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Newspaper
The Cincinnati Telegram
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1888
Page
3
Social column extols holiday cheer with entertaining gatherings in Cincinnati and nearby towns. Mentions Mrs. Homan inviting guests, Miss Beers visiting Breed, Miss Brookbank's study plans in the Old World, and various church and club events. Includes travel hopes, readings, teas, and a Thanksgiving concert securing praise for performers from Washington and Cincinnati.
A whimsical piece shows the Man in the Moon and his wife discussing human folly after a national Thanksgiving, critiquing churchgoers and stock-minded men while observing Kentucky gloom and a mournful chorus about Yankee reputation. The column also reports a newsstand attendant decrying deadbeats who skim papers without buying.
A poem about a child and castle by the sea blends with a Civil War veteran Edmund Berkley and a lingering bullet from Crampton's Gap. The narrative shifts from lullaby imagery to medical pain as the bullet near his leg resurfaces after decades. The relic bullet emerges under his skin as he recalls past wounds.
A Philadelphia Record callers note a humorous shopping spree with a $100 budget. The wife rewrites the ledger listing socks, collars, gloves, a baby rattle and a dramatic wrap, mixing thrift with odd prices. Boucicault’s school joke follows, promising a walk from Oshkosh to New York.
A Portrait of Sidney Maxwell, superintendent of the Chamber of Commerce, and well known local figures. Maxwell, a Georgia native and former colonel, endures pranks by corn and wheat thrown on him while pursuing office. Also featured are Maxie the Gibson House porter, Bartholomew Cavagna known as Uncle John, and Ernwin Stevens, leader in commerce and finance, praised as a public spirited, popular citizen who helped secure seven engine houses.
A New York Sun anecdote frames a publisher advising a journalist that American novels rarely pay. It cites Howells and other writers earning only a few hundred dollars, arguing authors should pursue other work or fishing to make a living.
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