08 Nov 1890
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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1890
Page
1
A January voyage from Viekalung to New Orleans aboard a river boat leads to a high stakes gamble. A banker style figure and two young nuns influence the outcome as a passenger loses and recounts a hidden ticket torn from a conductor note. The crew suspicions center on a mysterious “likely nigger” passenger whose fate remains uncertain.
An obituary style tale follows Mrs W as she consoles dying husband George amid typhoid pneumonia. She insists on frugal care and even cheeky humor about clothing, with the nurse moved by her devotion and economy as the husband nears death. The scene emphasizes household thrift in dire moments.
A New York lodger recounts a tale on a railway car about a man without a ticket who pleads with a fellow passenger to lend his. The stranger feigns memory of the story, then tries to pay fare only when the conductor presses for a ticket. The incident ends with an abrupt interruption as the narrative breaks off mid scene.
A Brooklyn Brooklynese piece details women turning home skills into income. One example follows Mrs Taylor in Plainfield and a Brooklyn neighbor who start bread and cake work supplying several families. Profit runs around four dollars weekly per baker, with varied demand and steady growth.
A first person fragment recalls a mother’s exhausting daily life, the strain of caregiving, and a longing for relief. She describes a child’s illness, a doctor’s visit, and a sense of weariness from constant chores, contrasted with memories of past ambitions and the price of domestic life.
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