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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1887
Page
4
A verse recounts a beggar boy who finds wealth through Aladdin's lamp and builds grand dreams, only to renounce fortune and its temporary wealth seeking a share of a life not owned by material power. The speaker laments losing true possession, a simple, mine-less ownership.
A San Francisco interview recounts Hannah Durston's life from birth in China to Fiji mission work. She narrates a deadly cyclone near Kandavu, the loss of her parents, and her survival and vow to continue their gospel efforts.
The article warns parents about whooping cough measles scarlet fever and diphtheria stressing vigorous health and cleanliness to prevent infections. It urges professional medical care for serious diseases and isolation to stop spread while emphasizing cautious treatment over home remedies.
A discussion on gambling luck notes that repeated lucky runs fool players into expecting luck to continue. An anecdote from Cosmopolitan describes a woman betting on 32 at a roulette table. the wheel landed on 32, highlighting how chance can mislead players about inevitability.
A 19th century survivor recounts being captured on Big Cannibal Island in the Sandwich group after a wreck near Honolulu. He and three companions are seized, a feast planned around a crewman named Philbrick, and he hides in a tree for three days while authorities attempt rescue. The tale blends early voyage lore with peril from native cannibal rumors.
From Galignani's Messenger a discussion of shocking rural crime in France. Parricide and fratricide are rarities in cities but frequent in countryside woods and farms. A youth and sister once killed their mother by hanging after failed poisoning. Nearby Lorient a postman was ambushed on a country road and hacked to death by drunken assailants who took his tongue as a grotesque souvenir.
A train-load of excursionists from Los Angeles visited Port Baloba. A 15 foot swordfish breached the breakers and washed ashore where spectators filleted the fish with pocket knives. The group packed swordfish steaks to take home.
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