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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1885
Page
3
Poems by Emily Pfeiffer reflect on the sea and Niagara in September 1884. The speaker braves the storm and sleep, praising nature while grappling with mute devotion to the vast power. A second poem treats reverence for Niagara and a prayerful longing for death at its hand.
Poem excerpt reflects faith that wrongs and sorrows serve a larger good. The speaker asserts all actions are punished or corrected in time, and growth comes through suffering. The hopeful view ends with trust in an eternal order as the soul journeys beyond.
A reflective poem extols clinging to memories of the past as steadfastly as ivy holds to a fallen oak. It argues the old years understand human hopes and fears, sheltering grief and whispered relief within their sealed stories.
In coming hours the speaker notes bliss fading like sunset glory turning gray. They resolve not to moan or cry as the day ends and darkness settles, accepting the quiet fading of light.
The speaker imagines a divinely dressed female figure as a beloved dream by the fire. Soft-footed sleep and the flickering flames conjure a mute procession of friends and foes. The girl may share the seat by the hearth and be part of the intimate scene described in the New York Star.
A historical report traces a costly practice of Goodfellowship inscribed on a public wall, detailing its origins, the community response, and the financial or social toll it imposed on residents and local institutions.
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph blurb notes: men pass storefront windows full of stockings without glancing, yet pause in the rain to stare at a single display in a muddy street crossing. The observation captures curious human behavior in a brief vignette.
A letter from Jos. C. Boggs expresses gratitude after using Dr Harter's Iron Tonic for rebility, liver disorder, and scrofula. He credits the tonic with curing him after three bottles and thanks the editor for the paper that led him to try it.
Duff Green, a secession foe, visits President Lincoln aboard a warship with a rough staff and angry rhetoric. Lincoln rebukes him, calls him a political tramp, and Green flees ashore after being confronted by the President’s stern, determined stance.
A Florida youth bought shoes too small by an eighth of an inch. He tried the “bean” method filling them with white beans and water overnight. Morning results showed the shoes expanded unevenly with a large crevasse and beans spilling out, and he decides to pare down his feet next time.
The Liverpool Courier reports a rapid growth of the cat-skin industry. Last year over 1,500,000 cats were killed for skins used as fur linings. The piece argues the trade's size could expand into hundreds of thousands of skins and questions the cost of production given skins are stolen.
A New York gathering recounts Wyoming’s path to woman suffrage. Governor Lee explains enfranchising women began as a political maneuver to boost publicity, with a bill passed for its advertising value and later contested by lawmakers who feared repealing vested rights. The tale highlights a dramatic, historical ruse credited to Wyoming’s political unit.
In 1857 an enslaved couple was separated by sale. The husband later remarried and now faces choosing between his long-lost first wife, who reappeared after thirty years, and his second wife with whom he has children. He must decide which wife he truly belongs to as he reflects on their long journeys and past sorrows.
Washington Correspondence records a society item about a House member who blows his nose with fingers and expels, provoking a neighbor to gift handkerchiefs. The tale ends with the handkerchiefs sent home as part of the Congressional Record, to the wife as a Christmas present.
The London Truth exposes common spiritualist deceptions in seances. It explains the spirit hand trick using a stuffed glove attached to the medium, a concealed hand, and a phosphorins enhancement, plus the floating routine with boots and coat lining to fake levitation. The piece condemns credulity and notes many pay to witness such frauds.
The advertisement asserts Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder remains the leading safe reliable option for wholesome light bread and biscuits. It claims widespread approval and ongoing superiority among bakers and households, emphasizing safety and effectiveness.
Snappy verse and quips from the Turrets of New York papers touch on romance and weather. A jokey piece references Jimmy Jennie and a rink outing while a brief gloom gag notes a mother-in-law death and a drinking fast.
In a brief popular bit from the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph a child asks Johnnie Jarphly what a defaulter is and a financier, with the elder answering that a defaulter loses money that isn’t theirs while a financier hangs on to it.
In a Boston Transcript excerpt a railway magnate asks what to give his children for a handsome present. His wife suggests gifting stock in a road, prompting disbelief from the magnate who questions the idea as reckless.
An undertaker named Mr. Mould enters an up-town roller-skating rink, surveys the lively scene, and leaves after a warm farewell with the proprietor, showing a light step.
A fragment from Boston Post discusses starting a diary with a playful exchange between Lily and Lil. It mocks typical diary entries as predictable routines such as rising at eight, piano practice, kitchen chores, visits, naps, and evening chatter reflecting mood.
A rhinoceros fells a lawyer after a chase and later kills an elephant, prompting the beast to seek legal defense. The lawyer upholds justice by leveraging a prior engagement, humorously denying the rhinoceros his favor. The tale ends with a moral about not letting a lawyer go when he is needed.
A Christmas visit by six St Paul youths to Minneapolis includes a stop at the West Parlor where a pianist named Joseffy improvises a waltz. The crowd compliments the performance and learns the artist’s identity from the hotel clerk.
A streetcar scene ends with a man accosting a woman and attempting to pass a counterfeit dollar. After the driver exposes the fake, he pays 95 cents and retreats to the back platform swearing. The woman quietly plans to donate the counterfeit loss to charity as an aside to a neighbor.
A traveling New York collar and cuff maker boasts ninety collar styles to Enquirer reporters, noting fashion cycles and shifts. He says standing collars suit young men, while fat men fare better in turn-downs, and dry goods dealers in towns demand the latest style.
A friend asks my view of a Venus and Adonis piece at Burlington House. I describe it as unattractive and crude noting a Flemish wench and a youth with a skewed head while my companion scorns refinement. I compare to Landseer lions and question value of a dying vessel painted with colors.
The fragment ponders whether a canvas can be worth more as representation than as the thing itself. It mentions artists such as Joshua, Lawrence, Romney, tonehs, Poussin, and notes uncertainty about the meaning of a label or name. The speaker laments general ignorance and observes a high rate of misperception about art.
Washington letter recalls General Sherman's week of social rounds in the capital. He charmingly chats with young women, endures a playful ploy by Mrs Hoyt presenting “Miss Baby Hoyt,” and jokes that a week in Washington feels like a coffee mill. Sherman remains fond of Washington but quips a week suffices.
Deacon Charles N Bean recounts a Delaware county incident where an axe blade flew off, severing a man named Hagar's nose. The victim calmly bound the wound, awaited a doctor, and declared the nose would regrow. Bean calls the event an exhibition of nerve as he relays the curious tale.
Burdette writes in a Brooklyn Eagle piece about salvation and moral striving, debating whether terror or persuasion should lead souls to heaven. He confesses personal imperfection yet expresses desire to improve and imagines revivalists driving him toward paradise with fervent preaching.
A Boston inventor markets a snore remedy consisting of a bent wire hair-pin with a silk pin-wheel device near the nose. When the sleeper snorts, the wheel spins and tickles the nose with fine steel needles, prompting cessation of snoring. He has big orders from sleeping-car firms and is noted as a Past Grand Mosal in The East of the Society for the Suppression of Profanity.
A public notice proclaims that consumption in early stages is curable and urges using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to prevent thousands of deaths. It claims the remedy cures bronchitis, coughs, and colds and has been proven in thousands of cases.
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