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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1885
Page
4
A nan tale recalls Suzanne and her adored Red Minette the cat and a wooden toy elephant. The elephant bursts after a rainstorm and the cat is injured by a toppled bed. The father finds a replacement cat, repairs the toy, and Suzanne recovers with her pets restored and a comic yet hopeful ending.
The Figaro recounts a broker who signed paintings by a poor painter as “Gaubault” and sold them for profit. The real artist Beauquesne later exposed the fraud, leading to the dealer Bernheim and the false fame ending. The piece shifts to Fort Worth notes on Staked Plain wells and a curious gravel shipment to Bermuda.
In a New York street car a slight, wiry man defends a quiet working girl from a bold, dissipated companion. The little man confronts the big aggressor, pins him to the floor, and warns never to trouble the girl again. He then exits with a courtly bow, leaving souvenirs from the clash.
Reports describe the emperor Te Pot constructing a toll bridge in Pekin reserved for travelers who pay with taels. Nobles’ estates were confiscated after a month for ostentation. A French paper notes a moral about fortune. Humans share a piano mishap and a quip about coffee grades from Rio and Brazil.
The Edinburgh Review denounces castile soap, arguing even top brands are made from rancid olive oil unfit for table use. It notes imported castile soap costs importers 10 to 19 cents a pound, with public prices adding profits for importers and retailers, while pure oil cannot justify lower prices.
On the train the sensation was Miss Bayard in a First Empire inspired gown copied from a portrait of a Empress Josephine court lady. The slender dancer wore a pink cashmere dress with a high knee slit and pearl embroidery belt, while a large white feather fan drew curious crowds as groups lingered nearby.
In a Philadelphia tenement, Giuseppe Antonelli explains making plaster figures by hand while Luccarini notes the trade relies on buying casts rather than models. The piece describes a plural of plaster-cast workshops, varied artistry, and a bustling street economy around religious and mythic figures.
A column features jokes on smoking memory, neighborly rumors about Mrs Goode, and a motherly sigh about visitors. It shifts to satirical quips on manners and a humorous scene with Deacons Goodman and Betterman. An extended note cites temperance data and a Nor th American dental anesthetic claim, ending with Bucklee’s Arnica Salve promotion.
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