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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1885
Page
7
Grant Allen presents a reflective poem about a moth drawn to a candle on a study desk. The insect suffers a deadly burn, inspiring meditation on suffering and the meaning of existence beyond human woes. The piece contrasts delicate beauty with mortal pain and ponders the riddle of life.
The article argues European traders exploit the Congo basin with gin and brandy exports, armed policing, and brutal social effects. It cites Stanley's Congo exploration, river routes, and the call for government backing of a railway from Vivi to Isangila plus steamers to connect major stations. It ends with a warning about hygiene and temperance on the equator.
A former mission helper turns violent in the Congo, taking nine villagers as hostages and killing them. The piece critiques missionaries briefly, contrasting clerical aims with trade opportunism and noting the lure of gin and gunpowder in Africa. It then shifts to a lengthy account of quilt manufacture starting in 1874, detailing farming wives turning to quilting, factory evolution, machine use, filling methods, materials, and shifts in design and distribution.
Books from a Connecticut quilt manufactory show 700000 to 800000 goods distributed last year. Down coverlets with wool filling are not exported to Europe, while New England quilts find buyers across the Southern States, the West, Mexico, Canada and the West Indies.
A London Truth critique portrays Prince Frederick Charles as physically bloated and temperamental after the war. It notes his incognito travels, heavy drinking, and poor sociability, with claims of health decline from stage and climate treatments.
London July 15 The Lord Mayor following the government's decision to drop prosecution discharges the newsboys arrested for selling obscene literature. A private inquiry at the Mansion House began with Archbishop Benson Bishop Temple Cardinal Manning and MP Morley leading the panel. The Pall Mall Gazette commission leader was examined at length and the committee adjourned to next week.
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