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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1886
Page
2
In an account from an old Century piece, Florina the trainer and her lion Hebe enact a savage show in which Hebe kills Marco after Florina's betrayal amid a circus romance. The tale blends exotic showmanship with brutal control as Hebe becomes famed for bloodlust and Florina's ruthless mastery.
A postmaster Jim Dutton and his wife vanish from Blue Rock after mortgaging their cottage for a loan. The war, debts, and sudden departure spark townwide intrigue, while years later a Western Texas encounter leads to Dutton’s confession of the escape and his remorseful reflection on his ignorance.
The 1890 election of Japan's first parliament heralds a cabinet system replacing the supreme council of state. Heads of departments will form a cabinet responsible to the sovereign, modeled on the German example though with hopes for smoother relations with the parliament than Bismarck had with the Reichstag.
A humorous Rambler piece imagines a clever woman thwarting a would be wrong man by sending her ash man Mr Jinks up a walnut tree to chill. The scene plays on mistaken danger and practical hoax turning a tense moment into easy relief for the household.
Judge Peterby returns home trembling and fears a rabies bite. He warns he will go mad within hours. His wife plans to stay with him and accompany him to Paris for Pasteur treatment. At press time no hydrophobia signs yet, but the fear is described as real.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recounts a humorous city hall encounter. A man asks for eye glasses to read a letter then for the time tobacco and stamps. He even requests street car tickets, provoking the bemused reaction of a bystander. The tale ends with a pledge to record the generous misperception and avoid recurrence.
A group of young students in a Kentucky town lured a heavy stranger professor on a coon hunt as a hazing prank. Lost five miles from help, the professor’s alleged heart attack halted the ruse. He survived after being carried toward the village, while the would‑be jokers faced the aftermath of their plan. The piece blends odd anecdotes about brushes and crafts with a long digression on bristle production and Turkey baths.
The passage recalls a quip about jokes and a chuckle as a speaker strides away. It mentions boys in snow raving until they melt a place about them of half an acre, with the odd reference Sam and Scaramouch.
Rev Dr Ta who traveled through the northeast Maine on horseback before rails arrived. At Mattawamkeag a rude landlord warned him of rougher days, yet the host welcomed him, led a worship, and served breakfast. The innkeeper refused payment, explaining he takes pay in travelers’ trades, a tale Dr Tappan enjoyed. Lewiston Journal notes the anecdote with relish.
A Whittier poem recounts Telam's Prophet facing his final day as a voice declares a debt owed to him. He accepts the aid to amend, thanking the timely word in a meditation on universal sin and forgiveness. The piece urges readers to seek pardon before nightfall, as all carry debts of thought, word, or deed.
A collage of witticisms and quips from Lowell Citizen to Boston Gazette. Jokes on time, fashion, manners, and social folly appear with brief conversational lines and playful asides, reflecting lighthearted newspaper humor of the era.
The Mikado’s run on Horus Street Theatre continues with strong public enthusiasm as May’s schedule shows growing favor for cast and performances. Mme Modjeska draws Boston crowds after a two year absence, while Miss Margaret Mather and the Black Hussar benefit attract steady attendance as theatre seasons wrap up. Dion Boucicault’s The Jilt remains popular with large advance sales, and the revival of The Private Secretary promises robust crowds with the same cast, followed by The Ivy Leaf. Gill’s Oxygen burlesque provides brisk entertainment led by Lydia Thompson and company as audiences fill the theatres.
The author argues flying fish fly, recounting voyages in the South Pacific. Observations describe shoals rising across waves, individual fish leaping long distances, sizes from fifteen to twenty inches, reddish heads, and winged fins. The theory posits tails and small fins lift, with large fin wings providing flight.
Fragmentary dialogue from Life magazine notes a man nicknamed Jakey shunning Sunday school after a claimed theft. The snippet pairs a gentle man with an umbrella and a childlike exchange about lost affection, inferring social behavior rather than a full event.
A Gotham representative of the Albany Journal notes New Yorkers take chances as fortune hinges on uncertainty. The piece cites gambling like risk in commerce and Wall Street, then retells Roscoe Conkling reflecting on a divorce case and a woman who chose between two suitors by coin flip.
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