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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1878
Page
3
A concise rustic verse portrays Jos Brown as a baker who loved his craft yet never lacked for dough. The lines hint at pride in skilled trade and steady livelihood. No broader context provided beyond the playful portrait.
A narrator recounts meeting Etta Raymond at a party, their courtship, Etta’s devotion during his illness, and a fragile engagement strained by jealousy and a secret between Etta and Albert Raymond. Tensions rise as he suspects betrayal while blind and dependent on Aunt Hilda and Etta for support.
In a long, reflective tale a man recalls loving Etta who cared for his recovering sight. Dr Sanderson’s operation restores his vision after months of waiting, enabling a New York return and a later marriage funded by a legacy. Etta buys back her pearl locket with the saved money, honoring a quiet, sacrificial bond.
A fragment recalls a treasure owned that would restore the lost blessing of sight, hinting at a moral or religious lesson about material seeks salvation.
A Maine coast dispatch recounts the schooner John G. Cowell captained by Geo. Jordan sailing from Orland to Newfoundland with codfishing gear. On July 15 a massive fin-back whale towed the anchored vessel for hours, then broke the cable, leaving the crew astonished as the whale carried the ship unattended until it freed itself.
The text extols individual character as society’s backbone, citing Emerson and Franklin, and argues character governs success, trust, and fate. It notes discipline of feelings, obedience to reason, and moral conscience build lasting character, with George Washington as a prime example of unwavering resolve.
A New Jerusalem Messenger reader notes how a cat shows thirst. When milk is wanted the tail sticks straight like a banner, but as she laps and finishes the drink the tail droops until it rests on the floor.
A Californian has engineered a water faucet that delivers cold ice water when drawn. Boiling water placed in a receptacle runs through the device and emerges cooled and drinkable. The mechanism uses many small tubes within larger ones with chemical layers between them to chill the output.
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