31 May 1877
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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1877
Page
1
A fragmentary mix of verse and prose touches spring blooms, folk chatter on church music, and curious medical and historic anecdotes. It cites weather linked rheumatic pain, the Emperor Conrad tale, and practical home cures like copperas for odors and lemon stain removal, all in a scattered, period-flavored miscellany.
Forces on the Danube tighten as Russians mass north of Galatz and Turks hold the right bank between Tiraspol and Hirsova with fortifications at Widin and Schmula. Ibrail fortifications rise with heavy Krepp ribbed gas to guard river approaches. Danube’s historic grandeur is linked to Attila, Sobieski, and Neibelungen, while it remains a theater of future desperate engagements. The sea note claims the ocean holds 60 sextillion tons of salt. lifting sea level would spread salt 990 feet deep over land.
The article details a Magi Heller illusion in New York featuring a four-rod cabinet with a platform and curtains. A blue flannel outfit is tied, a woman enters the cabinet, a sack and a dummy appear, and dressed acts with disrobing and voice effects occur. The routine ends with red fire and a pistol discharge tearing the drapery.
A dated discussion on the Prophet’s Standard and Islamic war rift. The piece cites Turkish belief that victory hinges on Allah’s will, detailing sultan ceremonies before Eyahenari and the Hag of the Prophet. It warns of a potential broader conflict drawing 200 million Muslims, with Europe fate hanging on the outcome.
Dr S Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia researches how bodily pain relates to weather. He notes patients with old wounds report pain shifts before storms and aims to verify the belief with careful study. Captain Carlin, U S Army, a leg amputee, assists in examining neural pain in the stump.
At a Scottish Society of Arts meeting Dr. Mac describes a method to produce battering from oxen suet, claiming fat yields nearly identical chemical properties to ordinary batter with minor volatile fat types. He traces steps from fresh ox suet to refined semi solid fat and final batter. The tale shifts to a village scene with characters Jane Pete and Jake arguing about shirts and money.
A man asks a farmer what he does for a living and learns the beggar travels. The farmer then proposes a test, asking the traveler to demonstrate his skill. The exchange centers on traveling ability and a peculiar street encounter.
A fragment from Ike Marvel’s Reveries of a Bachelor discusses faith as a social anchor for men and women, pairing moral reflection with a distressed image of a woman’s hope. Also noted: George Klein of Memphis dyed hair in bright squares, later committed to an asylum, and Adelaide Neilson earned $17,500 for four weeks at the California Theatre, the largest engagement there.
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