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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1872
Page
3
Fragmentary verse on mortality and virtue found on a museum skeleton seeks eternal light beyond life. It reflects on eyes once bright, the hollow skull, duty over wealth, and the hope that steadfast virtue endures when time reveals eternity.
The author recalls the 1868 Indiana election near Osceola and Elkhart where Governor race results were tight. After voting closed, he rode toward home, was accosted by a tavern crowd and an armed pursuer, fired two shots at a rider ahead, and escaped through darkness aided by a mistaken identification that allowed him to slip away from four unseen pursuers.
In a St. Louis Journal of Commerce report, a large party examined the crime scene before nine, finding a dead man with a fatal wound near the road and blood on leaves. The gang, infamous in Pulaski and Cass counties, fled with their injured companion, likened to the Lowry gang, after a failed night stage attack. Pistols remain in the St. Joseph county sheriff's office for identification.
A West End tale recounts the Duke of Wellington receiving a note he misread as a Bishop of London request to sketch the Waterloo breeches. The true sender was Miss London, daughter of a landscaper, seeking to sketch a clump of trees at Strathfieldsaye called the Waterloo beeches. The mix up arose from signature confusion and a misread initial.
The essay argues neat dress signals business honesty and self respect, while neglecting cleanliness reveals lower character. It cites examples from Washington Allston and a servant girl, linking personal upkeep to moral refinement and family happiness. It urges lifelong attention to cleanliness and tidiness in appearance.
Bremen experiments show Herr Cordes devices launch ropes to drowning persons. Heavy bolts travel farther and deliver lines up to 400 yards with gunpowder charges. German rescue society endorses adoption at stations and urges use aboard ships.
A famed impostor named Cagliostro boasted of living 200 years and immunity to poisons using the Balm of Life. In Strasbourg a physician secretly tested him by offering two pills, mortal and harmless, to prove his invincibility and reveal the fraud behind his claimed cures.
The House of Commons hears Gladstone explain the indirect damages negotiations begun after Geneva notes. He traces events from January 18 to the latest British proposals, noting telegraphic exchanges with the American side and positive signals from President Grant and Senatorial reception.
An essay discusses Japanese master servant relations under feudal influence. The servant shares dinner as an equal in conversation but reverts to strict deference after the meal, illustrating feudal social boundaries and ritual.
A garbled report suggests Indiana tales are slipping as prospects for completion dim with each passing period. Analysts and observers question timing and feasibility of the project.
Office of the Company at 449 Freeman street, Whitney's Lumber Yard corner of Flint and Freeman streets. Names include SAML, W. Bell treasurer, Edwards Leahy secretary, Roberts, Campbell, Caiven, Long, Story, Cormany, Brenner, Haas and others.
The Star Publishing Company defends its large circulation, detailing mailed papers, carrier take, and newsboy disposal figures. It asserts genuine, no-giveaway circulation and promises continued growth while offering a live newspaper at a reasonable rate.
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