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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1886
Page
2
A poem portrait describes a man who abstains from excess and public display. He lives quietly with his wife, avoids braggadocio, never drinks to excess, and tends to verse writing and reflection. The speaker emphasizes restraint, duty, and measured conduct over fame or ostentation.
A sensational tale traces Billy Miner Bill Miller and Jim Crum from Colorado to California. Miner, posing as a California heir, partners with Jones then Crum to raid stage routes and pillage Del Norte and Sonora. Aull and deputies pursed them. Miller surrender, Miner and Crum captured. Miller and Miner get twenty five years each. Crum aided confession for twelve. Jones remains at large.
A Boston Beacon clipping portrays a generous Back Bay woman distributing baskets to needy families. She asks a recipient about his sick wife, and he replies that she is not much better and that he will do all he can for Rosy, then leave the rest to fate.
A country stop extending about 20 miles by 100 miles along the Missouri river in Dakota is described as a population center of 14 000 and not a railroad.
A Baltimore counterfeiting ring operated under a detective’s nose in 1863. Williams the bait joined civility with counterfeit mills, enabling presses in a hidden room. investigators traced the source by listening at a cracked wall. Eleven gang members were jailed, with restorations and arrests across New York.
An exploration of why sentimental songs profit more than humorous topical pieces. The text notes humor pleases audiences on stage but rarely sells copies, while sentimental tunes endure in homes, spreading via sheet music to broad piano racks and enriching publishers.
A 1827 Washington conscience fund totals 220000 and grows yearly. Reports claim a Russian convict survived 2000 lashes, while 4000 lashes were imposed in some cases but none survived. A Kennebunk Maine man trapped 800 swarm bees, daubed with honey to transport them without stings.
A Pittsburg Dispatch correspondent lists annual pay for royal and government figures in Britain. It notes the monarchs receive about 4.5 million dollars combined, plus various salaries for the premier and cabinet officials, with notable figures such as the lord chancellor and attorney general earning tens of thousands yearly, plus large fees from legal work.
Dr Stephen Smith told the New York Academy of Medicine that vegetation cools air by absorbing carbonic acid gas and malaria and emitting oxygen and moisture. An acre of grass yields 6400 quarts of water daily while trees outperform all vegetation. He cites shade cooling Fifth Avenue pavement from 130 to 60 degrees and urges city planting of shade trees by the parks department to one tree per twenty five feet along streets below Central Park.
A narrator observes street theater in London with clad merchants and wandering performers. He describes sandwich men wearing wares on their bodies, the crowd’s mixed reactions, and the bustling sights from washing hair to conjuring tricks. The piece notes Chinese perceptions of foreign pictures and a curious psychology behind observed objects.
A historical account traces card playing to East origins and ancient uses, noting early emblematical packs, Abbe Caultier cards for memory, and Louis XVI elevating cards to a state institution. It warns of societal ills linked to gaming and cites Dickens.
The Globe Theatre reports rising popularity for Stetsons spectacular Mikado with large crowds. Nanon at Haus Street Theatre continues to draw strong audiences with its William F. Carleton Company production. Arcadia shows Notable scenic upgrades and broad Boston appeal in Byot Tukatre. The Ola Homestead sequel to Joshua Whitcomb captivates public interest with Denman Thompson and George W. Ayer providing charm.
A rail line ticket agent on Bay Street attempted to gain entry to the Park theatre by claiming to be a professional musician. He flubbed his line, then wheedled the doorkeeper, who finally granted him admission after the man declared himself a professional.
A traveling man asks about a poor country and fenced fields. The native explains fences protect fields from starving stock by keeping them out, highlighting a simple exchange on livelihoods and land use.
A Washington Belle mocks a young naval officer Lieutenant Sinecure about the hardships of life at sea. He jokes that the cost of gold braid is fearfully high, capturing a light backchat exchange on naval life.
The Palmer Journal notes Pindar’s eldest son has shown interest in Miss Already for some time. He finally offered her a pair of gloves and she replied with a playful line about taking his hand. The printer has the order for their cards.
A quip from a medical journal extols unventilated hats as baldness closers and notes the beard never falls out due to light and air. A satirical aside suggests early beard wearing might harden the jaws like billiard balls by age fifty.
A young lady recalls a Western train robbery in a church fair raffle scene. Her escort and others react as she repeats the notion of witnessing a robbery, noting the singularity of the event.
A verse reflects on valley songs vs hilltop tunes as children seek higher melodies. The speaker notes the allure of distant birds and the fading memory of youthful sound, ending with a plea to the heavenward bird to remain unspoiled.
A collage of jokes and quips from multiple papers includes a joke about a hhome-stretch nap and a cyclone, a lecturer in Oregon missing eggs, bicycle trips to Wheeling, and banter about judges, burglars, and teeth. It weaves witty lines from Puck, Maverick, Detroit Bree Press, and others.
A Civil War reminiscence recounts a soldier who stole a ham from a smoke house during a winter 1864 raid on King's Salt Works and was chased by General Stoneman. The soldier obeyed the general's stern shout to drop the ham and return to duty, praising the general's blessing on the escape.
The mayor of Minneapolis jokes with an alderman about a new family moving into St Paul. He notes a couple with four children, mentions twins from the Fourth Ward and two immigrants from New York, and anticipates further arrivals on the noon train. The exchange previews efforts to outpace the neighboring town along the river.
Gath the New York correspondent tells of a British army major general visiting New York on India business and a prominent nonpolitical man who brings a letter and tours the city in a handsome carriage. The Englishman notes carriages with drivers in livery, and the man replies he never uses liveried drivers due to a superstition about possible future poverty and his son driving such a coach. An excellent quality of paper has been made from banana pulp.
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