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Newspaper
Los Cerrillos Rustler
Location
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1890
Page
7
A garbled historical sketch chronicles Pokumville’s decline as modern changes arrive. It notes generations of families, local customs eroding, and a railroad cutting through town, signaling wider shifts and the loss of traditional life. The piece evokes nostalgia for a vanished era of small-town rhythm and familiar neighbors.
In Pauline Phelps recounting a rough tale from Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, a crusty bootblack nicknamed Dick Corwin defends a mission boy Jamie, stops a runaway horse, and perishes in a fire after heroic acts. The Countess later takes Jamie in, while Dick earns a hero’s memory, and a brick is laid for him alongside other brave street figures.
A faded gilt sign in the doorway of a former legal offices building on East Third Street near Main remains legible. The small square marker, now weathered, bears the name Salmon P. Chase in gilded letters on the door post.
A historic building retains a famous sign for Chief Justice and law partner Flamen Ball, noted in a Cincinnati-era column. The piece threads memories of the pairs’ long office tenure amid changing occupants and door-post signs.
An essay contrasts European and English greeting customs tracing handshakes to coachmen and ancient practices. It critiques modern habits as a grotesque farce, noting ladies and gentlemen imitate awkward postures, while questioning the loss of courteous simplicity and the origin of clasped hands.
A Boston article notes Egyptian lotus adapting to New Jersey winters by deep root growth, then surface roots in spring, implying plant intelligence. It mentions microscopic pond life whose motion challenges animal vegetable classification, and ponders whether spirit or mind arises from matter.
In Munacy's Weekly a fictional exchange shows two Western politicians plotting tricks to spoil the Colonel's election. One suggests a baby show and judge role, the other a lawyers versus business men baseball game with the Colonel as umpire.
A quirky collage of home hacks and simple recipes from Household and the Boston Globe, including air freshening tips for sick rooms via airflow, a breakfast relish using stale rye, a tomato soup method with graham flour, a carbolic glycerine remedy for colds, and a corn starch cake recipe with vanilla and chocolate glaze.
The Paris Con Day Goods Economist predicts next summer's styles. Shaded stripes, ombre effects, and Indian cachemire grounds will dominate fabrics. Visible legible mentions include vigogne, silk blends, and small geometric patterns, with emphasis on soft fabrics and coordinated color schemes.
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