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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
8
The narrator Micah Clarke departs with Saxon and his father’s blessing, outfitted as a cavalier in late 17th century England. He rehearses deceitful stratagems for a concealed march toward Monmouth’s forces, while family prayers and well wishes accompany the departure from the village at night.
The narrator and Master Saxon march along the Bishopstoke road toward Fareham and Botley under a moonlit sky. They discuss combat, loyalty, and disguise as they approach a dark figure stretched in the road ahead, signaling danger on the march toward war.
The Kansas City Journal describes a rare disease showcased by Dr McClintock of Topeka at a Gold Belt Medical Association session in Abilene. Ten cases are known in the U S with the affected limb losing sensation and detaching without surgical aid or blood loss.
In Jersey City, Frank Percy and Henry Kaiser, community figures, wagered on who could eat more oysters at the American Tavern. The playful contest drew interested friends as Percy emerged tied with Kaiser after a hungry, rapid exchange.
A New York Pest report notes a surge in wild horse prices due to demand in the Yukon and Alaska. Prices at slaughterhouses range from 1.50 to 4.60, with larger Yukon horses valued for mountain travel and trail work amid rising market stiffening.
A man on the floor with his baby quotes a grim fate saying there is no fate so bad that it might not be worse. His wife or companion replies philosophically and notes the long northern nights of six months. Washington Star attributes the remark to a traveler.
A quoted exchange shows a book author asking about peacock feathers and shells as unlucky items. Mrs Corntossel questions feathers but asserts shells are unlucky due to Josiar losing $11 in a shell game last week.
Secretary Lyman J. Gage presents a general financial bill to the House committee proposing refunding the national debt a redemption division and new issue and redemption rules. The measure would create a treasury division for issue and redemption adjust silver and bond exchanges and set capital and tax rules for national banks with a phased transition to new currency notes.
Unrest grips Bohemia with Monday patrols in Prague and guards at the German theaters after a bomb was found near the Royal German Theater last Thursday night. Daily arrests rise and minor cases are discharged as prisons fill.
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