Fragmented Charmer Draws Jealous Glances in Court
Nathan M. Levy addresses a judge describing a woman who captivates crowds with beauty and charm. He laments envy and urges restraint as onlookers whisper about his relationship and possible rivals.
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Newspaper
Lamar Register
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1890
Page
3
Nathan M. Levy addresses a judge describing a woman who captivates crowds with beauty and charm. He laments envy and urges restraint as onlookers whisper about his relationship and possible rivals.
Paris barbers mounted a one day strike over agency placement problems. Agencies tracked all coiffure workers and barbers, causing friction as good artists faced placement limits. The incident ended with the grievance abated and barbers remaining professionally placed.
Fragmentary dialogue depicts a barber scene with coarse humor. A tall blonde barber questions patrons about prices and a French duty joke. The chatter shifts to past fashions and a casual, comic exchange amid rough banter.
A Chicago Tribune piece recounts a rambling barber shop dialogue about hair origins and methods. The narrator endures nerves and strange talk while a barber performs a shave using loud, messy steps and dubious lore about hair care. The vignette ends with a bleak note on self-shaving.
An excerpt from E S Glave in Century details slave sheds where men women and children suffer starvation and brutal raids. It describes raids by Lufembe, sale to traders on Ubangi and Lalu rivers, feeding slaves then killing them, and large markets at Masankusu with hundreds exposed for sale. It notes annihilation through cannibalism and human sacrifice and the fate of families torn apart.
A discussion of forced draught in British naval boilers notes higher coal costs and quicker wear, with calls to abolish the system. The piece then extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for travel conditions and malarial fevers, praising its protective, appetizing qualities. It ends with a fragmentary travel notice for a Teachers' National Association excursion via Rock Island routes to St Paul in 1890.
Travel writers extol the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad as the Scenic Line of the World praising the Denver to Colorado Rockies route. The Rio Grande offers fast comfortable service with unparalleled mountain scenery. Readers are invited to request free illustrated books from S. K. Hooper, General Passenger Agent, Denver, Colorado, describing the marvels of the Scenic Line.
A promotional note highlights a leading corset maker introducing open mesh summer corsets for year round wear. The piece also reports Milton Mays winning $100,000 from The Louisiana State Lottery and plans to invest part of the prize, buy a home, and improve a team.
Made in Morse Nebraska offers wide fitting shoes and a fifty dollar reward for any pair containing shoddy material. Morse & Co of Omaha lists 150 women and children styles and 150 men’s goods including rubbers. Wales Goodyear rubbers are praised for performance. Also notes Syrup of Figs laxative and a London grave-digger joke.
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