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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1872
Page
3
The speaker listens to wind against branches and a bird nest as blue jays promise a cradle. A gentle breeze stirs leaves and hints at a higher purpose as the speaker seeks strength to fulfill duties and reach a peaceful end with faith.
A historical note surveys early baseball salaries across clubs such as Mutuals, Athletics, Baltimore, and Haymakers. It details average pay per player, notable high earners like Harry Wright’s Boston Club, and seven month contracts. It comments on uneven distribution with pitchers and catchers earning more, and mentions Cummings as a premier pitcher with a famed screw pitch.
Delayed letter from St Louis reports the fourth day of the Senger fest with 15,000 in the hall and crowds on Twelfth street. Abt and Mrs Dexter draw praise while street amusements and relic traders attract visitors, amid rain and torchlight plans for a grand close and a judged case of Dr Berkley.
The London Telegraph interviews Dundee servant girls about changing employer relations. It notes some towns tolerate harsh masters while most servants remain decent and honest, asking who in the realm fares better than servants amid poverty and hard labor.
Foreign dispatches report on arbitration sessions with English French language debate and an adjournment due to American delay. Pope’s anniversary celebrated in Rome with global addresses. Canada’s Governor General nominee sails for America. London's political chatter covers Geneva, Alabama claims, and a Swiss bill against Jesuits passing in the Reichstag with 183 to 101. Destructive fire hits Warrington cotton mills causing substantial losses and job losses.
Colonel Thomas A. Mead of Greenwich Connecticut details drainage on his farm begun in 1866. He laid four thousand rods, reports costs about one dollar per rod and 20 to 25 percent annual return on outlay. He notes drained wetlands would double productivity and manure needs drop. About thirty acres now yield two to three tons of hay yearly for decades without added manure.
The article notes remarkable Arab politeness across classes. It describes how a humble villager shows deference to a superior by kissing the hand or bowing to symbolize subservience, and how age and circumstance influence these courteous gestures in social and business interactions.
The article surveys Arab customs and attitudes toward foreigners, noting polite salutes, gifts decline, and written contracts for animal hires. It contrasts consul escorts, kavass and dragoman roles, and the spectacle of Pasha processions, while adding a London medical view on heart enlargement among men due to work and anxiety.
A vivid description catalogs six chromos showing a boy decorating a pet lamb, a tired sleeper with a cat, a Newfoundland with a boy, a game titled Hide and Seek, a mother in a cozy kitchen setting, and other domestic tableaux. Each scene blends rich coloring with affectionate family moments. Subscriptions advertised for the newspaper.
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