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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1890
Page
4
A collage of light humor and quips from various newspapers features puns on truth and vanity, college graduates, social stars, and domestic life. It surveys jokes about relationships, education, fashion, travel, and public figures, preserving the era’s voice with many named publications and contributors.
The Austrian cigarette trade shows a dramatic rise with 885 million cigarettes consumed last year, up 174 million from the prior year. Cigar use reached 1.085 billion, up 72 million, while government tobacco sales and snoff consumption remain unchanged or decline.
A Georgetown Delaware letter to the Philadelphia Ledger details Sussex county charcoal burning near Georgetown. It describes methods, costs, and market dynamics, noting wood costs, burning procedures, and rail shipments to New York. Charcoal prices and train shipments are outlined with profit estimates and risks.
An Indianapolis bank overhears a director recounting views on William KR Grace and Commodore Van Santvoord. Grace, Irish native and Catholic loyalist, is praised for modest wealth and devotion to family while avoiding oppression. Van Santvoord is portrayed as a self-made 11 million-dollar man with Hudson River roots and ties to Vanderbilt circles.
A Sunday visit to Greenwood Cemetery turns into a vivid tableau of life and love. A young Italian waiter and his partner share a private banquet and a long kiss beneath carved stone, while the narrator reflects on death and beauty, briefly escorted away by a vigilant guard. The piece also notes a Greenland seal described as a large oily creature and a Wall Street telegram office anecdote using a clothes-wringer press.
A Charleston West Virginia citizen hired a mason to inspect a smoky chimney. The mason uncovered a tin box containing five thousand dollars in cash, suggesting a wartime era mystery tied to the smoke and feverish times.
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