28 Dec 1870
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Newspaper
Connersville Examiner
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1870
Page
1
A quiet Norwood morning unravels as Robert Denwillow, a solicitor's clerk, prepares to depart for work while his wife Lina hounds the household staff over frugal shopping. A rail crash at New Cross endangers their plans but a telegram reveals Robert survived, prompting Lina to reflect on her harsh quarrel and relief at his return.
A quarrel over overcooked dinner ends with a reconciled couple and a clever servant reveal. The wife offers contrition and vows to improve, while the husband forgives and plans to eat. Ann serves a pie that outshines boiled mutton, symbolizing renewed harmony and a hopeful life ahead.
An essay condemns tattlers who make it their business to know others private affairs. It describes how they gossip through all classes and settings, from church to home, advancing jealousy and distress by spreading whispered rumors and slander.
Dr. O C Wiggins inspector of Milk in Providence argues milk is highly nutritious and often cheaper than beef or eggs. He compares water content and costs per quart with sirloin and round steaks and favorably notes milk as a economical food, especially in warm weather.
A reflection on moral deeds gaining merit in the afterlife, likening virtuous acts to water nourishing a tree whose fruit and flowers reflect that care. The proverb implies ethical behavior yields tangible, enduring rewards beyond mortal existence.
A New York correspondent describes a second act scene in As You Like It where a couple’s past ties produce a bizarre family riddle. The swarthy young wife is the man’s daughter, making the child her half-sibling and his grandson. The tale pivots to a Jewish wife’s romance with a photographer, leading to divorce and a chain of marriages up to a third spouse.
A dated exchange describes neck-tie sociables in Montana where women hand the doorkeeper an envelope with a neck-tie fabric dress accessory, men pay fifteen cents for a neck-tie and a return check, then seek the maker to thank her with refreshments.
A concise catalog of legendary dimensions and feats: Nineveh a 14 mile long city with 100 foot walls, Babylon within walls 75 feet thick, the temple of Diana at Ephesus 429 feet to roof support built over a century, pyramids 481 feet high with 663 sides, Thebes and Athens city outlines, the Delphian temple looted of fifty million, Rome walls spanning thirteen miles.
Dr. Ireland in Scribner's for January argues wine and male drunkenness devastate families. He cites widows, ruined homes, violence, poverty, and endless suffering caused by husbands and sons who drink, urging unified opposition to the scourge.
The fragment urges avoiding slang when a person is disliked and suggests polite departure. It advises wiping, bowing, and signaling to Emabilize the aisaderihers of your presence by moving material elements away from your earthly form. The text reads as a quirky dated performance tip with playful misprints.
The passage argues that opposition aids progress and growth. It compares kites rising against wind to human effort, saying even bad winds beat calm and hardship forges manhood and self-reliance. It urges not to fear opposition but to welcome it as essential for achievement.
The New Albany Ledger prints satirical figures on local marriage trends. It lists 600 young ladies dying to marry, 1 too modest to wed, 18 grass widows, 42 who will pursue grasa if pressed, and 500 quarrel some husbands, all styled as a humorous census.
A two legged squrt-gan described as constantly charged with tobacco juice roams near burn yards and stores. The speaker urges readers to tell the store-keeper to charge Aggie for the nuisance.
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