15 May 1873
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Newspaper
Carey Weekly Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1873
Page
1
A poem by Thomas Dunninglish in Scribner's Monthly presents a dying miner reflecting on family, past joys, and a final request for home water. He recalls mother, father, and long-ago loves, while facing death and seeking mercy from the Lord at judgment.
In a western hills parish Miranda the Parish Doll, beloved by Misses Guernsey, disappears after Polly the dollmaker runaway girl is found with her. Philip Dean, Mr Brinsley, and Cornelia unite to recover Miranda, ending with a reconciled pair and Polly restored to affection.
Turman of the News recounts a misadventure on Neilson street where a painter’s helper balanced a pot of paint on a ladder, knocked a bonnet from a milliner, toppled sewing agents, shattered a storefront, startled a milk wagon, and fled the scene after crashing into an awning post. A regular painter is now at Mr Watson’s house.
Hiram Ripley a Fort Street teamster bought a watch dog for protection. The dog attacked Ripley when he entered the barn after a day in the country, biting him twenty three times as onlookers and a local grocer with a revolver freed him. The tale ends with a lesson on keeping a family watchdog.
A survey of oddities and notes from various sources includes a Gardner gun firing 26 shots a minute, a fossil bird found in Fort Dodge now in British Museum hands, a La Crosse boots-to-gun tale, a suggested hotel balloon entry system, and humorous clippings on manners, science tricks, and exploits.
The article outlines Alexander II's broad plan to improve worker health in about one million Russian factory workers. It details harsh conditions, poor ventilation, cleanliness, light, and overcrowded homes, plus penalties for misuse of child labor. Government inspectors will enforce hours, compensation for disabled workers, sanitary standards, and school oversight to elevate working classes.
A Kentucky town is named Bos tona with a feminine take on community branding. The article hints at a wave of similarly styled names echoing major U S cities like New Yorka Chicagoa and St Louisa as the town aims to attract attention and growth.
An 1842 case in Saint-Symphorien sur Goise ends with a pensioner confessing at oath that he and accomplices committed the cattle robbery and murder, exculpating two men previously convicted and sentenced to life and fifteen years, respectively, while other witnesses were jailed.
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