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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1880
Page
6
The London Telegraph notes renewed demand for diamonds and a strained supply despite few new sources. The piece reflects on nature guarding the diamond secret, contrasting true gems with laboratory imitations and noting how rare, spectacular crystals remain amid common quartz and colored rocks.
The article discusses using small plaything balloons with colored burning stars and slow match to signal at night, offering portability and distance visibility. It notes risks in storms and potential enemy disclosure, with Austria testing the method as a substitute for rockets.
A mournful verse recalls the speaker's unrequited love for a powerful man. Though he loved the world to her, his heart and life never shared her own. She ponders souls after death and the contrast between mortal longing and celestial fate.
Two prospectors near Leadville spooked by a pack of mountain lions. One fled to a rock with the gun, abandoning his partner who was killed. The survivor wandered eight days without food before miners found him, but he could not recover.
An advertisement dense with medical claims for World’s Dispensary Medical Association led by Dr. R V Pierce, offering guarantees on remedies and urging data from any dissatisfied users. It also mentions other products such as Dr Crumpton’s Strawberry Balsam and Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry, plus anecdotal notes on a violent incident and a Unitarian pastor expulsion.
Colliver and Darnall advertise marble or stone monuments and statues of any description that will not crack crumble or disintegrate. The notice emphasizes durability and quality in monument construction and restoration services.
An advertisement extols Dr Kate's New Discovery for consumption and throat ailments claiming cures for asthma bronchitis hoarseness and breathing difficulties with testimonials of life restoration and a note to visit Allen's Drug Store for proof and purchase.
E L Bradley of San Jose died after a cat bite on his thumb led to blood poisoning and amputation, culminating in death. He was a former State Senator from Placer County, involved in mining at Dutch Flat and agriculture, and a director of the First National Bank of San Jose. He leaves a wife and two adult daughters.
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