29 Aug 1883
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Newspaper
Weekly Exponent
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1883
Page
1
White is very much worn on silks and satins. Fashionable wear pulses with polonaises and braided stockings. Hats sit far back, bonnets tilt forward. Puffed sleeves revive Queen Mary styles. Lunch coats return for women. Corsages shape the figure with a relaxed line. Low necklines, echoes and dark fabrics dominate.
Remorse over involvement in a murder led G. L. Stroble of Lansing Kansas to dive into a deep well where he drowned after an arrest and subsequent clearance. The case centers on his emotional burden following the arrest.
The Princess Amazula daughter of the late King Cetewayo lives in Christian Hill Providence with few royal marks. She earned income by lodging and doing washing for locals while traveling from Cape Town with an Uncle Tom's Cabin troupe and shows little public grief for her father.
The Forest and Stream notes the bat’s large delicate membranous wings and developed external ears. It argues a new sense arises from such tissues, enabling precise navigation by air currents and temperature. Even blindfolded, a bat can thread a room with precision, avoiding obstacles.
The passage praises Mrs Langtry as a striking figure with a fine complexion and hair, a notable gash of a mouth, large teeth, and a bust described as fat. It critiques arms, hands, feet, legs, and a corseted waist while asserting a reputation for beauty almost divine.
A trenchant tale set on an Arkansaw railroad, two men discuss supper in Arkadelphia. Bud Hendry, a famed desperado with a grievance and a poor sight, fights for Birdie Swipes amid comic misadventure and a fatal mob verdict. The piece blends tall tale with local lore and legal notes from Arkadelphia.
A concise note outlines rules: a minor’s note is void, concealing fraud is fraud, Sunday notes are void, ignorance of law is no excuse, a partner’s acts bind others, contracts with lunatics are void, notes bear interest only if stated, and an agreement requires consideration to be valid.
In Middleport New York at about 7 30 an unusual event drew residents as clouds gathered from the north moving northeast with a rushing sound then a darkness like night spread over the land for about fifteen minutes before vanishing without a trace leaving observers puzzled by the sudden atmospheric display.
A Nooksack Indian claim sparked by a newly found headwater survey suggests waterfalls exceeding 450 feet lie in the extreme headwaters of the Nooksack River, higher than any in Snoqualmie region. White explorers have not yet reached the area, according to the report.
A Philadelphia Times account paints Garfield once a booming Cherry Grove oil center now a desolate town. Buildings gray with grass growing, former residents mourn lost fortunes, while the Cherry Grove oil field is described as a graveyard of wealth and hopes. The narrative follows an oil man who lost partners and a wife, plans to move on, and recalls the rapid rise and fall of the town and its people.
A series of lightning incidents reports men losing sight in Lima Ohio. five horses and thirteen cattle killed near Osseo Wisconsin. a Hanover Virginia man dies when struck by a hoe in a field. a North Carolina child tossed from a lap as lightning hit a house. the Durango Rev. Falkes and wife struck during retirement, wife killed. Scissors, Bible, and other items struck in Greenville Connecticut. Canton New York home damaged. Vermont and New York cases of schoolroom and household injuries. several animals killed under a tree in Richmond Kentucky. Rome New York and nearby children in a fishing party struck but recovering.
Mrs Garfield appears changed from two years ago, content yet aware of past and future. A portrait of General Garfield rests in her drawing room beside Queen Victoria, while she avoids Washington and speaks of her late husband in the present tense.
In a Louisville Courier Journal excerpt, the President jokes with Philip and Chester aboard a wagon near the Yellow Stone area about a forthcoming “Southern exposition” and potential discharge. Mr West uses a theodolite to restore civility after the pun. A Chamber’s Journal note adds a remark on Mexican cuisine.
A grieving mother recounts three nights of home care for a 17 month old with croup and fever. She recommends ipecac if available, camphor applications, warm compresses, and keeping the child in a warm, breathable environment. She warns convulsions may occur during teething and urges mothers to monitor fever and tremors, using hot baths and nitre in water to reduce fever.
A Newfoundland named Mike owned by M Cary of 470 East Bight Street South Boston is praised for kindness and not biting. Over two to three months residents report thefts of dresses hats clothing and small items in Fast Eighth Street area. A watcher suspects Mike the dog as the thief after a girl returns home with a missing hat and the dog is spotted near the scene.
An old omen compiles how moles on different body parts foretell traits and fates. Right forearm promises wealth, left forearm courage. right breast honesty, left breast poverty. neck wealth, chin wealth, ears honor and dishonor, forehead treachery.
A humorous account notes a Papago foot averaging sixteen inches in length with widely spaced toes. A speaker compares foot cuticle to rhinoceros hide and asserts the Indian cannot run, followed by Lo’s retort me no horse. The passage ends by tying the size of the footprints to prehistoric tracks found in Carson stone quarry.
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a job interview for a coachman. The applicant claims family left for Europe, noting horses and cook were left behind. He complains the cook is capable but not a lady and recalls disputes over entertaining and billiards.
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