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Newspaper
Ireton Clipper
Location
Ireton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1891
Page
6
The preacher from western tours returns to health and praise, urging listeners to stop borrowing trouble. He cites Matthew 6 34 and praises present blessings while warning that imagining future woes invites despondency and bankruptcy. He stresses trust in God to meet daily needs.
A rowdy crowd in an uptown tavern mocks a German phrase translation then erupts in a beer chorus. The banter includes a joke about what will be had, leading to a quick, jovial brawl and laughter as the group agrees to drink.
In Merinaweiz Beleman the church trustees contracted four mechanics for 69 to climb a high tower and replace the weathercock. After the work the money was refused. He climbed the tower again, removed the cock and descended with it. He sues on the contract.
A Boston girl plans a remarriage on a Friday in March to gain distinction, avoiding June. She resists being one of a dozen brides in a week, as does a Buillie girl shown to similar sentiment. The morning paper carried her nuptial notice among many, diluting its impact.
A recent traveler in Mexico notes natives resist adopting modern warfare and a mining hoist fails due to workers refusing to use it. Ore is carried in sacks on a canvas band over the foreheads and emptied at the shaft mouth after a 260 foot ascent by ladders. Progress remains slow and the hoist is abandoned.
A patient narrates a harrowing journey through confinement, madness, and eventual recovery. After a wrongful sense of community hostility, he details assaults, a dangerous seizure, and a pivotal awakening in which a physician proclaims cure. Rejoining family, the tale ends with his restored mind and reunion.
On a hot day a sick man on a train was cared for by his wife and a black alpaca clad woman who tended the children and comforted all. Four weeks later a mourning party showed the same woman, cheerful but weary, now in charge of the family. The man had returned home. The woman was his mother-in-law.
In Birmingham Alabama an old chest traps and kills sparrows. A woman lured them with bait then set the trap. The incident draws attention to bird hazards and local wildlife control measures.
The article notes Island as the smallest state yet with the highest population per square mile. It cites census figures suggesting if the entire union had Island’s density, the population would total 345,766,800. Rhode Island is mentioned in context.
Fragmentary dialogue depicts a vaudeville style sketch with a theatrical manager searching for duck decoys and noting a poor turnout. Characters include A Natural Mistereo, Little Brother, and Little Sister engaging in comically candid exchanges about stockings and costumes.
A sensational offer from Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy proprietors promises $500 to anyone whose incurable case is cured by the remedy. The ad asserts the remedy heals even long standing catarrh and stamps out symptoms such as headache nasal obstruction discharge and offensive breath.
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