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Newspaper
The Laborette
Location
Rawlins, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1886
Page
4
A fragmentary blend of verse and an article extols Pensacola’s thriving fishing trade. It notes the Gulf shore’s suitability, lists local vessels and crews, and cites an annual trade value near half a million dollars expanding toward the west and north. It also contains scattered historical and foreign topics amid the rough OCR.
A vivid early evening scene on State and Randolph shows tired workers and young women crowding downtown street cars after the 1 to 7 PM period. Descriptions paint a crowded, noisy crowd from factory whistle to boarding houses, with weary fashion and rough humor from onlookers and conductors guiding scarce seating.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a friend whose nightly snore inspires a theatrical, comic symphony imagination. The narrator details shared youth in Minnesota, a steamboat explosion, orphanhood, and a long, dreamlike curtain scene blending memory with surreal portraits of family and Sioux and Yazoo peoples.
An account of Claflin Institute in Orangeburg South Carolina detailing its 1800 founding by Hon Lee Claflin of Boston and its evolution into a multi department school for freedmen. The piece notes enrollment around 400, the campus farm of 116 acres and new female dormitory housing, plus a faculty mix including J A Salley and J Heywood. It contrasts with white colleges and reflects postwar educational efforts for African Americans.
A fragmentary historical piece recalls a Washington District of Columbia case involving a planter family and a daughter, with references to civic officials, legal questions, and the social milieu of the era. The report mentions the father’s business in planting and notes how wealth and status shape inquiries.
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