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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1897
Page
2
A jumble of clipped vignettes and humorous notes touches on Lady Langtry, rail speeds, social quirks in Ohio and Germany, ghost coal fields in England, Kentucky politics, Canadian market prices, and American views on immigration. The piece weaves sensational, humorous, and political snippets across disparate topics with busy, era-typical phrasing.
The Birmingham Age-Herald critiques Mrs Langtry after Edward Langtry’s death. It accuses her of aristocratic ambition and public misfortune, suggesting she retire from society to avoid causing further harm.
A fragmented schoolyard style note argues wisdom comes with practical sense not looks. It jokes that no one should ride a wheel without horse sense and mentions a person who is a church member. The text includes garbled lines about a 150-pound man riding a tandem and the consequences of mishandling.
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