01 Nov 1877
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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1877
Page
1
Poem fragment describes two souls born far apart speaking different tongues and colliding across seas to find life’s meaning in each other’s eyes. They travel unknown lands, escape peril, and wander toward a fated meeting that may never happen, leaving them unfulfilled.
A London Daily News correspondent recalls General Skobeleff directing a fierce uphill assault on a double redoubt near Plevna. He stood amid shelling, reorganized wavering troops, and surged forward with reserves, his horse wounded yet he remained at the front as the redoubt finally collapses under Russian fire.
In a vivid field report the assault on Plevna redoubt succeeds. Skobeleff presses fresh troops after an initial breach, loses thousands of men on both sides, and, despite heavy Russian casualties, the redoubt falls. Skobeleff is described as a steadfast, luckless commander amid proven ferocity and fatigue.
A collection of humorous and pithy aphorisms attributed to Josh Billings as reprinted in Trump Kards. The remarks cover marriage, drinking, honesty, waiting, and human folly with the author’s characteristic tongue in cheek tone. The snippets showcase quirks of gender, social mores, and self improvement through blunt, humorous observations.
The article recounts early United States patents from 1790 onward, naming Samuel Hopkins as the first patent recipient on July 31, 1790 for potash pearl ashes and listing various early innovations including candles, flour, types, bridge and machine improvements, steam engines, a fire escape precursor, piano advances, and other industrial devices through 1799.
The text lists several 19th century patents including a cotton gin by Ebenezer Whiting awarded January 22, 1801, a corn husk paper process patented December 30, 1803, and various improvements such as a portable bedstead in 1804. It notes a 1803 patent for finding salt water and metals and mentions 1804 government interest in garment suspenders and gallows upgrades.
Salt and lime are urged as the best fertilizer, with Prof Johnson advising a mix of one bushel salt and two bushels lime, decomposed for 6 weeks to 3 months. The top dressing of 20 to 30 bushels per acre boosts crops, improves soil, and fights pests, with gradual yearly increases recommended if funds allow.
A retold ancient Greek fable on the seven wise men Pittacus Bias Solon Tuales Chilo Cleobulus and Periander. A golden tripod causes a dispute among Ceans and Melites traders. The priestess directs the wisest in Greece, Thales, and the tale ends with the object returning to Apollo to illustrate wary wisdom.
A compact study notes that personal attractiveness varies among women, with most possessing enough traits to appeal to someone. It acknowledges beauty standards exist but suggests appeal derives from a combination of charm and demeanor rather than fixed measures.
The article argues that appeal depends on how others see a face and character, not just looks. It urges women to cultivate mind and heart through study and reflection, noting softness and gentleness matter more than beauty. Conscientiousness is essential for lasting love.
This piece traces cinchona bark from obscurity to Europe around 1668, noting its spread via Countess del Cinchon and Jesuit missionaries. It covers early resistance in France and Italy, royal patronage in Britain, and the brutal challenges of harvesting bark in Peruvian forests.
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