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Newspaper
Waycross Headlight
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1886
Page
4
The clipping surveys rising pottery investment at eight million dollars and notes varied topics from alcohol in medicine and New York gaslight to Norwegian snowshoes in Minnesota. It reports a railway accident hero and a bid for aerial transport, plus economic, demographic, and educational observations from around the world.
A reflective passage discusses how soul and habit shape virtue and perception. It compares views of duty and the changing faces of objects seen from different perspectives and notes a German chemist’s test about stove fuel.
The fragmentary verse speaks of a child of ages past becoming a herald of a new era. The speaker, Charles Mackey, invokes a surge at sea and a destined crown while bidding Toray to answer the call and claim a shared world.
A narrator recalls a perilous Chippewa adventure with boatman Charley Pelton guiding a river run to Navy Island and the Niagara, recounting a dramatic rescue of three women from the Mary Starbuck, Jane’s steadfast kneeling prayer, the Starbuck wreck, and a brother Frank’s fateful sacrifice, ending with a haunting memory of their lost bodies. Also included is a later critique of shipwreck vultures and lax surveyors sharing a cautionary tale about rotten vessels and insurance schemes in New York shipping circles.
An intimate friend recalls General Hancock’s strictness in money matters yet laxity with finances. He wandered city pockets empty, joking for loans, while preserving letters with care. He valued letters from ministers as much as casual greetings on the island.
A compilation of scattered antiquarian notes and curiosities. It covers historical misbeliefs about demonic possession and body tremors, strange customs in Siam and England, measurements of a giant tree, a peascod wedding tale, an 18th century umbrella anecdote, a Tallahassee alligator anecdote, and remarks on the persistence of moon phases influencing agriculture. The text also reflects on ancient cities and ruins, noting long-lasting cemeteries and the erosion of ruins since Roman times.
The article reports U S retail ardent spirit licenses totaling 201435 with state ratios per population and voters. Illinois leads whiskey production at about 20 488 283 gallons annually, New York tops beer at 210 000 000 gallons, and total government revenue from spirits and malt liquors is 85 743 053 annually.
A physician recalls a century old mind cure linked to an eagle’s nest anecdote. He describes treating a fever patient whose recovery began after a cheerfully spoken memory of the rural eagle’s nest, tied to a farmer’s daughter who later moved cities. The narrative links memory, place, and healing lore.
A stranger in a Chicago office on Griswold Street pitches a dubious sale of a large claim, claiming values up to 45,000,000 and offering parts for 10 dollars. The dialogue hints at a historic family lineage and a casual, uncertain financial motivation.
A jumble of quoted poetry and notes on ancient Peruvian Pachacamac mummies from Harper's Bazaar. It references a nun with a ball in the head, sayings on love and modest ambition, and a taxonomic tour of burial garments, combs, fans, and pigments found with mummies, as well as domestic tools and personal items in two sections.
A garbled reminiscence recalls a church installation day with playful sarcasm toward Deacon Dewgood and Mr Goofsman. The muddled text hints at prior charges and partial phrases about cheating or failed ventures, leaving a fragmented, retrospective scene.
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