21 Sep 1883
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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1883
Page
1
Dialogues echo a playful exchange about promises of gifts a horse and a sheep. The daughter resists, claiming she has never whistled and cannot now, while the mother urges the whistle as a pledge. The exchange carries a gentle domestic tone with a hint of charm.
A vivid tale recounts a mysterious visitor described as an angel in white who arrives unannounced to a bachelor named Floyd. She charms him with fashion talk and a dusting spree, then reveals she is his supposed niece Little Bess, leading to a mistaken identity chase and a sudden proposal to marry the bewildered uncle.
A Wilkesharre dispatch reports William J. Garrison wed Mary Rogert aged 7 last Wednesday. After the ceremony he tore off his clothes and ran naked through the village, was captured, bound, and jailed as a raving maniac. The bride is grief-stricken and fears for her sanity.
A speaker recalls a deep loving bond that ends in betrayal and heartbreak. They describe freely given heart and treasures, while the beloved returns only a fraction. The speaker endures shattered hope as the relationship dies and their own spirit breaks.
A humorous recounting of a courtship misadventure ends with a chaotic scene as a girl arrives and a narrator flees, highlighting social awkwardness, tobacco humor, and first romance. Separate note: Judge Edwin Bancroft of Texarkana has been declared insane and sent to a Little Rock asylum, with political and campaign updates following a major speech in Covington and a Democratic canvass.
A French hairdresser reportedly clips the locks of about one hundred young ladies daily in Washington as the Langtry bang trend sweeps the capital. The piece also lists Virginia fair dates across Culpeper Botetourt Roanoke Winchester Scotville Staunton Lynchburg and dates spanning September to November.
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