23 Feb 1870
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Newspaper
Connersville Times
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1870
Page
1
Genie, left to feed threshers, fumbles baked beans when water was missed. Hugh Appleby improvises quick potatoes and dressed chickens. a tense moment ends with a praise filled, secret vow as the meal saves the day.
A critical look at historical writings on Dickens and other authors illustrates how marital discord among scholars and artists is often misjudged. The piece also recounts the tale of the famed Sancy diamond, from its Burgundian origin to its later royal possession and transfer.
The Richmond Examiner excerpt argues newspapers attract grumbling readers while defending editors. It notes the difficulty of selecting material, re writing and packing columns in few lines, and the unseen toil to deliver early editions. It insists the paper’s value rests on persistent, unseen labor and brains.
The Little Miami Railroad has been leased to the Pennsylvania Central. A major trend today is railroad consolidation creating long lines with through routes controlled by a single company.
A collection of maxims on wealth, education, effort, virtue, and happiness. It contrasts poverty and riches, notes the ease of concealing wealth, and warns that true success comes from earned effort and self improvement.
The text advises delivering criticism privately after an offense to reduce resistance and increase the likelihood the accused accepts the rebuke. It argues that forbearance can impress the offender, while public chiding may provoke resistance.
A pastor at a popular church asks what troubles the singing boys face after a Sunday school concert. A six year old blurts out Chil blains, prompting lighthearted laughter and a tidy exchange.
A compact set of sayings urging truthfulness temperance cheerful temper seek usefulness and kindness. It advises healing friendships avoiding lawsuits embracing contentment and staying in one’s proper station while using the world without abusing it for comfort on life’s journey toward an immortal abode.
The Health Reformer speculates that tannin from strong tea absorbed in the stomach enters the bloodstream and affects the skin. It cites tea drinkers in Russia, China, and older American women as examples of dark, leathered skin, noting fair complexions in youth.
A child beginning to read delights in a newspaper as it shows familiar names and things. A year of newspapers equals a quarter of schooling for progress. Parents should instruct themselves to guide their children, for a reading mind fortifies against life’s ills and emergency.
A well dressed man in a Bowery restaurant finishes an expensive meal and pays with a ticket saying he has no money. The irate landlord protests, but the man calmly questions violence and quips that his upbringing as a gentleman makes him resistant to homely food.
A Putman County farmer keeps two black snakes in his barn and reports vermin vanish. The short thick jet black snakes deter rats and mice, protect cribs and chins, and are harmless to chickens and other domestic animals.
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