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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1885
Page
6
A Philadelphia theater clash over music reveals deep Republican instinct against federal tunes. Audiences shouted for patriotic airs while factions jeered and bribed musicians to skip Federal tunes. Reflecting public sentiment, Republicans urge managers to favor the President's March.
The crowd packed the theater for a benefit featuring a patriotic song and a comedy. Mr Fox led the performance amid cheers as the audience sang Behold the chief who now commands, while others pressed to enter and see the show. In Abingdon Virginia a church dedication drew attendees and funds, with a spirited collection at services.
A fragmented excerpt discusses how individuals become eminent in science, noting that few pursue astronomy and parents rarely guide children toward such impractical futures. The writing explores destiny, training, and the pull of fortune in scientific careers.
The text traces an aspiring astronomer who contemplates various trades such as watchmaker, writer, officer, carpenter, and shepherd before dedicating life to astronomy. It notes parental and social pressures, early detours, and the pivotal choice toward the university and eventual lunar studies led by a director at Ulver Shy abbots.
Fragmentary account traces Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born in Salzburg January 27 1756 to a musically gifted family. It notes early piano and violin study, rapid progress, parental influence, and reception at court in Vienna, highlighting his lifelong dedication and charm as a child prodigy.
A corrupted excerpt describes Louis Man Dickens facing scrutiny over spontaneous combustion. Testimony cites a man dying from breathing difficulties and venous distension. Post mortem notes gas distension and ignition by a lighted candle, with multiple flame sources observed as the incendiary gas burned.
A 19th century description explains wood heated to high temperature yields charcoal pyroligneous acid and vapors, with weights balancing to the original. The text then shifts to society notes including Lorenzo Snow’s Mormon reunion plans, family sizes, and San Francisco house plans, concluding with a Philadelphia library policy on lending books.
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