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Newspaper
Waycross Headlight
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1887
Page
3
Savannah Florida and Western Railway announces daily train service, listing connections from Key West and Havana to Tampa and New York with routes via Lyre Bat and lines to Tennessee, amid partial timetable details and station references.
Fragmented OCR lists railroad terms and station references including West and South routes, Pullman Palace cars, sleeping cars, and cinema mentions. Names such as Godumi, Mann Boudoir, and G. P. A. appear amid scattered figures and times, with no coherent narrative or clear event.
A Chicago letter reports Mrs Van Zandt and her daughter Nina planning to move to Paris with Nina to wed Anarchist August Spies if he is freed. She says the marriage in prison was suggested by officials, not by them, and Nina will not be swayed.
A garbled report describes a servant carrying a large demijohn into General Tice's camp shortly after the Fredericksburg battle. An officer questioned the scene and set a late hour greeting, hinting at informal drinking amid troop movements.
The report outlines Eveline Happy and Miss Rappy, two women who used marriage schemes to extract fortunes from rich men in England and France. Happy posed as a wealthy young widow and married several men, then fled with wedding gifts and property. Rappy, under Mrs. Lindsay’s control, confessed details of dates sums and names after arrest in Paris. The police withheld naming the principal organizer.
A New York correspondent reports a president describing streetcar spotters or special detectives. These riders, paid 15 to 25 cents per round trip, are chosen from varied professions and must be discreet to avoid driver or conductor notice. The practice highlights internal checks within the railroad.
The article surveys Japanese wrestling, noting long tourneys from dawn to evening and ranking stars like Tisogatael and Tokio while labeling Matsudi Sorakichi as weaker. It contrasts Japanese giants with smaller Americans, mentions training lineage, and observes Western gym culture and women’s facilities in Boston as context.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe early disease signs with mentions of the liver bowels and stomach involved. The text notes digestive and systemic symptoms, pale or unhealthy skin, and general weakness, but details are unclear and disjointed.
A garbled OCR passage mixes snippets about a city man, a prodigal son parable told by a South London infant school teacher, pawned boots, rheumatic suffering cured by St Jacobs Oil, a mischief story of two New Jersey men planning a scam, and endorsements of Rid S or Cough Carp. The fragmentary text hints at period voice and scattered anecdotes without a coherent narrative.
In a mid nineteenth century style testimonial plea a doctor’s promoted Ocean-Weed Heart Remedy is claimed to cure heart disease. Letters from users such as M. M. Kenyon and Aie L. D. Coleman praise rapid cures and urge others to write for more information, with promises of quick delivery and prepayment of express charges. The text reads as an advertisers’ roundup of patient endorsements and supplier notes.
Fragmentary OCR describes political intrigue and dubious cures. Mentions Towee poll rE politiciante and weight loss remedies, plus scattered phrases about marriage, liver, and public scandal, with unclear attributions and nonsensical wording.
In the 1870 battle near the march, Moltke remains calm on his horse while Bismarck, doubting the outcome, offers cigars. Moltke selects the superior cigar, signaling perseverance as the clash unfolds. The scene contrasts leadership resolve with wartime uncertainty amid the siege.
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