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Newspaper
Daily Liberal
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1881
Page
1
A fragmented muse on global faith and Indian spirituality. It ponders whether signs of a god appear in distant lands and in India’s temples while recalling ancient kings, muttered rites, and the haunting question of meaning beyond earthly revelation.
A narrator recalls a July visit to Bloomsbury a barren town where a stout blacksmith sits at his forge and greets him. He recalls a pale-eyed woman in church and learns of a troubled marriage involving Jansen, a Norwegian, and a half idiot wife, drawing a web of gossip, love, and scandal in a bleak village.
In a bleak tale set near a mill, Jansen consoles his dying wife as a child dies, vows to guard Adelaide and keep her safe, and contemplates escape from a curse strangling their town. The narrator chronicles a wrenching scene of sorrow, impending violence, and a fragile, newly forged, if uneasy, union. The ending finds the couple in a quiet moment of reunion and renewed affection, despite looming darkness.
The race unfolds with constant near balance as a leader briefly edges ahead then is challenged to the finish. Spectators flood the course with fervor, shouting support as Indians and Mexicans in colorful dress line the lane, creating a vivid, baroque scene reminiscent of ancient Olympian spectacle. The excitement remains feverish throughout.
The piece discusses how the term gentleman has become a vulgar, misunderstood label in England. It recounts personal experiences of being called no gentleman for opposing extortionate charges and cadging. It contrasts expectations for both gentlemen and ladies within social classes and mocks presumptions of gentility by money and status.
The account describes a peculiar Indigenous track event with a San Juan governor presenting a gunpowder whisky bottle as largesse to armed Indians, guards in green leaf-adorned attire beside a festival drum bearer, and a race where paired runners vie in heats across a continuous course, spectators loudly cheering as the final heat determines the winning side.
A Woman’s essay from the Argonaut on how to keep a husband. The author lists weaknesses to exploit using flattery, dining, and wit. She advises women to study their husband’s tastes, tighten with subtle manipulation, and cultivate appearances, noting jealousy and insecurity as warning signs.
The piece prescribes gendered tactics to “keep a husband” by managing temper, using wit, and shaping a wife’s behavior. It urges women to be entertaining yet cautious, to avoid monotony, foster a pleasing voice, and balance household duties while steering the husband away from rivals, arguing the wife’s duty and martyrdom.
A man attempts to hoist a large barrel up a stairway on Monroe Avenue Detroit to reach a third story as a growing crowd estimates methods from pulley setups to ramps. In a twist the barrel is found empty after the improvised ascent plan collapses leaving spectators amused and perplexed.
A reflective essay on marriage from courtship to lasting partnership. It argues that both partners often idealize their mates and later awaken to flaws. The piece notes that love fades from blindness to tempered affection as routine replaces novelty, and that couples grow toward a shared maturity beyond childish ideals.
A young man reportedly cured of a severe thirst for liquor by Bitters, which suppressed appetite for liquor, steadied nerves, and kept him sober for over five years, with others also claimed cured by the remedy per a leading railroad official from Chicago.
The voyage anchors at Tunis, where Carthage's ruins loom near the casbah citadel. The city fills the hillside with white domes, minarets, palms, and terraces framing a lake beyond rolling hills under bright April light.
The piece recalls improvised banquets and picnics along the Thames and Bosphorus, contrasting adult social demands with childhood picnics. It details a jovial home party venturing into woods, with supplies in hampers and a quirky flying squad of riders and ponies, pressed into service by a playful community.
A Norwich horse has taken up tobacco chewing to silence reformers claims that humans only chew. The animal loves the weed, pesters passersby for plugs, takes four chews at a time, and chews clean without squirting juice or displaying any signs.
A tale at table shows a landlord Vancy Namey using foreign names to describe common dishes. A mountaineer in homespun critiques the menu choosing stewed beef in Burgeoise and Terring a la Strasbourg, exclaiming that the fare amounts to hash and mocks the pretensions of foreign naming.
A fragment urges treatment for mucus sediment in urine as a sign of illness and promotes Kidney-Wort as a cure sold by druggists. It claims quick, lasting relief and full curing, warning to act before it is too late.
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