20 Aug 1885
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Newspaper
Iowa State Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1885
Page
1
A first person Civil War memoir recounts September 1862 through October as prisoners at Macon and a forced march toward Richmond. Hunger cold disease and brutal conditions are described, with outbreaks of hope and despair, and the arduous rail and road journey to Raleigh ending in damp fatigue and crowded cars.
Ex editor Calderwood asserts that Democratic funds supported the Ohio prohibition campaign. He recounts payments handled by him and John O. Thompson, defying detractors, and challenges denials as perjury. A Chicago Inter Ocean letter repeats claims of Democratic funds financing speeches and materials.
The piece argues wealth in the South was tied to land but true social rank rested on family lineage and conduct. It notes slave ownership varied greatly, yet social access depended on lineage, dignity, and character, with open social intercourse across property lines. The account frames these ideas as facts despite caricature.
A Philadelphia doctor and philosopher explains drunkenness by mapping alcohol impact to brain regions. He details cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla oblongata, and how intoxication progresses from movement loss to speech impairment and potential death, with historical tone and medical terms. The piece includes war disease statistics, comparing deaths from disease and battle, and ends with a quirky insurance anecdote about tornado coverage.
The London Times lauded General Grant's funeral as a unique display unmatched by any nation or era, noting the vast materials and conditions that allowed the procession to unite participants. Separately, Boston’s city site was sold in 1635 by John Blackstone for £30.
A reader’s taste for medical discourse leads to Dr Delaunay’s Paris report on dreams. Lying on different sides influences dream type from nonsensical verse to clearer recollections, with right-side dreams more surreal and nocturnal, left-side dreams more coherent and recent.
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