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Newspaper
Daily Liberal
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1881
Page
1
A poetic scene shows Father Time, lighthearted yet wise, addressing a reclining daughter as seasons shift. He promises shared labor and future abundance, declaring they will mow and reap together under pale starlight. The verse blends time, seasons, and celestial imagery to evoke cyclical renewal.
The Omaha Republican reports Annie Ralston, once a local girl and cousin to a prominent family, left Independence Mo after betraying war loyalties. She later returned to Omaha, declined a marriage proposal, then eloped with Jesse James after visiting in 1874. Parents disowned her. sources link her to the Younger raid period.
A poetically inclined man with glasses and curly hair strolls with a practical country girl through a meadow beneath an oak. They exchange light romantic dialogue about summer beauty, birds, butterflies, and fading promises, ending with plans to walk on as seasons change.
A fragmentary history recounts the James brothers fleeing along the Missouri River toward Kansas City and mentions Annie Ralston, the outlaw Jesse James’s wife, who was believed to visit Omaha after her marriage but did not.
A Western town lawyer and church member faced a temperance meeting seeking confession. One by one attendees admitted faults, while the speaker finally confessed he had drunk alcohol and expressed remorse as the gathering dispersed.
A British author imagines earth in 2180 with socialist rise, Land League civil war, and Britain’s downfall followed by a world republic. A Yankee invents an annihilating device ending wars, armies, and forts. Humans colonize ocean floors in diving-bell domes, harvest sea plants, and heat frozen regions via submarine geothermals.
The narrative envisions a densely populated future where humanity relocates to sea cities and all land is cultivated for food. A world government center named Terrapolis, housing 10,000,000 residents, governs from a capital decorated with replicas of historic landmarks such as Cologne Cathedral, the Tower of London, the Vatican, and the Great Pyramid.
A Chambers Journal writer recounts cases of people conjuring phantoms by fixed attention and the danger of lingering imaged selves. Dr. Wigan notes a man haunted by his own double, culminating in despair and a pistol night. William Blake’s portrait method led to delusion and thirty years in an asylum.
A husband promises a blue dress and a new hall, then goes to town with a fishpole. He brings home a generous basket for the orphan asylum as a "present" while his wife suspects deception. She learns the truth when the basket bears a “Good for Little Children” tag, exposing the ruse.
Fort Dodge disposed of its $15,000 ten twenty five per cent water works bonds at a premium of 200. The issue aimed to finance municipal water system improvements and attracted investor interest, reflecting favorable market demand for local municipal securities.
Advertisement urges immediate treatment for sediment or mucus in urine as a sign of disease and claims three poluey-Wart doses cure many. It notes druggists sell both dry and liquid forms and urges acting before it is too late.
The article argues that the Berlin Conference exposed a quarrel for spoils among Russia Austria France and Britain with Germany and Italy seeking a protective alliance. It critiques the so called law of nations as a cover for heavy battalions and robberies of various kinds hidden behind gilded phrases.
An observer notes railroad officials improving station surroundings with trees shrubs and landscaping. The site features a curved carriage road a weeping beech flowering shrubs shade trees sod edges grassy ground and a winding path offering broad views of the nearby river, rivaling Central Park in care and design.
A reflective critique argues that constant rush erodes health memory and joy. It urges personal discipline and structured work to reduce busyness, advocating restraint, deliberate pacing, and a new moral lesson in schools to curb procrastination as a destroyer of time and purpose.
A discussion on home study courses for agriculture schools and the feasibility of supplying reading materials and guidance to home students. It notes exams by college faculty, calls for better elementary instruction and discipline, cites Europe’s debates, and recalls Lord Sherbrooke's failed attempt to find good readers among sixth standard pupils. The piece ends by reaffirming Ovid’s advice to “look well to the beginnings.”
The piece contrasts modern rushed life with a Shakespearean cadence of steady pace and leisure. It notes princes visiting subjects in extended progresses, parliaments delaying to enjoy poetry, and commoners observing diverse holidays, with even Shakespeare needing to be dragged away from inn games to finish a scene.
Dr. T. L. Phipson and Thos. Griffiths publish details of a pigment on a gate post formed by precipitating zinc sulfate with barium sulfate. Analysis shows varied oxide and sulfide contents with zinc and barium compounds. The post shifts color daily, black by day and white at night, then dark again after sunrise as the phenomenon persists.
The article describes a pigment that darkens in sunlight and reverts to white in the dark, with rapid shifts observed within hours. Phosphorescence appears when the pigment is moved from light, and a thin glass layer prevents coloration. Dr Phipson notes no substance known to behave similarly, attributing results to sulphide of barium and protoxide of iron while pursuing further investigation.
In Fortnightly Review narration, Flying Childers’s legendary speed is described with vast strides exceeding 25 feet, comparisons to Eclipse, and a tale of his lesser public triumphs. The piece recalls the Chatsworth hack tale, the Duke of Devonshire, and earlier horses like Gimcrack, emphasizing exceptional leverage and racing prowess.
Practical science notes surgical uses of whetnvcity and galvano cautery for paralysis and tumors. M Trouve's poly scope lights body cavities with platinum, two blades and a bell signaling contact. Electro magnetic forceps and a soft iron eye probe attract and remove foreign matter. Dr Hirschberg reports gratifying Berlin trials.
A Good Samaritan consoles a crying urchin as families flee to the country for summer. A mother confronts a child’s need for a handkerchief while noting a father’s troublesome behavior. The narrative pivots on moral judgments and the urge to blame the innocent for bad deeds.
A fragmentary testimonial from a reader mentions a product called Ngnor and a remedy described as Bitters that supposedly cures drinking. It claims a friend was freed from thirst and became sober for over two years, with others reportedly cured. The note references a leading railroad official and a Chicago source, but its credibility and specifics are unclear.
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