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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1888
Page
1
A cabbage family plant recently introduced to American markets appears in New York after long use in England and among ancient Romans. Described as delicious, it grows wild on European seacoasts and has recently shown up along the American coast.
A campaign seeks to present Washington’s statue to Paris in exchange for Lafayette’s statue from New York 1876. The plan aims for completion and shipment to Paris with ceremonies on April 30, 1889, the centennial of Washington’s oath. Cost capped at 20000 dollars. A ladies’ coalition across cities leads the effort with E Francis Riggs as treasurer.
A New York Word report notes hotel detectives earn by guiding visitors and compiling a directory of notable residents. The guide claims most travelers seek Jay Gould’s home, then Vanderbilts’ mansions, and ex Governor Tilden’s Gramercy Park residence.
The New York Sun notes that those involved in the aqueduct project expect completion and actual use before January 1, 1889. If realized, it will finish within six months of the original plan. The piece highlights the unprecedented scale, risk, and engineering triumph of the undertaking.
Portland judge in an Auburn Lewiston dog case holds live dogs cannot be stolen under Maine law as they are not food, created by man, or classed as stealable property. Only dead dogs and animal hides are protected. legality could shift if Legislature acts. Hawks and bees are noted as stealable for their usefulness to people.
The Prince of Wales was surprised to receive a fine clock from Brookline Massachusetts with a note claiming thanks for kindness in picking up a crippled man's cane. Marlborough House displays the clock, while the prince seeks the donor's identity and the act he recalls during jubilee ceremonies.
A miscellany of historical oddities and trivial claims ranging from early crafts to strange records. Entries include ancient manufacturing notes, famed personages resting in Bunhill Fields, a Texas deer hunt, and curious relics like a petrified loaf found near Pittsburg.
New York Telegram reports fourteenth and twenty third street dry goods stores display notices banning dogs except when carried in arms. Floor walker notes upset shoppers threaten to shop elsewhere. Clerks separate fighting pets while mistresses scream.
A concise reflection likening morality to the balance between action and surrounding conditions, describing ethics as a guiding melody that shapes conduct.
Busy lawmakers report on elections and nominations. The House Elections Committee sides with Glover in Missouri’s Ninth District while a widow receives a donated government house. Senate confirmations include Crook Brooke Schley and Tunstall. Weather and banking flows, star route contracts, and Dunn Dill vessel bill move through Congress amid varied regional crop reports.
Tarboro firm assigns for creditors with 28000 liabilities and 10000 assets. A cotton car ignites near Shelby but is saved with minor damage. Wilkenboro Railroad workers strike for 25 percent raise. hours demand causes standstill. Raleigh bank leaders bond release. one bondsman linked to forgery. Hail storm damages Iredell crops. Cardinal Gibbons in Asheville for immigration talks. Reidsville fire causes $25000 losses. various properties insured. Barn fire in Cabarrus County blamed on arson suspicions. two men jailed. Shooting accident injures Rowan farmer. 20 shot fragments. son nearby distraught. New York banks hold large reserve. Fires destroy Wheeling factory and Cairo roundhouse. Danville to build large cotton mill. L&N wreck kills two brakemen. Seneca Falls treasurer jailed for defalcation. Philadelphia bucketshop debts. Peoria brewery fires. Matthew Arnold dies in Liverpool. Brownsville shooting ends with deputy’s ally fatally injuring the deputy’s son’s admirer.
A Chambers's Journal note cites Prof. Rogers to quantify coal power. One pound of good steam coal equals a day's work of a man, three tons equal twenty years of labor, and a four foot deep square mile seam equals a million men’s twenty year effort. The piece warns that burning methods remain wasteful despite engineering gains.
The House refuses to increase Charleston jetties funding while Governor Richardson names Col. J. Q. Marshall Secretary of State to fill the Leitner vacancy. The report also covers a fatal runaway mule incident near Hampton County, injuries at a Sumter mill, fires at Union Courthouse, a suicide in Spartanburg jail, Edgefield Rifles reorganization, Blythewood postmaster Hoffman charged with stealing and destroying mail, and related irregularities.
The article lists phrases like A Tourist's Cable Code with suggested geographic tags for travelers. It pairs places such as Marseilles Genoa Carlsbad Hamburg Nice Moscow Paris and cites lines about family illness and departures, reflecting a coded travel communication example.
The visible cotton supply of the world is reported at 2,518,924 bales. This figure reflects accessible stocks and may influence market expectations and price levels amid trade activity.
The State’s leading figure Mr. Conkling died after a long illness with deathbed scenes reported by doctors. Conflicting rumors, hospital observers, and family present described a rapid decline and final peaceful passing as journalists and friends gathered outside and inside the room.
The Rev Sam Jones and boy preacher Pascal Porter, aged eleven, drew crowds in Eminence Kentucky with sermons marked by fluent vocabulary and mature intellect. Porter, slim, in knickerbockers, eyes bright with cognition, has preached for about two years and travels with his father through Jefferson County Indiana near Madison.
Prince Alexis Nestorovich of Russia buys Sabot Island in Goochland County on the Upper James for 25000 dollars from Arthur M. Seddon. The historic estate once housed James A. Sedden, Confederate Secretary of War and longtime Richmond district congressman.
Farmers are urged to harrow land after rain before planting to avoid a dry crust. Deep cover with two furrows or a double foot plow helps seedlings emerge, while front and rear wheels firm the soil for moisture. Seed should not be buried more than two inches and a little manure or ammoniated guano aids vigor, about fifty pounds per acre.
John Hawkins assistant postmaster at Newberry South Carolina defrauded $175 on March 24. He drew a $100 money order to Sanford Florida and sent it by letter to Dr King Wylie. An inspector arrested him in New Orleans after Dr Wylie alerted authorities.
A wandering Italian with a trained bear stayed at a farmer’s in Los Angeles country. The bear mauled a dishonest butcher who had entered the barn to steal a calf, hugging him until the farmer ordered the animal released. The butcher fled to escape local ridicule.
Word arrives from Toledo Ohio that Grace Arlee daughter of a wealthy Southerner contracted a fever that turned her skin black The disease began with little alarm then red facial spots appeared spreading to limbs and body as she recovered and remained mentally bright.
A family conversation centers on Sunday labor with Bobby lamenting the urge to work and his mother weighing the moral limits of Sunday activity. The dialogue hints at father’s office duties intruding on the household sabbath.
The speaker recalls a farewell at a gray wall as a doomed romance unfolds. She imagines paradise and laments the lover's indifferent heart while he enjoys life and distant breezes, leaving her with fragile hope and a vow that his memory might outshine the season.
A collage of quips and cartoons from various papers captures social jokes about professions, gender, travel, and politics. Observers note witty lines on sugar trusts, post mortems, post lamps, and marriages while poking fun at laws, fashion, and city life with scattered punchlines and light satire.
A landlady and Mr Burr share humor on chestnuts as repeated jokes that become stale, with Mr Burr explaining a chestnut is something repeated often enough to grow stale. The exchange appears in a York Sun item.
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