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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1883
Page
8
The article details elegant home toilet gowns and overdresses for social events with turquoise blue silk skirts, foulard overgarments, and a crimson velvet dress with brocade. It describes a copper plush tea gown and a cuircolored cashmere morning gown, noting trims, plaits, sashes, and lace finishes.
A regimental bugler tricks a cautious trench mate with feigned shots and shells in Sebastopol era fighting. The guard's relief turns comedy as he flings earth near the prone man and shows an old shell, while the wounded soldier later receives a six pound cannon ball along with a quip from the jokester. Bystanders laugh despite the heavy fire.
An Atlanta Constitution anecdote recalls historic Georgia figures savoring pork dishes from chitterlings to hogs head. It links Senator Hill and governors Herschel Johnson Brown Stephens and General Toombs to indulgent meals, joking that Lee’s army faltered when bacon ran out.
A Cincinnati court classifies the word damn as a violent adjective rather than inherently profane. The ruling notes control over language while signaling changing standards in discourse. Separately a report from Atlanta warns of rising petty crimes.
A Detroit saloon keeper staged a lottery joke on a patron by announcing a winning ticket number. The ruse drew cheers and a hefty bill of 15.25 dollars, while the debtor fled to Colorado. The victim vows legal action though the exact profit remains unclear.
The Anglo American and several cable firms use registered addresses with one word per message to replace full addresses. Codes and dictionaries enable long dispatches to be sent in few words, saving money and ensuring rapid delivery, with cipher messages billed by three letters or figures per word.
Two laborers who demolished the former Marshal d Effiat residence in Paris found about 8000 coins valued at 108000 francs as bullion. Under treasure trove law they took roughly half in current coin weighing about 10000 francs and the collection will be sold at public auction. Coins include Jean le Bon Charles V Guillaume de la Garde Jeanne de Naples Louis Compte de Provence and others with a unique Guillaume de Beauregard piece.
In Harper’s Magazine a tale recalls a curious encounter with William Black. An old lady, claiming kin, misidentifies him as a drowned nephew and offers heirlooms from Skye. Black recalls aging, family secrets, and a strange moral about identity.
The saying credits Douglass Jerrold with the remark that a man reveals his strength most when he respects a woman's softness, illustrating Victorian era ideas on gender and manners.
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