14 Dec 1889
Page 1
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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1889
Page
1
A Springfield Massachusetts Republican reprints a lyric meditation on dawn and hope. The piece honors resilience through nature’s tempests and science, envisioning a celestial daybreak and the Star of the East guiding humanity toward enlightenment.
In a stormy night the doctor Percival and his friend Ned attend an accident involving Effie Ellison. A mistaken carriage leads Percival to a house where Effie bleeds and is saved by quick surgery aided by Nellie Ellison. Amid the crisis, Nellie’s swift nursing and Romsey’s injuries are tended, and Percival’s partnership shifts to include Nellie as his assistant.
A detailed overview of the Lebel rifle’s smokeless powder, nickel coated bullet, and new cartridges. It cites tests against the Gras rifle, noting Lebel’s higher hit rate at 400 meters and the absence of smoke. It also summarizes medical studies on wounding effects and describes projectile penetration at various ranges.
A collage of satirical and witty exchanges from old periodicals across Boston, Wasp, Puck, and Epoch. It riffs on manners, marriage, gender, and social class with mock dialogue and clipped scenes from society pages and jokes. Notable jests touch on fashion talk, bridal wealth, generals, and social circles.
The article recounts Miss J a youthful English gentlewoman who wrote to the Duke of Wellington initiating a long, obsessive correspondence lasting seventeen years. The Duke, patient and courteous, offered advice while Miss J pursued visions and even the idea of becoming the Duchess of Wellington.
Two cousins Johnny Wing and Mary Merriweather reign in a grand coronation staged by Marys mother with crowns robes and a throne. They tire of royal life and soon declare they will be Johnny Wing and Mary Merriweather again. A later story follows Deborah and Marian tracking a mischievous boy Jim who steals a pepper pot and other items. The ring Miriam loses is found hidden with Jim later after a kitchen-hunt, revealing the playful mischief and eventual forgiveness.
Sunshine and Shadow, two kittens born to a calico mother, vanish from a basket on the way home with Papa Brown. After a long search they return safely, hiding in his coat pocket. Maud and Harry rejoice as the trio enjoy a playful reunion.
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