11 May 1874
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1874
Page
1
The Corydon Democrat outlines strict subscription terms including six months for a quarterly rate and yearly options. Rates show monthly and quarterly tiers, with promotions for yearly advertising and local notices, all with specific per-insertion charges and minimums.
An Arkansas dispute erupts as Brooks asserts governorship after a court decision. Baxter resists, forces and an adjutant general intervene, leading to Baxter’s ouster. The piece links maritime losses to a broader record of catastrophe and financial cost.
An affluent New Yorker amends his will to require cremation for his remains. He specifies injections with petroleum and disinfectants, placement in an iron coffin, a burial service, and transfer to gas works. Ammonia and hydrocarbons would be recovered for use, with carbon dioxide vented, and any ashes given to relatives or used to enrich Central Park flower beds.
In a staged battle with a bear and a knight playing king and disguised as a pear a defeat turns into a comic fiasco. The knight strikes the bear and is toppled, then the bear overpowers him. as the orchestra falls silent a rival singer salvages the scene by belting out the aria.
Workmen on the West Fel d river logs tell of a dead snake headless but still striking at a boot. A boy trod the tail repeatedly and the head snapped at him each time, jaws opening and closing as the carcass curled. No scientist present, yet mill builders seek the philosophy of this morbid post mortem behavior.
Boston women visit the poor on Albany street aiding a mother aged 90 and daughter 60 who long for basic needs. The daughter explains she might visit Manchester to persuade a brother to help, while a gown and an overskirt prompt talk of scarce food and blankets for the mother.
Trustees bear costs over 200000 dollars in legal fight sparked by Arthur Orton bogus claim. Doughty trustees refuse added expense, risking sale of the estate or prolonged litigation between infant heirs’ trustees. Bogus claimant imprisoned yet leaves real heirs no better off.
A San Francisco writer recounts Wiss Neilson's farewell meal in California and extols Monsieruls Cher through a lavish, mythical dish. The center hums with a hummingbird, surrounded by Hinnet and Mogust surge, cassoulet of stuffed grouse, canvasback ducks, celery garden, all soaked in raisin wine, smoked, roasted, and garnished with moss-rose beds. The description ends with praise for the artist's culinary spectacle.
A Naples tax collector who stole 200000 in public funds was acquitted by an Italian jury. They ruled the money belonged to the people and, as he was one of the people, he was part owner, making a conviction for theft impossible.
The Troy Press reports a scandal where Bertha Rollings alias Slenny Wallace, a Brooklyn native posing as a girl, obtained work in a Little Falls knitting mill, drew suitors, and faced suspicion after moving to Otsego. Alta M. Dulett wins a Chicago case on property rights of a bankrupt’s wife or daughter in service payments.
A fragmentary lyric expresses a child’s grief after the mother’s death. The speaker describes a willow tree and a grave, with references to the pale moon, a blooming rose, and dew on the grave. The tone is mournful and solitary.
The Providence Star laments underuse of highly educated figures like Evarts and Adams in U S public life. It contrasts American practice with Britain, noting few capable men gain political roles outside Massachusetts and criticizing handling of scholars in government.
The article lists Britain with global observatories and special stations in locations such as the Sandwich Islands Rodriguez Island Kerqueland Auckland Alexandria Peshawar Cape of Good Hope Marinus New South Wales and Victoria. It notes the United States behind with stations in Yeddo Pekin Hobart Town New Zealand Chatham Island Mergulands Island Mauritius and a Russian Tar tary site. France Russia and Germany are also noted with several stations.
The New York Journal of Commerce warns underwriters about celluloid, a new material used for martingale rings knife handles and combs. It appears hard and strong but is highly inflammable burning as readily as tinder. A small flame can ignite a box of this material creating a blaze far more dangerous than its solid look suggests.
A physician recounts a woman who lived in France until sixteen, learned English after moving to England, married an American, and spent years between the U.S. and Britain. She later forgot English and her married life, recalling her French maiden name and the Paris street she once lived on, with a French maid needed. Fishing tackle at Rike's.
In St Louis a freight depot project used treated lumber saturated with corrosive sublimate arsenic and salt to prevent dampness. Carpenters absorbed the poison, causing deaths and long paralysis. Ten workers sue the contractors for 25000 dollars each claiming permanent incapacity.
In New York Dr. Brown Sequard discussed organ grafting between living animals. He cited experiments showing transplanted organs can take root and receive circulation. He recalled grafting a cat tail onto a rooster’s comb and observed blood flow when pricked.
Thomas Carlyle identifies a potential genuine John Knox portrait in England. The description notes a prominent forehead and brow, large aquiline nose, small mouth with a strong under lip, thin chin, sharp beard, bald dome head, and luminous serious eyes. The mouth hints at scorn for contemporary idolatry and frivolities.
A vivid street scene along a main road beside a railway shows a diverse crowd on market day. A Copt on a donkey, a camel with grain sacks and chickens, a Fella family, women carrying bundles, a naked boy washing, a peddler, and an Egyptian officer on horseback define a colorful tableau set against wheat fields and blue air.
An elderly New Orleans merchant writes from Boston that the population has fallen by about 80 000 in two years and there are at least 6 000 vacant houses and rooms. He recalls wealth and prominence 15 years ago when New Orleans ranked just below New York and Boston and handled 160 000 tons in port during peak seasons.
The obituary quotes the editor reflecting on starting the paper to run it and admitting a failed bust and closure, with a tone of rueful humor about their enterprise.
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