22 Jun 1892
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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1892
Page
1
A man described as an astonished Pediier arrives in view lugging numerousfy traps over his shoulder. The scene unfolds as he appears in an alley and draws the notice of a lady inside a house who observes him from the kitchen window.
Mr Israel C Russell reports from Alaska describing vast ice fields and luxuriant coastal vegetation near Icy Bay to Yakutat Bay. He recounts avalanches crevasses and rope rescues, notes the Malaspina glacier and a glacial river emerging from Lucia glacier, and discusses plant obstacles like the devil's club and sightings of bears and other hazards. The report contrasts volcanic misconceptions about Mount St Elias with observed avalanche activity.
A weary laundress fears losing pay as an opera company departs after a late night, waiting at the stage door for the ghost to arrive. The account, voiced in sharp colorful slang, captures a tense farewell and reliance on the last night’s earnings.
An assortment of notes from the era highlights luminous electric centipedes described by the Washington Star and a Polk county Georgia family named Liles with an aged matriarch. Also discussed are genuine colonial relics, wallpaper taste guidelines, and a method for draping a bed with reversible cretonnes to match wallpaper and carpet tones.
A generous merchant offers a tramp a quarter, who asks for money to drink. He explains he will share with three friends nearby, arguing it would be unfair to drink alone while they thirst nearby.
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