12 Jul 1871
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Newspaper
Elyria Lorain Constitutionalist
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1871
Page
1
A serialized tale of love and justice traverses purgatory passion and death as a Paris prisoner recalls a dramatic courtly scene. The report also chronicles heroic Kentucky park ladies battling a large snake, and a broadNear era update on railroad funding and regional civic action.
The article rails against reckless romantic entanglements seen as deadly temptations, cites Halstead’s tragedy and widespread social vices in the United States, and recounts political cronyism, witchcraft rumors, and papal anniversary debates with sharp, era-appropriate commentary.
Lydia Sherman of Derby Connecticut is charged by Connecticut officers with poisoning three husbands and two stepchildren across New Jersey and Connecticut in a series of crimes described as one of the country’s most starting cases. Bodies exhumed show poison in all, with the last burial’s stomach revealing traces. Police purchased poison of an unusual plant-like character, unnamed. The Derby affair prompted exhumations and the press notes a broader criticism of internal revenue law abuses.
A curio from Pall Mall Gazette reports Notre Dame des Victoires unearthed graves with coffins, jewellery, and a severed head amid cadaverous smells. Four priests arrested. Separate items mention Suez Canal’s sand threats and capital speculation, followed by political and social anecdotes from Ohio and Rochester including a dove blessing and a debate on ear rings among children.
A mix of odd health claims and local blurbs. Ten drops of chloroform to cod liver oil are said to be agreeable without health cost. A Hamp shire schoolteacher punishes pupils by eating paper and grasshoppers. A Patagonian ox horn reaches Baltimore, while Derby’s theater and Californian guides are recalled. A Mass banking collapse buries eleven workers, with two dead. A tall tale of Marshal McMahon ends in a police sentence. A dangerous case of child abuse in Indiana prompts state action.
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