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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1881
Page
3
A nostalgic verse from Mary D. Brine depicts children aboard a swinging hay cart on a sunlit midsummer day. The farmer’s lane, steady guidance, and the barn sentinel maples frame a scene of safe play and rustic merriment on a rural load of hay.
A San Francisco Bulletin correspondent describes Mauna Loa eruption eight months old on Hawaii. Lava stream over fifty miles long width up to four miles presses toward Hilo and its harbor, threatening destruction. Tourists swarm the area as observers note the advancing lava, with dangers from radiant heat and collapsing crust.
The narrative details a perilous lava surge near Hilo with intense heat and blinding light. A group, including several women, navigates lava fields amid steam and rain, seeking a safe path back to town, aided by a delayed moonrise and a later rescue. They observe flows, pools, and explosions as lava alters terrain and creates new hazards.
A Herald correspondent reports Icelandic geysers dwindling with fewer active vents and degraded ground around the fields. The great geyser rarely erupts while the smaller Strokr churns with mud and turf, offering a dramatic, if shrinking, spectacle to visitors.
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