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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1883
Page
6
Gen. Sherman objects to charging the Signal Service Bureau to military funds. He quips that the signal corps only talks about the weather and asks what weather has to do with the army, likening the expenses to charging a match factory to the army.
The Tuscarora Times Review notes eleven well filled saloons and one church, which is empty and closed. It laments the contrast with booming business and urges forming a missionary temperance effort to improve the town’s moral climate and support a second church.
A New York woman tried to run over and kill herself after finding a $308 bill in her husband s pocket. The motive was jealousy over a garment charged to another woman. The episode warns wives to avoid rifling husbands pockets and serves as a cautions men to refrain from infidelity.
Cuina holds a lead on bridge construction with a monumental stone bridge at La gang spanning an arm of the China Sea. It measures five miles, features 300 arches each 70 feet high, a 70 foot wide roadway, and a balustrade parapet. Pillars stand 75 feet apart, each with a pedestal bearing a 21 foot marble lion carved from a single block.
The San Francisco Report accuses Mark Twain of exploiting associates by befriending them, drawing out their anecdotes, and presenting them as his own. It cites Dan De Quille and the Virginia City Enterprise as earlier sources and suggests Twain now relies on his own resources.
Four years ago a San Antonio woman hired a horse from a local livery stable and her husband drove to a neighboring town. There the husband sold the horse, started a small business, and rose to prominence as a merchant and community figure. Last week the liveryman learned of their whereabouts, chose not to expose them, and accepted $600 to remain silent.
New York reports the Tribune plans a new building at Nassau and Frankfort streets and wants the Sun Building site. Sun reportedly named 600000 dollars to include the paper, negotiations halted. Sun may also acquire the French estate across from its building, tied to French’s Hotel, with heirs asking 600000 dollars. Governor Butler’s attire at noon shocks Tim men. Springfield Republicans defend swallowtail outfits across states.
Amid liberal press criticism in New York, unanswered editorials threaten Governor Butler's influence and risk harming his administration's standing with the public and lawmakers.
A correspondent notes Chief Justice Morrison Waite appeared humble and approachable during a Richmond Virginia visit. He surprised locals by walking to the court, wearing patched boots, prompting fascination as residents sought a glimpse of his simple, independent manner.
The report outlines New York legal battles involving Jay Gould and the Western Union, legislative moves on telegraph and transit reforms, and a forecast of colder weather. It then presents a veterinary columnist offering practical horse care tips including salt, flaxseed, shoe adjustments, and remedies such as tar and turpentine mixtures.
A humorous piece warns against overindulgence and overwork as a path to illness. It contrasts extreme self-care with risky remedies and ends with a playful admonition about bitter hops as a remedy. The tone mimics a comic instruction column from an older newspaper.
A brief lyric scene where a speaker admires a young girl, pledging to protect her with hopeful prayer. The tone is earnest and devotional, emphasizing innocence and care.
Edith recalls her mother's changing reactions as Mrs. Smith visits, noting the inconsistency between fear and hospitality in a brief Boston Transcript moment.
A Philadelphia man quips he will not buy his wife a sealskin sacque noting the garments are hard to remove during calls and trap cold air when worn outside. He adds he loves his wife and won’t expose her to such dangers.
The Interior warns of trouble over ladies fur hats with immense brims and crucified birds worn atop the head. They hide the pulpit and its incumbent, violating peace, dignity of law, and humane instincts of man in the church.
A Brooklyn youth who had courted a $20,000 Brooklyn girl for years faced a rival. He wrote, I have advanced over $300 margins, and can do no more. The reply: Margins exhausted and deal closed. Better invest in a $5,000 girl.
A humorous anecdote about hearing a wife on the telephone and a paralyzing joke, plus a satirical tale of Eve in the craft. Then essay-like musings on materialism, time, and culture contrasting modern furniture obsessions with lasting values. Fashion notes close the piece, highlighting fabrics, robes, and accessories of the season.
A reader request compiles detailed creamery and dairy equipment lists for handling milk from sixty to six hundred cows. It covers cream-tempering vats, revolving churns, butter workers, scales, pails, and dips, plus notes on cheese vats and tempering methods to optimize butter and cheese production.
In a Memphis Weekly tale a conductor warns of the danger of upper Pullman berths. He describes a hidden locking mechanism and spring loaded berth that can trap a sleeper, potentially suffocating them in minutes, with a near miss cited as a prior accident.
Vandykes set to rage this spring with revived Wateren Irish poplins and Kip bonnets among late crazes. Hammered brass buttons lead the latest fashion while gold metal ice works with colored silks offer a novelty. Fan and watch pots appear in floral designs. Und collars for outdoor garments gain popularity with matching tops for red shoes.
A playful note compares perception of size between a human and a bird, suggesting a rouse looks bigger from a bird’s eye view than from the ground. The line hints at perspective influences judgment of scale.
Pedigree is crucial yet not sole in cow value. Grade animals can rival thoroughbreds with proper strain, owner skill, and humane management. The article notes the cow's potential as product of human expertise and shared factors beyond breed.
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