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Newspaper
Sierra County Advocate
Location
Hillsboro, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1887
Page
1
After a run of grocery bills and miscommunications, Mr Bowser accuses Mrs Bowser of mismanaging the household. He imposes control over buying, discovers the strain of overbuying, and ends by admitting his own lessons in budgeting. The tale ends with plans to donate surplus goods to an orphan asylum.
A Philadelphia Record account follows Annie Miller who eloped with August Gilmore a fire eater from a Vine Street museum. Gilmore abused and stole from her, was jailed, then released on a reprimand. She traveled with him through Cincinnati and Wheeling before returning penniless to Newark, aided by city officials and police.
A farmer questions a woman about the Woman's Suffrage society's aims. She affirms its purpose to promote welfare and elevate women. The exchange hints at early organizing efforts amid a broader national context linked to Ausbands and Sundey National.
A Missouri Republication correspondent profiles Mathias Splitlog a Wyandotte Indian born in Canada who rose from a carpenter apprentice to a railroad and mining promoter. He built a steam boat, launched a mill near Splitlog City, organized rail lines from Kansas City toward Fort Smith, and by mid career was described as the wealthiest man of his race with a fortune exceeding a million dollars. He set up mines with Moses Clay and created the Kansas City Fort Smith railroad venture, living at Splitlog City, McDonald County, Missouri, with five children.
A vivid reminiscence of the Handy wheat deal of 1891 recounted by a Chicago observer. The tale follows Thad Handy, loaned $3,000 and later entangled with Cincinnati bankers amid bank troubles, telegrams, and tense wagers as the borrower sought repayment.
A fragmented historical notice recalls fallen soldiers from a conflict near Beightoring and Halkokarl, praising their sacrifice and honorable burial. It laments unequal publicity in dispatches, urges reciprocal remembrance, and notes debates over debt and national memory on foreign coasts.
The article describes the East River Bridge promenade as a busy, noisy scene with Miss Liberty visible as early crowds fill the boardwalk. Workers note costs to travel to New York, with police managing crowds by day and evening glow. The piece suggests walking is cheaper than cable travel, and the promenade is a favored route.
The article lists portraits on U S banknotes and assigns names to each denomination. It references Washington on $1 Jefferson on $2 and names like Lincoln Franklin and Madison among others, though the text contains garbled spellings and errors.
A visitor touring the North Wales hillside in Montgomery County views the grassy mound and earthworks of Fort Washington once linked to Washington’s army after Germantown. From Camp Hill to Lafayette’s lookout at Barren Hill, the landscape reveals Valley Forge views, old farms, and distant industry while recalling the Revolution’s perilous encampments and marches.
A reminiscence recalling Macaulay through a childhood memory at a family gathering. The narrator describes lively conversations on poetry and history, noting Macaulay's vivid stories and the influence on a young mind, with reflections on dialogue and a scientific aside about water flow and velocity.
An account of the Tay Bridge disaster and the rapid push to rebuild across the Firth. Details cover the original viaduct opened May 1877, its collapse December 28, eight years earlier, and the ambitious new design by Mr Barlow. Progress notes include inspections, lengths, spans, and anticipated cost with emphasis on restoring northern railway traffic.
A survey notes life expectancy differences by work, showing clergy live longer on average while miners and hotel workers face higher mortality. Late hours, exertion, and stress correlate with poorer health, with agriculture and urban laborers following. The article cites Brighton and Prestoo death rates and urges action to reduce disease, alongside musings on New York women’s roles and earnings in metropolitan life.
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