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Newspaper
Columbia Spy
Location
Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1857
Page
1
A collage of advertisements and notices from Columbia pa, including subscription terms for a local paper, medical and legal services, auctions of household items, paints and brushes, tonics, and various goods. Also poetry and verses reflecting local cultural life and a maritime themed joke.
In Cairo a wealthy Christian merchant Hanna longs for an heir. After Lisbet is seized by Turkomans, he searches world wide for the Whispering Tree. A young Egyptian, Gorges, joins the quest, and a hermit reveals Lisbet and her child are alive in Kama. Miriam, Lisbet’s granddaughter, returns to Cairo with Hanna and Gorges.
An elderly writer urges pursued self respect in later life through neat dress and measured vanity. He mocks excessive beard fashion and extols practical grooming, fragrance restraint, and sensible dental care while stressing dignity, calm, and prudent will making.
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