04 Dec 1879
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Newspaper
Sandersville Herald
Location
Sandersville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1879
Page
1
The Kokomo Dispatch recalls a term in which Mr Garrigus mocked Mr Johnson's deafness and ear trumpet during a trial. Johnson spoke with forgiveness as jurors wept, the bar condemned Garrigus, and the editor urged expulsion from practice for similar conduct.
A collection of scale comparisons shows world and US population figures fit in Texas or Massachusetts, then shifts to anecdotes about McCarty and Miss Sickles, bayonet usage, and a mushroom mining town in Eureka Arkansas growing from six to 800 homes and 2,000 people by November.
A collection of anecdotes and notes from the era. A child's miraculous response to boiled beans credited with curing Brights disease, a prehistoric lake shore discovery near Tulare Lake, a quip about Dr Johnson, Atlanta Factory expansion and a New York order, and state wheat outputs with a Alabama coal bed survey. Includes political commentary on Congressman Felton and a reflection on virtue and trust.
An advertisement notes a new assortment of table and pocket items from Pringle & Orr with call for prices. A fragment discusses illustrations about eternity and a thought experiment on how long drops of liquid would take to evaporate, implying vast time scales and the concept of endless duration.
A one eyed man explains how business success comes from persistent advertising. He notes modern buyers seek information in newspapers to find best and cheapest goods and that the most successful dealers keep themselves before the public with ongoing, price linked ads.
A young man seated beside a young woman at church initiates courtship by passing her a Bible opened to John and Ruth verses she replies with Ruth 2 10 then she proclaims grace and questions his gaze. The exchange continues as he returns the Bible pointing to third John. The incident unfolds as a playful, scripture bound approach to courtship.
In Madrid on November 29 King Alfonso married Arch Duchess Marie Christina at Atocha Church. Processions and regimental bands filled the streets as royal carriages moved to the ceremony. The bride wore white with a diadem. attendees included Spanish grandees, senators, and deputies.
The Boston Transcript notes a thought provoking idea that with two square feet per person the city’s entire population could stand on the public space available. The piece prompts readers to consider scale and urban density.
A Texas woman received two visitors who spoke of a large money sum and her fear of robbery. That night a stranger fired through a window killing two men who were found to be the lady’s guests in disguise. Police suspect the husbands of the slain men fled from the scene.
A venerable minister preaches on eternal punishment. The next day, a group of men seek resolution by inviting him to discuss. He approaches declaring a simple dispute about whether the final impenitent face eternal woe, requesting the reader turn to Matthew xxv 46 to see the dispute.
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