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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1880
Page
7
Poem to an invalid friend describing unending fatigue and longing for rest. The speaker laments sleepless dreams, heat, feverish strife, and a life of suffering, then望s toward a hoped rest beyond earthly trials as mortality advances. The verse repeats weary refrain, noting aching hearts and the call of mere sleep.
Murat seeks a daring envoy to Lisbon. Lechinski, 18, poses in a Russian uniform to carry dispatches but is captured near Castanos. He speaks German or Russian to avoid French, while a local peasant identifies him as French, sealing the danger.
Castanos questions Lechinski over motives for travel to Lisbon. The young Pole endures threats, feigns misunderstanding, and, aided by a trusted interpreter, refuses to betray his mission. He is freed with dispatches returned and prepares for future actions in a broader occupation strategy.
A 36 column issue unveils Gen Dalrymple leading an army of 50,000 with a plan to offer service to the United States. The proclamation asserts the government failed to pursue a foreign policy to expand power and dominion.
In Harpers March issue Co C Coffin discusses U S wheat production, noting winter wheat dominates fall sowing and spring wheat opens vast future fields. He traces rail and settlement growth from Duluth to Winnipeg, describing a transforming Red River valley with farms, towns, and machinery, predicting harvests rising from eight to eighty million bushels.
Recent statistics show that the Theater Francais profits placed M Got at 70000 francs and M Coquelin at 69000, with M De launay at 67000. Other leading share earners include M Febvre Thiron Worms Maubant at 60000 each, and Mme Sarah Bernhardt heading the ladies with 62000.
The memoir recounts how Grand Duke Alexander of Russia chose Princess Marie of Hesse at Darmstadt after meeting her nursemaid and gentle manners. Emperor Nicholas backed the match, praising Marie as charming, modest, and suited to the throne, while Count Orloff ferried the decision to Baden and Carlsruhe.
The article describes the Prince de Ligne riding 500 miles from Vienna to Paris in six days with relays of horses, then notes the Count de Maintenay riding the entire distance on one horse without dismounting. The Count, a renowned horseman, was part of Nabon's mission to negotiate Mary Louise's hand.
An anecdote features Colonel Robert Inger discussing Hayes's administration with an Indianapolis man. The tale likens political feuds to a card game pedra and recounts a story from Southern Illinois about a dinner party. A guest jokes that a minister’s remark caused him to lose nine years for a belch.
Describes Indian and Arrapaho practices with emphasis on odors and cleanliness. Details a Turco Russian bath setup called a wick y up, with willow wands forming a canopy, stones heated red, water poured to create steam, followed by cold river or snow immersion. Mentions nearby lodges and widespread use across Indian country.
An elderly eastern traveler with clerical bearing rides from Denver south along a railroad days. A belt of revolvers accompanies a rumored highwayman who shares drinks, but the traveler learns the riders are police or townspeople. A Denver resident funds a surprise rail journey and jokes about the parson. In Ottawa on February 17 a jewel worth 20000 disappeared after a Princess train accident with many searching the snow.
James R. Keene donated ten thousand dollars to five city charities during the previous week. The gifts were directed to organizations serving local community needs.
The World accuses M. De Lesseps of a grave French offense for building a canal in Central America and urges enforcing the Monroe Doctrine. The piece mocks diplomatic steps and envisions naval action and sanctions, then notes Shelby County cannot pay a $15,000 bounty per a Supreme Court ruling.
The importations into Hayti of American provisions and dry goods are double those from Europe.
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