07 Aug 1885
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Newspaper
Roseburg Review
Location
Roseburg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1885
Page
1
State Senate announces J H Suavre and Joan Exmert as new senators. The appointments follow recent elections and will take effect at the start of the new session.
Frask Bogs Staak reflects on memory and beauty as sorrow and age intertwine. The writer notes life holds a minor pleasing note like scent preserved in wax, suggesting hope endures through earthly trials toward a heavenly end.
The overheard talk in Portland laments an upcoming extra session to resolve the failure to elect a U S Senator. It predicts Democrats may win the next election and a Republican Senator could be costly to pursue. The discussion contrasts party costs with state unity and budget impact. Also included is President Cleveland's formal mourning address for General Grant noting his service and national tribute.
The editorial contrasts misfortune and crime with debt and obligation. A city man loses a mailed five hundred dollar check after a bank failure. a merchant delays payment after receiving goods. two youths jailed for shoe theft are labeled common thieves. It argues suspension or inability to pay is not theft, but crime remains.
The Rev. Herber Newton argues funerals and bereavement etiquette should shed mourning garb, especially for children. He criticizes the display of personal loss as indelicate, notes children's sensitivity to colors, and says wearing black contradicts gospel teachings on death.
Thackeray asks who among us is a true gentleman, beyond fine coats and good manners, urging each to list those with generous aims and constant truth. He challenges readers to examine their circles for genuine gentleness and equal sympathy for all.
At the Portland Maine meeting the Grand Army selects San Francisco as next encampment location with expectations of large Pacific coast visitor attendance and potential chartered steamer connections. notes broader regional benefits and widespread member interest. The document ends with a letter from Ulysses S Grant expressing gratitude and readiness for future work amid illness.
The speaker argues the nation must provide women with constructive work beyond politics, valuing useful roles over the ballot. He praises business colleges that open careers for young women and notes the importance and gratitude for these institutions.
The article notes Beatrice is a year older than Battenbere, described as the obscure beggar. Family remarks imply she could have married better elsewhere, hinting at a Western or cowboy status in places like Montana or Texas.
Oregon Governor Z F Moopy announces the death of ex chief magistrate Gen. U S Grant at Mt. McGregor New York. The state calls for reverence and suspends labor on his final obsequies in tribute to the fallen hero with official attestation by Secretary R P Earwart.
A minister asks a deacon to discuss a troubling matter about speculation. The deacon admits he has speculated, revealing a $5,000 profit from a wheat transaction, prompting astonishment over current wheat values.
An alumnus greets his old professor and expresses happiness that the professor will lecture in their town on his favorite topic. The professor says he has simplified the topic to reach people with limited schooling and hopes to see the alumnus at the talk.
A brief exchange centers on talent and effort as a man questions a woman about singing or playing. She deflects, comparing herself to social young men who merely sit and aim to look intelligent, implying a humorous take on pretension.
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