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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1881
Page
2
An advice essay argues a cheerful wife is valuable but a husband must contribute to harmony. It warns men rarely work to sustain wives happiness amid finances and daily pressures. It urges girls to choose partners who will support long term joy beyond the honeymoon.
The New York Times column recalls Lester Wallack's cool presence when flames nearly engulfed a stage candle. While actors urged him to look behind, he kept performing and protected the set, then quipped that his restraint saved the theater from destruction by fire.
A reporter details the full pencil production process from slate quarry slate to final packing. It covers grinding, bolting, dough making, forming charges, retorts, cutting, drying, corrugated zinc baking boards, kilns with steam, finishing with emery wheels, and packing in pasteboard and wooden boxes. The piece notes that nearly all labor is done by boys and ends with a quip about hair loss and marital status.
The piece chronicles Johnny Skae’s failed Nevada mining gamble losing 40,000 shares as prices collapsed from 300 to 50 with a hopeful plan to reach 1,000. It warns of various patent medicines, including Sellers' Cough Syrup and Cathura remedies, and mentions land, livestock, and harsh punishments in Alaska, plus domestic products and tonics from Henry and Dr. Green. The fragment blends stock disaster, sensational ads, and medical pitches without a cohesive event.
A preacher and a colored man exchange a tale of a stolen saddle and predestination. The parson vows arrest over the lie while the tale pivots to reflections on scripture and its defenders from Ingersoll to Locke. A separate note from Indianapolis News recounts Jack Cook’s dog that travels nightly between home and a railroad roundhouse, a thrice-yearly payday detour, and a Denver Silver World bullion anecdote about gold’s mass and value through history.
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