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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1885
Page
3
A bustling scene near Madison Square faces the temper of barrooms with sly drinkers and secretive wagers. Tales of illicit gin in lemonade and ginger ale tricks reveal how some officials, clerks, and even clergy friends conceal alcohol within crusts of respectability in a city noted for its temptations.
In Brooklyn Eagle style commentary, Lord Garmoyle appears as a languid, tall English nobleman with poet looks and a bored air. The piece recounts Miss Fortescue known as Finney and her love letters to Gumboil, later proven to be copied from a Victorian guide. It contrasts London masher culture with New York manners, noting the mashers’ dissipated life and fondness for music halls and luxury.
A large lucifer matches dealer warns December to March are dull in the business due to sparse winter usage. He cites U S population and urban/rural splits, noting reduced daily usage could cut 3,000,000 horses worth of matches and billions of matches, affecting trade. Also contains critique of Gail Hamilton’s character and a note on tree gum disease and a New Brunswick man’s celluloid collar accident.
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