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Newspaper
Daily Liberal
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1881
Page
1
A nostalgic poem reflecting on twenty five years of marriage from youth to aging, contrasting joyful past with present sorrow. The speaker recalls shared joys and duties, church bells, family losses, and the fading of beauty as winter comes, urging endurance through time.
A New York writer recounts a tale about the Duchess of Sutherland madre being misidentified as Harriet Eastman, claiming she was secretly adopted by the Earl of Carlisle and later linked to the Duke of Sutherland. The story, recounted by a respected informant, weaves family intrigue with royal connections and a locomotive-loving duke.
Mrs Spoopendyke touts a supposed French invention that packs strength into a can or bottle, promising it powers ships and houses, while Mr Spoopendyke dismisses it as nonsense. The piece blends a cartoonish domestic debate with stray notes on recreations, fashion, and historical coin debasement.
In a cluttered scene, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke quarrel over advertised tonics and energy claims. He rejects boxed goods and jug prices while she yearns for affordable, potent products. The pair then head to the ferry, crossing paths with Specklewottle as a discussion on a French energy boxing item unfolds. Mr. Spoopendyke jokes about stocks amid the domestic banter.
A New York newspaper mocks the fashionable gait of young women influenced by London aesthetes. It describes the slow, willowy walk with tilted spines and elaborate accessories, compares it to a kangaroo ambre and a duck, and notes critics find no true parallel in the animal kingdom.
Belshazzar Smith, prone to somnambulism, slept with his brother William and was tied to him by a rope. In a dream of pursuit from a burglar he moved across the bed, slipped under it, and later reappeared in his own place. The rope was found taut beneath the bed but did not restrain the frightened sleeper.
A prisoner named Belshazzar freed himself from a rope during a scare when William crept near. William moved over the bed, while Belshazzar recovered and realized the danger. William spent about three weeks in hospital for repairs and then preferred to sleep alone. Belshazzar now anchors to an anvil as a new habit.
The Isle of Man, with Celtic roots and Manx language ties, was ruled by the Earls of Derby and later the Dukes of Athole, with full crown possession only in 1829. It has its own government led by a crown-appointed governor, a two-chamber Tynwald system, and a reform era starting in 1866. Justice by crown appointments and regional bailiffs, no income tax or general poor rate, small local town rates.
In a colonial glance at coin clipping, the era’s treason and penalties are recalled, then shifts to Horace Tabor’s Colorado gold tale. Tabor’s early poverty, shrewd mining moves, and rise to millions are sketched, with partners and firms named, plus a note on public opinion and Wall Street dealings. The piece ends with a humorous anecdote about Mrs. Madison’s age and Mr. Stephens’s remark.
Representative Aleck Stephens recounts a late life anecdote on female sensitivity to age. He recalls the case of President Madison’s widow in poverty, where a relief pension bill was introduced and championed by him. He urged immediate passage, arguing the lady had reached the venerable age.
The Philadelphia Times recalls Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield as the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln drawing summer crowds of 200 to 500 visitors daily. Visitors reach the site by Capitol streetcars in under twenty minutes and view the Lincoln Memorial and memorial room with relics, maps, and mementos.
A fragmentary historical note snarled in archaic spelling warns against doctors and costly cures. It urges natural remedies and self care to avoid harm and preserve health, using scattered phrases that suggest a critique of medical pretension.
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