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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1877
Page
3
A nostalgic verse about aging yet remaining playful as the speaker nears a seaside holiday. He jokes about packing, budgets, and household woes while imagining joyfully wearing Holland clothes on a balloon trip and building a sand moat fortress. The tone is playful and whimsical despite adult responsibilities.
In a basement on Franklin Street a brutal drunkard Mose Williams faces a spectral interview by a blue-eyed boy who reveals how Williams abused and murdered his wife and children. The boy guides Mose through guilt and visions of serpents and devils as the man sinks toward a terrifying end by the river.
The article traces lacrosse from its wild Native American roots, its brutal association with Fort Mackinaw in 1763, to its adoption as Canada’s national game on Dominion Day. It describes the old names Tekentshikwaheks and Baggatway, the game’s fierce energy, and the linguistic shift to Lacrosse when French and English speakers adopted the term.
In Foret Dean three English women attacked a grocer then brushed him with a brush and poured tar over him. They bound him up to his neck with cloth. The grocer complained and two women were fined.
A terse swimmer’s guide notes that keeping legs moving deters sharks. A calm, practiced kick may prevent attacks, with steady breathing and minimal splashing cited as key factors for safety in open water.
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