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Newspaper
Lanark Gazette
Location
Lanark, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1892
Page
4
Annie J. Fellows reflects on Napoleon’s tomb beside the Seine, how memory’s amber pane turns past sorrow into gentle sunshine. The poem contrasts lost glory with present age, urging trust and quiet reverence as memory widens like a sunlit window.
A narrator recounts the abduction of Lieut Henry Crewe and Margaret Neville from Halifax on September 15 1740 by Indigenous captors. They are taken toward lakes and the Shubenacadie trail, with Margaret signaling for help and Crewe planning rescue while enduring restraint and fear. The piece blends lore and conjecture from Nevilles and locals.
In a perilous Beausejour voyage, Crewe and Margaret endure captivity with silent love. Bound at two stakes as the flood advances, they face a grim end with resolve, while a Jesuit journal recounts their fate and a rescue that came too late.
The Chisholm Trail, named for John Chisholm of Paris Texas, stretched over six hundred miles of bare earth and wind worn paths. Wagons and cattle left marks along its trough like course where settlers and red men now block its track. The piece recalls a life of frontier drive now outgrown and fading from memory.
The piece critiques the Chicago Democratic platform as echoing the Republican plank on many issues from prohibition of trusts to tariff policy and civil service reform. It argues Cleveland lacks strong state support and would face defeat, while Republicans hold a stronger record, platform, and candidacy, with New York pivotal to victory. The analysis cites Minnesota and Chicago conventions, tariff debates, free silver contradictions, and adverse Latin American reciprocity views.
In Louis XV era, Marquis de Pompadour backs Marquis Etienne de Silhout for a tough ministerial post. He trims expenses but fails after eight months. A cheeky prank yields black paper silhouettes of the marquis, mocked as “silhouettes” for being dark and empty of treasury. Burglar quip adds comic note about money as motive.
The text anticipates Grover Cleveland's nomination as a definite outcome and notes that intelligent observers would not be surprised, reflecting a forecast of political moves linked to New York State.
A compilation of quotes from Baltimore American Pittsburgh Commercial St Louis Globe Democrat Chicago Tribune Toledo Blade Chicago Inter Ocean Detroit Tribune and others debating party platforms tariffs protection and the 1892 election. Supports Republican victory while denouncing Democratic protectionism and free trade proposals.
An American Economist discussion explains three tariff methods ad valorem, specific, and mixed rates, with examples on swords boots and Brussels carpets. It argues specific duties better reflect production costs, cites Manning and Hewitt on labor shares in cotton and iron, and urges protectionist policy to grow national industry.
An illustrated critique of tariff ideas contrasts the taxed import prices with domestic production. A Maine mason-tender recounts being urged to return to Canada for a farm gift but notes higher earnings at home with less hard work, planning to move once self-sufficiency is reached.
A New York lawyer recalls a Pennsylvania murder trial showing a tangled set of marriages and relations. John Lefevre faced allegations tied to his wife’s death, with former husbands and relatives forming a web of near kin. The jury disagreed, leaving the outcome unresolved.
A Harper's Young People feature breaks down the heavy crown worn by Queen Victoria. It details 3000 plus stones including 2700 diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and 728 diamonds in oak leaves, with a value around 1.5 million dollars and protected in the Tower of London cage.
A dialogue between Charlie and Jack humorously notes a misstep after Jack injures his hand with a hammer. They discuss cursing, and Charlie points out that grandpa, who is deaf, cannot hear himself. The banter reflects family dynamics and local humor.
A fragmented excerpt from a weekly page shows a playful exchange about music selections. Miss De Thorpp asks what to play, the hostess suggests Ilsy your favorite, and they note familiar pieces, including Nostos. The snippet hints at a light, nostalgic tone in a social column.
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