30 Nov 1883
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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1883
Page
1
A long excerpt describes how on Governor's Island New York a time ball and a chain of corporals coordinate the daily sunset gun salute. The process uses the Western Union time ball and almanac hour to trigger the discharge as observers note the sun’s descent.
Laurel defies her husband Robert Nesbit to visit her dying mother. He isolates himself, leaving for weeks, while Laurel endures grief and fever. Her mother dies as she awaits news, and the husband learns of the death from a distant city paper.
A historical overview describes tattooing among criminals and soldiers in Europe, noting styles from religious symbols to trade emblems and personal mottos. It contrasts sacred rites in the Marquesas with leisure-class tattoos in Europe, and mentions policing uses of inked marks. The piece also shifts to a report on the 1883 1884 corn crop, discussing yields, regional shortages, forecasts, and climate influences on production.
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