22 Jan 1876
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1876
Page
1
A lyric fragment expresses longing for a beloved with a tender name and faithful heart. The speaker vows to keep the cherished name and song for one dear recipient, dreaming of enduring affection and fearless fate. The poem blends intimate prayer with devotion and possession of a single, warm identity.
An excerpted essay argues that proverbs distort truth and enable laziness and vice. It condemns world owes a living as a lazy creed, exposes stratagems in love and war, critiques self preservation, and warns against misused maxims that gloss over fault. It cites examples from Pope to Browne.
John Muir notes glaciers originate from snow and descend to sea. He details Swiss Norwegian Asian South American glaciers in decay, with Lyell Glacier shortened to under a mile, while elevational melt averages range from 4,000 to 12,014 feet. Farraro doubts wearing crapo.
A jumble of brief items and quips on marriage, fashion, crime, and curiosities from a newspaper page. Notes include bonnets, bold phrases, a Paris skating claim, a lazy policeman chair joke, a nail of slang, suicides, convicts, Maine Central rail bosses, a 98 year old widow cooking, and New York orange glut with 100 plus centenarians reported in the state census. The tone is compact, period-voiced, and line-heavy.
A historical note explains Macao gambling with the game Yat, ye, sam, ac a four-number betting system. Cash counters and a square numbered plate mark stakes while a president banker draws coins with an ivory stick saying the numbers. The example shows how a pile is divided into winning counts. The description emphasizes the mechanic and terminology used in this traditional game.
London Times Bremen correspondent reports a devastating blast scene with bodies scattered, limbs and remains identified in churchyard deposits. Many families perished or were grievously injured, including Mr. Elmer and relatives across generations, while relief efforts and harbor officials combed for remains and provided aid.
Chambers Journal notes that gaming houses attract all social classes and prop up speculation. It explains a system where a $1 stake on a winning number yields $4 to the bettor after deductions, with a 7 percent discount taken by a banker’s assistant from the $3 winnings, underscoring the vice’s corrupting influence.
A Quaker Among the Indians describes how stereoscopic views of towns, landscapes, and soldiers from the East impressed Kiowa and war chiefs. The Indians doubted accounts of distant places until the images proved real, altering perceptions of white power and potential future peace.
A generous benefactor offers a destitute visitor a substantial meal and charges it to his account. The tramp later leaves with food, and the bill reveals a total of three pounds and zero pence. The giver muses that the man could be capable of great feats, while the tale ends with a wry, unsentimental note from the Gillman Bros. establishment.
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