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Newspaper
Neosho Valley Register
Location
Iola, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1871
Page
1
Fragmented verse speaks of a day in June slipping away toward night. A speaker pleads for a final contact with a beloved, asking to be remembered at the gates of heaven as the day dies. The lines evoke longing, parting, and a tender, irreversible farewell across the sea of memory.
Nicodemus Harding tries to hide his big secret from his wife Betsey Jane. She unravels his plan with sly humor, prompting a dramatic kitchen to barn chase and a burst of entertaining mischief at the farm.
In a rural tale Nicodemus Harding hides government bonds in an ash hole. Betsey Jane exposes the scheme after discovering the stash. Ten thousand bonds are burned, leaving Nicodemus with only a fraction and a changed moral standing. Betsey Jane retains two bonds and questions trust.
A collage of reminiscences on returning to childhood scenes and home places alongside quirky anecdotes. The piece interweaves homeward reflections with short humor bits about property, debts, a Turkish ambassador toast, a French statistician’s life ledger, a misheard concert joke, and a riddle about a ship’s mainmast.
A minor party sought a marriage contract in 1848 near Paris with witnesses including Victor Hugo, Alexander Dumas, and painters Ingres and Delaroché. The mayor quizzed Hugo on his name and profession, then struggled with the painters titles, while Dumas identified as an infant.
OUR REPORTER IN BUFFALO describes the local “medicine man” Dr. R. V. Pierce, praised for seminal discoveries in medicine, a growing practice, and a vast, book filled consul tation parlor. The piece celebrates his intellect, instruments, diplomas, and expansive patient engagement as a beacon of hope.
The account praises Dr. Eage Pierce for his medical skill and charitable service to chronic disease patients across continents. It highlights his scholarly monographs, the orderly laboratory and manufacturing methods, and the high demand for his Catarrh remedy and Golden Medical Discovery, with personal observations of patients, staff, and community members.
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