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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1883
Page
4
A verse tale contrasts John Smith a goodly man beloved for charity with his untimely death from a playful mule. John Brown a vile miserly figure ends his life after years of wealth and a grim end witnessed by kin and a preacher. The piece ends with a reflective wish to die well like John Smith rather than like Brown.
In Freeze Out Gunnison County the notorious counterfeiter Phil Vane is captured after a staged abduction attempt. U S Marshal Robert Lisle reveals himself after subduing Jim Thorn, exposing Thorn as Vane and rescuing a girl awaiting her father.
A compact portrait details Trollope as a tireless official and prolific writer. He labored up to fourteen hours daily, mapped tasks, and kept a rigid schedule from 4 am in Essex to early rides in London. He balanced intense study, writing, and social hospitality with methodical punctuality.
A London Truth writer cites French authorities to argue cancer clusters by rivers and alluvial soil. Raspail linked cases to low-lying river mouths and tidal regions, even with and without metal head gear, while Trousseau advised dry soil and sunny air. Instances noted in Paris near underground waters and in Athlone, Dartford, Hoo Marshes, Woolwich, and Chelsea.
The Atlanta Constitution profiles four brothers who started selling papers, saved earnings, and invested in Atlanta real estate. The eldest is 18, the youngest 12, and they support their parents while running homes, rents, and stock in a loan association. They educated themselves while working at the Constitution office.
Agricultural excerpts cover lime deficiency in soft shell eggs and oyster shells for grit, grain handling and curing meat. It discusses dairy as a thriving British sector, breeding, fumigation challenges, and methods for storing sweet potatoes and curing hams, beef, and pork for efficient feeding and market readiness.
A collection of recipe fragments lists sauces and desserts such as a lemon sugar sauce, a suet and molasses cake, ginger snaps, and black cake. It details a Saratoga potatoes method, Lyonnaise potatoes, a Jellied chicken mold, crackling crabmeat, and a Beef a la Moor roast with layered ingredients and slow simmering instructions.
A five year old girl in a social gathering declares herself a rebel and insults General Meade as Old Meade. He laughs, assures her he is Old Meade, and endures her anger as he befriends her. Over time the young foe becomes a warm ally, greeting him politely.
The incident recounts Senator Fair of Nevada selling 5,000 Union Consolidated shares to Robert Sherwood for $1,000,000 after a bluff about the mine's prospects. The stock price fell from around $200 to below $5, and the deal left the market unsettled, per the St. Louis Globe.
Col Hadley recalls a fish story told by his six year old son Sammy. The boy claims to have flung a 135 pound catfish via a stick from the Colorado River before the war, prompting laughter and a rebuke about the boy's honesty.
The quote reflects a mindset of overconfidence during good times and complacency when facing lows. It warns that prosperity can blur awareness of future hardship and lead to careless attitudes about recovery or sustainability.
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