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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1884
Page
6
An American wanderer recalls amateur jugglers and a famed fakir who staged dramatic tricks. A fire ritual with a disguised assistant, a preserved vessel, and a revealing reveal of illusion unfolds amid stories of Bangkok and other sites. The accounts contrast mystic feats with simple mechanics behind the acts.
The piece portrays James C. Vance a jovial North Carolina politician and Civil War veteran famed for wit and storytelling. It recounts his Civil War escape moment with a rabbit, a humorous exchange about fried hog and eggs, a joint campaign debate with Judge Settle, and a crowd scene where Vance kisses several women while taunting Settle about kissing his own supporters.
The first bale of the new crop was received at Hovetox Texas weighing 370 pounds and graded low mid dull. Grown by Dr R J Harrin at Petteville Fort Bend county it marks six consecutive years Texas ships the first bale to Houston. A second bale from Cuero DeWitt county was sent to a local cotton factor.
The article jokes that Gov Headly and his law partner expect Cleveland to win Ohio with 250 electoral votes. It discusses Democratic optimism, Nast the cartoonist's New York encounter, and asks whether Cleveland will be elected. It also notes high-profile expenses and a Danish expedition, then reports on sparrow head prices affecting comic extermination raids.
In Constantinople, two fire brigades parade in diverse attire as they approach a corner. A quarrel erupts over right of way, leading to a ferocious physical clash before a minister of war, the Ser Asker, settles the dispute and escorts the engines onward.
Hawkeye offers a parable on cranks, urging kindness and caution toward those who think differently while noting progress through steadfast, narrow focus. The piece contrasts fixed cranks with versatile weather vanes and warns against judging others while urging self examination. Also reports steel rails contracting in England at 2350 dollars per ton and US rails at 32 dollars, predicting iron rails on main lines fading.
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