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Newspaper
Daily Liberal
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1881
Page
1
A paired verse contrasts pampered horses thriving in human glory with the suffering of working horses. The first celebrates pets revered by crowds, luxury, portraits, and praise. The second condemns abuse, backbreaking labor, injuries, and abandonment when worn out.
John Jackson a bashful 23 year old farmer’s son flees a garden snake while courting Nancy Clark. He dashes through the meadow to reach the yard where he gains courage, inspires the girls, and later marries Nancy the next New Year. The tale closes noting famous figures who rose from humble trades.
Biographical notes recount John Adams son of a farmer and Benjamin Franklin son of a tillow chandler. It lists poets and writers from humble beginnings including Shakespeare Burns Burns and Hogg with varied early trades and upbringings. The passage surveys diverse origins from shoemaker garret to bricklayer and sailor boy.
The piece argues that dogs detect and distinguish odors with remarkable precision. It cites Prov. Croom Robertson on scent memory, describes a tracker Anacharist recognizing a pebble or musk scent across objects, and suggests every object bears faint traces of its scent. It concludes that smells form a continuous, distinct part of a dog’s perception, akin to sight in humans.
An English capitalists led venture in Iowa converts 10 000 acres to 160 acre farms. Tenants from England work the land under a half share system paying rent in wheat lands or Indian corn lands at about two dollars per acre. Each 160 acres is farmed by one tenant plus a son. Forty farms per steward oversight.
Prof Goldwin Smith addresses editors in Toronto noting editorial writing aims for timely effect rather than immortality. He stresses unity, form, finish, and the blend of learned content with accessible prose to avoid pedantry while enriching the piece. A London anecdote illustrates needing multiple writers to replace a single lost contributor.
A spring day in a schoolroom, Chester Brooks nicknamed Pepper Sauce confesses to striking Timmy Bates after a quarrel over Timmy’s sister Mollie. Miss Mason admonishes Chester for taking punishment into his own hands, noting Timmy may lose sight in the eye. Clara’s laughter softens the mood as the tale ends with bedtime.
Clara and her father share a whimsical bedtime tale about a lion, a tiger, and a bear who build a coal stove then struggle to use a damper. The little girl tiger jokes about school while the bear and the papa lion try simple spelling as they laugh and learn.
The plug hat acts as a social guarantee of peace and order. Wearer must move sedately and avoid rough play, uphold neat appearance, and monitor surroundings. It fosters thoughtfulness, umbrellas, and restrained behavior, guiding toward refined manners, amiable company, prosperity, marriage, and church membership.
London Times reports a spirited comparison of alcohol use across Europe led by Mr Hoyle and the British liquor trade. It notes France Belgium Norway Germany and Switzerland as drinking nations, with debates over statistics and temperance claims, arguing England would still be drinking heavily even if others were sober.
An old claim describes a spider anchored on a pole in a body of water using wind, bridges, and a buoyant balloon to escape. The creature tests, fails, then refines three balloon designs before finally sailing away, demonstrating ingenuity and independence.
A board of eminent physicians and chemists announced a new medicine produced by combining well known remedies. Initially skeptical, the public saw proof through actual trials dispelling doubt. The article praises those who contributed and declares the medicine a blessing to the afflicted.
The anecdote centers on Andrew Jackson and his irritable temper with Jimmy O’Neill, the Irish White House doorkeeper. Despite repeated firings and rumors, Jackson’s fortune with the humor of two senators and the doorkeeper’s sharp wit kept Jimmy in service to the end of Jackson’s term and beside him at the Hermitage until his death.
London Globe reports on Maharajah Holkar’s encounter with saint Jasawant Rao and a tale of a nose-ring recovered from a coconut. The piece notes reliance on jugglery by wandering saints and describes a brass Luchmee cup trick used to deceive believers.
A curio from Chambers journal recalls a miser who promised to pay a doctor if he cured his wife but later denied the debt after her death. The physician sued. the man demanded the written promise and read it aloud, asking if the doctor cured or killed. Verdict for the defendant. Also noted are didactic interludes and a quirky ginger snaps recipe fragment.
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