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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1896
Page
6
A nostalgic verse by Peter Grant printed in the Chicago Record extols parental devotion and the joy of infancy. It laments aging burdens and urges expressing filial gratitude before death, urging memorials and kind remembrance for aging parents. The piece closes with vows of support and recognition in life and after.
An Irish narrator recalls Patsey Hennessy a grave, aging man who prized beauty in youth at cross road dances with Bridget Harrigan and Peg. After Bridget chooses Tom O'Shea, Patsey laments losing beauty and ends with a tale of oats and marriage wagers, revealing beauty’s changing value across a life in Cashel.
A Youth's Companion excerpt recounts Bishop Meade of Virginia rebuking heated debate by focusing on the broader issue of conduct. The tale includes a cider versus whisky anecdote about a cousin Bob and a sermon on judgment of folly, urging self examination over blame of the origin.
A Youth's Companion reminiscence recalls Theodore Parker addressing a charged crowd with a defiant boy in the front row. Parker, through calm authority, tells the boy to sit and remove his hat, restoring order as the audience listened amid proslavery and abolitionist tensions.
A collage of brief comic exchanges and wry observations from a past era. It edges between Victorian witticisms and light social banter, mentioning a minister on a wheeling tour, a church bicycle tale, and humorous asides about teachers and animals. The tone is gently satirical with named publications noted.
Dr Brinton surveys evidence on handedness among ancient peoples and finds more left handed or ambidextrous artists than European counterparts. Profiles in drawings tend to face opposite directions, supporting a significant left handed tendency in early American aboriginal art. German pine forest protection uses glue bands to trap caterpillars.
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