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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1878
Page
2
An 19th century note explains the camel can store large water amounts in cells, staying drinkable after death in rare cases. It can drink over twenty gallons at once, senses water from afar, and can digests prickly vegetation. Its height keeps rider’s head elevated and shade from heat, with desiccating desert breezes aiding cooling.
A London Livestock Journal correspondent reports a female grayhound with a litter being nurtured by an old hen. The hen sits with the pups, answers their calls, and the dogs follow her cackling. The piece notes the contrast with typical maternal care and wonders how the brood will fare as they grow.
A young pianist fraudulently claims Liszt as her pupil to boost a provincial concert. She pleads to the maestro, who tests her, then declares her a pupil of Liszt. He advises on a print error and arranges a successful finale with the Abbe Liszt.
A plain argument that the mind outperforms the body when trained. Reading and thinking exercise the mind, boosting concentration and direction. Farmers especially should read to strengthen reasoning, combat errors, and make toil more profitable through better insight and planning.
A report from The Indianapolis Journal describes a bizarre cattle illness spreading among dairymen north of the city. An air-forming gas from dew-fed clover fills the stomach, killing cows within hours. a single remedy exists: thrusting a long knife into the side behind the shoulder blade to release the gas. Cattle look bloated and distressed. about 100 cows have died, with dairymen forming a mutual protection group to apply the risky procedure and prevent further losses.
A rugged exhortation urges readers to reject complacency and embrace effort. It condemns fossil like complacency, praising perseverance, strength, and risk taking as paths to honor, progress, and personal worth.
William Baum, a Blooming Grove trapper, sought a warrant in Jersey City for Frederick Hebin on arson and larceny charges. Baum’s search spanned Pennsylvania and New Jersey after burning fears rose at his home where his infant child was saved in a blaze. The suspect was arrested in Joloken and will be sent to Pennsylvania for trial.
Tea made from the leaves of young tea plants in the Conservatory of the Department of Agriculture at Washington was recently served to visitors.
A jumble of quirky lines touches on money values, theft, horses for army use, a four year old’s weight, street musicians, and mosquito season. It mentions a Kennebunk child, hen cholera in Minnesota, Melancholia in Russia, and bears in Washington Territory. It also reports on court cases, libraries, and a curious Black Hills premium offer, ending with a rural village courting scene and a puzzled Jenny spotting a feather on an apron.
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