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Newspaper
Daily Liberal
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1881
Page
1
A Daily Liberal feature blends a satirical mock admonition to a young woman to honor her mother with a long pastoral riff about manners and affection, then shifts to a social vignette praising readers who devour everything in sight. The piece juxtaposes domestic reminders with a culinary salon scene and critiques reader gullibility.
A compact critique of popular reading habits, arguing that mass readers seek story and scene over quality prose. It cites a French dramatist and compares the critic to a connoisseur who tastes rather than gulps, warning against overbroad, indiscriminate reading.
The article discusses beaver trapping among the Indians and half breeds, noting economic and social dynamics of fur trading. It describes post traders profits, beaver pelts as currency, and the labor of enslaved squaws. It also covers a paleontological find at Freehold New Jersey, where a elasmosaurus skeleton fragment suggests ancient marine life and supports the elasmosaurus as a real species.
Louisville songwriter Will S Hays tells how he wrote a famous song after a moonlit dance in Oldham County then sold 300000 copies for a kiss. The story is paired with a World War Get tysburg episode of a Confederate sharpshooter’s mercy saving a wounded Union soldier and inspiring a Federal cheer.
A fragment notes a reported skeleton of a sea serpent, contrasting past mariner yarns with a new claim. The article recalls mythical sea monsters and lingering public skepticism about such sensational finds.
Prof Good forecasts a generally warm August with cool dips around the 19th and 28th. Temperatures may drop 20 to 40 degrees during depressions but not to frost level except on high mountains. Northern Europe may see frosts. September 8 to 16 could bring slight frosts. Indian Summer unlikely in 1881. Des Moines writer BE Coucou notes past cool autumns and a hopeful Indian Summer in October 1831.
Poem narrates lovers across centuries from a thousand years ago to yesterday. Each stanza marks a era with vows of eternal love set in locales from greenwood shade to Norman Germany Syria and Italy. The refrain confirms love endures beyond change and time, concluding with a final recall of the oath kept.
Lizzie Dupont, once the daughter of a wealthy merchant, lives with her impoverished grandfather at a mill. Now anxious over her missing fiancé Ross Deveraux and mounting mortgage arrears, she scrambles to finish embroidery for Mrs Watson to secure funds before a looming Saturday threat from the mortgage holder.
Lizzie Dupont finds her daughter Dassy and suitor Ross Devereaux after a day of worry. Dassy’s plan to sell flowers in town leads to a chance meeting with Ross, who reveals a forged letter plot by a plotting cousin. He explains he learned Lizzie’s location and returned from England to claim his heir, reuniting the family.
The text argues that mastering one skill thoroughly yields lasting time savings and enduring pleasure, while dabbling in many topics wastes time and leads to abandonment due to inefficiency. It emphasizes focusing effort on a single craft before moving to new acquisitions.
A quote about leadership notes that true power to achieve big goals starts with the willingness to perform small, steady actions. It emphasizes consistency, discipline, and daily effort as foundations for larger success.
Fragmentary ad style note urges use of Kidney-Wort for urine sediment and mucus with a claim of curing disease. References to Druggists selling dry and liquid forms. Quotes Longfellow line about miracles and art.
A friend was cured of a craving for liquor by Hop mts. The remedy reduced thirst, removed the appetite for liquor, steadied his nerve, and he has stayed sober for over two years with no desire to return to heavy drinking.
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