18 Sep 1890
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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1890
Page
1
A nostalgic verse recalls courting wisdom from a mother figure. The speaker remembers how family advice shaped romance, noting that even when disagreements arose, the mother’s judgment guided choices and kept suitors in check. The piece ends affirming the mother’s rightness.
A wagon train settles by a spring in Burnt Book Spring. John Owens dies after a grizzly attack and his will leaves his fortune to Emerson, Shultz, and Olive Dane schemes for wealth and Nell Owens faces peril and jealousy. Olive unravels a plot with Karl Shultz, deception culminates in a double wedding and renewed love as justice appears.
A theatre crowd watches a dreadfully bored audience awaken as a wire dancer removes dress pieces revealing tights and trunks. The act ends with the performer still on the wire, drawing curious gasps and speculation from spectators.
A vivid 1900 travelogue at Richfield Springs in central New York. The writer skims the hotel crowd, bathing rituals, and social theater, praising sulphur waters for health while lampooning fashionable vanity. He notes scenes of amateur theatricals and flirtatious bouts among visitors, with colorful portraits of guests and their eccentricities. The piece blends satire with affectionate observations of landscape, lakes, corn, and social life at the famed resort.
A readers note describes a Lake Cundarago excursion scene at Richfield Springs. A hotel guest known as the “woman with the arms” draws attention with conspicuously bare arms, prompting varied reactions among visitors and stirring discussion of decorum and vanity.
An Androscoggin County woman recalls Alaska and a tribal feud where a chief killed, then faced a tribal execution where his own people failed to shoot him. The tale contrasts native justice with Western sensibilities, ending in a slow death after a wife’s vigil. Included are reminiscences about Primont's caravan project and Fremont, Benton, and camel schemes.
A collage of quirky vignettes and dialogue snippets imagines everyday scenes and conversations. Bits about rent, onions, and a watch contrast with social mores and playful banter. The piece wanders through humorous exchanges, misheard lines, and surreal asides in a dated, lighthearted voice.
A vivid, if fragmentary, portrait of rural Irish peasant girls in remote districts. It describes their physical vigor, simple dress, and red kerchiefs, noting sturdy arms, brown bare feet, and long black cloaks. The piece reflects colonial gaze and regional attire with period tone and emphasis.
In a fragment from Boston Herald and New York Dispatch style chatter, Joho questions Mr Spooner about umbrellas or hats last night. Bobby recalls a remark about stealing one item. Clara questions the claim amid playful household banter.
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