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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1885
Page
6
A provincial tale follows Alf Jasper a mistreated cotton worker who longs to rise beyond the patch. His father scoffs then Alf embarks to town and becomes a celebrated showman posing as a Zulu. The father and community witness Alf's dramatic metamorphosis and rising fame.
In 1867 at Morrissey’s New York gambling house a faro game with Ben Wood and John Morrissey pivoted on a single turn. Wood, after partial losses, risked $66,000 on one final card and won $83,000, swelling his take to $66,000 while Morrissey was soon ruined. Morrissey paid Wood $80,000 in cash with a future $44,000 note.
The passage outlines a two man gambling game called map or freeze-out. Each player bets equal amounts and the snap ends the game when one is cleaned, breaking the snap. The description reflects a street game once common in gaming parlance.
A West bound official aiming for Odd Fellows is mistaken for Knights of Labor at a downtown hall. He enters the initiation, realizes the error, but proceeds to completion while vowing to return with a guardian to join Odd Fellows properly. He jokes about being in the wrong place and discusses his stance on labor organizations.
Mr. Wm. H. Davis, formerly of this city, has developed Curver's steam motor a six wheel engine with upright boiler and dual condensers to condense steam and deodorize smoke. The system uses a vacuum and water reservoir to recycle steam, reduce hiss and eliminate visible smoke, promising quieter operation and smoother curve steering for street railways.
In Pictou County a lit tle girl of eleven was made an interpreter for Bohemian witnesses. The ob- jected youths quizzed her, and she explained the oath meant truthfulness. Her responses were clear and she was installed as interpreter. Bright and fluent in English Bohemian and German despite little time in the country.
A Catskill man credits Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy with curing long standing gravel after doctors failed. He says use expanded to kidney and liver issues and urges others to try the medicine, claiming it has helped many and is a blessing for health.
The December number starts Harper's Magazine's seventy second volume with Miss Woolgan's Boat Angels and Bowell's Indian Summer leading current serial fiction. Rh D Blackmore and Mrs A M Craik begin new stories, W D Howells edits a new department, and Charles Dudley Warner writes a series of paper-taking tales of American society at popular resorts.
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