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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1888
Page
6
The Brooklyn clergyman warns of infidelity and modern atheism, portraying a victorious atheistic army sweeping churches, Sabbath schools, and cemeteries into ruin. He depicts a hypothetical sun darkening as a sign of moral collapse, cites solar prophecy, and urges steadfast Christian defense.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount punishment of poets and satirists by rulers: Pope Sextus V deprived a satirist of speech. Helvetius punished. Peconianus strangled for satire on Tiberius. Le Foe imprisoned and ears cropped. Ovid condemned to death and banished. Domitian ordered Homogenes executed for satirical reflections. Winter 18th century? Moscow thread hints at following precepts.
A Saturday Mexican opera crowd hurled bouquets at the stage. The lead actress seized the final bouquet but a hemp cord attached to it jerked free, amusing the onlookers and annoying others. In retaliation, one of the party was subjected to an egg shower by the troupe resulting in a lost coat.
Dialogue reveals Dr Corium and Dr K Williams discussing an investigation into Dr Jobson for professional conduct. Mention of wage issues and alleged remarks circulate amid conference chatter as Drake’s name surfaces in the exchange.
Young Folks Corner celebrates spring with a lyrics style invitation to go a Maying through wood and field. It recalls childhood joys and dear memories while praising birds flowers and woodland scenes. A playful tale of a boy’s clumsy tumble adds a gentle humor.
A long vignette recalls a town court entrance scene where youths debate confinement and freedom. The piece celebrates a civic effort where boys join a club to channel energy into sports, reading, and service, turning mischief into community good and forging cross age ties that improve local social life. The story ends noting how one pet bird, Jack, embodies communal affection and the town’s gentle maturity.
A group of children discovers a live crow carried by Ikey, the washerwoman's son. They beg questions about its origin and value while he explains he found it in a post oak and plans to raise it unless he finds a buyer. The moment ends as they head home with the crow in hand.
The Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association will plant fifty 12 pound howitzers with iron tablets to mark each Union corps and division line. Sedgwick Avenue will run from Wiggart’s Lane to Little Round Top base, and Sykes Avenue will honor the Fifth Corps ground from the Little Round Top to the Devil’s Pen. Additional monuments honor multiple New Jersey units including the 6th and 7th New Jersey and Battery Clarter, placed near Devil’s Den, Wheatfield edge, and Bliss Building.
A local tale from Smithville Georgia reveals a colored man barring his daughter from a visitor. An old man wished for a plow he could not buy, so a youth Roico bought it and was told to drive the mule into the field to win the girl. The piece echoes candid, frontier humor and rough wit from a 19th century Georgia paper.
An old verse fragment features Old Wimple urging a young man toward success as he muses on the journey home. The exchange hints at ambition and the path of youth in a solemn-toned, folkloric style.
A damaged OCR fragment depicts a starving crowd and harsh heat amid a city street. The garbled text hints at hunger, cries, and a call to attention, but specific names, places, dates, or events are unreadable.
A brief item notes a person named Henry in a local context. The fragment suggests a portrait or notice about Henry, with no clear events, dates, or associations readable. Further details are unavailable in the surviving text.
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