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Newspaper
Oshkosh Record
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1887
Page
3
A fragmentary verse piece from Oshkosh Record narrates a duel of suppposed lovers styled as a Federal and Confederate pair. The poem alternates wit and romance with battle imagery, culminating in a whimsical peace forged by Cupid and a shared future. The piece blends period voice with playful, faded decorative stanzas.
A vivid excerpt recounts encounters with the giant octopus near Java and spice islands, detailing its fearsome reach, boat attacks, and crew rescues. Also described is the New York Tombs prison interior, its layout, staff, inmate mix, and orderly dining, reflecting on daily life and governance.
A New York Sun reporter records Chauncey Depew's encounter with a German barber at Cooper Institute. The barber claims Depew travels with a prince in a witty, rambling monologue touching on wealth, status, and power. The scene blends humor with social satire and references to English royalty and American politics.
A verbose profile portrays Don Dickinson of New York as the President's choice for Postmaster General to succeed Colonel Vitus. Born in Auburn, ISH, he would be the cabinet's youngest member, with a thriving Dickinson law firm and substantial wealth. The piece traces his family ties to Danie Dickinson, political activity, and social anecdotes about early 19th century nuptial customs.
A fragment from a court scene reveals a Quaker youth and a young defense lawyer clashing with a justice as he questions a convict in a small town. The dialogue shows confusion and bold interruptions amid a brewing dispute over testimony and appearance.
Reports cover tobacco industry employment in Russia, US petroleum refiners using sulfuric acid, rapid papermaking processes, and weather linked rheumatism. Notes on globe height estimates by I Murray, Linnean Society joint mentions on water plant symbiosis, new slag fertilizer, baldness trends, and a New Jersey cattle endowment company. Also announces a Germany gas discovery by Dr Jurtins with a stable nitrogen compound similar to ammonia.
A young New York woman offers to buy old brushes, tear out bristles, refit frames, and resell them as renewed brushes. She explains she learned the trade after leaving an insane asylum and says she used to work in a barber shop. she seeks sellers and bankers to buy discarded brushes.
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