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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1890
Page
2
Arnold men paused as children played beside the road in a quiet tale of a stranger and a girl named Nan. An old man with withered hands gathers the child for a kiss and a confession of lost loved ones. Nan reveals her love is for her father, mother, and God, ending with a wistful memory of Heaven.
A nameless narrator recounts a cold evening alone after his wife leaves to visit a sister. He recalls a college feud with Ralph Wolverton linked to Dora Craig, then is abducted in a balloon by three men led by Wolverton. Bound and suspended, he endures torture before a desperate grip at the basket bottom saves him as he falls back to his room.
Practical guidance for actresses in training. Do not over powder arms or distract the audience with props. Manage trains well on stage, avoid unnecessary items, and stay cool to deliver lines. The actor’s earnest effort determines performance quality, not the part.
The Mayor of Algona Iowa issued a proclamation forbidding baby carriages on sidewalks. He states a per ambulator has no more right on a sidewalk than a lumber wagon or gay vehicle. The edict stirs mothers and is likely to be disregarded.
A survey of historical and cross cultural kinship ideas shows many societies deny or redefine blood links. It notes examples from Greece Egypt India Samoa Australia and North American tribes, plus laws on marriage and alliances, and ends with anecdotes about criminal detection and a brave Mongolian veteran.
A strange tale from a roadside scene shows an old man and his wife obsessed with matching the preacher's wife teeth. A traveler is drawn into a comical dentist visit as the quarrel escalates, ending with escape and a sly moral about manipulation and sympathy. Two local vignettes follow: a mule mishap on a Bradshaw Mountains pack train and a potassium bromide controversy among doctors over snake bites.
An old Kennebec Journal printer recalls a dusty clock in Augusta that suddenly started on the night James G. Blaine lost the 1884 presidency. A weight string snapped as news arrived that New York had gone Democratic, ending the clock’s run and signaling Blaine’s defeat. The clock remained broken, a relic of Blaine’s era amid other anecdotes of memory and uncanny timing.
The piece blends religious maxims about trials and divine guidance with critical literary notes on American poetry and national identity. It also reports an immigrant tale at Queenstown harbor, featuring Mrs. Johnny Jones, her son Dick, and Sally, plus an anecdote about athletics and a boxing anecdote ending with an upgrade in personal safety.
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