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Newspaper
Waycross Headlight
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1886
Page
2
The fragmentary poem expresses steadfast love defying aging. A speaker vows to stay forever young as long as their beloved remains, claiming love outshines time and will endure through gray hairs and aging.
Henry Reynolds, a Quaker merchant from Peekskill, fights to save his family after Claudius Smith’s Tory raiders burn and threaten in Goshen and Neversink Flats. Daughter Phebe Reynolds defies the attackers, frees her father from a hanging, and endures brutal injuries as she and her mother shield kin while neighbors rally and justice pursues the marauding band.
An Irish miner, McKim, abandoned Arizona for Sonora and, after years of toil, struck a water pocket that drained the old mine at a thousand barrels a minute. He and two Yaqui Indians found silver beds worth an estimated $100,000 annually with minimal labor.
New York correspondent notes ship naming rules across lines. Guion ships carry Northwestern state names like Wisconsin and Oregon, while Cunard favors endings in ia with ships such as Scythia and Persis. National line uses nations, Inman cities like Chicago, Hamburg cites authors, Bremen lines name after birds, and various lines end with once or honor monarchs.
Fragmented OCR notes state Holmes comments that a man’s system affects his liver, comparing it to a horse saddle handle. The text references a doctor and a TexasBronclus source, but the meaning is unclear due to garbled phrasing.
A detailed description of the opium pipe and its preparation in a port city, outlining pipe construction, materials, and smoking method. It covers bamboo stems, ivory mouthpieces, bowls of red clay or lemon peel, metal shields, and the cooking process with a lamp. The piece notes varied pipe styles, costs from a few dollars to over a hundred, and how users share a layout among smokers, with the act of smoking described step by step.
In 1801 there were about fifty one such schools in Great Britain. Current counts reach 1,987 institutions with 3,717 in science. The text notes a sweeping expansion of the establishment, though the closing lines are garbled.
For ordinary toothache due to nervous system issues, jumping toothache lets heat and face exposure ease pain. Indigestion related ache benefits from camphor and cloves on cotton. Diet adjustments help youthache when bowels are upset, and severely decayed teeth should be extracted.
Dr Jonathan Hutchinson discusses the nature of carbuncles and boils, arguing local treatment matters most. Protective measures and relieving inflammation are key, while no internal remedy halts carbuncular inflammation. He explains differences from erysipelas and notes risks when treatment fails.
A friend of President Cleveland recalls how he refused many gifts after his election. He sent back most items including 80 plus dogs and six eagles, kept hats and canes, and avoided keeping pets at the White House, with servants disposing of many gifts.
A string of lighthearted, anonymous notices and anecdotes. A Maine gentleman recalls a memorable train journey ending with gratitude from a sturdy young man, while another tale features a judge dismissing a costly marriage and a Detroit romance excursion to Niagara Falls. Additional fragments mention a prairie remark on Arkansaw and a lighthearted exchange about dental woes.
A clipped, rough-edged reminiscence describes a quirky scene in Detroit and a distant Western tale. The speaker recalls a past encounter with a dodgy card game and a stubborn, aging man, weaving in slang and a cantankerous street voice. The piece hints at age and wit, with faded memories and a gritty, urban voice.
The ferryman used a rope operated flatboat to ferry people across a shallow stream known as Death's Ford charging five dollars for night trips and disdainful of safety. A mule fell in and drowned, exposing the sham of the operation as locals mocked the hazardous setup and ruined the ferryman's business.
A collection of aphorisms on virtue, restraint, patience, and moral courage. It urges beginning small, bearing hardship, and truth as a practical fact, contrasting private virtue with public hypocrisy and the damage of bad faith by rulers.
A 19th century notice reports the danger of hanging lamps as a modern lamp renaissance appears, with several incidents of lamps dropping or breaking causing injury. The piece notes fragile suspension, risk to households, and calls for safer installation amid rising lamp fashion and petulant rivalries with toy pistols. Originating from Falls, New York, Tribune.
A distorted excerpt references a large diamond found in this country. It mentions a place like Manchester and a weight around 1954 carats, tying to a notable historic gem discovery amid garbled phrases and scattered names.
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