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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1878
Page
2
Poem laments the leaves as autumn departs. The speaker mourns their fall and imagines their journeys to winter homes and future lives. Leaves may nourish gardens, drift to streams, or vanish into the city, while the speaker trusts each path leads to an eternal home.
In Hague on Lake George the land bought by Bishop Seymour of Illinois in the Roll of Saint Patrick era has reportedly doubled in value after he hired an old couple named Davis to vacate their cabin. The couple’s dwelling was burned down during their eviction, with hundreds of rodents and reptiles perishing in the flames. Davis claimed snake charming ties, but the act sparked neighborhood terror and disgust. The bishop’s use of fire is described as more practical than a bishop’s crozier.
An advice piece on marriage endurances amid intimate trials. It urges husbands to endure early marital discomforts, promising reward in the afterlife. The prose includes a humorous aside with dialogue by Mrs Murphy and Mr Rafferty.
The text recounts ancient norms where Thessalians and Milesians forbade women wine but allowed water, and early Rome barred female drinking with severe penalties. It contrasts male indulgence, depicting Roman women later challenging husbands at public feasts with goblets raised high and bold behavior.
Eight hundred women work at the London Post Office, many earning modest wages, facing long hours and fatigue. The text notes seasonal health concerns, annual sick leave, pensions, and management by a female supervisor, all amid government oversight and promises of reform during the eighties.
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