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Newspaper
Daily Liberal
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1881
Page
1
A poor German shepherd boy named Gerhardt refuses to abandon his flock for a hungry hunter who pretends to be in need. His steadfast honesty convinces the hunter to reveal himself as a grand duke who rewards integrity by educating the boy, who grows into a powerful, principled man.
A famed writer urged parents to nurture a child's natural gifts rather than force a mold. The piece cites Isaac Watts narrowly escaping punishment for rhymes, and lists successful figures like Kepler Shakespeare Turner Cook Faraday Herschel and Cowper who pursued varied paths despite early trades or constraints.
A 1836 account from William Laidlaw shares details of hereditary six fingered offspring among enslaved Africans on Martinique sugar estates. The narrator, aged about sixty to sixty five, describes six fingers on both hands and six toes on one girl, noting his son Robert in Demerara and another son William on the Goodwill estate. Measurements indicate a fully formed right hand sixth finger and a partially formed left finger.
A collection of aphorisms on will power diligence virtue and self examination. It urges focus on small deeds avoids vanity and stresses spiritual nourishment and endurance under God. It warns against pride and self centered thinking while praising cheerful ministers of good.
An essay urging readers to understand hereditary disease and the body, criticizing medical secrecy, and promoting self knowledge. It stresses proper food, pure air, exercise, and rotation as essentials to health and warns against ignoring these basics or trusting poorly informed practitioners.
An emotional Pittsburg Chronicle report recounts a penniless mother who abandoned her infant two years earlier. She reentered the orphan asylum, cared for the child during visits, and, after the staff verified her identity and granted funds, was allowed to take the baby home.
A reflective piece on living within means. It argues wages often lag behind wants and urges thrift as the path to peace of mind. A merchant recalls saving with cord wood, while a New York grain picker’s modest earnings enabled a tidy home. Small habits and disciplined spending form the foundation of prosperity.
The piece notes luxurious use of live fireflies by wealthy Mexican women as extraordinary ornaments for special occasions. Indians lure the bugs with burning coal on a stick, capturing them in cages and feeding them sugar, then attaching the luminescent insects to dresses using paper sacks. The bright glow is described as rivaling diamonds and sometimes bright enough to read by.
Guidance on preparing meals for invalids emphasizes cleanliness, small portions, and attractive presentation. It advises quick service, minimal waiting, varied simple items like beef and jelly, and careful handling of utensils, trays, and serving dishes to avoid spoiled appetites. It cautions against undercooked vegetables and smoked foods, and suggests broiled mutton chops with hot gravy on two hot plates.
A fragment describes indoor workers facing consequences to organs like kidneys and recommends Kidney-Wort. It then shifts to a light anecdote where a gray hair is found on a young woman and a playful exchange about funeral attendees in black.
A curious claim questions if common plants like hops burdock mandrake and dandelion can yield cures as Wop Bitters. The column suggests people from all walks of life including doctors lawyers editors and the rich and poor alike have been cured, with health restored and life improved.
The article extols Freemasonry as a universal body welcoming Protestants Jews and other monotheists while condemning persecution by European governments and papal condemnation. It presents Freemasonry as more than a benefit society a “beautiful system of morality veiled in allegory” guiding members to charity study of sciences and service to mankind through silent virtue.
A Spitz dog accompanied a poised Indy to the Rochester Democrat office yesterday. Editors fled desks and perched on window sills as a comic scene unfolded, while a well dressed woman offered the dog named Woogy for a suitable match, prompting a flurry of mistaken identity and office mischief.
A compact, reverent meditation on women's roles from biblical Miriam to the faithful women at the cross and tomb. It emphasizes holy duty, protection of infants, care in old age, and guiding intellect and energy, framing women's contributions as profound and equal to men across history.
A primrose in a shaded yard complains of being unseen and prefers sun. Nell moves it to a brighter spot where it flourishes briefly but grows weak and thirsty. The gardener notes the plant’s return to the shade, and the next spring the primrose is stronger, declaring that being placed in the shade by wiser hands was best. Chestnut and lime trees are noted with long lifespans and tall prices.
General items report that about 20 000 Italians annually emigrate to this country to settle. Matilda Burns aged 90 of Brooklyn claims relation to Burns the poet. Gambetta says Republicans will control both French Assembly houses after next year’s election. Sixty thousand tons of seaweed used yearly by Glasgow chemical works for iodine. Twenty tons alabaster imported from Italy by Boston organ firm for piano key manufacture. Catholic bishops’ property in 1850 about 9 000 000, now estimated 110 000 000. Wood pulp factory claims paper from pulp ready six hours after tree cutting. Farm animals should not be near tobacco leaves. A Kentucky farmer loses three cows after feeding on weed in hay.
A dated survey contrasts Islamic law with social practice in Turkey noting polygamy is rare and limited by wealth. It portrays Turkish wives as dignified, not enslaved, and describes their social autonomy, veil norms, street presence, and family dynamics with satirical and observational tone.
A reflective piece contrasts fear of death with living fully, noting how virtue grows from adversity. It discusses practical living, ambition, and the grip of emotions, plus a vivid scene of Munich cemetery displays and a funeral bell mechanism.
A fragment of humorous anecdotes and doggerel reflecting a seaside mood and rural manners. The piece riffs on misjudgments about trimming a hag a mule’s leg a fortuitous invention the value of honest bets and the sight of Shaker bonnets. It closes with a seaside preacher and a child’s worm answer and sun questions.
fhier recounts his intense eight hour days with ministers in 1840 preparing for war. He demanded proof for dispatches and letters, punished delays, and kept bureaus working day and night. The strain left him exhausted, sleeping fitfully with administrative dreams.
A collage of brief, often sensational items from 19th century papers. Rabbit scalps valued at five cents in Kansas. a Tennessee case of bacon theft and a 19-year prison sentence. lectures by John B. Gough earning an average of 127 dollars since 1860. loud prayers in Pittsburg leading to disorderly conduct arrests. a Cambridge mass suicide by train. Boston thief robs letter carrier routes. St Louis forger and attempted swallowing of a counterfeit check. a North Carolina woman uses her baby as a missile, killing the child. dowry disputes in Wisconsin. rattlesnake research in Anna NL. twins born to two Holyoke women. a husband and wife’s risky money plot in Kentucky. a sinking vineyard plot in France. a churchgoing neighbor preferring organ music. editors’ quips about stealing. a drunken husband cradling a baby. chaotic old-time newspaper snippets and garbled, curious lines.
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