18 Oct 1873
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Newspaper
Aiken Tribune
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1873
Page
1
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A reflective piece traces fashion through ages from Grecian simple drapery to Gothic bodices and the hoop era. It notes Athens, Rome, Charlemagne courts, and English Restoration tastes, detailing modes, hair, and fabrics, then laments 18th century brute hoop styles and Brunswick court excesses.
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Justinian laments modern fashions as ungraceful and affecting, praising symmetry and propriety in dress. He argues women should cultivate tasteful attire aligned with form, age, and virtue to avoid vanity and moral decline. The piece cites past European trends and urges restraint and harmony.
The Brooklyn preacher Dr Talmage argues ministers lack fire due to poor nutrition not piety. He mocks boarding houses for theological students and urges better meals with beefsteak to fuel preaching, noting low pay and harsh conditions in college and parsonage life.
A sleeper named Leslie, a streetcar conductor, was seen on a rooftop in his night dress performing acrobatic moves and somersaults between 11 and 12. He walked the roof edges, stripped his shirt, and jumped back to his room, leaving car officials astonished. He appeared unconscious and could not explain the feats, deemed a remarkable case of somnambulism.
President Grant said the panic differs in cause and effect from prior events, with currency becoming more valuable despite fear. He foresees steps toward specie resumption, cites strong exports and abundant production, and notes reform ideas like free banking, gold reserves, and limiting deposit interest to stabilize finances and curb speculation.
A moral fragment urges young men to shun temptation and vice, citing stories of folly and ruin. It warns against gambling, alcohol, and late night gatherings, and stresses steadfast virtue. The piece comments on political deaths, a Georgian politician, and a Cincinnati wedding spree as contrasting notes.
News items mention Gav Hoffman possibly nominated to succeed James Brooks in Congress. Jefferson Davis is recovering in Hopkinsville Kentucky. A French consul and an American expedition to Cuba are noted. A plan for a new daily paper in Washington, D C is discussed and Russian emigrants face hardship in Dakota. Lumber production totals from Michigan rivers are listed to show timber output.
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