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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1883
Page
1
A collage of comic bits and quips from Chicago Eye, Texas Siftings, Georgia Major, Arkansao Traveller, Fargo Argus, and other sources. Jests range from a flirtatious exchange to a precocious boy, misheard dialects, a ham bargain, a droll about a fancy “dude,” and a rumor of an Eastern exhibition of a peculiar gentleman’s wardrobe.
A teenage admirer of Edwin Booth sneaks to the Winter Garden nightly, writes him love letters, and meets him at the stage door. Booth gently escorts her home, warns the father, and advises better parental oversight. The girl marries later and recalls the lesson.
Philadelphia Times reports Barnum adding a tribe of thirty Nubians bought from chief Arashkoi for 400 per man and 309 per woman. The journey from Africa to New York included Suez, Trieste, and Bremen. They are described as dexterous horsemen, sword handlers, and famed for hair grooming with sheep tallow.
A San Francisco millionaire promised his son two percent monthly interest on saved money. The boy, earning twenty dollars a week, deposited funds that soon exceeded his allowance. It emerged the deposits were largely borrowed, yet he earned interest while paying ten percent yearly on the borrowings, revealing a profitable but deceitful scheme.
Dr. Spainhour and Mr. Rogan report 27 skeletons unearthed on Rev. Nelson's land near the Yadkin. Two burial methods found, eight stone graves with no relics, nine solitary graves, and ten clustered graves. A chief's remains show shell beads, copper, a conch with hieroglyphs, and a belief in coastal trade. Numerous pipes, hatchets, and a mysterious two-holed cup ornament were recovered along with a possible sword remnant. The discovery hints at trade with coast tribes and ceremonial wealth.
Gossip and oddities recount a Vanderbilt kin’s infant gift haul of forty two silver mugs a Detroit rail worker’s failed business, a Chagrin Falls couple’s legal mix up, tin foil diamonds fooling buyers, and Newport Jewish wedding hair cutting as an ancient custom.
The Springfield Republican traces the rise of the term dude, noting its New England origins in Salem New Hampshire where it was used for twenty years. It describes a dapper young man as a dude and extends to other uses for animals and sweethearts, questioning how it spread so quickly.
The Conservator of Chicago notes graduation of James E. Henderson and Daniel E. Williams from Chicago Medics College. Savannah Echo touts two proficient colored physicians in Savannah and promising prospects for a local dentist. Reports also highlight land purchase by Ranpat D. Grorce in Colleton County and support for a railroad from Green Pond to Branchville. A summary on Mr Sample details his ascent from barber, postal work, and political role for the Arapahoe delegation and Republican integrity.
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