22 Jun 1886
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Newspaper
Reno Evening Gazette
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1886
Page
1
Silas, a cheerful country character, wears a bright blue silk tie as he mends a fence for a patron in a suburban village. He grins and reveals he married that morning, quipping he can nearly support himself but thinks his wife should help him. The scene captures a rustic humor tone from the Bousten Record.
The piece notes that presidents lie buried mainly in their home states. Virginia holds five: Washington Jefferson Madison Monroe and Tyler while Tennessee hosts Jackson Polk and Johnson and others reside in their election states.
A Chinese professor at a national banquet grows displeased with the cook’s meals. He bows, tells his wife to “Go lickee wife,” then leaves, later returning with a meek smile after delivering a corrective chastisement. Town Topics quotes the scene and surrounding chatter as a sample of social banter.
An elderly man among wreckage near Deerfield cursed the railroad and revealed his presence by shouting before fainting. He recovered and returned to his arithmetic obsession immediately, continuing as if nothing interrupted.
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