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Newspaper
Macomb Eagle
Location
Macomb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1886
Page
2
The reader is treated to a humorous, ragged verse about spring bonnets and the pressure to buy. It mocks the extravagance of fashion displays, laments the cost, and features playful refrains about bonnets blooming in spring and a wife wanting a flashy bonnet. The spoof tone captures cheeky urban commentary on fashion shopping.
A raid by Internal Revenue officers on Yocum Creek in Morgan County uncovers the dead body of Pick Alfrey, believed to have committed suicide after years running an illicit still with Crippled Bill Elliott. The tale intertwines Alfrey’s gang, the Elopement of Crippled Bill and Capitola Hanna, and the rise of Little Kate, Crippled Bill’s daughter, whose loyalty to her father and fate amid the moonshine conflict drive this grim mountain chronicle.
Kate, Crippled Bill, and artist Harry Morgan clash with revenue men along Yocum Creek. A staged romance ends in betrayal as Morgan’s identity as spy is exposed during a tense pursuit by a government party. Kate warns her family while Morgan escapes.
The article explores how oats adapt to cool, long-summer Southern climates, noting that strong seed quality and early sowing boost yields. It highlights soil fertility, manure use, and crop management as key factors, with emphasis on Indiana and Southern states and the potential of oats as a major staple when conditions favor growth.
A colossal Swiss dictionary project, begun by the Swiss Academy and German Swiss scholars, aims to compile extensive language entries. The first volume has appeared. twenty years of work by four hundred contributors is planned to cover the alphabet, with completion hoped by 1900.
A three trial dispute on what counts as beans ends with the court ruling they are plants and thus duty free. The proceedings tracked misreadings. earlier rulings labeled beans as garden seeds and vegetables with duties. Separately, Seton Hall's Prefect Clancy predicts a holiday after a dream of destruction. The piece notes Mrs. Morgan’s art sale netting about 1.21 million dollars across multiple auctions.
A fragment describes the elegant fast walk and impressive gait of a recently deceased English pioneer living on in memory. It notes a grand display of balance, upright posture, and a steady swing in movement as part of the tribute.
The article explains willow farming requires moist but not waterlogged soil with rich alluvial bottoms yielding high output. It covers propagation by cuttings, row spacing, and care in the first year, and details several Osier willow varieties including Salix alba and Salix viminalis, noting one acre can yield about one and a half tons of material for basket making.
A fragmented lament on marriage advisories and social expectations. The text brandishes a mash of phrases about companionship, duties, and pressures, mixing humor and critique as it wanders through vows, family roles, and the tension between love and social fitting.
The article describes a grand bullfight in Valladolid at the Plaza Mayor with an estimated crowd of over forty thousand. It notes the festive atmosphere, balconies filled with spectators, and the high costs of each bullfight, highlighting lavish spending and local pride in the spectacle as recorded in Black Woods Magazine.
A long whimsical tale attributes fantastic feats to insects and birds, with much of the chatter rooted in New Jersey and Georgia. The piece playfully mocks sensational yarns while recounting odd episodes of hops farms, feisty birds, and travelers, all presented in a periodical, humorous voice.
A fragmented portion notes that many residents express pride in a theater manager and the local arts scene, but no strong logic or exemplary actions emerge. The piece hints at casual opinions without clear events or outcomes.
A comical diary style diagnosis details a severe cold causing dramatic coughs that extinguish lights, provoke stagelike threats, and affect daily life. The writer notes advice from a doctor and odd church and stage reactions, ending with fragmented remnants of speech and context.
A wreck survivor, Charles Taylor, found a padlocked japanned box on Roanoke Island containing over 14,000 in banknotes. He buried the box after stashing the money, planned to invest, but the Civil War devalued the fortune, leaving a mysterious and long rumored treasure tale from a New Bern newspaper note.
A detailed account of Mr Mason's cotton harvester notes it does no damage to plants and can harvest over five feet high with adjustments. It shows the machine handling wet cotton, reducing labor and possibly cutting costs to under one dollar per bale, while acknowledging ongoing refinements to address faults.
A new device belts paper through a machine attached to a piano and prints music as it is played. Clockwork drives the mechanism. marking wheels correspond to keys and form lines whose length matches note duration. Mercury cups connect each note without changing the keyboard touch, allowing easy translation to standard notation.
A young woman regrets using Dashe's Invigorator after rapid hair darkening and glossing followed by hair loss. Bald patches appear, leading to extended wig use and eventual white hair growth, leaving her with lifelong distrust of dyes and stimulants. The tale, from Youth's Companion, cautions readers about cosmetic hair products.
A collage of home remedies and health tips covers cholera prevention, inhalation therapies with sulfur, lime and vinegar cures, and dietary suggestions. It includes cautions about poison ivy, infant remedies, and general exercise guidance, attributed to a Philadelphia Times column.
Interesting notes on the house fly’s single pair of wings and knobbed balancers. It details wingbeat rates, flight patterns, and the relation between buzz pitch and movement, citing observations on temperament and breathing holes.
A playful exchanges shows a toddler querying if a tool weighs twenty eight pounds of wool and whether a toddy relates to wool. The parent corrects that toddy is a mix of spirits and water and the child hints at being misled by her father about wool and teddy.
A collage of notes from 1880s papers includes dog packs near Pegg Point, references to the West Shore railroad, a sailor hero named Jack who saved fellow crew and others, and quips from The Sun and Chicago Journal. It covers tattoos in Japan, a Paris chemist exposing jelly fraud, and a North Carolina Pilot Knob resembling a sphinx with distant railroad plans.
A traveling man recalls a country hotel where a clerk kept a rope by the desk. He pretends to chew the rope to calm angry guests and promises to light fires himself. The hotel owner calls the clerk a great philosopher for his restraint and patience under provocation.
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