30 Sep 1887
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1887
Page
1
A reflective poem where the speaker recalls joys and promises as phantoms rise at dusk. Shadows of fortune, fame, love, and peace confront the speaker with warning, urging wiser life choices before youth and opportunities fade.
A narrator Ruth Ann Robbins recounts planning a Sunday wedding with Hannibal Hawkins described as odd. A letter from Hawkins' daughter Carline warns of odd behavior and a perilous wardrobe misstep as the wedding approaches, adding tension to the ceremony.
Ruth Ann Robbins narrates a country wedding filled with humor and nerves. Hannibal’s odd boots and antics nearly derail the ceremony before the ring slips on and vows are exchanged amid a lively crowd and open church windows.
The article recalls Father Connaughton, a missionary who died on the Gold Coast while aiding local tribes against human sacrifice. It notes twelve priests from his society who died recently in Africa, contrasts Catholic and Protestant missions, and cites travelers praising Catholic methods for improving natives’ conditions and livelihoods.
A fashionably housed young lady tests a claim that burying cream for 24 hours yields superior butter. She digs up a golden, salted butter ball with no buttermilk, suggesting potential labor savings and a possible shift in butter making.
Melon growers report Exvorens are thick and cantelopers even thicker, noting superior fruit heft and density. The remarks emphasize robust cultivars favored by farmers and market traders.
Revolutions surge in Guatemala while Chicago sees rail commission resignations. A fatal Canton Dakota collision kills six. a Mankato sewer collapse buries two. A Texas Pacific robbery nets thirty thousand dollars. Fires and coalitions stir Tennessee politics as water harms New Orleans canals and Baton Rouge verdicts convict former state official Strong. A Canton Georgia arrest ties to Woolfolk murder. a Philadelphia convict publishes from Millbank Dakota.
The Rev Dr MeoGlynn spoke for an hour and a half before 500 ministers and others at a New York Methodists gathering. He defended Henry George land theories as humane, acknowledged excommunication and faced a heated, beer garden like scene as a resolution praising his eloquence was amended to preserve individual opinion on land basics.
New York dispatch reports the steamship Alesia from Marseilles and Naples carrying six hundred aboard, eight deaths during the voyage, four cholera cases found at quarantine, and the vessel and passengers sent to the west bank. Alesia sailed August 30 from Marseilles and September 3 from Naples, consigned to James W. Powell & Co.
New York dispatch reports Lieut E L Zalenzki of Battery H US Artillery conducted an official test of a long range dynamite gun at Fort Lafayette. Secretary of the Navy Whitney and officials from Norway Spain France Denmark Sweden and Japan witnessed the test which was described as eminently successful.
Washington dispatches report the presidential party including Mr and Mrs Cleveland Secretary Bayard and Col and Mrs Lamont arriving by special Pennsylvania Railroad car and returning to the White House then Oak View. The President and Mrs Cleveland appear fatigued yet pleased with the trip and reception. Revenue receipts for July and August total 20 950 036 an increase of 1 601 280 from the prior period with spirits tobacco fermented liquors margarine and miscellaneous taxes listed and notes a rise in cigarette tax collections to 169 144 an increase of 39 259 from 1886.
President Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland will depart Washington on Friday September 20 for a three week Western and Southern tour. The party includes the President’s private secretary Colonel Lamont two lifelong friends Mr. Wilson and Mr. Bissell of Buffalo and Dr. Joseph D. Bryant of New York. The itinerary lists nonstop travel with expected city stops from Indianapolis Terre Haute St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Madison St Paul Minneapolis Omaha St Joseph Kansas City Memphis Nashville Atlanta Montgomery and back to Washington with no detours or extended city stays. Reception committees will meet the party at each city to allow rest during travel.
A fragment shows Mrs. Moneybags speaking to Mr. Moses Bags about seating on a ship. She demands the right-hand side to ensure meals and claims the starboard side should be best due to wealth. The line hints at social comedy and class humor in a voyage setting.
A collection of aphorisms on virtue, discretion, and self restraint. It urges thought before action, calm judgment, listening more, and avoiding needless worry while noting that strength comes from conviction and prudence protects reputation.
The passage notes Japan's abundant novels and circulating libraries with readers carrying piles of books from house to house. Readers receive serialized pamphlets, finishing one book often requires pursuing many volumes, and illustrated stories help recognition through named or initialed characters on sleeves.
A city article extols electric lights as crime restrainers noting they cost more but are economical through added safety. It argues twelve lights and one officer cover more area than twelve officers alone. A plan extends illumination to avenues ferries and principal streets with all areas to be lighted soon.
A London paper reports the Sea Missions distributed over 10 000 boxes of shells to more than forty shells and children in London and elsewhere.
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