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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1899
Page
11
A fragmented miscellany describes arid African rivers that dry for eight months, coach travel dangers, and a vivid tale of a king’s attempted split verdict. It includes a strange primitive mourning custom, rustic dialogue, and assorted vignettes from European periodicals.
A fictional diary-like projection outlines Lentenda and friend traveling around the world in 30 days in the year 1002. Prince Ilkat, the Russian minister of railways, muses on routes from London to Yokohama via Balthmore Seat tie Nagasaki Port Arthur Manchuria to St. Petersburg Berlin and New York with 10,700 miles by rail and 4,000 by sea. The piece also notes a Paris journalist insult and a French post duel, plus various odds and ends on global rail and shipping.
Odd anecdotes about a Georgian whiskey feud and a misdirected burial ruse unfold in a series of humorous vignettes. Included are quips about moonshine lore, a barber’s prank, and rustic scenes from Atlanta era slang. The piece blends gossip with tall tales and social caricature.
A late 19th century digest reports a vast 1869 locust swarm crossing seas near the Great Hanish Islands and Newfoundland, with estimates of hundreds of trillions of insects, eggs totaling billions, and enormous weight. Anecdotes include a Tenerife damage year and a shipboard scale of the swarm. Separately a Baltimore family funds a pew for President Andrew Johnson at Metropolitan Methodist Church in Washington, with signatures from trustees and notable figures like Grant and Chase.
A brief Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt recounts a young wife’s resilient wit after her husband’s business failure forces them from a pretty home. She finds humor in poverty and declares they will live without servants, a small, ironic silver lining amid hardship.
Fragmented chatter from a late 19th century column discusses compulsory vaccination fears in Germany and foreign arrivals, with mock dialogue and social quips about public health, fear of enforcement, and cultural clash. The piece blends quotes about encores, letters, and daily intrigues in a bustling newspaper style.
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