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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1898
Page
14
Esperance Sheltered at Mrs. Passmore's Priory where a quiet routine Masks a family history. Letters reveal Christabel Collinson and Amy’s troubled romance, while Esperance contemplates reconciliation with her past. Mrs. Passmore shares Amy’s fate and hopes for a future reunion, guiding Esperance toward duty.
A young observer exits the room in laughter as an elderly man endures a painful thumb mash. The moment captures a humorous, candid reaction within a domestic setting.
A biographical sketch traces Horatio J. Sprague United States consul at Gibraltar appointed May 12, 1848, noting his long service and ties to the Sprague family. It chronicles his Boston origins, his father Horlie Sprague as consul appointed April 30, 1830s, and hints at continued family service into the 20th century, with references to earlier lifesavers and a gold Humane Society medal earned in 1815 for aiding Captain James Riley.
A reflective essay contrasts the machete’s humble, practical use in agriculture with its symbolic role in Cuban independence. It traces its function from cane harvesting to clearing tropical undergrowth, bushwhacking, and guerrilla movement, noting Cuban and Jamaican parallels and the shift from English to American machetes amid foreign influence.
A historical note on rapid fire and quick firing guns, detailing improvements in breech mechanisms and fixed ammunition for six pounders and six inch rapid fire guns. It explains higher rates of fire, from twenty to thirty five shots per minute for six pounders and thirty six shots in five minutes for a six inch gun, with implications for accuracy and weight of projectiles.
An old tale from The Gazette praises John F Hurley of Salem Massachusetts as a clever gunner in the late war. While asserting Americans are not uniquely supreme in gunnery the story shows Hurley firing solid shot at the enemy and answering a captain’s challenge about which rebel captain to aim at with a witty, practical reply.
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