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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1883
Page
6
In New York state tale a Shandakin man Father of twenty births receives 500 acres when twins arrive. A Philadelphia officer shoots at a mirror during a gas lit scare. Stanley and De Brazza race Africa while Russian church limits Catholic rights. A Mississippi jailbreak swap twists names for prison terms.
Miniature review of European tours and New York seasons. Notes on Callender Colored Minstrels in Europe, Fort Tescue's weight, Madison Square staff expansions, Assey’s opera salary near 100000 yearly, and various theatre figures including Julia Hodges, Max Bernwarnt, and Lydia Thompson's marital affairs. Also mentions Russian pay scales for dramatists, Knox courtship anecdotes, and a Bill Arp piece on original sin.
In a discussion of players and games, the Cincinnati Club is noted as the only American Association team with a left handed batter. The piece recounts incidents from Buffalo and Quincy games, famous players like John O'Rourke and Anson, and a feature on reserve agreements and salaries shaping the 1884 season. It also covers a staged memory of a stage robbery and a Virginia City treasure coach attack with multiple fatalities and the ensuing pursuit.
An Atlanta Constitution excerpt recounts Dill Arp remarking on a man praising his son as a natural orator and college hopeful. The speaker counters that natural orators are unreliable and share their own regret about medals, urging marriage to settle down and avoid lecturing at commencements.
A Western youth who shared a fondness for gaming with his father wins $100 then moves to New York. There he discovers reports of assault on his father with a poker and a chaotic escape, fueled by local embellishments that reach the city as a tragic, distorted tale.
The article notes that tobacco use in the United States is ten times higher than in Great Britain, indicating a sharp disparity in consumption between the two nations. It highlights cultural and economic factors influencing smoking prevalence in each country.
A William Street saloon keeper explains his black eye after a week away. He says his neighbor’s cat ate all his chickens and he shot the cat. the interviewer jokes the gun kicked, but the man insists the neighbor kicked.
A reader recounts a remarkable cure using Hop Litters. Mr Godfrey was reportedly completely cured in ten days after doctors had given up and predicted death. The testimony prompts others to seek the remedy for their own ailments.
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