14 Feb 1877
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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1877
Page
1
A lively domestic argument unfolds over this new bonnet a gas bill and other purchases. The narrator dreads expenses while pleading for the bonnet the table and parlor to remain furnished as a guest reader follows a shock of bills and a doorbell. The exchange features Mrs. Smith and Tom arguing over cigars shoes and debts ending with a purchase from Harper's Bazar.
The aged deacon Jahiel Braden is described as a solemn, industrious man who once led village sports and social events. A sudden late twenties crisis, sparked by a wedding night revelry and a gift of a cow, changed him, pushing him to work hard in cranberry meadows and livestock while retreating from friends. Neighbors observed his shift as he sought to help others yet withdrew when not needed.
In a rural early 20th century tale, Deacon Jahiel Braden transforms after returning from a failed past, finding love and renewal with Ketury Perkins and Matilda Day. His change includes music, dancing, and renewed faith as he plans to move Matilda and her sons West, while welcoming a brighter community life.
A physician outlines at home care for scarlet fever in children, advocating warm moist heat, soda lemonade with gum arabic, abdominal warmth, and bed rest. Claims high survival if applied under physician supervision, and asserts properly treated children won’t contract scarlet fever.
A satirical exchange in the Atlanta Herald concerns a man named Sisero Davis and his suitability as a porter in a dishonest real estate venture. The dialogue mocks stereotypes and implies the owner would trap the property for profit.
A historical sketch notes Commodore Vanderbilt’s fortune from steamboats and railways and recounts his impactful maxims. He advised restraint in risk, paying for what you own, and keeping plans hidden until accomplished, shaping his successful career.
In Harrison Township Grant County Wisconsin a family shows a hereditary baldness trait. The couple from Germany arrived twenty years ago and had a bald son who inspired family letters. Eleven children later five remain perfectly bald with the oldest now a grown man, a condition noted as an ongoing annoyance.
A note remarks that a diary under five pages and well kept might fetch more at a second-hand store than from a rag man. The comment closes with a playful farewell.
A poem contrasts an old woman living in a hut the size of a hickory nut with youths who stay closed in their own shells. The woman believes she knows much, while those around her remain ignorant and content, shrinking as they never venture beyond their shell.
A reflection on American youth and English school life as St Nicholas readers share his pledge to speak to young audiences. He ponders how to reach American boys ages nine to eighteen and compares their enthusiasm, training, and sense of belonging with English pupils in public schools.
A meditation on youth and character urges boys to build strong foundations of truthfulness self control simplicity and obedience. It echoes Emersonian patience and cites Lowell Hebe as a source of inspiration while warning against rush and haste in shaping a nation.
A fragment from a Martinsville Indiana tale cites a young man attempting to eat thirty quails in thirty days. The piece mocks the dare and jokes about similar feats and bets, noting nutty stunts and a reference to deadly self-harm statistics in the United States.
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