19 May 1874
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1874
Page
1
Proprietor Alw Brewster announces subscription rates time frames and advertising charges. One copy per week or month priced. six months for nonpayment triggers higher rates. Local notices priced per insertion with minimums. yearly ads offer liberal deductions.
The Washington Star notes this 1823 Richmond published work details Robert Bailey a famed gambler during Washington Jefferson and Madison eras. Born in Chester Valley Pa to an Irish father and Quaker mother he rose to wealth with horse liquor and trading ventures amid Virginia Springs and major hotels. Bailey faced imprisonment as a debtor and several dramatic entanglements including a flogging incident with a marshal.
Englishmen gambled away and he bet large sums. He profited in France then moved to New Orleans to start a business. Struggles with debts and a debtor’s prison followed, ending in Bath where a jailer dragged him to custody. He wrote memoirs while roaming and dying in poverty, a candid social record.
The Manchester Guardian reports a growing temperance campaign in Manchester with a Knott Mill fairground gathering. Wives addressed crowds from a lorry urging abstinence, some linked to Good Templar lodges. A Dun-des deputation pressed authorities to restrict licenses. A women’s prayer meeting closed the day.
Reuben Green of Belchertown Massachusetts discovered a den of 37 black snakes on his farm. One snake was spotted. The total length measured about 159 feet and filled a half bushel.
The acacia in Central American savannas hosts a standing army of ants. Hollow thorn hubs provide nests, nectar, and golden pear like fruits to feed the ants. Ants defend young leaves from other insects, while the tree supplies honey secretions and shelter. Climate impact on troops and odd rural marriage notice charges follow.
The item surveys diverse notes from 19th century newspapers mentioning figures in Oregon California Massachusetts and Virginia. It cites fig culture oysters Norwalk illicit horse theft in California a spectral note in Dr Murska singing and a large banana crop. It also reports rail offices in Indianapolis and a plan to pay debt by lottery in Virginia.
The excerpt recalls the 1856 Senate clash between Senator Sumner and Representative Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina. It highlights the event as a notable historical fact and quotes a Southern Methodism publication praising the violent exchange as a “difficulty.”
A man learns Frank Parker and Mary E Johnson registered intentions last October in Portland and proclaims that Mary is his wife from a prior Thanksgiving marriage. He exits in a fury, noting all parties live in the same town and no prior fuss occurred.
Senator Schurz praised Sumner in Boston saying they fought side by side during three of the bitterest years. He vowed to defend Sumner's work and memory to the end, likening his commitment to guarding a fallen comrade.
A magazine writer contrasts the demure flirt with the diebing type, noting downcast eyes, blushes, and tearful tendencies. The piece highlights submissive behavior, self presentation, and a plot involving an aunt and emotional appeals to provoke a man toward engagement.
A San Diego editor claims strong fertility in Southern California with examples. He cites a single grain yielding 119 stalks of wheat, potentially over seven thousand grains if left to mature. Olive cuttings planted by Mr. Kimball grew into thrifty trees, bees filled a hogshead with honey, and alfalfa-fed cows produced melk to meet biblical promises of a promised land.
The passage notes Brazilian gentlemen as temperate frugal and talented yet lagging in industry compared with natives. They enjoy literature and science, but upper-class idle habits drain daily life with naps and frivolity. The climate is pleasant yet enervating, with few outdoor games or clubs for social engagement.
Heary Ward Beacher comments on the Pope, saying he believes the Pope is orthodox despite cobwebs in his head. Beacher would ordain and let the Pope preach if asked, and sees the Pope as a good man whose faults may be cleared away. He notes shared brotherhood despite differences.
A Chinaman on trial in California for larceny proved he was not within a mile of the property when it was stolen. He was let off with one year's imprisonment for contempt of court.
A new electric light device at St Ignatius College San Francisco uses copper coil assemblies spun near magnets to generate continuous sparks. The apparatus costing 5000 dollars sends high current through heavy wires to a tower focal point producing light comparable to four hundred gas jets.
Captain James Brown convicted of forgery in the Tichborne case is cited. The testimony hints at a gas lighting event in Rio de Janeiro on a Sunday night, with crews ashore and people climbing lamp posts to test warmth.
The text notes a hog's limited upward vision and silence when flipped, then shifts to Bavarian policy requiring sixteen year olds to undergo exams or return to school. It contrasts Prussian schooling with eight years for boys and seven for girls and describes long summer school hours starting early and ending at ten.
A Baptist congregation in Tecumseh Michigan held a donation festival and presented their pastor with a small sum, joking about giving 800040. Earlier, Campbell heirs claimed a large Louisville land tract including Portland and much of the city below Third Street. the Louisville Chancery Court under Vice Chancellor Harlan rejected the claim.
Science of Health urges preserving health by laws of life and avoiding disease. The article promises to discuss disease theories and practical treatment methods for readers to apply at home. Local agents wanted with cash commissions. address R. S. Wells 330 Broadway New York.
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