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Newspaper
Columbus Enquirer Sun
Location
Columbus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1888
Page
4
A fragmentary quip by Charles Henry Webb in Harper's mocks royal and religious power. The speaker claims sole access to a beloved and dominance as lord of a realm, echoing a cheeky self-importance. The tone blends irony and burlesque in a satirical caricature.
A Mississippi investor arrives in Birmingham with $15,000 and is drawn into a fraudulent monkey farm scheme led by J C Musgrove. The plan folds as stockholders push to appoint the investor president and smuggle in South American monkeys for profits, while others threaten criminal action or withdrawal.
The Detroit text notes a man’s discretion during difficulties and describes him as pleasant, seldom angry except when his presence is likened to a monkey. The Birmingham Age reference frames the remark as a social aside.
Junius Henri Brown argues for individual choice in marriage amid social pressure to wed. He notes money aids harmony, criticizes obligatory unions, and cites Balzac and common cynicism, asserting love must be tested by prudence and social duty before marriage.
The Mexican Pacific railroad from San Diego to the City of Mexico is described as the era changing project linking the United States and Mexico. It would run 1200 miles from Mazatlan to Guadalajara then to Mexico City, boosting Guanajuato region trade and intensifying cross border ties despite fears of cultural friction. The piece notes Mazatlan’s ports and Guadalajara’s industry while stressing commerce as a path to closer relations and shared destinies. It also mentions Blaine planning a Washington winter stay and a possible political memoir.
A young woman in a rambling seaside house discovers the haunted chamber still echoes with danger. Colonel Mervin charmed the family while hiding a counterfeiting plot. a secret passage revealed his scheme and the culprit’s fate. The heroine, aided by her wary fiancé, exposes the crime and finds true love.
Dr W Lyman warns in a New York Medical Journal communication about tobacco components including nicotine and nicotianine. He explains how burning tobacco creates harmful pyridize oil, cites cigarette harms to youths, and details nicotine poisoning symptoms and observed health damages in boys who smoked.
The piece argues Maoris are the most finely developed among Pacific island tribes. It claims tobacco use has decimated their numbers and diminished their stature and physical well being, portraying them as an inferior type of men due to tobacco.
A Volhynia peasant’s wife near death from childbirth is buried alive after villagers, priests, and a grave digger misjudge the coffin. Suspected evil spirits prompt disinterment and an aspen stake, but she dies before relief arrives. The Pope orders exhumation in vain.
A Detroit Free Press tale recounts a grocery store prank in which a man challenged his wife to prove her courage. The plan backfired as a volunteer at the scene was knocked unconscious and injured by a back yard assailant, after which the wife claimed her man deserved supper. The crowd later faced questions of damages.
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