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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1886
Page
2
Poem fragment reflecting on heaven, seasons, and the longing for reunited souls. The speaker questions what recompense remains beyond Earth’s beauty if one hope surpasses all, the longing for departed loved ones. Attributed to Aelia Tharter in the Century.
Louis Noir recounts a grand Algiers party hosted by a General who hires a Zouave sculptor to adorn his grounds with plaster gods. The artist, focusing on a comically improvised Jupiter, creates a bearded figure that amuses guests but ends with an unexpected reveal and the governor's reaction.
Dr Francis Dowling reports Germany has the most near sighted people in Europe due to high educational standards. He notes reading habits strain eyes and lists factors such as reading in moving vehicles and lighting, plus color vision and color blindness details. He cites Paris tapestry color diversity and Talbot's 1830 color blind findings.
A survey of spring fashion highlights, colors, fabrics, and trends. Mentions include jewelry, lace, silks, turbans, and beadwork. notes about Paris and London styles. profiles of notable women and social figures. and a brief obituary item in Jackson County WVa.
A humorous scene unfolds as a sneeze triggers chaos among statues and gods. Jupiter flees, the General chases, and false divinities are mocked before the master of ceremonies seals a festive, forgiving outcome. The General pardons the artist and the gods.
A man on the Da ko a train discusses heavy expenses in business with a stranger. The other man claims he runs a Territorial bail insurance company and explains his policy approach. He jokes about advising farmers to store crops under the bed to prevent losses and to draw on the company when clouds appear.
Donald McKenzie, an employee at a Limestone Ontario quarry, was injured when a large stone loosened by ice struck him in the head and caused him to fall. He tumbled against more stones, cutting his scalp, and the stone then rolled onto his left leg below the knee. The report notes serious injuries from the cascade.
The article notes gambling among Chinese immigrants in San Francisco with raids on lotteries and tan games. It describes fortified dens with iron doors and subterranean rooms with multiple exits. Dice games and number bets are common with a seeming lack of fatal despair when funds are lost.
A morocco bound packet with fifteen leaves and a tape line printed with the alphabet served as a cipher aid. Sliding the tape set the code to read dispatches only by readers with a matching key. The note warned that if captured, the device could be destroyed to protect secrets. Also, a line notes 66,000 per year died of consumption in Paria over the last five years.
A satirical brief recounts the career of Wahunsonacock Powhatan, detailing his rise in colonial Virginia royalty, a famed banquet with John Smith, a dramatic staged peril to Smith that was thwarted by a Knights of Leisure strike order, and Smith’s narrow escape while avoiding the grass of Powhatanville.
The Japanese government hires Ende and Bockmann to supervise a palace and court house project in Yeddo with liberal long term contracts for workers. Rail and telegraph networks expand. high schools grow through private funding. Yeddo hosts Turner clubs and industrial exhibitions as Japanese cities rival for progress. Also notes Miss Isa Van Diest earns Belgium medical licensure after years of struggle and that Louisiana has about 250 50,000 creoles in New Orleans.
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