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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1887
Page
6
A 4A Los Angeles correspondent notes fuel scarcity in Los Angeles County. He describes brea crude petroleum from hills in southern counties that, when heated, burns slowly and can replace wood. One cord of wood plus one ton of brea at $3 per ton lasts about three cords of wood.
A New York LL report says Mark Fwain, traveling with Samuel and Clemens, amuses companions more in tourist persona than as a writer. He mocked an art gallery by calling Madonnaed to death, provoking a guide’s fit. He joked his entry into literature was his biggest joke, and he keeps laughing at it.
W. C. Goodley once a close associate of Brigham Young travels to eastern cities to inspect their institutions and report on their state and influence in the broader Mormon movement.
A New York Cor. Troy Times dispatch describes the “roper in” method in illegal gambling houses. Shrewd decoys lure wealthy visitors with compliments and city sights then guide them to private rooms where chips and a bank system tempt escalating bets. Pigeons often lose large sums. decoys take a share and the ringleaders keep others in the game until dawn.
Robert Young of Concord North Carolina and other physicians disinterred bones to identify a Frenchman known as Peter C Ney as Napoleon's Marshal Ney. The skull showed no trephination due to decay and no confirming plate was found leaving the question unresolved.
In a Boston Herald item, Dr. Frank Boas describes Raven as a principal creator figure among several British Columbia tribes, not for mankind’s benefit but to exact revenge. Cannibalism appears in winter dances. Kwakiutl lore recounts an ancestor from heaven teaching cannibal ceremonies, with some groups using artificial bodies made from fried halibut for ritual meals. Prince Bismarck received a large barrel of beer on his recent birthday from most German brewers.
A prominent clergyman praises a venerable white haired man whose calm face, gentle voice, and deep sympathy bring comfort to the afflicted. He notes the man’s skill at easing grief without words, soothing mothers and children, and even offering solace to hardened inmates, with many seeking his presence in times of trouble.
Henry W. Grady rises as a prominent southern figure with presidential ticket potential. A universal journalist, he mingles in Atlanta while dictating a Constitution article, toothpick in mouth, hat back, leaning on a tree. He disrupts conversations mid sentence, yet remains a celebrated, sociable figure as reporters and officials alike observe his peculiar charm.
Vienna shares a local quirk with Austrian towns where at 10 o'clock streets are empty and a ten kreuzer spergeld is levied on exits and entries. The rule shapes social life, forcing early theatre endings, cafes clearing out, and even card games stopping to avoid the fee.
The Philadelphia Times notes Roscoe Conkling seen rarely in public, living with books and cases, earning possibly more than any New York lawyer and maturing into a careful trial advocate. The Chicago Tribune adds Dion Boucicault jokes about youthful looks from dining habits, and George W. Childs avoiding tea coffee at dinners.
In a witty New York Sun item, Miss Shawsgarden of St Louis and Miss Breezy of Chicago trade verbal jabs about a curious young person, Mr Waldo from Boston, in a lighthearted social blurb.
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