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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1885
Page
3
A nostalgic lyric recalling a bare kitchen and a family tragedy. The speaker remembers six white feet on the fender, rain at the window, and lost children tied with ribbons, pondering if loved ones are together above or still apart. Mrs Corne VW Laios.
Edmond About recounts the death of a Turco, a brave youth from a noble family, during a rear-guard action in the Africa campaign. As Leopold is wounded and the narrator Brummer tends him, the dying soldier names his family, distributes his belongings, and forgives all, expressing readiness for death and gratitude for comrades.
A vivid travel tale describes the albatrossing habits once seen from a ship in the South Atlantic with ghost like flight and ship following behavior. It moves to watch the vessel then glides past it as rear guard. The piece shifts to a Port of Wrangell Alaska voyage, praising sunny, warm shores, canneries, native huts, and dramatic snowpeaks, calling Alaska a land of scenic wonders. A humorous note follows about Johnny Fizzletop of Galveston as a future Vanderbilt of Texas who negotiates a teacher’s certificate for a fee, highlighting clever tricks of a small boy and a tempted teacher.
A collection of brief excerpts and commentary on Quaker speech and dress norms, including Fox and Washington Leiter on adopting plain language and attire. Also discusses Prohibition in Georgia with claims that it protects trade, inviting local testimony and urging publication of supporting evidence.
Prof Tyndall cites a man sheltering under a tree during a storm. Wet clothes conducted lightning, tearing upper garments but sparing the wearer. Boots with iron nails formed a dangerous conductor yet remained intact. The remark ends with a wry note on solitary thoughts.
The Trade Blade cites a philosophy of the whiskey trade as ruinous to boys and men. It calls the drunkard-maker a corrupter of youth, a source of crime and misery, and argues prohibition as the only effective remedy to end the rum power.
Joshua L Bailey of Philadelphia at a temperance conference denounces the license system saying high priced licenses do not deter vice and gilded saloons tempt the young. He cites laws ahead of public sentiment, compares prohibition to the Ten Commandments, and critiques Widely touted health claims for beer. The piece notes Harpers Weekly and a New York Tribune remark on Washington drinking habits.
The Ohio General Assembly proposes constitutional amendments to Articles II I X to be voted on October second Tuesday in 1885. It outlines biennial elections for senators and representatives, term starts, and executive and county officer election timing on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
The text outlines ballot phrases for amendments to sections of articles II III and X of the constitution. Voters are instructed to mark Yes or No as specified for each section. Signed by A. D. Marsh Speaker and John G. Warwick Senate President. Adopted March 25, 1955.
Official certification by Secretary of State James S. Robinson that a Joint Resolution adopted by the Ohio General Assembly on March 25, 1885 is a true copy from the original rolls filed in this office. Dated March 26, 1883, in Columbus with the official seal.
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