07 Nov 1874
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Newspaper
Cedartown Record
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1874
Page
1
A chaotic summary of events including wartime horrors, fires, accidents, migrations, and political turmoil across multiple regions. It mentions looting, massacres, railroad accidents, yellow fever impacts, suicides, and a range of sensational incidents with numerous named places and persons.
A long mixed text reports a presidential proclamation delaying Thanksgiving, political scrutiny of treasury officials, a Salt Lake polygamy case, a railway wage protest, a ship arrival to New York, rescue survivors at sea, and various postal and public notices. It reads as a patchwork of legal, transportation, and maritime items with scattered names and places.
In 1866 London a young American, claiming to suspend gravity, astonished Premier Blonger and cabinet members by levitating an iron anvil with a wire and proposing to sell his knowledge to the government. He demonstrated the wire’s power and pledged to lift objects and even a man from St Paul’s porch, before discussing a ten year secrecy and a $96 million price, sparking a high level inquiry.
A jumble of dispatches reports foreign actions from the Ebro front to Bombay cotton claims. It notes Spanish fortifications, potential shifts in Indian crop records, and alleged government confidences about tensions with Russia. Additional items mention Midnapura cyclone casualties, Papal relations with German officials, and a papal letter from the Emperor William.
A didactic sermon urges parents to model honesty and healthy behavior for children. It cautions against fear tactics about race and sex, advocates frank talks on tea, sugar, medicine, and dental care, and stresses truthful guidance as vital to moral development and future honesty. It urges parents to avoid shaming or deception and to teach truthfulness as a cornerstone of character.
The article argues wind mills in Holland and parts of Belgium number about 12 000, each outputting six to ten horse power. They run 24 hours daily during rainy seasons and snow melt, with annual wind mill costs around 24 million. It contends wind power remains far more efficient than steam power, reducing coal import needs, and notes storage and waiting losses in related industrial cycles.
A New York correspondent notes that speedy trotting horses create street excitement and market turmoil as buyers seek fast teams. The Boston owner J T Merrill’s Connors and Rochester’s St James draw attention with times around 2 18 to 2 19, while a California miner reportedly bought the pair for about 40 000. The piece also touches on silver coin value and proposed new silver issues amid European prices.
A lengthy article surveys railroad finance manuals and the public debt landscape, noting no Michigan or Indiana roads paid dividends, while Wisconsin Kansas Nebraska and other states show varied practices. It discusses land grants, bonds, average mileage costs, and the burden of debt per mile, with figures and criticisms of accounting practice.
A Toronto Globe correspondent describes a leprosy outbreak among French Trapadians near the Miramichi inlet. He notes a small hospital, isolation of women, and treatment efforts. The disease is blamed on imported clothing from a wrecked vessel and is portrayed as hereditary rather than contagious. The piece contrasts past monarchies and future technologies with the spread of the illness and rural neglect.
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