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Newspaper
Neosho Valley Register
Location
Iola, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1871
Page
1
A fragmentary tale of two children and their hilltop games with hay, a crowing cock, and a neighbor’s cat. They build a shared space, converse like elders, and lament vanished youth, changing fortunes, and fading loyalty as money and time constrain life. The piece closes with a somber note on aging and loss.
A satirical list catalogs principal cities with playful characterizations. Baltimore is handsome while New York is gayest and most expensive in dress. Washington is airy and superficial, Philadelphia refined and ladylike, Chicago fastest and dissipated, and more such contrasts across many cities.
Egypt claimed as inventor of dancing and geometry with Alethas and Mercury cited in legends. Dances centered on an Astronomical Dance around a sacred altar, with priests as participants, movements solemn and ceremonial. Later restrictions by rulers limited dance to lower castes, while harp, lyre, pipe and drum accompanied performances. Historical notes describe primitive ballad forms, pirouettes, and occasional nudity in costumes, with gymnastics and mime among lower performers.
The article reports Utah politics shifting as Gentile influence grows and the Liberal party led by Mr Godbe advances. The platform calls for constitutional supremacy, separation of church and state, a free ballot, mining protections, and full public accounting of revenues and disbursements by public officers.
The Stevens grave tale in the article notes plans to erect a monument to Thaddeus Stevens this summer funded by penny subscriptions from Pennsylvania's free school children. Anecdotes recount Stevens choosing Schreiner's cemetery to avoid race restrictions, joking about future occupants and a mule gag at the burial site.
The Sunbeam presents a paradoxical force gentle enough for the eye yet powerful to move iron and lift rivers. Light can calm delicate leaves and eyes, yet heat and energy surge to drive weather and alter landscapes. The Quarterly Review notes how such rays create diverse, immense effects from serenity to storms.
A rural tale centers on Jake Johnson who owns a unusually fierce mule. He and Jim Boggs, with a long standing grudge, discuss betting on the mule. Boggs bets despite claiming not to gamble, while the mule’s notoriety looms as a potential kicker in any contest.
The piece argues music shapes culture and character more than words. It contrasts frivolous and profound music, praising Handel, Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. Music expresses a composer’s spirit. early exposure, even in infancy, leaves lasting influence and forms a child’s unconscious education.
The article argues that character develops beyond physical growth, shaped by external influence and inner traits. It contrasts instinctive genius and leadership with cultivated virtue, noting how sorrow can refine a person and how persistent effort can lift character toward exalted ends.
An OCR snippet shows a long Kansas rail timetable listing express and night trains, numerous towns such as Lawrence Ottawa Garnett and Humboldt, and connections for stages to Quenemo Lyn don and other points. It notes all trains carry passengers and describes connections with M. K. & T. Railway lines and various depots and bus links.
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