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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1889
Page
2
Whit Sunday celebrated across churches and folk customs with morris dance, Whitsun ale, and festive processions. The article recalls William Kemp’s London to Norwich Morris feat, ancient dances, and related medieval dramatic pageants and European fêtes.
The article praises elaborate ribbons and bows as essential foundations for gowns, noting long streamer ribbons and two to three shade loops. It describes cherry and berry motifs on hats, lace and capotes with tulle, broad ribbon trends replacing narrow bands, and the rise of expansive mall hats and soft silk mull gowns as French fashion influences.
Bern May 28 A detailed portrait of the Samoan Conference venue in Berlin. The German Foreign Office room, Count Herbert Bismarck presiding, hosts Krauel Holstein and other officials whose powers shape Samoa policy. British and American delegates including Sir Edward Malet William Walter Phelps and others are described with their roles and personalities.
An elderly charitable woman comments on Satan to her amused son and friends. She praises the devil's diligence as a virtue for emulation, suggesting a paradoxical admiration that reflects the piece's ironic tone from Texas Siftings.
The naturalist recalls missing three snakes brought home overnight. He found two after a search, but one remained hidden. His wife, astonished, asks if they are poisonous as a snake hides inside a boot.
A Boston Globe reader reports seeing a woman inspector on an open pier trunk inspection. He describes her actions as unnecessary and fruitless and argues women should be removed from such duties. He cites fellow travelers and travelers’ wives as agreeing with his view.
A report from the Governor of Yunnan describes a grim practice in rural districts where stealing corn leads to death by burning. Peng Chao-sheng was caught stealing one ear, was condemned by a village assembly, and burned alive with his mother forced to set the fire. One ringleader died in prison and the other was decapitated. The piece highlights extreme poverty and the life-or-corn nature of the local economy.
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