduates managing forest lands worldwide.
The sea cucumber can expel water to shrink and hide in tiny cracks. Bloomers claim the mantle of charity was never meant to be bifurcated. The ending of a modern novel says And so they were divorced and lived happily ever after.
A preacher likens Christ to a supreme surgeon whose cures span biblical miracles and modern medicine. He cites healing of the blind, deaf, and crippled, notes ancient surgeons and priests, and praises Jesus who healed without charge, offering spiritual sight, hearing, and salvation to all who seek.
The Chicago Chronicle notes nearly half of city fires stem from gasoline explosions, mainly from stoves but also from cleaning use and leaks. It cites improved handling reducing casualties, warns against careless use, and recounts deadly incidents in confined spaces. A separate anecdote recounts a boy attempting deep-water baptism on a cat and provoking comic mischief.
Naturatists claim the tiger is stronger than the lion and in duels the striped monarch generally defeats the lion. The article notes tigers dominate in close encounters and the tiger’s power outmatches the lion in fights.
A note on first aid claims says crushing and rubbing a wasp or any wasp on a sting provides instant relief and reduces swelling while bees require rubbing the bee on the wound. The Greymouth public sends Sir George White a gold brick inscribed with a joke praising the defender of Ladysmith. It bears playful phrases including This is a brick and You’re another. The passage ends with a rueful observation about mourning.
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