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Newspaper
Reading Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1869
Page
1
In a long narrative, Mabel seeks reconciliation between her uncle Harrison and his estranged son Herbert. After visiting a dressmaker, Mabel plans selfless acts, including dowryless dress alterations, to aid their reunion. The tale climaxes with Bertie Harrison revealing himself as the grandfather’s grandson, prompting a family reunion and renewed love.
A man from a Virginia county abducted a thirteen year old girl, Mattie C Wood, near Campbell county. A pursuing party led by the girl's brother captured them about forty miles from the abduction site. The suspect, a about fifty year old Negro with a wife and six children, was arrested and returned to Campbell for trial. The girl was returned to her father and says she was forced to go with threats of instant death.
Washington correspondent reports a Cincinnati Gazette account of black gallery attendees in legislative halls. A doorkeeper quips that weather drives crowds to warm seats, describing them as sleeping snorers like black snakes in spring sun. The piece ends with a harsh judgment on the galleries as lodging for unprovided negroes.
The text reflects a warning about youthful indulgence and the perils of drink, describing vivid despair and ruin. It also reports Brownlow’s loyal militia assembling in Nashville to suppress a supposed white rebellion, with two pardoned convicts attempting admission to the State Prison and men fleeing when confronted.
A historical note describes female pickpockets in Boston who dress in fine attire and feign fainting in gentlemen's arms to steal wallets, illustrating a charm offensive that leads to financial losses for victims.
A historical receipt describes dissolving two ounces of white gum arabic powder in water overnight, straining to remove dregs, and storing in a bottle. It advises mixing a tablespoon of gum water with a pint of starch to restore white or printed lawns, giving them a renewed appearance after washing.
A fragment praises the Grecian Bend as a link to grandmothers and daughters, urging a return to the traditional dance steps learned in older generations.
A motivational line about belief as the starting point for achievement and courage as the basis, with effort completing the result.
A railroad passenger awarded damages after refusing to buy a ticket. A horse leads its thief back to the owner with a warrant. A soap gag leaves Massachusetts legislators looking clean. Eagles over the Hudson and many California churches noted. A Rev. Morrill killed near Little Rock. Cabans buy sugar lands in Louisiana. Dr Mudd parable cited as cleared. Knoxville arrestees mingle with colored people. An oak yields four tons ship timber. BeauBeau tea favored by single ladies. A hatless teamster in Connecticut for forty years. Johnson to tour Europe. London theatres largely run by women. A Boston heiress adopts a Florida mulatto boy. Jeypore ruler reputedly has 2000 wives.
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