03 Jan 1877
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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1877
Page
1
A garbled OCR slice mentions weather quirks and public notices, plus scattered political chatter and national events. Names, dates, and places are largely indecipherable, but hints of legislative debate and meteor observations appear amid noisy text.
Telegraph reports a catastrophic wreck at Ashtabula Ohio during a snowstorm. About 100 passengers were crushed, burned, or killed as a Lake Shore train fell 70 feet through a bridge into icy water. many bodies were burned beyond recognition. The wreck also involved Moody and Sankey revivalists en route to Chicago.
A medley of social musings on beauty and aging contrasts how couples see each other over time. The piece argues inner qualities endure when looks fade and notes the lasting perception of a partner formed in youth. It also includes assorted notes on public figures, travel, and domestic life.
Messrs Pinet Castillon and Co announce on April first 1878 they will abandon the highly colored label. All shipments of their braches in cases from Cognac after that date will bear a plain label with the house name and couturier trademark, branded on cork ends and wired. The Br t Sealser Store will hold stock of branded direct importation guaranteed genuine.
A blacksmith and his blooning-daughter faced a staged interview to win parental approval for marriage. The printer’s speech faltered as he asked to transplant the flower from its parent bed. The father, amused, allowed the match if the couple marry first.
A mix of social updates and brief notices mentions Mrs T 14 at Charles Thompsons, Mrs Arthur Lyon visiting Canton wintering with her parents, Col. Grown and wife in the city, and George Planhery and wife arriving in Bismarck. Also noted are Governor Grover in Washington, Harry Douglas from Standing Rock, Sam OConnell heading to Fors Buford, and a quip about Good Friday and Robinson Crusoe.
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