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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1886
Page
2
A nostalgic diarist recalls the gray wool duster once worn by travelers, its democratic styling, and how one misread encounter on a train led to a romance. Christine Stretton meets Mr Raynor, mistaken identity, and a Christmas home visit that blossoms into betrothal. The duster, masking and fate, ties together memory and love.
A New York veterinary surgeon criticizes common myths about hydrophobia including the belief that July and August are the riskiest months. He cites records from England and France showing higher cases in winter and spring, and notes New York City logged only 22 cases from 1866 to 1871, underscoring the disease is rarer than assumed.
London Times describes King Thebaw reviewing about six thousand troops in Mandalay with gongs, flags, and elaborate regimental dress. The account notes elephants, cannons, and Italian officers directing drill, plus detailed combat gear and marching faults before a tired, six to seven mile return route.
Rail lines from Charkov to Nikolayev in Rusvia are patrolled before each train by section watchmen who carry a number assigned at the start of their section. Even numbers move one way and odd numbers the other, displayed on metal plates for officials to inspect. A missing number marks negligence and the watching guard must report this to avoid blame.
The passage describes Sofia as the capital of Bulgaria set on a broad river path with distant mountains led by Mount Orbelus. It notes Sofia’s past grandeur during Lady Montagu's travelers era and its current role as residence of the ruler and a thriving political hub.
A New York Times correspondent notes potter county bears raid bee trees and scrubs for akerns, bugs and honey. Shaffer, famed bear hunter, boasts twenty nine bears in one season and recounts the methods of tracking, climbing and dousing dens.
A petite stylish woman, apparently French in origin, sits at Jimmy's and orders a simple lunch that expands into a lavish multi course meal. She consumes clam chowder, rare roast beef, boiled potatoes, sliced tomatoes, chicken pie, partridge, vegetables, then an apple dumpling with coffee, finally leaving as if a giant. No clear motive, but the transformation dominates the scene. The account notes her striking appetite and rapid growth in size during the meal.
A Popular Science Monthly excerpt explains the Indian climbing perch which can walk out of water and climb trees using spines that grip bark. The small seven inch fish sports a novel water chamber near the gills enabling oxygen extraction, and it feeds on insects and fruits on land. Indian jugglers use the climber as a tradeable curiosities due to its long excursion survival.
Harper & Brothers advertise January issues of their periodicals and volumes of Warfer’s Bazaar available for three years back in neat cloth binding. Subscriptions begin with the first number after receipt of order and prices run about seven dollars per volume for cloth bound copies mailed postpaid. Remittances by money order or draft. do not reprint without authorization.
A new nerve tonic from South America attracts attention in New England with claims it aids nervous exhaustion paralysis blindness and weakness. The extract is produced by a large company facing heavy demand with Lowell alone taking nearly 100000 bottles in 15 weeks. The New York agency operates from 1 West Third Street and the maker aims to sell at low cost to broaden use.
The Barlow Wilson Rankin minstrels receive praise for their balanced program while the Mikado and Lolanthe run at Hollis Street Theatre. Edwin Booth heads a major engagement at the Boston Museum alongside Boucicault’s return. Dark Days in five acts draws crowds at the Globe as Park presents We Us & Do with Goodwin at the Park bringing crowded houses for the Skating Rink.
A New York correspondent recalls a dentist fitting four diamonds into a wealthy woman's teeth to advertise herself. The gleam in her smile astonishes observers as the woman, described as fashionable and ambitious, seeks greater notoriety with gems embedded in gold fillings worth hundreds of dollars.
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