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Newspaper
Daily Liberal
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1881
Page
1
Children in a playful scene pop corn over embers see the yellow kernels bounce as a rose bud is described as a prisoner escaped from jail. Teddy jokes about bail while Goldie and Mantie giggle and clasp hands. The three girls chatter and dance in a rhyming, lilting domestic vignette.
A boy named Constant earns five groschens from his mother and father but loses one to a false coin and roams the market seeking a replacement. Guided by a friend and confronted by his own temptation he confesses to the merchant, learns honesty, and resolves to resist future temptations. His mother comforts him and prays, reinforcing that God and family forgiveness endure.
Savannah’s cemetery at Bonaventure is described as the former home of Commodore Tatnall. An anecdote recalls his mansion catching fire during a dinner party, leaving the house largely destroyed. The article invites visitors to Savannah to see the site and its grand avenues of live oaks draped in moss.
A Battle Creek woman Nellie Ingram, 36, has lived eight months without food or drink, sustained by intestinal absorption. After a tooth extraction in 1880 she suffered a nervous shock, leading to severe bowels pain, persistent vomiting, fever, and relentless thirst. Doctors use beef tea baths and injections to maintain life as she nears collapse. The case draws wide medical attention across Michigan.
An essay on legal ethics notes that a lawyer should not profit from the case he prosecutes or defends, yet exceptions exist with contingent fees. A Southern anecdote, Judge Hilliard in Alabama, reveals juries view such arrangements, as his opponent exposes a 10 percent contingent fee tied to the verdict, undermining the malaria analogy.
An elderly Battle Creek resident recalls Napoleon Bonaparte’s funeral on Saint Helena, describing guard details, the six year confinement, and the dramatic burial in rock with iron supports. He shares his firsthand memory alongside later life details including his own service and family.
A Deutsche scientist outlines Schopenhauer’s view that women should be domestically subordinate and that female elevation harms the race. He argues monogamy limits marriageable women, favors polygamy, and critiques equal rights for women. The piece includes extracts claiming inherent enmity between women and other dated social theories. A Maine boy’s quip about calculating weekdays is also noted, along with a pudding recipe and a joke about a law suit.
The court room erupted as Mr Hilliard joked about malaria being a small sum to drop into his pocket. The judge, jury and spectators laughed at the quip though it reflected a lighthearted moment in a serious trial context.
A board of eminent physicians and chemists announced that by combining well known remedies a wonderful medicine was produced. It would cure a wide range of diseases, rendering many other remedies unnecessary. Skeptics were convinced by trial, and the discoverers Hop Bitters are honored as benefactors.
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