20 Aug 1885
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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1885
Page
1
A poem narrates a single corn stalk growing from seed to ear, praising honest toil and the wealth produced from the earth. The verse traces germination, leafing, tassel and kernel formation, comparing the plant’s progress to soldierly vigor and national sustenance. It ends with the idea that a single grain yields a thousand grains through patient labor.
A Moorish sorceress accused of enchantment faces a raging mob in Bourdonis. Accused by a crippled landlord, defended by the mysterious stranger Zilah who proclaims her innocence, she is sentenced to burn but is saved by Count Garonne and his troop. The lovers reunite as the crowd chaos dissolves.
A historical piece recalls Rev John P Newman longtime Grant adviser born 1826 in New York. It notes his San Francisco funeral discourse for ex Governor Stanford's son and a Grant illness period. then shifts to Bismarck on eloquence with a tale of two lawyers influencing the king and his reaction.
A father may save a few dollars by refusing to make home inviting for his children, but he may spend ten times that and more getting them out of troubles they bring on by roaming the streets.
A vivid account of Stirling’s history and topography, tracing its royal burgh status, castle heritage, and battlefield fame. It recounts Stirling’s medieval rulers, the castle’s role as royal residence, iconic statues, and the climactic Bannockburn clash of 1314 with vivid detail and Burns’ verse echo.
The piece recaps Caesar’s rise from veto to triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus, his warlike ventures, the Rubicon crossing, and his eventual assassination. It notes his famous line Et tu Brute and adds a humorous Canadian-escape aside about hidden conspirators, attributing praise to a nameless historian and Bill Nye.
An old Utica story recalls Aunt Sallie recounting a youthful engagement to a pious minister. A playful mishap overcomes both, the minister falls through a parlor door, loses his pants to the crowd, and flees west. She says the scare ended any chance of marriage, leaving a bittersweet memory.
A woman in a menagerie claims fearless power over a lion as Mr Templer observes. She asserts women conquer through heart and will, while the lion tests her with growls and clawing, failing briefly before she restores eye contact and commands him.
An urchin-like scene unfolds with a trainer guiding a man through a tiger cage, a pulse measured at 120, and anxious reflections on fate and power. The article then shifts to a discussion of Tsarina Catherine II’s era, nobility decline, and a proposed Nobles’ Land Bank as a hedge against bankruptcy. It surveys antique dress and waistbands in Greek and Roman fashion, noting how drapery preferred natural forms and liberty of movement over tight corsetry.
The article argues that water has two virtues for bathers: cleansing and surface stimulation through temperature changes. It warns against overreliance on cold water and long cold immersions, noting that gentle sea dipping or brief cold exposure suffices and prolonged cold baths can be harmful except in fever. It describes plunges as producing a temporary surface cooling with a brief surge of vigor, and cautions against driving blood away from the skin to internal organs. It also presents a broad praise and caveat about the printing press and the press’s role in civilization, noting both benefits and potential evils.
A picnic party recently reached the cave where General Israel Putnam is said to have faced a wolf. The cave is small and crawlable, 300 feet long, in a remote Connecticut forest. legend says Putnam killed the wolf with a torch and rope. The piece also includes extended comments on wood imports, forest culture, mortality, religion, and the role of a Supreme Being.
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