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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1890
Page
6
In Shopson County Kentucky a heated pre election atmosphere centers on the coming County Judge contest. Two well known politicians, Major Bloodgood and Solan Nols, are secretly courting support while a stormy night behind us of rumors and schemes unfolds as both seek favor with voters before the nominating convention.
In a tense scene the Major and Colonel clash over a comb and hair, nearly fighting after a prank breaks into a chase that topples a wardrobe. As the convention nears, old man fears a horse and a pistol threat loom, but the pair reconcile enough to ride out the political event. A subsequent convention outcome features Buck Johnson and a rival, with an ironic twist and a mix of political maneuvering and personal oddities.
In a village exchange, residents tease about summer preparations as the “skeeters” over in the swamp tune up, with a playful line between Mr. Gotham and Mr. Jarse about the noisy practice.
A collected reminiscence traces Wellington Manning M A from a fragile youth toward stage fame at Drury Lane and a life shadowed by poverty and sudden death. It weaves his friendships, the burden of later wealth loss, and literary arcs surrounding Dickens and Copperfield as remembered through a narrator’s long retrospective.
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