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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1883
Page
3
The Evening Observer notes a limpid meditation on grief with lines about untold joys and memories past. A vivid dinner scene follows as Mr. Walcott carves and devours quail with theatrical gusto, the crowd rapt as the food vanishes piece by piece leaving only the legs.
Geneva telegraph reports a sweeping temperance backlash after Switzerland repealed liquor controls in 1870, with taverns skyrocketing from 7,807 to 24,738 by 1880 and alcohol pervading public life. The piece notes depredations in Bernese towns, church alarm, and broad social ruin across cantons. It cites Geneva as especially afflicted, with wine sales pervasive and licenses issued freely.
The piece traces early cattle imports from Europe to the United States and California, notes misjudgments about land suitability, and cites rising cattle numbers and dairy yields. It reports 12,442,193 cows in 1880 with projections to 48,000,000 by 1882, estimates milk value at 40 per cow yearly, and highlights dairy gains in Iowa, Wisconsin, New York, Kansas, Nebraska, and Minnesota per Col. Litter.
The piece notes 19th century exchange on bridge engineering with English specialist Baker and American critic Clarke weighing in on long spans. It contrasts American innovation with foreign opinions, citing a 1700 foot span and the Brooklyn Bridge as a benchmark, while including a domestic home remedies column about stain removal and household tips.
Household hints cover cleaning methods for paint, copper, brushes, woolens, silk, marble, and leather. Instructions include ammonia daubs, turpentine with brick dust, and leather polishing. The piece also notes a divorce case: Mark Cheney vs Mary Cheney in Vineland with reference to a court review of a decree and child custody.
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