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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1886
Page
4
A mother braves a mountain blizzard to keep her sleeping child warm. She strips to share warmth with the infant, then perishes as dawn reveals the child smiling beneath a cloak. A passerby discovers the scene and removes the covering from the child.
Old Squire Marcy’s dying wish proves real when executor Denison uncovers a signed will in the closet. Cynthy and Sabra receive use of the estate for life or until marriage with stock, furniture, and farming tools outright, while the probate proceeds smoothly.
A western Michigan man recounts buying a spotted sorrel horse in Jasper Indiana. A dozen men rode up, accused him of horse theft, and tied a rope to hang him while the owner shouted the jibe that he was a scoundrel. The crowd prepared to choke the breath from him before a confrontation ended.
The widow of Meyerbeer, the composer, died in Germany leaving an estate valued at 33.5 million. The report notes her passing and the size of the fortune amid obituaries.
A New York hospital case describes an eleven year old boy whose youth appears aged by illness. He suffered from chronic ear infection, severe headaches, delirium, and sudden collapses with unconscious spells. An experimental ear operation revealed inflamed middle ear bones and a brass bead-shaped object later found, while the narrative shifts to a separate tale of Dolly Todd and James Madison’s engagement in early American history.
The Mechernich works in Germany finished the world’s tallest chimney at 440 feet, six feet higher than the St Rollox chimney near Glasgow. Its flue measures 11.5 feet at the base and ten feet at the top.
A speculative critique on lavish hospitality expenses among wealthy New York figures. It argues high costs arise when hosting large parties and extended travels, citing steamer trips, Newport trips, and grand country homes with costly staff and cooks. It notes annual salaries and daily expenditures as indicators of the financial burden.
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