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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1909
Page
3
Fragmentary account recalls the final moments of General Custer at Little Big Horn. It notes Custer waving his hat from a ridge before striking a strong Indian force led by Chief Gall, while his detachment redirected toward the village.
The Buffalo Times records Holland’s constant battle with the sea. It notes canal life with 50 000 living on barges, heavy dikes, and a people adept at navigation. A Prussian joke highlights Holland’s flood defense as taller than soldiers.
The article traces the umbrella’s introduction in London carried by James Hanway who died in 1786. It describes ridicule of early carriers, the waiter with a large umbrella, and the gradual acceptance by 1800 as umbrellas spread across Europe and America, noting Spain Italy France and England adoption in sequence.
A hard headed old manufacturer who made his fortune as he expresses it with his coat on was urged by his daughters to attend a Wagner concert. He recalls days in a botter shop in Scranton and a country lawn scene as he reflects on youth. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the reminiscence of a man who recalls his early years.
A nostalgic note from the Home Messenger describes London at night with sights of Westminster towers and illuminated riverfront from basement to attic. The piece contrasts daytime ugliness with the softened hum of the great city, evoking Whistler and Turner.
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