12 Apr 1884
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Newspaper
Lincoln County Leader
Location
White Oaks, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1884
Page
1
The article discusses Robert Ingersoll touring cities and drawing criticism from pious readers while praising his influence to provoke thought. It argues Christianity strengthens through his challenges and notes political results from Cleveland elections with Mayor Farley re-elected by a substantial majority.
Readers learn of female clay workers and moulders in England and the United States earning per day with pay varying from about 1.40 to 8 shillings. The piece discusses conditions, hours, and the grueling nature of the work, noting laborers' scant shelter and the harsh realities faced by workers and their families.
An important new work titled Serial Fuertag Encyclopaedia of Religious knowledge is issued in Iran. It is a joint effort of 438 renowned scholars lauded by Dr. Morgan Dix of Trinity Church New York as potentially unsurpassed. Funk & Wagnalls advertises the publication at low prices from 10 and 12 Dey Street with offers including Proof of Labor blanks from the machine.
Lincoln County plans to publish weekly reports on mining, stock, and agricultural interests. The paper solicits correspondence from all camps and districts in the county to share updates and insights.
Fort Stanton sketches mix spring weather talk with military camp life. The piece notes cabbage and garden work, visits to Captain Lawton’s troop, and a French trader expanding additions to the post, while a letter-writer lampoons desertion, proposes soldier marriage incentives, and envisions an self-recruiting army within decades.
In a letter dated April 8 J Louis Arson of the Brockville Monitor rejects a Canadian editor’s charge of hypocrisy and asserts the paper did not advocate murderers. He notes a single Mexican killed in frontier violence and criticizes sensational frontier crime coverage. Frank James pleads not guilty to the Maavel Shonts Robbery. trial set for April 16.
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