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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1877
Page
3
New York items cover the Baby Slow colored babies issue the cigar makers strike politics the loan exhibition the Cal Decorative Art Society and fashion notes detailing events and cultural happenings in the city.
From our Special Correspondent New York December 15 1877 the baby show draws huge crowds as mothers parade leanest fattest handsome ugliest and twin or triplet sets. A planned exhibit of two thousand colored babies from the South is advertised. Cigar makers strike continues with marches and factory cheer or hiss. Debates over New York offices pit Secretary Evarts against Senator Conkling. reform debates divide factions. Decorative Art Society loan exhibition features rare laces old and new. Evening wear notes highlight hats gloves stockings and blanket wraps. Lost Dogs In London describes a Battersea Park Road home aiding lost pets since 1860 with owners reclaiming pets or funds aiding the institution.
Postmaster General Key reports British officials plan to curb Colorado beetle entries from the United States after live specimens were found in mail from the U S The UK urges US cooperation to inspect newspapers and packets before dispatch to prevent spread The Bishop of Manchester condemns jokes about the pest warning it could devastate harvests on both sides of the Atlantic
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