30 Sep 1874
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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1874
Page
1
A speaker bids farewell to a beloved as a voyage begins. The fluttering sail rises, the ship sails away, and the heart vows memory will endure. The poem repeats the farewell and recalls the beloved’s features and tenderness.
The Kentland Gazette notes vast untapped U S farm potential and argues doubling yields via extensive culture. It highlights wheat maize potatoes barley and tobacco scales and cites a packed M E Church Temperance lecture by Mrs Emma Molloy praised for awakeening resolve against alcohol and urging broader reach.
The piece argues for the county superintendent system as essential to Indiana education. It cites Governor Hopkins and the late reform favoring centralized school leadership. It warns voters, especially teachers, to oppose Democratic calls to abolish the office and to support Republican protection of the law. Correspondence reveals political discussions and mutual invitations to public debates.
Mrs Emma Molloy spoke on temperance in Westville Indiana at Cattron Hall as saloon keepers John Kelly and Tom Concannon led a mob. Dr Fravel and Charlie Ruggles were attacked, the marshal fled, and a steam thresher was used to drown the uproar before Molloy finished her remarks. The rioters continued as town officers proved unable to quell the violence.
Joan H. Baxenr authorizes Daniel McDonald Esq and another gentleman to act jointly for her in making similar arrangements for joint discussion in Marshall and Kosciusko Counties. The letter states she authorizes the named gentlemen to act for her in the matter.
Brigham Young is sick and Salt Lake City faces unease over a forecast from an astrologer that he would die on December 7. The rumor prompts concern about his health and the accuracy of the prediction.
Gen. Dix received the Republican renomination for governor at Utica yesterday. The meeting confirmed his candidacy and set the stage for the forthcoming campaign.
The article argues that mixing Peruvian guano with salt benefits farmers not by fixing ammonia but by releasing ammonia from the guano into the soil. It notes that good guano contains little free ammonia and that salt does not fix ammonia. The practice is recommended as advantageous.
The notice from Union and Central Pacific Railroads urges Overland passengers to buy tickets only at official offices due to counterfeit and stolen tickets. It also warns against gambling on trains, directs staff to eject gamblers, and asks travelers to report violations to train crews or the General Superintendent with full details.
Travelers warned they face robbery if they accept invitations from suspicious strangers to roadside saloons where confederates sell drugged liquor. Avoid isolated eateries and only eat at established railroad hotel dining rooms.
John Egbert of Goshen says the Democracy intends to put a cow-bell on Freeman Kelly and turn him loose. He warns pawing and ground tearing likely before October 13.
A nostalgic essay argues that glamorous views of country marriage fade as women shoulder heavy chores and endure limited wardrobe, social life, and daily drudgery. It questions whether romance and buggy rides sustain long terms, urging better partner appreciation in farming life.
A London Daily Telegraph account describes a prize bout in Hanley England between a dwarf known as Brummy and a bull dog named Physic. The fight shows repeated clashes with the dog injuring the man and the man delivering decisive blows in round three as backers cheer and fighters recover between rounds.
Anatr U. Dana writes from Tar O Hat recalling youth memories and reporting on Protestant and Catholic mission work in the South Pacific Islands. She notes a Hatutu school steadying with new workers, local tribal conflicts, and a new trading house bringing a neighbor, a white educated woman. She mentions relatives including Mrs Brannan, John Henry, Rev John Henry, and the San Francisco Bethel church pastor, and awaits letters from home.
The narrator describes a brutal match where a bull dog fights a dwarf, both men suffer gruesome injuries, and spectators revel as blows land from round ten onward. The dwarf finally wins after a brutal knockout blow under the chin, leaving the dog incapacitated and the crowd enthusiastic despite the carnage.
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