25 Feb 1893
Page 1
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1893
Page
1
A long fragment blends poetic quoted lines with a vignette about Peter the simpleton at a harsh rural farm. It shifts to a dramatic fire rescue of a child by the “idiot,” then moves to English allotments acts and satirical courtroom anecdotes. The piece juxtaposes tragic charity with social policy and legal oddities.
A New York Tribune report tells of a firm offering a prize for an original motto for a pen. An Iowa man sent The pen is mightier than the sword with a plea to forward the prize by the next mail. He admits uncertainty about authorship and cites McGuffey, Kidd, and the Bible as possible sources.
The lyre bird, native to New South Wales forests, is praised for its graceful form and tail resembling an ancient lyre. It runs superbly with long legs and reddish brown body, but faces near extinction due to fashion and sport driven destruction. an English writer notes tail feathers once cheap now precious as the species declines.
A French journal recalls a man obsessed with shooting who wakes his servant at 5 AM to fetch a gun, insisting he will fire on tiptoe so as not to disturb anyone’s sleep. The anecdote highlights his urgent but covert pursuit.
Mrs. Ang Boettler recalls Quantrell’s guerrillas sacking Lawrence Kansas. Jesse James aided by the gang invaded a house, mortally wounding Federal soldier Stephens. Mrs Stephens refused to abandon her husband, dying as guerrillas fired. The couple escaped fire as the home burned.
The piece argues that eye color reveals character with blue, gray, brown and hazel tones signaling traits. It links gray to intellect, steel-gray to intense feeling, blue-gray to kindness, blue to quick thought and physical aptitude, and hazel to musical ability and grace.
Cats wash themselves with the forefoot and inner toe as a face sponge and brush. Lions and tigers do likewise, wetting a dark rubber ball like paw. Hares use their feet to wash their faces, and the hare’s foot is used as a brush to apply stage paint.
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