06 May 1892
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1892
Page
1
An American narrator recounts a moonlit ice voyage up a Russian river harried by wolves. He battles packs, shoots and hacks felines, and saves himself by steering through the peril to reach a village at dawn with a monstrous wolf trophy.
In a Lo Lo tral camp near Hot Springs Nez Perce and Flathead groups wake to steam and cries. Indians guard barefoot children as two men dunk a boy in boiling water, then force him to the brush amid alarms from all the young captives.
The piece details the elaborate burial of Ja Ja the king of Opobo who died in Teneriffe and was transported to Opobo by steamer Benin. Chiefs in grand canoes attend, cannons fire, and a multi-day celebration with feasts, dances, and gifts follows. The tomb lies in the palace courtyard with a conch, mirrors, and wives tending the vault as villagers partake in a sacred rite.
The Tarratines or Penobscadians on an island above Bangor Maine are famed basket makers. They weave ash and maple strips with fragrant marsh grass using alder to dye pale red birch bark for bright red cedar boughs for green sumac for yellow and maple for purple. Some families prosper with baskets, and one four member household reportedly cleared 21000 last year. The community is described as well regarded by whites with a mix of industrious and less diligent members.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes a rare example of a millionaire's son focused on books. At Vanderbilts' house and from C. I. Huntington, a six foot four scholar pursues Arabic studies with a reputed library. Huntington reportedly aims to write a history of the Moors in Spain.
A comic vignette features a clergy member delaying a wedding with a bell and amused wedding guests. A European voyage yields a boastful tenor tale while a mining scheme chat elicits money, and a banter between Oldboy and Mrs. O'dboy ends in a playful line about a trap and a mouse.
The essay discusses adding a metal bald eagle to the U S flagstaff emblem, tracing the eagle’s role as national symbol since 1785 chosen by Franklin. It notes Audubon naming the bird Washington’s agile and contrasts American eagle traits with other nations’ eagles, praising its dignity and bravery while acknowledging its predatory habits.
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