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Newspaper
Mills County Republican
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1880
Page
7
A fragmented poetic passage expresses sadness and longing. The speaker contemplates loneliness and burdens, then moves to a vision of heavenly harmony and a peace that pervades the weary soul, describing a distant heaven where divine love and beauty roll eternally. The tone shifts from sorrow to transcendent comfort.
A humorous piece contrasts driving a hen with trying to move a stubborn hen through a garden. It mocks human efforts to control a strong minded bird while noting the futility of getting a man to assist. The hen outsmarts every attempt, cackling and evading, until she finally retreats to the hen house at night.
The author argues scarlet fever carries infection from early in illness, with isolation reducing spread in schools only after the first two to three days. Yet the disease can remain contagious for many weeks, with no case deemed safe until eight weeks have passed.
A snapshot of Puritan worship in a New England village. Sunday dawns with drums and bells to summon worship, a log meeting house ringed by a fence and a sentinel in armor. Muskets rest with the sentinel, stocks and pillory nearby. Inside, seating by sex and rank, boys on the pulpit stairs guarded by constables with hare foot wands. Waking the sleepy used noose like hare tail taps, hourglass marks time. Music limited to The Bay Psalm Book tunes, rarely more than ten. Absent parishioners faced fines, or stocks, or a wooden cage as punishment.
The article argues that prize fighting has declined in America and Britain due to dishonesty and crime among participants. It cites historical origins in England, noting early champions and the shift toward ruffian reputation. It claims Americans never embraced professional pugilism, viewing it as un-American and tainted by violence and crime.
A reflective note questions men who pursue marriage as purchase, claiming they trade away ideal worth for a partner while feeling they gain little beyond a wife. The excerpt implies a critique of commodified love and the social cost of such bargains.
A Beech Street resident lost a position believed secure for a year. In a wood deal a neighbor’s quarter cord was added, causing a pile to exceed a full cord by about a quar ter. The driver noted the overage and withdrew wages, claiming the discrepancy would need measuring to settle the amount owed.
The Boston Transcript recounts the life of Mrs Drusilla Laha born September 19 1787 in Welficct Massachusetts. At twenty four she faced ruin after her husband’s vessel wreck left him invalid. She built a small store and for fifty nine years sailed by sailboats to Boston to restock and sell daily profits of over one hundred dollars. She cared for her invalid husband for fifty years educated and aided two sons and in addition sheltered twenty orphan children while tending the sick by day and night. She would be ninety three in September.
A farm servant on a wealthy German landowner's estate at Goldburg died from asphyxia after a wasp sting while eating bread cheese and milk in the fields. The rapid throat swelling followed the sting, despite prompt medical help, ending the man’s life within ten minutes amid a scene of shock among peasants.
The piece reports a craze among fashionable women to beautify bed rooms with elaborate decor. Beds are canopyed, linens trimmed, and accessories displayed. vanity items, lace walls, and ornate storage for underwear feature prominently. The tone emphasizes a shift from parlors to sleeping rooms and notes lavish, coordinated tastes among both married and unmarried women.
The narrator notes exquisite period bedrooms in a rooming house, where maidens showcase their tasteful suites to male friends. Husbands are kept at bay while the dazed suitors vow marriage, predicting an unusually high winter wedding surge.
A reflective piece contrasts Japanese pupil discipline and politeness with Western views. It notes strong work ethic, evolving teaching methods, and shifts in school furniture, while describing harsh traditional punishments for delinquent boys and high local interest rates impacting families. It highlights a small Japan anecdote about boarding costs and suggests foreign influence improves classification and efficiency.
A survey of authors near New York reveals modest earnings despite high status. Figures include Longfellow, Lowell, Holmes, Emerson, Whittier, Poe, Stowe, Bryant, Parke Godwin, Bayard Taylor, Richard Grant White, George William Curtis, and others. It notes incomes from writing, publishing, lectures, and editorial roles, with many living frugally while publishers and certain works profit substantially.
A fragmented piece on opposition and resilience contrasts wind and hardship with manhood and self-reliance. It argues that enduring storms without complaint shows strength, while giving up invites obscurity. The tone is reflective, stressing inner grit over external luck or ease.
A soldier condemned for desertion suffered ear cutting after an ordeal. He was led from the courtyard while the rogues march played and, with mock dignity, addressed the musician, thanking them and asking for no pity for the music.
An inquest into the death of George Alvensbury, a suburban bookseller, reveals he starved himself after embracing Tannarian beliefs and relying on supposed supernatural nourishment. The coroner's jury examined the self-imposed fasting and its lethal outcome, noting credulity and religious experimentation contributed to his demise.
The subject refused solid food recommended by friends and claimed spirits would sustain him. He died in a state of emaciation after hunger and fright, and a jury ruled the death due to inanition caused by an misadventure.
Preparations for the wedding of John Meadow and Miss Pennard of Memphis were halted when his parents accused the bride’s hair of being bleached. John nearly married a bleached blond, and may wed someone who hides hair on bed at night. The piece also notes British and Irish mines employing 623,871, with 843 fatal accidents causing 1,037 deaths, plus various patent remedies and a large Jersey sale at Dexter Park in Chicago.
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