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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1890
Page
4
A collage of short jokes and quips from various papers features puns about liars, lovers, lawyers, poets, and everyday absurdities. It includes riffs on decorum, marriage, salaries, and social manners, with names like New Orleans, Binghamton, Boston, and Philadelphia hinted through captions and outlets.
The article recalls rope duels on the Mexican frontier, noting famous bouts like Red Long and a hawk called Gabilan, and others among cow towns and mining camps. It covers rifle, revolver, and knife fights, including Farmer Peel’s legendary Utah clash and a Nevada Comstock tale. It also mentions a Candlestick duel underground and a rattlesnake ordeal among Apaches.
The plan proposes a three track standard gauge railway from Georgian Bay to the Hume River west of Toronto costing about 12 million dollars. It would cut 428 miles of lake navigation and 28 miles of canal, saving about three days Chicago to seaboard, with heavy grades due to terrain. The Andes are said to be sinking slowly with Quito's height dropping since 1745. A boy in McKeesport, Pennsylvania died from cigarette smoking, the nicotine turning his skin yellow.
The New York paper notes about a dozen Chinese physicians in the city operate by yearly contracts to keep patients well. They visit patients daily, charge roughly 35 dollars annually, and deduct ten cents per day of illness. contracts may cover an entire family and emphasize prevention over prolonged sickness.
The article notes Henry Francis Moore of Medford Massachusetts as a candidate for Longfellow’s Village Blacksmith motif describing the famed smith at a chestnut tree age 61. It also reports W B Watson Idaho miner on a Shang Tung gold find with 125 feet width and $250000 machinery orders and Fremont relief funds plans. It mentions Mrs Fremont health and possible burial plans in New York and Lone Mountain. It adds facts about Maharajah Dhuleep Sing's pardon and shooting habits and a Norfolk estate incident with a harsh landlord.
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