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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1880
Page
1
A garbled meditation links satire, language, and memory with fragmented imagery of lips or a kiss, inviting reflection on expression and aroma. It evokes a performer or poet named Bilan with a hazy scene of winter light and clinging air, but readable specifics are sparse and unresolved.
Dr Miller travels from Lexington to Staunton to treat 248 afflicted persons in three days using hand manipulation. He claims divine healing, with patients paying what they can and some reporting dramatic improvements, including a lame man walking unaided after 16 months of pain.
A Hyde Park frequenter describes early morning sights among young and older women. He notes contour revealing garments, veils with purplish faces, and alleged cosmetic powders. He observes restricted fashion, spike underfoot tricks, and people seeking compressed toes, while also watching mothers and spinster figures in carriages and the pursuit of status in society.
A Boston girl allegedly went insane due to inability to wear real face on her underclothing. The tale highlights the engine sorrow some women endure over fashion and status.
A long feature recounts Sam Houston born 1793 in Virginia, rise in Tennessee, marriage in 1823, a sudden departure after his wedding, and the widow’s later disclosures about loyalty tests. It notes his resignation, divorce plea, and the moral questions surrounding his character, ending with a wry joke about a watch and a bankruptcy.
A vivid note on a southern Ireland shrafting fair where matches are made and families bargain amid social customs. It also recounts a Birmwell Sentinel report of Sheriff Lancaster arresting a United States marshal, plus extended reflections on Roman life, costs, and luxury, contrasting local customs with ancient prosperity.
A recent writer compares Jupiter's orbital force to 170 million solid steel bars one mile wide, and its pull on Earth to 23 billion bars one foot wide, illustrating gravity's immense power and potential danger from Jupiter's approach.
The article contrasts New York and London finances noting London’s larger population but lower municipal costs. It cites New York’s net annual expenses around 30 to 33 million dollars, a debt near 137 million with sinking fund reducing net debt to about 122.7 million, and annual city works spending around 4 million plus 29 million miscellaneous. London expenditures total about 31.94 million with only 18 million from direct taxation, implying substantial non tax revenue and urging municipal reform in New York.
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