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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1881
Page
4
Esquimaux women expertly weave clothing and bags, adorn with beads and reindeer teeth, while men rely on wives for pipes, mittens, and gear. Women thaw frozen mittens, chink snow blocks, and prepare homes as husbands rest. The article notes the husbands rarely travel without their women. Scribner.
Officials and employees of the House watch the New York vacancy contest with interest as two Republicans seek Senate seats. Lapham and Miller districts, long Republican, show Democrats hopeful after last fall results. Morton’s district is uncertain, Wood’s seat is safely Democratic.
Francis Licutroor shares experience from North Carolina on deep tillage and manure to grow clover with success unlike cooler northern regions. He contrasts Pennsylvania practices with NC soils and climate, arguing deep plowing and thorough management yield abundant clover and pasture, and envisions NC as a leading pastoral district with winter shelter and ample fodder conversion.
The piece describes hair as a classifier of character, linking straight hair to weakness, curls to temper, frizzy hair to coarseness, black hair to persistence and vengeance, crown hair to amiability and reliability, and very fine hair to even temper and generosity. It notes fine light brown or auburn hair can signal quick temper and revenge, while light brown hair with redness and freckles implies deceit and treachery. The author hedges that the information is as true as such theories generally are.
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