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Newspaper
The Cincinnati Telegram
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1888
Page
2
The article traces the circus from ancient Rome to modern times, noting the shift from brutal combats to athletic and artistic displays. It explains show organization, paraphernalia, touring logistics, pay structures, and the rise of multi ring and traveling show combinations, highlighting the evolving scope and economics of the circus industry.
Fragmented OCR presents a denunciation of American influence in English society and the Environ of agrarian trade. It mocks national pride and predicts cultural shifts, contrasting American corn with European industry and pondering Atlantic competition and domestic identity.
The text critiques the Prince of Wales for not discouraging American beauty entering Britain, arguing it is the duty of a loyal Briton to guard against such influences and accusing him of fostering the intrusion under his patronage.
The new Chamber of Commerce Building rises seven stories at Fourth and Vine, a mass of Massachusetts granite in pure Romanesque style. Ground broken two years ago. occupancy planned for January. Central site cost about $100,000 with total costs near $607,000. gas fixtures alone $10,000. Fire-proof design uses tubular tiling and encaustic floors. Merchants’ Exchange on ground floor measures 66 by 135 feet with a 49-foot high hall.
Two highly honored officers face cashiering over duplicating pay accounts. Major Reno, who helped save his command at Custer's last stand, is described as a broken man after arrest for threatening his wife in Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Colonel George A. Forsyth, once a brevet brigadier general, also faced cashiering for pay duplications, with the president commuting to three years’ suspension and half pay amid his service record from the Civil War era.
An 1888 analysis describes Persian women's life, dress, and marriage customs. It covers veiling, harem life, polygamy, divorce rights, and temporary marriages, noting women’s influence in family and politics, daily duties, and cultural practices amid broader East–West comparisons.
In a Kansas City scene a flunkey at the private club refuses entry to officers during a blaze. The club claims privacy and requires cards, sending the officers to the back door while a tire rages and the marble front endures the disturbance.
A fragmented Berlin letter notes a grave site and garden toll for passage, with garbled lines describing bone pyramids, ivy, and a hidden path. The text mentions Hawiet and a Wil L among pred and exietwtive, creating a surreal, unclear scene.
A St. Louis iron house executive recalls 19th century drummers enduring harsh travel. He describes winter saddle travel, lack of banks, hard coins in taverns, sleeping with a valise containing over $1,500, and compares past ordeals to today’s traveling men.
A New York Evening Sub item ridicules a Frymire Pennsylvania society fair where women described as first class housekeepers and church members stand behind a booth as public matrimonial candidates. Men paying admission may shout I am here to start wooing in view of all spectators, provoking strong Decency concerns and calling the scheme nauseous vulgarity.
The New York Sun traces dolls from carved wooden toys to wax figures, noting the phonographic doll enabled by modern science. It questions how Edison would view such a device, reflects on children’s endless fascination with dolls, and celebrates the era’s literary and artistic playthings as golden for children.
The Philadelphia Record notes “Walking lovers” in Washington as couples unable to marry due to money or family pressure. Many meet only in public places during lunch hours when workers stroll through parks, with some long known as walking lovers for years. The piece contemplates fortunes, social constraints, and quiet joys shared by these pairs and their supporters.
New York Sun notes three artillerymen in blue overcoats with red linings attracting attention in Printing House Square. The piece argues handsome uniforms may aid recruitment and reduce desertions, contrasting American gray, unflattering attire with flashy British and Canadian dress. It suggests better uniforms could help U.S. recruiting efforts.
A. J. Conant, portrait painter of New York, recalls Abraham Lincoln in a Murray Street Baptist pastors conference address. He recounts Lincoln’s early days in Springfield, his habit of deflecting Southern war talk with humor, and how Blackstone’s Commentaries sparked his legal ambition after selling his Salem grocery business and joining J. T. Stewart in Springfield. Lincoln was admitted to the bar within a year following the advice of Judge Logan.
A Lyons France statue of Andre Marie Ampere is noted for his brilliant early work on electro dynamics and the unit of electric current bearing his name. He was famed for absent mindedness, often forgetting engagements as his mind stayed on science. His wife had to remind him to attend social duties. While dressing for a dinner with public figures, he wandered to his bed chamber and slept in his shirt. Mme Ampere later found him sleeping.
The article notes a rising Christmas tree trade driven by German immigration and broader church decoration adoption. It cites a New England dealer selling 10,000 trees and vast amounts of evergreen materials annually, reflecting a shift from elite use to widespread festive display.
In a terse exchange, a reader questions the idea of a land “flowing with elk and honey.” Bin Remmton Loader notes a prudent approach, emphasizing caution for emigration and suggesting skepticism toward grand promises.
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