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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1890
Page
2
A nostalgic poem reflects a mother’s longing for her son to return home. It depicts a humble homestead, a quiet town, and a mother’s enduring prayers as she tends the garden and daily duties while awaiting her boy’s homecoming. Her grave future underscores the toll of separation.
A first person narrative recalls meeting Judas, the famed traitor who betrayed the Confederate Harbinger to the U S Navy. The deserter’s capture, the Harbinger’s surrender, and the fate of thirty five deserters are recounted with moral judgment on Judas’s motives and a lingering admonition about accountability. Also included is a quirky, mostly readable schoolhouse rule parody from the Big Bend.
In the snowbound Rocky Gorge mining camp a Thanksgiving tale unfolds at the Gorge tavern. Old Tom Perkins recalls a young man who loved and lost, sharing a sorrowful story of happiness, betrayal, and ruin amid the harsh mountain life. The two strangers and weary miners listen as the tale moves from bright promise to tragic descent.
A tale recalls a smooth villain Bert Frost who bewitches friends and betrays a wife. Years later revelations uncover a father son link when Ralph Perkins and old Tom confront a past filled with kidnapping money and a broken family. A deadly snow slide ends in rescue and newfound kinship.
A husband leaving for a lodge is challenged by his wife who suspects infidelity. En route he waves a signal for a young lady, prompting a dramatic scene as the wife confronts him and the other woman, ending in a public quarrel. The tale unfolds with sharp, humorous dialogue.
A mixed essay on the Christian law of divorce arguing against remarriage, and a call for religion to confront slums and the poor. It urges Christians to apply gospel power to hard cases, while warning about social microbes and moral contagion. A parable of Joe and Deacon Jones underscores confession and forgiveness. The piece ends with reflections on Capri women and their dignity, charm, and everyday labor.
A western reporter covers a wealthy funeral in uptown New York. He struggles to obtain guest names as a crowd blocks the mahogany stairs. A dignified patrolman, posing as a gentleman, bluntly exposes the scene while the crowd remains wary and tense.
Dyspepsia is rarely cured without strict treatment. Regulate food to avoid fermentable items. exclude sweets milk fatty and starchy foods. rely on animal substances. Some medicines help some cases. alkalis or hydric chloric acids may be best depending on the patient. If not with a physician, consider a powder from a French physician equal parts magnesia phosphate of lime powdered charcoal and sulphur. Take one teaspoonful before meals three times daily for the first days, then as diet dictates. Seek professional medical guidance for persistent symptoms.
At a temperance meeting a reader shared a story about a saloon keeper’s child with new shoes prompting a drunkard to reform. A sobbing man in the audience admits past vice and notes the true prompt was the saloon keeper’s boot that kicked him out.
A tale of a Brooklyn romance blossoming after a school essay, a Montana dentist, and a long engagement follows, with a twist about the bride’s teeth and wedding delays. Also includes a comic rat episode at Mr Cable’s store and a string of street gossip captions from Street Smith’s Good News.
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