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Newspaper
The Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1886
Page
2
A fragmentary poem notes the sun setting in the west and a new soul appearing as years pass. Mrs. Mumma is referenced in connection with Good Housekeeping, suggesting a literary or editorial aside within a periodical.
A frontier romance unfolds at Amerilla as Gay Feather, a Lakota girl, helps Amy Armand during a May Indian attack. Amy tends a sick infant, earns Gay Feather’s trust, and in a night escape Gay Feather is wounded saving Amy. Lt. Armand returns to find the pair, the heroism sealed by a final act of forgiveness.
A private secretary to Mr Adams, John Adams, clashed with Rus sell Jarvis after a public slight at a White House drawing room. Jarvis confronted Adams and later a nose-pulling incident occurred in the Capitol, prompting Congress to dispatch a committee which found no punishment recommended for Jarvis.
The Chicago Herald notes a Paris Boulanger duel compared with the 1829 Wellington win chester affair. Lord Winchelsea cited the Duke of Wellington as morally upright during a debate on Catholic emancipation. The challenge nearly sparked violence but ended with an apology and a Windsor visit. The King and the Prime Minister exchanged amused remarks about the morning’s duel.
Paris correspondent notes the wedding of Mademoiselle Maria Pezon to her cousin Alexander Peon, both lion tamers. Guests included lion tamers and shows figures. menu features exotic dishes and roast beef. The hall housed stuffed lions and tigers above the couple. a sizable dowry was paid. The banquet ended with a ball. London Globe reports White House lighting costs at 14,000 dollars annually.
A humorous historical survey traces Arctic exploration from Iceland to Greenland and beyond. It notes Norse settlements, early crossings and a steady stream of explorers, with a wry aside on polar dangers, mortality, and the enduring lure of the pole.
A writer can produce thirty words per minute requiring about 480 pen turns per minute. In forty minutes the pen covers a furlong and yearly output reaches millions of strokes, implying many newspaper writers reach a vast but ordinary mark in a year.
A note describes a performer who once sang comic songs in a shrill soprano and caused old troubles on the piano. It states she has altered her stage name from Lucy to a new identity, signaling a dramatic personal transformation.
A collection of maxims on virtue, education, and self control. It praises clear conscience, lifelong reading, parental example, humility, courage, and self discipline, linking greatness to inner strength and steady adherence to truth. It cites responsibility and the quiet roots of influence.
Poem by H S Keller in New York Clipper laments days of former kisses and joy that cannot return. The speaker longs for past happiness, recalling bright skies, harbor scenes, and the lingering ache as time erodes memories.
A collage of quips and jokes with short items about everyday scenes and characters. Snippets include lines about straws and cobblers, heat talk, two girls reuniting, a motor driver remembered as a former waiter, anarchist claims, wedding gifts, a slow railroad, and an engagement broken by chewing gum trapping a suitor.
Commission merchant Hanon P. Barnes recalls melons on the wharf weighing up to seventy five pounds with authentic reports of eighty pounds. He notes ripeness signs such as a crisp skin break a hollow knock and red meat with black seeds. round fruit with thin rinds maximize meat for shipping while tough rinds are cultivated for durability.
A broom factory in Atlanta profits from farm corn, though corn travels from Chicago. Georgia farmers are offered seed to grow the new crop and South Carolina shows strong growth potential in the low-country. The Agricultural Department should supply seed and guidance for next year, with hopes of local factories and home-market benefits. Charleston News calls for prompt attention.
Winter markets in Irkutsk display frozen goods including fish milk and fowl on blocks. The piece notes orchids grow high in tropics and collectors travel far to secure rare blooms. A humorous anecdote tells of a railroad offer to a widow that ends with marriage and a gravel bank becoming her property.
It is estimated that about 100000 species of flowering plants are now known to botanists, but a more complete location of the globe may largely mean or even double the number.
An article argues for cremation while countering fears of burial. It cites two tests: a French prize method using candlelight to reveal capillary reddening on touching fingers, and a timing test noting electrical muscle response lasts about an hour and a half after death.
Otto N Bow man died at Bridgeport Hospital after a 12 year history of morphia injections. He endured about 7000 skin punctures, with 2000 punctures during a 19 month stay for surgery. Daily morphine and whisky were administered, and later heroin was tried before death. The report notes extensive marks across his body.
A New York Star item notes a whimsical club on wheels called the warrior car club operating between Irvington and New York with a 209 dollar initiation. It mentions members like Mr. Jay Gould Cyrus Field and Tiffany and warns a railroad resident could wipe out the organization. Also reports a Bangor and Piscataqua railroad line venture shipping fir boughs for pillows.
A compiled gospel notice page lists several congregations with service times. St John’s Mission and the Anglican, Congregational, and Episcopal groups show Sunday services and midweek meetings, with locations on Winthrow Street and house visits referenced.
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