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Waycross Headlight

Location

Waycross, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1886

Page

2

Beailight LANTHR & YOUMARS publish govt stamp totals

Postoffice statistics show that 879,000,000 stamped envelopes were sold by the government, worth 5,772,000 dollars. Prices for envelopes and extra letter size have fallen, with bids for four years proposing two sizes for ladies. Reports cover bees in Egypt, irrigation in Arizona and New Mexico, Arctic expeditions, and various public notices, including fire losses and boundary disputes.

Arizona Gila New Mexico Rio Grande

The Goath Wind Comes a Sighing in Mystic West

Fragmentary verse describes a mystical west region with gothic imagery. The speaker notes a wind that seeks love and rest, bringing fragrance and balm to troubled hearts as life becomes a murmuring stream and death a perfume.

The Battle Aboard the Kerk Huntress Against Pirates

An account from a British ship’s crew detailing a three day pirate siege in the Java Banda seas. The crew, aided by an American sharpshooter, repelled multiple pirate boats using rifles, muskets, and explosive shells, crippling and sinking vessels and leaving many pirates dead or wounded.

James Torrence Binga- Ro Sunda Java Banda Teedlelands Sumatra Hulk Siegers Nowan Laway Mata

Traveler writes Buffalo Courier on telephone experiments in ear deafness

A reader named Traveler informs the Buffalo Courier that he has conducted experiments on telephone use over six years. He notes many subjects report hearing better in one ear, typically the left, and that this ear-based variation is common among people who are educated or habitually attentive.

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Nutmegs Poisonous Ingested In Large Doses

Report cites a case where a person consumed a whole nutmeg and part of another, suffering severe burning pain and heart distress. Medical treatment was sought after the incident as investigators review the possible dangers of large nutmeg doses.

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The Capital of Canada in Ottawa and Its Prominence

Ottawa emerges as Canada’s capital with Parliament on a commanding bluff by the Rideau River. The Italian Gothic Parliament Building cost 3 million and anchors government in a growing city amid Rideau Hall’s viceregal presence and bureaucratic reach from coast to coast.

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Household Satterings on Canning and Food Preservation

Households learn to dry and preserve by canning, boiling, and sealing fruit and meat stocks. Mrs Kedzie reports tests on jar sealing, while J W Parkinson details fruit juice preparation, syrup timing, and pulp use for transparent preserves and cordials.

J. W. Parkinson Confectoners Seley

Good Angel Task Frustrates A Day’s Goodsman's Dream

A speaker pleads for patience with an angel as a long day unfolds. The scene contrasts midday heat and revelry with fading light and sorrow. The angel promises a task, but the speaker laments delay and unfinished duty, invoking duty, love, and regret.

PITH AND POINT. Whimsical Observations and Quips

A collage of witty snippets and quips from various papers. Jokes about town life, trades, and everyday mishaps mix with light satire and pithy one liners. Names include Pittsburgh Chronicle and Philadelphia Call style jests, with playful wordplay and social asides.

Fragmented speech amid courtly misreads and misfires

An OCR muddle recounts a public speech read by Isaac Hill of Di firm Suparter General Jaksoo. The speaker falters mid line as his wife reacts, correcting mistakes amid a crowd. A list of ages and places appears garbled, mentioning British America and Patrick Mergea of Fullaton aged 107.

Isaac Hill di Firm Suparter General Jaksoo Tunghler

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