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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1892
Page
1
A poet paints the life of a vagrant, recounting repeated revulses at doors and the widening gap between need and charity. The speaker laments poverty, isolation, and a society that shuns the old and poor, ending with a note on death looming for the destitute.
A restless man on the desert wakes to a vow to quit drinking and return to his wife. After brief repentance, a drink entraps him, and he boards a freight train to Mesilla seeking warmth, only to die on the Toano grade when he is struck by the locomotive. The tale ends with the brakeman noting another tramp's death.
A satirical column mocks Mrs Barbara Turner of Columbus Ohio over divorce and snoring. It argues Indians sleep with mouths closed to keep peace and quiet, then jokes about muzzling Mr Turner and seeking a peace preserver for rude sleepers on trains and in homes.
The advertisement proclaims durable, right quality goods at low prices. It urges shoppers to visit for a wide, bright stock of cloaks and other merchandise, claiming the largest business in the department and urging immediate purchases. It notes extra stock and new arrivals with urgency.
Advertises bed blankets and cashmere cotton goods with low prices and fast selling. Highlights Ladies natural wool, Egyptian cotton fleece, and a limited offer of 100 bread, cake, and paring knives for the first 100 customers who spend $15.
The ad promises free knife sets available to a small group, with a yearly chance to obtain a set. It also advertises a closing sale on men’s gray knit undershirts at 25c, sizes 36 to 44, on separate tables. The seller touts frequent restocks, wide variety, and consistently low prices.
A column summarizes tooth development noting enamel from epithelium and dentine from the mucous layer, with milk teeth erupting around ages 2 to 4 and permanent teeth replacing them by absorption. It cites varied medical and cultural items including Miss Marguerite Churchill as a future singer and a piece on wire destroying insects on Nevada fences.
In Paris a couple signed a joint separation paper November last year. The wife believed she was free to live as she wished, while the husband claimed it was a trap. In court the magistrate noted the separation paper had no legal authority and sentenced the wife to imprisonment and a fine.
A young matron shows a ring with a white opaque pearl claimed to be Claribel's first tooth. The mother, proud of her child, says the tooth was cut, polished, and mounted as a jewel. Many may find the sentiment morbid yet sincere in rare cases.
A San Francisco Chronicle item describes Chinese laborers yoked to a seed drill as human beasts of burden near Newark and in Alameda County, contrasting past Mormon practices with current cruelty. The piece also covers Queen Victoria’s enforced information control, seaside charity Sea Shell Mission activities in England, and Victoria Mary of Teck’s patronage.
A writer submits a manuscript to Harper and receives a curt refusal. A note attached to the submission insults the editor, leading to an inquiry at Franklin Square and a confession by the office staffer who forged the note. The incident ends with the revelation and a grim amusement for those who hear the tale.
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