10 Jun 1874
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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1874
Page
1
Poetic refrain envisions the dawn after death with trumpet calls, the great judgment, and a procession past the eastern gates. It speaks of blood shed for the right, martyrs, and divine reward as flowers cover the dead heroes.
A retrospective on the San Francisco Figaro and the San Francisco News Letter, detailing the rise of Ambrose Bierce as the Town Crier. It traces editor Frederick Marriott, the feuds with James J. Watkins, Harte connections, and Bierce’s move to England.
The piece cites Indianapolis and Pittsburg police cracking down on praying women blocking streets, criticizing liquor sellers and street nuisances. It notes legal tensions, calls for enforcing laws, and contrasts moral policing with urban disorder amid election fervor. It also describes high fashion dresses and prices in Parisian storefronts, noting costs from 700 to 800 francs.
Lucy H Hooper’s Paris correspondence in the Philadelphia Press surveys this season’s raw fashions. Toilets and headwear rise in bloom as new styles push traditional forms.
A Granger dreamed he died and faced judgment at the New Jerusalem gates but was denied admission for belonging to secret societies. At the pit door the Devil offered him a business deal selling two hundred barrels of brimstone for cash with a discount and implied a private hell.
The report notes railroad price increases provoking strong resistance among farmers and grangers. Critics cite higher transport costs for grain and produce, while shippers warn of broader economic impact.
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