26 Jun 1880
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Newspaper
Georgia Albany News
Location
Albany, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1880
Page
1
A festive Thanksgiving scene centers on All Sorts Baby Berry who questions the customs of turkey killing. The document also reports Savannah and Atlanta population notes, local crime, politics, transit plans, and cultural anecdotes from 19th century Georgia and nearby cities.
The passage lists broad federal appropriations and acts proposed or enacted in 1883 including international exhibition plans for New York, revenue measures, land relief, canal toll abolition, public buildings, frontier posts, battlefield survey, navy cordage, Yorktown centennial, foreign tobacco talks, pensions, Utes treaty, mining and timber laws, claims payments, and other items totaling about 186 million. It notes Alfred Tennyson’s 1500 payment for De Profundis and references a Gibson release and Currie murder case, criticizing juror verdicts and urging accountability.
The article lists famed battles on various June dates including Lord Howe vs the French fleet in 1794, Napoleon campaigns, Blakes sea fights, Sebastopol earthworks, Naseby, Friedland, Raab, Ligny, Quatre Bras, Bunker Hill, Waterloo, Kolin, Redan, Plassey, Custozza, the Seven Days, and the Denmark invasion, tying them to June dates and historical significance. It frames June as a month of repeated hard-fought campaigns across eras.
The phrase dark horse comes from turf usage. In England horses trained privately hid powers until race day, with night trials and secret weights to keep bets low. In America timing and weights were used to test hidden abilities, and midnight trials were common to reveal the winner only at the race.
A reflective monologue contrasts boys and girls from a girl’s perspective. It dismisses rigid gender roles while noting playful male traits such as top spinning and fishing. Personal anecdotes touch on kisses, marriage, and identity, ending with a coy admission about tomboy labels.
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