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Newspaper
Waycross Headlight
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1886
Page
7
Fragmented Odds and Ends from a rural era feature a cow sale gone awry with a missing upper front tooth, a wedding gift gag, and a hunt for a fair deal. Side notes recount frontier dogs prowling, a cast of characters debating value, and a biographical sketch of premature baldness remedies.
The Paris Letter notes Monte Carlo draws a diverse crowd from English and Russian patrons to noble courtiers, with losses and unpaid debts fueling scandals. It details Russians lingering at the casino, fear of a Balkan crisis affecting visits, and a downturn in Nice with hotels ruined as Monaco faces political tensions and a possible heir to power hostile to the casino.
A fragmented OCR note describes a sword swallower and a “glass eater” act. The performer allegedly elicits a throat passage to hide a sword and uses a tube with a strainer to modify drinking water while keeping the glass hidden until disposal. It references dime museums and public spectacles of unusual diets.
The article compiles practical notes on peach cultivation, soil and drainage, avoiding overbearing, and proper cultivation. It covers fertilizer, pruning, and moisture management, plus notes on seed selection, labeling trees, and starting comb foundations for beekeeping. It emphasizes location, soil fertility, drainage, and disciplined cultivation for better yields.
A vintage gardening note extols soot-water as a gentle, effective fertilizer. It explains two-barrel preparation with one peck soot per 30 gallons water, daily stirring, ten days to clarity, and use during active plant growth to boost health. It lists suitable plants and warns against overuse and soil settlement.
A collection of farming tips and notes on butter quality, watering troughs, corn preparation for poultry, lime and salt soil treatment, green manures, fruit tree roots, wireworms, horse care, poultry housing, strawberry fertilization, feed safety, and orchard pest management. Includes references to Professor Burrill and Dr. Sewell with observations on fertilization, feeds, and disease testing.
In New York a rare war book interleaved with engravings sold for 25 dollars to Benjamin Butler, then a stylish buyer paid 40 dollars for the same item. The dealer justified high pricing as legitimate for curiosities, noting Butler’s familiarity with value and the other customer’s willingness to pay a premium for rarity.
Fragmentary historical account discusses the spread of ordnance from Spain and Venice toward China, doubt about the Black Prince’s use at Crecy, and Murad I’s prior deployment. It mentions Turkish warfare, Bosphorus defenses, and the strategic shift to siege batteries and coastal bombardment.
Fragments outline a personal reminiscence about a final years, a bachelor life, and an implied death. The text is garbled but hints at someone named Thad and a distant move or transformation.
A profile of unusually tall showmen and their diets, clothes, and quirks. Colonel Goshen eats prodigious meals and farms nearby, while Chang from the Celestial Empire prefers tea and thin sandals. Giants are superstitious, wary of scales, and mocked as freaks by some peers, yet admired by others for charm and spectacle.
A reflective meditation warns against condemning others while lacking self-awareness, urges gratitude for daily mercies, and stresses avoiding premeditated impertinence. It advocates guarding conscience, avoiding public pride, and pursuing constant focus on good to shield from evil.
The table service belonging to Mr Childs is valued at 40 000 to 50 000 dollars after fifteen years of collecting. The set features a heavy Vale of Cashmere cloth, a four by three foot mirrorlake, a silver gilt centerpiece with eight burners, and rare flowers in place of taps. End candelabra in quilt and silver flank a silver wine cooler and a crystal flower bowl. The pieces are among the finest glassware by an American manufacturer and unmatched in beauty and cutting. Tecoma Philadelphia reports.
Major Wirt Davis of the Fourth Cavalry recounts frontier warfare against Apaches. He notes that books teach little for campaigns in mountains of Mexico where he led Indian scouts in two long expeditions. He stresses intimate knowledge of Apache habits, topography, and the need to match their methods to evade and outmaneuver them, warning that Apaches seek to kill when possible and resist being surprised in camp.
A city baker, with a large network of fifteen branches, abandoned high telephone charges by installing a pigeon post system. He operates a central depot with fifty pigeons delivering orders to each branch every morning. Pigeons trigger office bells via an electric link upon arrival, proving cheaper than two months of telephone service.
A Chicago Herald excerpt tells of a Michigan citizen enlisted in the Ninth Michigan Artillery. He becomes the butt of jokes, grows moody, and deserts active duty by fishing on land with a bent pin. After months, surgeons deem him unsuited and he is sent home, a remark by a guard nurse finally identifying his fate.
A visitor recounts Newgate prison with its damp entry, heavy gates, and brutal history. Irons, plaster heads of criminals, the chapel, yard, and stark cells are described, along with the gallows and burial ground beneath flagstones. The tour notes the 1876 mass execution and the notorious initials carved on the burial wall.
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