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Newspaper
Aiken Recorder
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1892
Page
6
A humorous tale follows a couple named Ethel and the narrator as they plan a bicycle based elopement. After a moonlit escape with a trunk wedding kit, they outrun Ethel's father on a wooden mare and reach a minister for a quick ceremony amid rural pursuit and comic mishaps.
A New York Advertiser piece recounts the recovery of the Atlantic cable after a perilous mid ocean operation. Capt. Moriary and Capt. Anderson led four ships to locate and raise the cable using buoys, grapnels, and careful observations amid fogs and storms. The reel was brought aboard after a tense two weeks, and the crew celebrated as the cable lay on deck surfacing with the help of rescue lights.
Captain Frank Bowers notes mosquitos in Iceland and Mexico, debunking warm-climate myths. He describes widespread bites during short Icelandic summers and cites historic introductions of pests to the Americas. An estimate then claims 8.5 million theatre tickets sold nationwide at fifty cents, totaling about 191 million dollars spent annually.
A collage of playful lines and curiosities, including humorous exchanges, quirky remarks about driving and family, and notes on peculiar plants and dining customs. The piece touches on a tremoring plant from New Zealand, a list of exotic foods in a Chinese dinner, and a note that American family size has declined from 5.50 in 1850 to 4.94.
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