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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1883
Page
3
An Evening Observer item recalls a street car quarrel over winked at moments during an oil boom. A New Yorker seeking Oil City real estate learns a lesson in bargaining as a farmer bites back with a twist of divine versus Satanic offers. The tale ends with the land trading hands after rival offers escalate.
A list of labelled girls with traits and misprints. It presents generic depictions like fighting, sweet, nervous, lively, and other adjectives tied to names. ends with a mocking line claiming “the best girl of all” is the owner in a railroad Tribune setting.
A man sentenced in 1865 to three years for horse stealing fled for 18 years. He returned with his wife and children and was arrested after being recognized. The case is cited as illustrating how executive clemency could benefit both society and the individual when used carefully.
A Brooklyn visit rumor exposes General Alfred Alyward as a ruined figure amid claims of a failed elopement with Misa Car. Van Housen and pawned jewels valued at 4000 dollars. The Paceville Democrat reports an ivory mastodon tusk find, 30 feet deep, three feet long and diameter, unusually preserved, suggesting ancient drift era carcass.
The article argues on waist shapes comparing oval Greek ideals to the modern round waist. It notes elasticity in oval waists versus rigidity in round ones. It warns against tight corsets weakening back muscles and urges natural distribution of weight.
The Enterprise Oregon reports J W Davis and Robert Bagby of Rossville found a small boiling spring while hunting near Clackamas headwaters. They saw a whitish snake with pink eyes appear dead, then reappear into the boiling water after being removed. Both men swear to the tale under oath.
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