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Newspaper
Daily Liberal
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1881
Page
1
A daughter recounts how a persistent man lingered late at night speaking to her. She and the father trade lines about the sleepless hours and social expectations, revealing the man sought permission to see the daughter and ask for her hand.
Thousands of acres in the west lie uncultivated due to late spring and lack of help. Plow up weeds and plant millet, Hungarian grass, buckwheat, or turnips to secure higher profits and reduce weed spread. Forage prices may rise next winter, making soil improvement via crops more valuable than wheat or corn.
Orchard grass and red top are top pasture grasses for early growth and high yields. A suggested seed mix includes Timothy Kentucky blue grass wire grass orchard grass red top red clover white clover and sweet vernal totaling about 28 pounds for pasture stocking. A well stocked pasture can supply milk for gilt edge butter and warrants careful examination and reader input.
The article surveys New Guinea natives as hunters with head trophies and mixed bloodlines. It details Arfak and Ramoi groups, their languages, dress of shells and feathers, body art, and beliefs in witchcraft and the afterlife. It notes women’s inferior status, polygamy, and subsistence through hunting and farming.
L J Cist gathers anecdotes about Abraham Lincoln. The notes include Lincoln's first legislative speech in 1832, a Springfield rumor about his election, a quip on woman suffrage, a quip about a praying man, and humorous reactions to election results and Civil War events.
In a domestic sketch set in spring, Mr. Jones laments lost clothing as he and Maria clash over making over old garments for the children. Maria recycles items into new uses, turning a silk hat into a hanging plant basket while dismissing his thrift zeal. The tale ends with Mr. Jones fed up with talk of economy.
In interior Africa France has gained control of a wide zone on both sides of the Senegal and secured river navigation with forts from St. Louis to Medine and Baker. The fertile area supports growing commerce with exports around 3.9 million dollars and imports near 4 million. A railway survey from Medine to Bamakon on the Upper Niger is noted with no major obstacles mentioned.
The French government studies propose an iron rail line within five years to connect the Senegal and Niger rivers at a cost under 10 million dollars. The route would open Timbuctoo and the Soudan to French influence and trade, linking gold dust sources and major commodities while pursuing a broader trans-Saharan network to unify Algeria Tunis and Senegambia under French control.
A narrator describes guano islands off South America and in the Southern Pacific. He details soil, vegetation, and the two main guano types, one from tropical coastal islands with strong ammonia and a fish-based coral source from the Pacific. The process uses native labor to screen and separate fine guano before shipping from Humboldt to Europe.
A Turkish slave ship freed seventy women and ten men after capture by an English vessel. Men joined the Egyptian army, while the women, allowed to choose husbands, selected partners amid unusual ceremony. The Pasha required a dowry of six thalers, but the women ultimately found husbands, with only five initially hesitant.
Ex Governor Curtin weighs which estate nets more for heirs: Colonel Thomas A Scott or Asa Packer. He cites Packer at about 87 million, Scott around 5 million, and notes other fortunes in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh including Weightman Disston and the Baldwin Locomotive Works. He praises A J Cassatt rising from modest origins to railroad leadership and great wealth.
G H Fosbrooke, Birmingham medical health officer, argues diphtheria is more common in rural areas and not closely tied to soil type or weather. He notes outbreaks can accompany typhoid or scarlet fever in towns, and that epidemics begin in Quebec or similar locales, spreading in winter but not following a fixed seasonal pattern.
From the Liverpool Post the Queen sent £15 to George Widger the sole survivor of the British ship Nonantum wrecked off Newfoundland last winter. Nine men reached land but trudged sixty miles through blizzard and frost with no food or shelter. Two died after starvation, a third perished after rescue attempts. Widger endured frostbite and two amputated feet. The Queen’s gift included a kind message of sympathy.
A terse dialogue unfolds as a book agent presents a manuscript to a venerable merchant. The merchant jokes about his limited reading ability while the agent urges attention, framing a humorously mismatched exchange over literary work.
A Health Journal article advocates simple porridge with milk and fruit for children to avoid early craving for meat. It favors cereals like wheat, corn, oats, and barley, cooked with water and milk, lightly sweetened, and emphasizes proper utensils and pre-cooked cereals for urban digestives.
A vivid survey of deep sea life describes constant struggle for survival among sea dwelling creatures. From sharks and bluefish to worms and amphipods, predators and prey form a web where various worm forms with iridescent hues and complex bodies feed on one another. The Kish Commission notes amphipods provide substantial food for salt and freshwater fishes, while many species serve as prey for larger predators such as sharks, squid, and rays.
Sunday morning tale about Medencot giving bread to a hungry tramp. The deacon admonishes the man for his sins, attempts to teach prayer, and a sharp quip follows about shared fatherhood and a thicker slice.
A Bostonian logged 1000 notes from PASSE VOUT Women conversations. 780 start with cues like And I said to him or She told me that he said. 126 reference dresses or hats described as lovely or splendid. Remainder split among remarks on other girls, new novels, studies, summer vacation, the Grephen at Harvard and latest scientific discoveries. Fremont County owns nine hundred acres of swamp land in Crawford County.
A Detroit reader recounts a wife bedridden ten years with ailments and a failing doctor. After using Hop Bitters, the man claims his wife recovered with two bottles for two dollars, calling his folly wisdom and praising the remedy.
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