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Newspaper
Iowa Index
Location
Hull, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1892
Page
6
The national capital hosts a vast G A R encampment with veterans marching through city streets. Tens of thousands of veterans participate as turning scenes unfold in the parade, signaling a strong outpouring and dramatic homage in the capital.
The National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic drew veterans and families from across the Union to Washington for a grand parade and a week of ceremonies. Surviving generals Meade, Sherman, and Sheridan memory stirred crowds as regiments from Illinois to California marched past the Capitol. Monuments at Antietam and Lafayette were unveiled, commemorating the war’s fallen and the veterans who kept memories alive.
A collection of cheerful vignettes from everyday childhood scenes. A 3 year old Berlin girl shares her lunch with a poor man who turns out to be a wealthy citizen bequeathing her his fortune. Other pieces recount adventures at sea, a child’s longing for land, and a witty exchange on a train. The tone leans toward wholesome moral reflection with gentle humor.
A narrative fragment recounts a railway family tragedy and a boy who fears a whistle on a government inspector's small steam yacht. The Detroit family endures loss as a father on duty sends telegrams to comfort his 4 year old son Arthur amid a night of illness and sorrow.
The passage credits Cyrus the Great with creating a Persian imperial post system around 600 B C that used provincial governors and messengers, built stables, established postmasters at relay stations, and ensured rapid, continuous communication across the vast empire. Darius is noted as the superintendent before his accession.
Governor John P. Buchanan of Tennessee, born in Franklin on October 24, 187, served in the Confederate army and two legislatures. The Farmers' Alliance hints at an independent bid against the Democratic nominee. His response to mining strife drew criticism and worsened his health, culminating in the abrogation of convict leases by mining corporations.
A biography of Teufel, the fox terrier owned by painter J Yates Carrington, whose patient posing helped propel the artist to fame with works like Teufel the Fisherman. After nine years of service Teufel died and was buried beside his studio, a zinc box and a painted palette tombstone marking his resting place with wreaths of flowers.
Passage recalls Mr Carrington who died at thirty five and authored a History of Teufel the Terrier dedicated to dog lovers. His life stirred sympathy for canines, enabling him to repay a debt to dogs through his work and art.
At a meeting of the Epidemiological Society as reported in Lancet on February 29, 1892, Dr. Pringle cited an ancient Hindu passage claiming knowledge of vaccination before Jenner. It describes cow lymph as mild, with limited fever and safe outcomes, and references Pasteur's attenuation used in India for inoculations with variolous lymph.
The text argues that farming must tailor techniques to land shape soil texture composition and climate. It warns against rigidly sticking to old methods and urges annual tests and experiments to gauge a farm's capacity for profitable crops suited to its conditions.
A Kansas State University senior class yell features the line Johnnie took a bite Susie took a chew rock chalk jay hawk class of 792 igniting campus chatter about school spirit and tradition.
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