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Newspaper
Daily Liberal
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1881
Page
1
Will Carleton humorously extols his wife’s brave, helpful role at home and in labor, noting her neat log cabin, readiness with tools, and support in every hard task while maintaining affection and fortitude. Her gentle voice inspires him as she tackles masculine chores timidly but courageously.
Albany Times reports W L Rosekrans of Albany sat on a stone that touches Fulton Saratoga and Montgomery counties. A Vermont Massachusetts and New York chase ensued for a liquor seller who claimed jurisdiction across three states. He toppled off the stone and was captured in Massachusetts after a long pursuit.
Orville H. Grant, brother of General Grant, died recently at Morris Plains after a long decline. Born in Ohio, he joined Grant & Sons in Galena and later co ran Grant & McLean on Lake Street. Fire in 1871, risky ventures, and heavy drinking eroded his finances and health, ending with a stint at the Chicago Post Office and years in New Jersey. His wife and two sons were cared for by his sister in law, Mrs. Corbin, while Grant’s former colleagues aided the family quietly.
In a dispute the parties divided the stock in trade between Vermont and New York, each taking one half in the name of his State, resulting in an equal split of the assets as ordered or agreed upon.
Before the Reformation a widow directed her gloved hand to the bridegroom. In the East kissing the bride was essential in ancient rites, while the Eastern presbyter did not attend the wedding feast. Second marriages are discouraged in the Greek Church and clergy are forbidden to remarry. In Great Britain marriage is traditionally held in a church, with private house ceremonies noted as exceptional.
A romance from Clayton on the Thousand Islands features a wealthy Ottawa daughter trolling for fish. American Rice saves her from a tumbled boat as a giant maskelonge is hauled from the water. The pair share a playful rescue, the fish claimed, and a promise to fish together again.
In 1849 a Wisconsin party crossing the Missouri to California beheld Pawnee lands along the Elkhorn and Platte valleys. A member named Rhines vowed to slay the first Indian he met. He shot a Squaw near the Raw Hide valley. Tied to the ground by Pawnee to be flayed alive, he perished hours later. The party moved on as the Raw Hide earned its grim name.
An employee in the mailing division, promoted several times for a stellar record, demonstrated an extraordinary memory by naming every Missouri post office and county in thirty minutes during a state examination. The anecdote contrasts his feat with a college student’s expense note to his father, highlighting a pun on charity.
The article reports on burns from boiling sulfuric acid and remedies using calcined magnesia. It discusses digestion and meat efficiency, pepsine use against tapeworms in children, and experimental findings on telephone circuits showing wires’ sensitivity to disturbance and potential for the telephone to replace the telegraph over long distances.
A Scientific American summary notes M Leven's paper explaining coffee slows digestion rather than speeds it. In dogs coffee causes gastric mucosa anemia and reduced juice, while sugar counteracts these effects. Coffee stimulates nervous centers and muscles, yet undermines digestion unless sugar is added.
The article questions how blood circulates and notes multiple possible assisting forces beyond the heart. It suggests arterial elasticity may expand circulation capacity and mentions unidentified factors aiding blood flow.
An artist's view notes the nose should sit midface and be perpendicular to the eyes, yet in practice it often falls slightly off center, giving a unique expression. A medical writer explains anatomical reasons for this slight deviation and argues the truly correct nose may be the one that deviates slightly to either side.
Cause and Eiffed, Disease never comes to us without a cause. As any ood physician the Teason and he will tell you something interferes with the working of the great Organs. Kidney-Wort enables them to overcome all obstructions and preserves per fect health. 'Try a box or bottle at once.-Afir ror and Farmer, e. No man has ever yet reached to per fection, but no man has ever been ren dered any the worse by striving after it.
A plea that simple ingredients like hops buchu mandrake and dandelion can cure many ills. The author asserts the efficacy of humble remedies as testimony from old and young rich and poor pastors doctors lawyers supports belief.
A New Herald correspondent aboard the cutter Conk off Siberia reports on Esquimaux friendliness to sailors and their rough learning of English. The piece notes carvings, dancing by women, music, varying physiognomy, and mixed physical traits, with sharp social commentary on cleanliness, trade, and physical prowess.
Bar Harbor correspondence notes fashion comments by locals savoring youth style. A tennis player is pictured in a bed-ticking under skirt and red awning cloth over skirt with a Turkey red basque and a sailor knit cap. imitators mimic with bold barber-pole suits and small caps.
London Truth reports a curious trade as mummies from Thebes are brought to a Long Acre shop for paint. Vendors reportedly supply bituminous mummy coverings to artists eager for pigment, turning dust and bones into art materials.
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