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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1885
Page
1
A tale unfolds aboard a steamer bound for Paris with a couple in moonlit love, a heroic young American, a tragic shipwreck, a desperate sea rescue, and a final reunion as dawn reveals a changed fate for Marie and her beloved.
A collage of satirical verses on love and society, local political rifts in Virginia and Missouri, a barbed account of an Alexandria Republican meeting disturbance, and a Danville cartridge find amid revenue offices. Names include Wise, Smith, Wike, Mahone, Raulston, and Helm.
A fragmented 19th century column blends anecdotes about a young shoe clerk lost in thought after serving a customer, with rapid vignettes. It notes Gen E F Jones as New York Lieutenant-Governor candidate, mentions a Dundee court sentence for apple theft, monkey baseball in Augusta, racial humor, and a Mrs. Cleveland quip at a White House event.
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