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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1886
Page
6
A speaker recalls marrying a man and bringing his wife home as a bride. He confesses a past passion and notes another woman who won her way into his life. He claims the wife loves him and recalls giving a first love gift, a doll, purchased just yesterday for his daughter.
Castalia Texas, a peaceful village until Sheriff Joe Thomas battled cattle and horse thieves. His courage earned him fame after trapping Ed Burleson and later dying in a Christmas Eve confrontation during a failed rescue attempt.
A summary of Sir Henry Bessemer and the steel making process. The article recounts his English invention of the air blast method to convert molten iron into steel, the dramatic furnace reactions, how the process cut steel costs by half, and Bessemer gaining wealth and fame.
A sailing vessel arrived in New York after severe gales from September 20 to 26. A hurricane drove seas over the bows, washing the forecastle, snapping the bowsprit, and wrecking topmasts. Oil bags cast overboard helped the ship lie to and survive the ordeal.
A wartime recount describes Col. Hardie delivering orders transferring command from Hooker to Meade near Frederick Maryland. Meade wakes startled, protests taking over an army facing Reynolds as potential successor, and both Meade and Hooker prepare the transfer with Gen Butterfield. Reynolds, after meeting Meade, supports the shift and Meade plans cooperation leading to Gettysburg.
A quarried stone rushed into building becomes a green, weak material full of open pores. It cannot withstand pressure or weather until it dries out and seasons. Every mason knows a polished surface requires time in the sun and weather to dry. Builders should ensure proper seasoning before use.
James Russell Lowell, former English minister, chats with Julian Hawthorne for the New York World. He defends Phelps on Thorndike, discusses Bayard, Rice, Leopold, and the Queen's influence. He favors Home Rule for Ireland, notes Irish-American ties, and weighs Gladstone and Hartington in Britain.
An Observer interview reveals Lonsdale boasting control over church livings through presentation rights. He explains the power to appoint curates to vacancies, noting abuses like buyouts and patronage seeking to profit from forthcoming deaths or resignations. He cites reformers and critics, and acknowledges the legal, hereditary, and title influenced nature of patronage.
The article describes a late nineteenth century experiment at the Practical School of Surgery where the bodies of Frey and Riviet were used to test reanimation techniques. Blood injections revived livid skin to color, while facial movement and nerve activity were observed but no consciousness returned.
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