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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1892
Page
4
A partial, garbled text fragment mentions a person named Kata and phrases about coming, homeward, and war. The fragment is unreadable in parts and difficult to interpret, with several obscured names and inconsistent capitalization.
On a Chicago bound train for the World’s Fair three prankish men Brooks Adams and Cooper taunt a cantankerous old fellow calling himself Old Billy World’s Pair. He recounts Kentucky roots and Allen County tales while sharing a clipped yarn about Ab Starbuck and Kalotocky.
In a chaotic scene on a city street a stout older man known as Old Billy World’s Fair intervenes when a Black man is assaulted. He calms the assailant, tends the injured man, and pays for the victim’s needs, while bystanders watch. A train stop and a passing woman with a child prompt reflections on maternal care and gentleness amid the turmoil.
Ida M. Tarbell notes Paris river boats on the Seine carry 99,053,606 passengers during the Exposition era. Light steamers with two cabins glide silently past Notre Dame and the Louvre, offering low fares and convenient stops for locals near riverfront bureaus.
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