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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1872
Page
3
Fragmentary verse contemplates ambition and the godlike power to assume forms. It contrasts pain and the weariness of life with a call to seek illumination through a guiding star. The speaker envisions a hero seeking a god who reveals truth and leads seekers toward pure light and rightful crowns.
A Kansas Magazine sketch portrays the Catfish Aristocrat as a saloon builder who neglects schools and churches. He subsists on cheap whisky and pork, roams the swamp, joins raids and atrocities during wartime, and embodies a feared, decayed rural stereotype shaping Kansas history and Puritan roots.
A tale unfolds inside a Connecticut town court as a traveler arrives on a frigid evening. A lively dialogue erupts near the fireplace with banter about Wisconsin travel and a boast about Missouri tobacco.
A Jacksonville Journal item recounts a 15 year old case where a man was accused after a missing fifty dollars from a bureau. The trusted suspect found the bill, faced harsh accusations, and later was cleared as the truth emerged. The remaining portion of the bill is held by John Bradbury.
The Paris Temps notes a revival of traditional Spanish dress with Taree combs and short skirts among bourgeois and especially aristocrats. Ministers and Court resist the look while allied parties urge wives to mirror grandmothers as a nationalist protest. Observers caution revivals are short lived despite political zeal.
The Cairo Illinois Bulletin reports William Hicks shot and killed his brother James Hicks after a dispute over an old plow. William fled the scene with his wife and four children in pursuit by neighbors. fear of vigilante action grows. Separately, the New Orleans Republican notes steamship Havana firemen dumped smuggled cigars for penal punishment, risking heavy fines for Captain Pennington.
A Cleveland Leader tale describes a0820 young man on Garden Street who serenades his Juliet with a new guitar then crashes to the sidewalk when the father returns late. He moves to a concertina and vows revenge if the bellows fail to cooperate. The piece also offers a brief social note on women’s appearance and education and ends with a Montgomer y Montgome restaurant item offering sirloin steak and claret for 25 cents.
Washington May 1 Congress acts on Western Wisconsin court timing and Army staff promotions repeal. It reports measures for Fort Gibson terms, district court rules, and a naval claims case. Senate passes tariff debate with amendments. House Indian affairs bills move.
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