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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1885
Page
2
An excerpt from a poem by George P. Lathrop appears in Harper's Weekly. The verse likens a woman to wild roses and praises love as a holy daybreak with each hour.
Two half brothers Frank and Francis Denham drift apart over wealth and a family ring after a long feud. Alda Denham, the saintly eight year old, orchestrates a concert outing with Wilhelmj and presents the ring to Uncle Frank, sparking a reconcili ation and renewing brotherly ties. The episode ends with embrace and restored harmony.
A verse laden with nostalgia and reflection on fleeting joys and lasting impressions. It contrasts sunlit growth with frost and the power of humble moments, urging endurance of small things while noting sorrow and memory. The piece blends poetry and light humorous snippets from period papers.
An Atlanta Constitution excerpt portrays Cuba as near Florida and under harsh rule with a muzzled press. It cites annual indirect taxes around 500 per free family, total provincial revenue of 26 090 000, fifty thousand officials, licenses costing 300 per retail merchant, and a long revolution against Spain. It notes monarchic titles sold for 25 000 each and a history of 150 000 Spanish combat deaths.
The article explains that two eye muscles coordinated at birth enable instant wide vision and warns caregivers to avoid risky exposure for infants. It stresses careful handling by mothers and nurses to protect young children’s ocular muscles during early years and mentions a Pittsburg donor running a type-setting school for newsboys.
The text argues for a single standard letter form per character to aid learning, with analytic study of letters on the blackboard. It notes copying plus mental conceptions prevent degenerating handwriting and promotes practice toward a consistent model as taught in Penman's Art Journal. It also mentions military drills reduce foot wear and claims skulls resist decay better than other bones.
Describes Thibetian house construction with stone foundations clay walls two stories roofs and a central court yard. Notes manure handling under the house and roof plastering methods. Also recounts a Philadelphia Press anecdote about a gilded eating house offering turtle soup and a mushroom deception using dough as a substitute.
Bishop Grandin of the Northwest territories visits Ottawa to request government aid for the Metis. He warns that without assistance their people are "half-starved" and in danger of perishing during the coming period.
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