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Shelbina Democrat, Missouri, December 26, 1888 …took the occasion to propose to Miss Langston, who, though fond of Rowe, declined to name a day until Rowe had stopped drinking. Young Rowe, after her qualified refusal, stepped back a few paces and...   High-res

Shelbina Democrat, Missouri, December 26, 1888

…took the occasion to propose to Miss Langston, who, though fond of Rowe, declined to name a day until Rowe had stopped drinking. Young Rowe, after her qualified refusal, stepped back a few paces and said: “I have taken my last drink.”

The shock and the sight of the young man’s dead body caused Miss Langston to fall in a faint from which she recovered only to become a raving maniac. 

Shelbina Democrat, Missouri, December 26, 1888 …to be chosen in public to be the wives of any two young men who may prove acceptable to them and their parents. …any young man who is serious and honest in his intentions to marry will be required to...   High-res

Shelbina Democrat, Missouri, December 26, 1888

…to be chosen in public to be the wives of any two young men who may prove acceptable to them and their parents. 

…any young man who is serious and honest in his intentions to marry will be required to say publicly in a loud voice in the hall where the fair is held: “I am here.” To this the young lady who is nearest will promptly answer: “So am I.” The wooing is to take place in the sight of all spectators, and if an agreement to marry is arrived at, it is to be publicly signed, the witnesses thereto to be selected from the audience.

Shelbina Democrat, Missouri, December 19, 1888 One of the most amusing, as well as easily arranged entertainments for the Holidays, is a “Bubble Party.” Twenty or more ladies and gentlemen, enough clay pipes so each will have one, three or four bowls...   High-res

Shelbina Democrat, Missouri, December 19, 1888

One of the most amusing, as well as easily arranged entertainments for the Holidays, is a “Bubble Party.” Twenty or more ladies and gentlemen, enough clay pipes so each will have one, three or four bowls of soap-suds, and, say, half a dozen trifles, for prizes, are all that is required, the prized to be awarded to those who blow the largest bubbles, one of the party to act as referee.