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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1878
Page
1
A peculiar scene unfolds as a woman bathes and dresses pillows like children, parading them around the town while guests are invited for tea. Neighbors muse on the odd spectacle and the town debates propriety and whimsy in a quiet rural setting.
A fragment from Good Words sings of love remembered and heartache in a lyrical verse. It laments memories that linger after a farewell, invoking starry nights, glow-worms, and a wistful look toward a tomorrow that never comes.
Miss Addie Chandler endures a hectic dep redawn journey seeking an escort to Longbrook. Mr Havens, a stern bachelor, becomes her reluctant guardian on the train, then as romance blossoms during the trip and at the depot, leading to a marriage plan and later a globe trotting, precarious life. The tale blends comic mischief with social flirtation and contrasts charm with propriety.
The article profiles Princess Alexandria as the most popular English royal, detailing her beauty and kindness, contrasted with her husband’s slights. It traces her origin from childhood in modest circumstances of Prince Christian, who struggled financially and gambled in Baden-Baden and Monaco, facing neglect from royal kin.
The New York Dispatch recounts a famed hoax from August 1815 in Chester England. Handbills claimed St Helena faced a rat plague and urged public to ship grown cats for a government plan. Hundreds of cats were collected, riots ensued, and chaos followed as cats were released and many drowned in the Dee River.
A crowd gathered at the New Theatre Haymarket to see a famed bottle illusion and a living man perform remarkable feats on stage. When the promised marvel did not appear and the performer vanished, the house burned as spectators demanded refunds. The hoax, blamed on the Duke of Montagne, spurred fake notices and derisive ads about even wilder feats.
A bogus mesmerism show led by a self-styled Professor Missmer drew ten thousand attendees. The crowd paid gate money and were promised three simple motions to gain a new power. The scheme collapsed into chaos as victims fought, resulting in twenty-one women and about fifty children maimed or suffocated.
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