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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1881
Page
4
A short Moral from Eben E. Rexford in Golden Days praises persistent effort. A boy struggles at a task while another criticizes. The encouraging speaker urges fellow youths to tackle work boldly, insisting that those who persevere win and those who quit fail.
A young girl Ellen endures trials at home and school until a dream visit to the Fretful Land reveals its toll on happiness. She awakens wiser, quiets after a scare, and returns to family life with subtle improvement. The tale shifts to a seaside promenade where a grandmother misreads social attention, prompting reflection on misjudged public smiles.
The narrator recalls being laughed at by friends and readers, noting that mockery is painful when the cause is unclear. He promises to reveal the amusing experience and let readers share in the amusement.
The piece argues children prefer pleasure over duty but real happiness comes from duty plus pleasure. It asserts God planted love of duty in every heart and we can train ourselves to enjoy fulfilling daily duties, shaping our character as our own creation.
Steers weighing 1200 to 1700 pounds suit British butchers best due to carcass size and cutability. Crosses like Polled Angus yield well fed calves two to three years old. Stall-fed steers lose less weight crossing the Atlantic and fetch higher prices upon arrival. A Swiss court case reports the execution ban, noting the Zyssets murdered five to seven children to avoid costs. An incident in Dadeville, Alabama, describes warehouse accident injuries to Mr. Lill and companions.
A Rural New Yorker cor or describes how to build and use cisterns to store rainwater. It details a double-chamber cistern with charcoal filtration, brick walls, and stone layers to improve purity, plus calculations of capacity and weekly yield for various roof sizes.
The Kansan Times recounts a frontier scene in Wichita where William Porter known as Comanche Bill interrupts a counter-jumper who roughs up a young girl. He orders the man to lick the dust from the girl’s feet, backed by his ranger companions and a drawn pistol.
A hundred citizen committee formed in New Orleans to suppress crime and protect public servants, vowing vigilant methods akin to Judge Lynch. The group is secret, withholding member names, with hints of drastic action.
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