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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1882
Page
6
A reflective verse on fatigue and perseverance as travelers press forward. It recalls past joys on a weary road and urges steadfast ascent toward brighter days, insisting existence rises from hill to sky and labor is never in vain.
I recount a frontier tale with Captain Stanley's unit and four savage Scotch deer hounds guiding a perilous 1,400 mile scout. A deadly blizzard blinds the narrator and wolves close in as his dogs and mare struggle for survival, until rescue comes.
New York Tribune describes Jumbo the elephant greeting fellow performers with bored politeness. He eyes Baby the elephant, touches her trunk with affection, and she blushes into fluttered coyness before accepting his advances.
Providence Journal details the White House conservatories managed by five gardeners. Roses fill the rose house with about 200 blossoms daily and 900 roses were used at the last state dinner. The collection includes double geraniums and Cape asters, with numerous orange and lemon trees in hot houses and grape vines coming later.
The junior class at Iowa state college is instructed in bread making weighing and measuring ingredients and baking. They learn to cook roast bake pies and cakes and to prepare meals with canning and preserving skills. They also study housekeeping tasks and receive strong training in science mathematics and English.
A Boston Herald report on New Hampshire Supreme Court ruling sustaining a demurrer in a slander case between Mrs Harris and Mrs Webster. Judge Foster traces shift from common law wife as property to modern married woman with independent legal rights and duties.
Indianapolis Journal reports masked men seized Oscar M. Garrett from Greensburg jail between 2 and 3 am and hanged him from a tree. The case ties to a January murder of Walton. a Black man Adam Frazier confessed to the shooting, claiming Mrs Walton and Garrett urged the crime to clear their path.
Anecdotes by General Garfield recount Corwin canvassing by horseback in a frontier district. A farmer's tale of a rival's supposed piety and a shirt in bed sways voters, leading to Corwin's campaign victory and sudden collapse during a telling of the joke.
A Boston Post report states a young man sues the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada in U S court for damages after both legs were severed years ago. His father accepted an education and job offer instead of cash, but the suit claims lack of authority and unmet contract terms. General B F Butler counsels the plaintiff.
Texas Siftings recounts Colt, known as Jud Colt, fearing jury service in a large land case. He boasts of self conceit exceeding Wilde and Adams and worries about exemption as a fireman versus the promise of an intelligent jury. A suburb ride reveals his anxiety.
The Providence Journal notes demand for eye stones has fallen but remains active. Eye stones are shaped to drive motion in the eye and are sold for 10 cents, found on the Pacific coast and traded in centers by sailors. Bloodstones from Germany are worn on a string to prevent nosebleeds. Rattlesnake oil and skunk oil are marketed as cures with North Carolina catching rattlesnakes for oil production.
A large crowd gathered at the old James home where the auctioneer sold the outlaw’s belongings. Items fetched surprising sums with low-value objects rising to near twenty dollars, including the dog at fifteen dollars and the chair James stood on at the time of his death.
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