19 Feb 1881
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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1881
Page
1
In Logansport Indiana this afternoon a violent court disturbance broke out during a minor theft trial. Jacob Harless and Isaac Harless along with John Studebaker led an assault on court officers and witnesses causing injuries before arrest. The three are related to the defendant.
Charles Doriarty, chopping wood alone, was pinned by a twenty inch log for 36 hours. His frozen leg likely requires amputation, but he kept himself alive by nearly cutting through the log with a jack knife. He described intense suffering and continued effort during captivity.
Hetty Harris transforms from lively flirt to sober lover after a sleigh accident leaves Frank Wiseman injured and Hetty realizing true feelings. The piece pairs a sentimental tale with Richard Grant White on how the English letter H is treated in speech and its social implications.
Michigan men proposed a grim safeguard at the burial of Clement W. Pearsall near Birmingham. After a brief grave service, the three Pearsall sons planned to place nitro glycerine around the coffin to deter grave robbers, with two trusted men to handle the explosive and the crowd approving the act.
A Norristown Herald excerpt lampoons Adam for his claimed misdeeds and moralizing tone. The verse mocks idle hotel stays, secretive listening, and drinking, concluding with the claim he was the first great cause of tailors' bills.
A brass plate may be chemically cut by drawing a mark with mercury in nitric acid. The acid attacks copper and mercury amalgamates with zinc, but the line leaves the metal brittle as glass and the mark area may break off.
In the youth of a state arms flourish and in its middle age learning thrives. Together they advance for a time, then in declining age mechanics and commerce rise.
N S Shaler assesses American precious metal mining, predicting rapid growth this century. Silver production may rise for years if demand keeps pace, while gold yields could extend to new fields with steadier output. North and South America poised as major future producers with vast silver stores.
The piece traces early Sunday school origins starting with Bishop Asbury in 1786 and Raikes plans, notes Philadelphia’s 1780s organizations, Katy Ferguson’s Providence effort in 1798, and Pittsburgh’s 1809 church link. It contrasts early teacher quality and literacy with today’s scale of 250000 teachers and 3,000,000 pupils.
A Democrat investigation in New Orleans targets a man who left for Havana and buys defaced silver half-dimes with holes, reselling them at a 40 percent discount and shipping them back to the city via a local correspondent. The note closes with a literary aside about beans versus sugar plums.
A nostalgic poem recalls a deserted country road by a gray mill and river. It evokes a mossy well, a ruined gate, and a garden with fading relics as silence and memory linger. The verse closes with a credit to Kittie Knox.
Loss of appetite often accompanies fevers and debility and is common in worry and excess alcohol use. Smoking opium and alcohol dull appetite, while lack of outdoor activity and irregular meals worsen it. Regular meals and timely eating help, and snacking between meals spoils appetite.
An early Dickens letter to Cattermole outlines an illustration for Little Nell lying dead in a winter room. He urges setting with holly by the bed, a quiet peaceful repose, and a later image of the old man waiting at the grave with Nell’s belongings nearby.
The Concord Monitor notes aging and a changed appearance of Jim from the Army of the Potomac. It remarks that three hundred thousand habitual drunkards keep the phrase We won t go home till morning alive in the United States, via Burlington Hawkeye.
A Correctionville farmer tried to cheat a Sioux City grain dealer by stepping off scales during a corn sale and later unloading. The dealer paid him at full weight and price, catching the deception. The farmer admitted the cheat and改 his conduct, saying he would not stand on the scales in future markets.
A partially intoxicated sailor appeared before Justice Wandell in the Yorkville Police Court. The exchange over liquor led to humor as the judge claimed never to have tasted liquor while the sailor hinted at more fun ahead. The sailor was discharged after the brief hearing.
An elderly woman near Milwaukee embodies charity and gentleness as she shares solace with a grieving wife. She recalls a deceased husband described as unkind yet dead, and notes his prying nature while urging compassion to comfort the widow's lingering bridal dreams.
The King of Burham orders an immense cradle for his child costing two lace rupees about $50,000. Framed in mango wood and clad with sheet gold, it features ornate gold work with diamonds rubies sapphires emeralds and other stones. A gold wire cord supports the cradle and the cushion is embroidered green velvet. The infant’s wardrobe totals five thousand rupees.
Fifty years ago a man made fourteen pins per minute and repaired bent ones. Today production climbs to fourteen thousand pins per minute and waste rises with careless use. Europe yields about eight million pins daily and the United States about fifty one million, suggesting a global daily loss near one hundred thirty one million pins.
Missouri reports 1 500 acres of vineyards yielding 500 000 gallons of wine last year Sandusky Ohio and nearby areas 4 000 acres producing 16 000 000 pounds of fruit California shows 60 000 acres of grapes valued at about 30 000 000 dollars including land
A stranger enters with a self described joke about paragraphing. Readers judge the parable as lacking sense or point and label the piece as idiocy. The visitor claims to have read local paragraphing for some time and assumes it is preferred.
A revivalist in a Colorado mining camp circulated a tale that a rival camp’s preacher had converted twice as many. In two hours every man in the camp came forward to join the church, as locals refused to be outdone by “up guidh fellows.”
Miss Jonnie Smith of Dayton Ohio described a dramatic recovery after weeks of paralysis from a spasmodic twitch. In March 1879 she prayed with friends at Ocean Grove New Jersey and was suddenly healed, walking again the next day and remaining well in the following years.
A 1981 special edition from the Boston Grong proclaims one hundred years ahead reporting with talkogram Photophone news and mid air accidents. It notes Hiram Grant’s bay mare Broad 8 trotting a mile in 1.571 and invites readers to secure the edition from A Vogeler & Co Baltimore for five cents.
Excerpt recalls a scene of confession where a man vows to marry Sallie despite obstacles. Sallie jokes about flirting with several eligible suitors before realizing the vow’s seriousness. The dialogue captures social etiquette and romantic tension in a Galveston setting.
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