22 Dec 1855
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Newspaper
Cannelton Reporter
Location
Cannelton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1855
Page
1
The body of a man named Clements was found near Newark New Jersey after a stone was thrown from a grog shop by its keeper. The Catholic priest refused interment in consecrated ground as the coroner’s inquest delayed a verdict amid bias claims that the deceased was not intoxicated at the time of the strike.
The Bouton Times recounts a surprising incident in New Bedford where a planned surprise visitors group found the couple already surprised by another guest. A young girl, resembling the wife, added a humorous note as the gathering adjusted to the unexpected welcome.
A speaker warns young men to be wary after chasing women, noting that appearance fades and facade fades with time. He mocks vanity, urges choosing a sensible mind, and urges action now as delays are dangerous. The piece cites statistics about marriage chances by age and suggests improving prospects in 1856.
A 200 pound earth sample dried, watered with rain and river waters, and a willow placed inside. After five years the container weighed 169 pounds as leaves fell away, while the earth weighed 164 pounds after drying, suggesting wood fibre formed from atmospheric elements, notably carbonic acid in the air.
An essay-like tally chronicles humanity’s deaths across six millennia. It calculates an approximate 31 billion souls sent to the grave since Christ, attributing deaths to war famine pestilence martyrdom drink abuse and natural causes.
The Winsted Herald reports Mr Hopkins unearthed a partially decayed cask near the Coe and Hubbel store location in Litchfield county. Inside lay about 200 pounds of butter, sweet and untainted aside from minor exterior decay, buried some fifteen to twenty years ago as a preservation method.
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