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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1879
Page
7
The brain governs mind function and aging alters mental activity. Age shrinks brain tissue and slows thought, yet memory changes are most pronounced with memory lapses contrasted by vivid pasts. Early habits reappear. cultivate mental activity throughout life to avoid imbecility.
An excerpt discusses American gun laws and pistol culture, noting how pistols color social conduct from taverns to business, with criticism of crime reports. It also includes a mentorlike essay urging boys to follow their inclinations in choosing careers while stressing honesty and diligence.
A Cleveland Voice piece extols a charming, graceful woman whose mere presence brightens home life. It praises her effortless influence, likening her to an aurora with a human face and noting how she inspires happiness without disruption. The essay muses on poetic imagination needing substance.
A Boston Commercial tale recalls the bank president nicknamed Old Nails. A church brother’s forged note was extended, paid later, and a searing letter to a rival bank implied the First Church would cover a forgery. The incident stirs town and church reputations.
In Rock Springs a Chinaman boarded a emigrant train and asked for a paper. He cannot read. he says all Chinese like to catch news to make cigarette paper. The conductor quips that Chinamen would need months of cast iron to read such a paper.
An article recalls Mrs Julia Johnson of Rochester who split wood with an axe. A misstrike fractured a piece, trapped her fingers, and severed one finger when a subsequent blow cut it off. She freed herself with help, blood streaming, after the axe freed her hand.
A historic mystery reappears as claims arise that Major Andre’s grave at Westminster Abbey does not hold his remains. John Shreve’s eyewitness account asserts Andre’s body was sent to New York and that someone else lies beneath the gallows site.
Mr Andrew Wilson calculates honey production by bees with 125 clover heads yielding one gram of sugar and 125000 heads yielding one kilogram. He estimates 7,000,000 florets needed for 2 1 5 pounds sugar and 72 percent sugar in honey equals 2590000 visits per pound. A store incident follows with a bashful misidentification of a husband.
A court inquiry probes whether Mr. Jones saw the editor of the Auger of Freedom intoxicated. Jones clarifies he only observed the editor frequently flurried, claiming he would attempt to cut out copy with the sufferers.
Partially readable column offers recipes for pressed beef using lean cuts and gelatine, plus notes on old nails terms fourpenny to tenpenny. It mentions a pigeon roost in Indiana, California grapes, and wine blends, then promotes Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with testimonials and prices.
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