06 Sep 1877
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Newspaper
Angelica Advertiser
Location
Angelica, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1877
Page
1
A snapshot shows GROCER George Hancock and Co. pawns and dry goods store, WM Smith MD, Eggleston watch and jewelry repairer, John Gillies attorney, Dudley undertaker with hearse, H Yale dry goods dealer, and other merchants. The piece also discusses ginseng trade and market practices in Tennessee with anecdotes about root quality and dealer reactions.
A fragment from a diary-like tale follows Bob Withers's midnight confession about his wig and engagement to Angie McLane. After a break-in scare, Angie confronts fearsome family dynamics, and John McLane bargains with Bob about preserving the engagement amid the upheaval.
Reports show pay raises for French military officers with Marshal of France at 5904 a year, General of Division at 3888, Brigadier General at 2592, Chaplains 475, and Assistant Chaplains 50. Also noted are weathered snippets about Wise County well water loss in north winds and stray lines about Connecticut farmers and aging medical care.
A U S mass of details portrays Otto von Bismarck at his Berlin residence on Wilhelmstrasse. It notes the chancellery setup, late hours, careful menus, and the chef’s duties while detailing his armor clad uniform and restrained public appearances. The piece adds anecdotes of a London related bank robbery involving staged horses and a Kingston escape.
The Washington Star argues against bringing Indian delegations to the capital for routine talks. It notes Red Cloud and Spotted Tail stayed at a hotel, wore calico shirts, and received trinkets at government expense. The piece cites a $50,000 Sioux delegation and urges enforcing existing agreements to remove tribes to the Missouri River to cut costs.
Mr. Harry R. Phillips of Third Street reports a family mad stone about fifty years kept as a relic. Cone shaped with honeycomb like cells, base smooth and broad, internal fibrous pith. It allegedly cured a rabid dog bite when dipped in milk applied to the wound then boiled in hot water, producing a greenish substance and no hydrophobia symptoms.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a sick sailor and an attempted assault in a remote place. The fragment references a man collapsing in a swoon and a doctor named Elizabeth. Details are severely garbled and names are uncertain.
Fragmentary prose and verse reflections mix biblical phrasing with stray notes on Sunday reverence, philosophy, weather, and a stray obituary-like line. The piece references the Sunday ideal, summer scenes, and a stray incident about a blast and a stray dog, all in a disjointed newspaper fragment.
A Confederate volunteer from the Valley of Virginia is struck by a minie ball in the skull. Dr Faunteroy of Wheeling attempts surgery with improvised tools to remove the ball and restore the patient’s mind before further judgment. The account notes the medical effort and the town’s response amid wartime memories.
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