29 Dec 1869
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Weekly Chronicle
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1869
Page
1
The Weekly Chronicle for 1870 announces reduced club terms to one dollar and previews the third volume. Publishers thank readers for extended patronage and pledge continued labor to maintain accuracy, typography, and overall quality across literary scientific and agricultural departments.
The Chronicle prints opinions praising the best papers among citizens of the South Leader region. It hails The Cu RoxIe.E as one of the ablest and liveliest papers, noting exchanges and the lively, antic approach.
The Chronicle Almanac and Year Book of Important Information announces its second volume to be issued on or before January first. It promises a compact reference featuring tables of salaries for state and federal offices and a concise manual of essential facts for politicians and general readers.
Publishers of the Chronicle- Le Circrxwatt Wgexy Crzon- Le promote a potato premium program for subscribers. They distributed barrels of a new potato last spring and plan to continue. A proprietor raised a hundred bushels of Early Rose tubers for premiums and will mail one pound per subscriber with the Almanac, prepaid, in spring when weather permits planting.
Liberal arrangements with publishers offer yearly subscriptions to multiple periodicals including Chronicle and others at reduced prices. The ad promises specimen copies, post office delivery, and cash commissions to agents at 171 Race Street Cincinnati Ohio.
Correspondent reports a foggy December in New York with rain and dim streets. He describes opium use among laboring and middle classes, a druggist noting many female users, and a “walking car” prototype. Stewart’s store holiday crowds reveal a beehive of activity and social scenes in a wealthier world within the city.
Correspondent in Columbus notes December plans for the fifty ninth Ohio General Assembly to convene, with Republicans likely to control. It criticizes lobbying, patronage, and misuses of clerkships, warns of partisan bills and free drinks, and comments on national reconstruction, banking, and the Southern Pacific railroad debates shaping the political scene.
Special correspondence from Washington dated December 18 reports Ohio Democrat Mungen delivering a repudiation speech in the House. When the body moved to a Committee of the Whole, Illinois Republican Farnsworth objected, prompting bipartisan lobbying to withdraw the objection before Mungen’s remarks.
Brief policy critique tracing U S trade from 1815 through 1836, arguing excessive imports and bank strains caused factory closures and poverty. Advocate tariffs for protection, credit restraint, and a return to stouter domestic industry after a wartime paper bubble. Mentions British ships and stressed banks, with elevated costs and looming relief.
The correspondence to the Senate on the Alabama claims is presented as a response to Senator Sumner. Mr. Fish outlines grievances against Britain for aiding the Confederacy and shipping war materials, arguing that Britain’s refusal to enforce its laws worsened the dispute. He notes negotiations, the need for reparation, and the goal of future maritime law to prevent such clashes, urging amicable resolution.
An Italian-sounding romance turns to farce as a Paris heiress and her mother travel with 100,000 francs in a casket. A tumble in Boulogne leads to a missing fortune and a drab ending when a sneaky lover refuses to cover travel costs. A side note recalls a Scottish two-bodied man who died at twenty-eight, with the two torsos sharing a single fate.
A detailed account from The American Naturalist describes the cuttle fish anatomy and behavior. It covers octopod arms and suckers, mantle and siphon propulsion, gills, and color-changing flashes. It notes paper nautilus as a shell-bearing cuttle fish and explains ink sacs and the cuttle bone. The piece links the creature to Hugo's devil-fish in Toilers of the Sea.
A digger named Winn sank to 38 feet in a Winchester well and became buried in adhesive sand. Neighbors rigged a rescue overnight. one leg freed by dawn and progress toward freeing the other continued. Winn remained calm despite agonizing conditions as townspeople offered aid, food, and encouragement.
Allen Ross, agent and warden, reports a convict named William KR Haight of Cattaraugus County inherits $32,000 in real estate from his mother’s will. Haight, jailed for grand larceny in New York City, was serving two years six months at Auburn after six months served. The notice reflects on youth and fate amid legal woes.
A jumble of lines from a ladies department lyric praising natural charm over rank. The fragment references “A girl’s a girl for a’ that” and repeats lines about faith, love, and beauty, ending with a note “Once a Week.”
The article notes a statistical decline in French women’s appearance due to corsets and cosmetics. It cites altered hair color, false teeth trends, and artificial beauty as evidence, includes anecdotes of cosmetic attempts and one legal claim over dental imitation. The tone critiques vanity and its costs.
A method to create a decorative oak sprout by suspending an acorn in water within a vase or saucer. After weeks roots form and a stem with glossy leaves grows. Change water monthly, add charcoal, and use ammonia if leaves yellow. Paris life flames listed as a separate, vivid example.
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