09 Mar 1886
Page 4
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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1886
Page
4
A reflective piece recounts how distance is measured in North Carolina by “looks” and “hoots,” blending travel misadventures with practical anecdotes. It also surveys rural customs, potato feed preferences of razorback pigs, Persian craftsmanship, dressmaking humor, and snippets on fashion and everyday work life.
A Milwaukee Sentinel reporter questions an optician about artificial eyes. The craft blends German and French production with some in the United States. Eyewear varies in shape and durability, lasting from months to years depending on socket moisture and care.
A Boston Courier quip recalls a cigar shop keeper directing his boy to move an Indian figure from the door and place it behind the counter. The boy asks why and the employer explains figures never lie, a line that plays on a pun about figures.
An 1843 West Point riding hall scene recals a cadet named Grant leaping a high bar on a chestnut horse before Major Delafield and spectators. The memory, shared in a North American Review piece, notes the rider’s remarkable harmony with his horse and a classmate predicting Grant would face any national emergency.
A Boston Transcript note features Mrs F lamenting forgetfulness while attempting to pour hot water from an empty kettle. Mr Fogg challenges her, suggesting even if she had common sense she might not know what to do with it. She muses about remarriage and avoiding past mistakes.
The article notes the rise of American dime museums starting in 1872 on the Bowery and spreading to major cities. It highlights high salaries for freak exhibits, such as Lucia Zerate earning 2800 dollars for four weeks and Jo Jo the dog faced boy at 500 weekly, with the Greely survivors offered 1000 weekly before government intervention.
A review of curiosities and freaks from Barnum era shows lists high priced performers and their weekly wages, including the Count and Countess, Josephine Myrtle Corbyn, and the Modern Hercules. It covers auctions of the Hancock family history, notable descendants, and remarks on public notices, crafts, and social oddities with regional details from Boston and Philadelphia papers.
In a Burdette vignette, Mr Mitchair complains of constantly shaving seven times weekly while Mr Smythe, in the next chair, notes his beard stays down though he shaves only once a week. A barber intervenes with a playful lather moment.
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