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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1886
Page
6
A speaker extols a baby's priceless value beyond wealth and gems. The infant, recently born, arrived with nothing but potential. The narrator, moved by love, provides and cares for the child as Grandpa cherishes the boy deeply, promising joy and future repayment in kind.
In New Orleans the St. Louis Cathedral area hums with religious life and commerce. A dapper young West Indian woman runs a hid storefront on St Anne with wax flowers and holy wares while Raoul Chappelles, a poor law student, courts her amid social pressures and family disapproval. A famed priest arrives in Lent 1850 drawing vast crowds, and another modest shop on St Anne aids income with music lessons.
A violent storm in New Orleans drives candles from a shop to the church while a dying priest administers rites to Mlle Jerrette. A letter reveals Hortense Dufarge as the real heir to the candle business and to church property, ending in a solemn funeral and a final quiet fading of the cathedral lights.
A Manchester New Hampshire letter reports that Boston medium Mrs. Bessie Huston fraudulently claimed spirit Powers during an eighth Manchester seance at B Ammidon's home. Several locals doubted her abilities while one participant allegedly kissed a supposed spirit and then embraced Huston, revealing the evening as a staged display.
Five ships including the Galena and Tennessee attacked the Brooklyn Swatara and Yantic near Fort Pickens in a staged duel. The pair exchanged rapid broadsides for about 25 minutes before drawing off and resuming positions. Spectators aboard excursion steamers watched as smoke and flame marked the clash.
Dr Alexander Garnett narrates a remarkable episode in which a U S senator sought treatment for a swollen head after a persistent practical joke. Senators played tricks with his hat, hiding a chestnut and newspaper rolls to reduce the hatband. The prank escalated to the point of genuine distress and concern.
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