16 Jun 1881
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Newspaper
Le Mars Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1881
Page
1
A damaged manuscript fragment describes a grieving couple at a deathbed. A child named Bright or Andon figures in a sorrowful scene as wind and storm loom. A speaker urges prayer and comfort, reflecting on fate and loss.
In a San Francisco lodging tale a witty room-mate performs a staged reading of a dramatic Edinburgh story about Annie Corbin a selfless heroine who shields a destitute old woman by staying by her side through illness. The tale sparks a moral lesson about true beauty and virtue over appearances culminating in a wedding plan and a gifted copy of the manuscript.
A retelling of a fable-like warning about the truly unlucky. The text argues that a genuinely unlucky man brings misery to dependents and associates, wrecks plans, and defeats often follow his actions. It concludes with Kotlm’s counsel to avoid such men.
A Philadelphia Chronicle-Herald description of a Paris fancy ball shows rustic decor amid elegant surroundings. Hostess stands with country officials including the Mayor and Municipal Council as guests mix under evergreen garlands. Beer and cider replace champagne at rustic refreshment stalls before a cotillion supper with poets and artists offering brief toasts.
A collage of antiquated notes covers Britain’s debt relative to the United States, dairy yields, and the peculiar origin of phrases like dead osp and halcyon days. It recounts treasurers of the United States, a moral anecdote about wheat punishment in France, and curiosities on printers, painting’s oldest works, and Pisa’s leaning tower with dates, measurements, and legends.
A passage discusses remnants of slave-era loyalties in old boroughs where some African Americans still address former masters as old maser and their sons by names tied to past families. It notes dignified conduct among these elders, contrasts with others lacking such attachment, and recounts a Virginia nurse’s observation of a well-mannered old Virginian Black man. A separate excerpt warns of crows exterminating singing birds in New England, describing nests attacked and a robin’s fledglings carried away while a watcher saves a pet robin’s young from a crow.
The snippet argues that sufficient sleep boosts brain performance for brain workers. It cites famous figures like Sir Walter Scott, Wellington, Napoleon, and Palmerston, noting great minds and speakers needed ample rest. The passage reflects late 19th or early 20th century views on sleep and intellect.
A New York correspondent describes a group formed by York Masonic Lodge members titled The Mortal Twelve of York. Members include Frank J. Griffith and Col. J. B. Montgomery. Initiation is five dollars with a one dollar annual due. The ritual centers on annual meetings, mourning virtues, and a wine-filled rosewood case kept for each member. Upon a member’s death the remaining bottles are opened and shared in silence, with the final survivor expected to carry on the tradition and pass the case to an heir.
This reflection traces Jewish history from ancient conflicts with Amalekites to eighteen centuries of persecution and forced exclusion. It argues the Jews retain identity through law rather than land, notes civil liberties gained yet fragile, and questions future demographic survival amid assimilation and anti semitic memory.
The Elder Booth, famed actor, on a Western steamboat, was seated opposite a Quaker at table. Booth declares he never eats any flesh but human flesh and prefers it raw, leaving the Quaker speechless and moving his seat at the next meal.
An article argues that educating girls too early harms them. It urges keeping girls in childhood longer and delaying independence as a first step, and warns against letting growing girls stay confined at home as a secondary mistake.
The passage critiques four errors in schooling for girls: treating school life as final, not preparing for adult intellectual life. restricting knowledge of laws governing women’s mental and physical life. denying their place in nature and the character of their mental status and habits. It reflects Popular Science Monthly discourse.【Note: Summary condensed to capture key points with entities and concepts.】
The Chicago Tribune cites the Persian and Turkish governments as ongoing causes of pestilence in Mesopotamia. In Nedjeff and Kerbela, bodies arrive from Shiite pilgrims and caravans, with decaying corpses contaminating wells and lands as floods spread along the Euphrates. The piece calls for international action to enforce treaties on corpse transport and plague prevention.
Anecdote from Memoirs of Count Sogur notes Voltaire’s claim of cure for stomach decay using a simple diet of egg yolk and potato flour in water. Sir John Sinclair’s preparation method is described, with added advice on drinking water, oil, and occasional milk to ease digestion and support nourishment.
A fragmentary Rochester Merald excerpt disputes temperance claims by James Froeman Choke and Mr Clarke. It argues alcohol consumption rises with population, sharpens with poisonous liquors, and that sobriety progress is uneven while warnings against deception remain. the piece includes stray dialogue about Boston and social scenes.
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