08 Sep 1888
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Newspaper
The Ketchum Keystone
Location
Ketchum, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1888
Page
1
A Pittsburg man shares an original theory arguing small stature people are kinder and cheerier than average sized folk. He claims little men and women are better natured and more humorous, contrasting with surly tall and lean individuals. He notes little people are good storytellers and quick to see humor.
The June 1870 clash between the Natchez and the Robert E. Lee drew crowds across Natchez Vicksburg Helena and Memphis as the Lee beat the Natchez to St Louis by three hours and forty-four minutes on a three day eighteen hour voyage. Captain Cannon earned a civic banquet while bettors noted the Natchez may have been aided by a coal-ship escort. The tale ends with reflections on steamboatmen and a Pittsburgh Dispatch portrait of their character.
A vivid, century old tale recounts a Parisol wielding young woman in Chicago who attacks a well dressed man with her umbrella. He blocks the blow, scolds her, then calmly retrieves the weapon and strolls on smoking a cigar. The piece ends with the girl likely to rethink her parasol.
A compact moral medley of excerpts from Souvestre Chamfort Gautier Voltaire and Pascal. Lines reflect on human enigma folly ambition gender roles and the paradoxes of truth and power. The quotes juxtapose self perception vanity fortune and the limits of human understanding.
A Colorado frontier anecdote from Harper's Magazine recounts a ranch fireside boast by a long haired frontiersman who challenges a trout tale with a bigger Columba salmon claim. The tourist concedes belief but notes Colorado’s saying that the first storyteller loses in honesty.
Chronicles the legend of Atahualpa and Pizarro, noting how Spaniards seized Inca treasure after betraying the host. It recounts two modern figures, one an Indian who grew rich and built Quito’s San Francisco church, and Valverde the Spaniard who learned the secret from an Inca wife. Claims a guide to the buried gold exists but ends at a ravine damaged by an earthquake.
General Horace Porter recalls a young officer who fled under withering fire during a desperate assault. The officer beset by fear begged for another chance, was pardoned, and proved himself in later battles earning promotion. The tale argues courage is recoverable after initial craven acts.
Youth and elders are urged to avoid repeating or creating slander about women. The admonition warns against making false or blush-worthy assertions in mixed company and shunning men who misuse a woman’s name. It notes how a lie can ruin a woman’s character and spread quickly through careless gossip.
Washington correspondent notes that running Congress costs far more than the White House. The clerk’s bill lists salaries of Senators and Representatives and other expenses, totaling over two million annually, with total government running costs reaching about twenty five hundred million for the year.
A reshaped tale recounts Dopely Dodge, a famed gambler, outsmarting a gang on a Mississippi steamboat. Dodge plays patiently, hides an ace, and cashes in when the sharpers push four kings against four aces. Silence ends in a bluff and a muffled finish as a sheriff in the doorway frames the last scene.
A New York Times article recalls Dr James E Briggs wearing an olive lapel button to signal his profession. It advocates doctor uniforms for rapid patient aid, cites support from Medical World and reactions in cities, then shifts to a separate essay arguing against Chinese immigration and labor exploitation, concluding with a reaffirmation of long held opinions.
Thurmans speech denounces high protective tariffs as unprofitable to workers and questions national wealth built via taxation. It cites idle treasury funds and critiques Chinese immigration, contrasting it with European settlers, while noting a Port Huron speech date and an 1870 reference.
A Chicago Tribune note claims watermelon juice cleanses and beautifies skin. Carrie Townsend of St Louis recounts using leftover watermelon juice to wash her face after a plumbing outage, noting freckles and sallowness vanished and many friends reported improvements.
Minnie Wootring, daughter of Samuel Wootring the town news dealer, swallowed a needle over six years ago. A Baltimore doctor said nature would remove it and it was not serious. A Berea Ohio schoolgirl wrote that sewing exposed a long black needle No 8, which her family removed after it stuck in her leg.
A collection of oddities includes a Scotch mother whose fifteen sons danced the Highland fling at a picnic in Philadelphia and a Philadelphia mother with twenty-three children. Other remarks tease modest bathing attire and a Kansas City man Charles Gunn who left six widows. An eminent physician offers a cautionary note about peo ple not eating enough fruit and veggies.
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