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Newspaper
Waycross Headlight
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1887
Page
2
Reports discuss spring lullaby schedules by weekday and month across multiple counties, noting March and April periods for various locales. The item cites Dr C Keller on spiders reducing aphides, surveys of U.S. lands, Alabama labor concerns, and pension bill impact, plus a Worcester musical novelty humaniphone exhibit.
A narrator describes a nocturnal burglar who enters his home by mistake and ends up trading clothes and possessions. The burglar, mistaken for a newspaper artist, is treated politely, then released, with the narrator tallying stolen items and profits while Hector the bull terrier chases off.
Belgian correspondent reports a Brussels tragedy where a young woman used a telephone to orchestrate a lover’s death after learning he would marry another. The tale continues with a Princess of Wales anecdote at the Mansion House where a mayor asks for a dance and is humorously invited to “take anything from so charming a source.”
A fictional burglar describes entering homes with a key and evaluating targets. He jokes about finish, explains how he pockets valuables, and reveals burglary pays poorly in a hard winter as he reflects on law and risk. The dialogue touches on dogs, alarms, dogs and a dogless cellar, and the irony of a burglar discussing security.
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