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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1886
Page
2
A fragmentary memoir recounts a march with a mixed unit including German and Dutch soldiers, a tense desertion threat, a brutal escort, and a perilous ascent in a balloon. The narrator details fatigue, fear, moral conflict, and near-escape during military operations and a courtlike discipline.
A narrator recounts childhood superstition fueled by family beliefs in spirits and omens. He moves to a cemetery cottage called Death's Lodge to save money for marriage to Ethel Hartley, confronts fear of ghosts at midnight, and discovers a living tramp by a fresh grave. The episode ends with the tramp's death and the couple's silence about the night.
A discussion argues nervousness is rising as a social issue in the United States, influenced by claims about climate and temperament. It notes dry air in Colorado helps nervous exhaustion, contrasts US and neighboring regions, and urges hygiene and measured living to reduce nervous states.
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