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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1878
Page
2
A nostalgic exhortation invites children to abandon town turmoil for a Maytime meadow retreat. The speaker, a grandmother figure, describes cleaning, airing, and brightening the home, then leading the children to a lush grove with wildflowers and dancing brooklets. It envisions rest, play, and freedom from schoolbooks as they frolic outdoors.
Two young workers, Harry and George, receive a quarter extra pay by mistake from their employer Mr Wilson as he tests honesty. Harry returns the excess, while George does not. Harry is kept on, becomes superintendent, and years later becomes Wilson's partner. George remains a common laborer. The tale contrasts integrity with opportunism and notes character as key to employment.
An article describes the challenging task of capturing wild monkeys and notes a method using a strong fishing line. A hunter locates a monkey-haunted area and enters cautiously, then arranges bait to attract the primates. The piece emphasizes ingenuity in trapping techniques.
A scene describes monkeys probing multiple holes for corn. They work together, using a line attached to a node to pull a trapped animal from a hole. As the feast continues a sudden jerk reveals the trap and a monkey is hauled in amid cries.
A traveler describes Bombay’s native quarter with vivid contrast to European zones. He notes diverse attire and ornaments among Parsees Hindus and Muslims, including extensive ear piercing and heavy earrings on both men and women. The article emphasizes visual wealth of jewelry and the social markings of caste and culture.
A concise history of French industrial exhibitions from 1798 to the era of the Paris 1867 show. It notes early republic efforts, empires and restorations, and rising attendee and space figures, comparing size with Hyde Park and the Champ de Mars.
The account lists pests from tiny mosquitos that pass through nets to the venomous tick and stinging caterpillars. It describes a big spotted fly whose egg turns into a dangerous maggot, plus wasps, hornets, and a stingless bee. Mules, oxen, and wild deer are affected. the piece ends noting the irony of eating while swatting many insects.
In Hanover a closed garden churchyard houses relics including Charlotte Kestner Werther’s Lotta. An 1782 monument with iron clamps stands as it slowly tilts from the grave, toppled by a beech seed that grew into a tree and pried the stones apart, defying mortal intent.
An Italian professor notes certain flowers such as clover lavender cherry laurel fennel and bergamont emit ozone. Scentless flowers do not, while weakly scented ones emit little. He suggests planting odorous beds around marshy areas to improve health and reduce animal emanations.
A Pall Mall Gazette report describes 24 trains supplied by military authorities seven by the Russian Red Cross and two by German sources transporting wounded from Bulgaria toward the interior of Russia. Doctors classify patients into three groups for movement with care and rest at Fratesti before further transit.
A collage of maxims warns against debt and idle wealth. It urges caution in lending and borrowing, prudent savings, and sensible investments. It emphasizes temperance in business, the value of steady earnings, and careful risk with borrowed funds. The collection blends proverbs about marriage, prudence, and personal finance.
A tale among the Chinese describes a famed wine drinker who could stay upright after vast toasts. The emperor hosted him, testing his capacity with a hollow bronze figure modeled to his size. For each cup drunk, a similar cup was added to the statue’s top opening until hours passed and the guest remained perfectly sober.
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