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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1883
Page
6
A jumble of brief items on fashion and virtue, a counterfeiting critique, census skepticism, a New York artist's moral paint, theatre audience reactions, and a misadventure involving Kine Joan of Abyssinia. The piece threads novelty, scandal, and cautionary tales across 19th century public life.
A well to do Athens man died of a spider bite and his corpse was moved after three weeks with the widow kept ignorant amid a Berlin note about the Empress gifting golden crosses to long serving maids. A Boston actress's florist ruse to reuse flowers is exposed.
A York man stabbed a girl he loved and was arrested. The wounded woman sought to refuse testifying, but was denied. The case continued, the prisoner posted bail, and the couple wed with lawyers advising that a wife cannot testify against her husband.
Boston Post reports a cryptic postal card puzzle quoting Bible verses to reveal a message about a loving son's status. The missive claims to state the son is well, with instructions to match verses from Isaiah Genesis Kings and Samuel to confirm the message.
After weeks of vigorous enforcement, New York Sunday laws are fading from memory. Police arrests have dwindled, zealots push less for harsh penalties, and the letter of the act is now seen as its undoing. A strong reaction renders the statute effectively inoperative.
The Walcott article sparks local wagers on extreme eating and drinking stunts in St Louis. Pledges range from twenty cigars in a set time to drinking an eighth of a keg of beer and potato-eating contests, with bets from fifty to five hundred dollars.
Ex Senator Conking, famed for his cutting sarcasm in the Senate, was snubbed in a New York court during a case tied to freight-handlers strike. The judge refused to entertain his attempts to set minds at rest and ruled no arguments were needed.
Judge Tourgee argues the Constitution protected slaveholding as property across territories and states, making abolitionist appeals futile. He asserts the framers intended slavery to endure, and calls the Constitution a Gibraltar that advocates could not breach without undermining liberty and justice.
The author extols Yosemite as a wondrous, wild mountain realm on the edge of paradise. Reaching it from Madera and Clark's Station, autumn foliage glows while sheer granite cliffs rise, creating a chasm like scene fit for romance.
A sketch of Josh Billings born in Lanefworb Massachusetts and his early life. It covers his family links Henry W Shaw, his schooling until fourteen, and his move West to pursue auction and real estate trades. The piece notes his publishing start in Poughkeepsie and rise to prominence after writing under the name Josh Billings in New York and Boston papers.
An ornate prose sketch blends woodland charms with courting couple scenes and nature lore. It cites rustic imagery of leaves, birds, and crayfish, then shifts to dusk in the woods, a vow of devotion, and a humorous aside about an ice cream outing. Muskets of fireflies and a Don Domingd Conde anecdote from Harper's Magazine close the piece.
A bright boy enters a counting office and claims he can tell the truth. A bystander questions his claim, noting both he and his father lie when promising truthfulness. The scene centers on the boy’s audacious assertion.
Two enormous lathes, claimed to be the third largest globally, were produced by the South Boston Iron Works. Each lathe houses 600000 pounds of iron and is intended for use in boring out cannons.
The parcel of pyramids is offered by Heyer for cash with a pledge to sell any or all items if a buyer offers a suitable price. The state of the sale and terms are not detailed in the fragment.
The article argues against traditional lath and plaster walls and laments cracking and holes in rental city homes. It proposes a simple, inexpensive alternative finish that can be ornamented after installation, avoiding costly leather coverings.
A Canton restaurant reportedly serves dog steak rat fried and cat stew at any hour. Eyewitnesses claim tables with meat dishes, cats and pups for sale, and rats waiting for buyers. The account notes hair and tail on meat, and claims dogs and cats are touted as cures and tonics.
The piece describes elater beetles as the most splendid forms in the South with over 70 species from Chile to the U S. It notes two yellow phosphorescent spots on the buck and two hidden under the wings visible only when the insect flies. The glow can travel across a page in spots two inches wide and the light appears as a red dash followed by orange-yellow flares among foliage.
A humorous potter portrait mixes biblical references with puns about clay, kilns, and bowls. It parodies the craftsman as an independent, generous figure who bakes, urns, and passes the plate while balancing law, equality, and art.
A narrator recounts meeting a sunfish fishing youth in Southern California who claims Eastern ties and Missouri upbringing. The exchange reveals regional stereotypes as readers realize the man was raised in Eastern Missouri while the group guesses origins in Boston.
A Boston paper laments the decline of Boston baked beans citing rising costs for beans pork and labor and noting venues like the bean-cart are less profitable. It argues the dish fuels local culture and urges restoration of the beans to vigor while plugging Hop Bitters as a remedy. Pine breeding cattle are shipped from England to South America.
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