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Newspaper
Eau Claire News
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1877
Page
1
A sprawling summary notes Poles ordered to leave Bucharest and an Ohio State Fair set for September 1. It cites Canaris in Bridgeport, a deadly warehouse collapse near Waton, and a New York estate issue. It mentions a surge of post office changes, railway accidents, assassinations, and battles across Europe. It ends with political shifts in Romania and an election in Ibergia.
Dispatch notes Greemsiek convention and Lt. Gov hopefuls amid public works issues. References to Navan, Tedd, and San Prune Techy siting plans are unclear but hint at welfare and urban foster programs.
A compilation of statistics reports child mortality in New York, emigration to Sydney, agricultural and educational data, cotton crop estimates, and major public works. It notes 15,000 deaths yearly among under five, 600 emigrants from New York to New South Wales, and a large dam project with pumping capacity to 16,000,000 gallons daily.
A Wisconsin dispatch reports a July fire at Oshkosh with $3,000 loss and incendiary origin. A boy near Rice Lake died after an accident with a papoose. Mount Carmel Illinois endures a devastating fire after a tornado like ruin with twelve dead and many injured. Rail news, insurance cases, and local crime details fill the Wisconsin column.
The narrator recalls Modoc children at the Quapaw Mission School under Asa Tuttle, noting their reading progress and conversions to Christianity. A visit reveals a Sabbath School with hymns that sway skeptic Gen Butterfield, while parents and elders contribute to farming and craft, not whiskey. The tribe remains partially self-supporting.
A Hartford Times Washington letter notes the Russian minister and legation on a war footing with a gold mounted harness guard and a Russian soldier as a can bearer at all events. The Turkish Bey maintains social prominence with few American habits but full dress turbans and turbans when meeting the President.
Eyewitness reports describe a towering cyclone that struck Carmel yesterday afternoon around 2:80 local time. The storm pulverized buildings along Fourth Street and across the town, causing widespread destruction and loss of life as it swept through in minutes.
A reflection on how fear of what others say drives behavior more than duty. The piece argues public opinion often governs conduct, cites examples of social pressure, gossip, and vanity, and urges acting by personal judgment despite external judgment. It cites a New York weekly voice and notes repentance as a worthy duty.
A collection of pithy Maxims from Josh Billings touching on Diogenes truth luck and wisdom. It muses on human nature power luck fools patience and the difference between learning and wisdom with quips about dogs gamblers and notoriety. The fragmented prose offers a glimpse of 19th century humor and reflection.
The article recaps the author Miss Mulock born 1826 Stoke on Trent whose romance began with a fiancé drowned at the quay. It notes her later marriage in 1865 to George Lillie Craik, and the adoption of a foundling girl named Theodora after a roadside baby incident.
A Washington correspondent recalls a Georgia style gold rush in Montgomery County Maryland. A CT regiment veteran allegedly found a mine near Rockville and Washington, selling gems and lodging a claim but never revealing the location. He deeded half his land for secrecy, then disappeared.
A historical note recalls strict oaths and penalties from the Common wealth era. It cites Sir Walter Scott’s Cromwell rebuke and lists fines for multiple oaths, court swearing, and petty sessions dispositions, with examples from William Heardng and others, concluding with a switch to India’s rank as a wheat producer.
The article details moccasins and rattlesnakes across Florida, noting venom potency, bite timing, and regional behavior. It chronicles four moccasin varieties, the ground rattler’s size and color, sightings near Mosquito Lagoon, beach and palmetto habitats, and dramatic encounters including a judge and a captain.
A vivid tale from Judge Connor’s wife reveals a deaf woman nearly bitten by a rattlesnake while another says the reptile spared her. The piece details how hogs, deer, eagles, and especially black snakes combat rattlers, with the black snake often prevailing by strangling the rattler. It notes vultures and buzzards avoid bites yet feast after a rattlesnake’s death. Cor. N.Y. Sun.
A London Examiner excerpt critiques English cooking habits favoring complexity and garnish over simple, fresh preparation. It contrasts French sauces with English practices, noting how overcomplication ruins flavor and how salads and vegetables are misused at table. It ends with a social jab about wealth from the sun’s labor.
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