16 Aug 1889
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Newspaper
Nanaimo Courier
Location
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1889
Page
1
The telegraph column reports Frank H. Tyler and Wilson Sherman among Sherman defalcations suspects as authorities pursue extradition. In Pueblo a flood damages roads and bridges with losses around 100000. Kilrain and Sullivan-related trials proceed in New Orleans and Illinois while a lynching occurs in Roslyn.
London reports the Lancet defends the Maybrick verdict while Paris sees no consternation from Boulanger Dillon and Rochefort sentences. Republican groups press for justice and extradition, with London weighing a Canadian Pacific mails contract and troop transfers amid parliamentary stalls.
The item notes a Missouri river valley storm said to be the worst in decades reaching New York, a New York City plasterers wage raise to $4.50 per day, indictments against J Frank Callum forgeries totaling near four million, a Huntington Pennsylvania clash between Italian and Mecre miners, and a mortgage plan for the Northern Pacific. Additional excerpts warn against cigarette smoking and its health risks, discuss vocal health for public speakers, and report a near-mistaken traffic accident where a young woman safely guided a runaway horse into a street ravine, with no injuries.
In a Bemused exchange during Acadian Days Basil scolds Evangeline for naming her heifer Oleomargarine, a joke that reveals the animal is no butter. Burdettes notes this scene in Brooklyn Eagle reflecting playful rural humor.
Maud riffs on Charlie’s frugality and past courting habits while Edith rebukes the idea of buying affection with candy. Buffalo Courter supplies the witty aside about Charlie’s belief in earning love without lavish gifts.
A brief Harper's Bazar scene shows Miss Spinster bargaining with a shoe dealer. The dealer confirms a line of ladies shoes is marked down and she blushes as she makes a purchase.
A short dialogue blends New York Sun and Lowell Citizen snippets. Dumley vows to repay a debt to Brown with ong while debating timing. Robinson questions payment as they redirect down the street. A furnisher asks about collar lengths and references.
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