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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1880
Page
1
Dr Bartleson narrows into a mine near Sorocco to explore a reopened shaft. A six foot rattlesnake with nineteen rattles springs. He dispatches it with a rock and revolver after a tense escape from the chamber.
A fort near San Francisco conducted a grand artillery drill with four 425 ton guns. Shells of 250 pounds flew toward a rock four hundred yards offshore as the crew watched at close range. The test showed strong fire and accuracy until a premature shell explosion interrupted the second round.
An Indian mother and her seven year old son wander toward a camp along Lake Erie. Seeking wild grapes, the mother climbs a steep edge while the wind rises and the boy searches the beach. The bank gives way and both are swept by waves. the boy clings to a tree, calls for help, and drowns when the earth fails. The mother waits, then is unable to save him and jumps down in despair, though the boy is last heard crying for help. The vegetable market here is well supplied.
The 1878 79 U S wheat crop was the second largest on record with 422 122 000 bushels. Exports rose sharply with France absorbing 42 147 000 bushels while Great Britain received a similar level to 1878. The piece notes rising domestic use and a future role as world granary amid Anglo Scandinavian investment and western settlement. It also briefly recounts a Missouri Illinois railroad anecdote and two missing person incidents on lakes and rivers.
An advertisement proclaims Wei De Meyer's Catarrh Cure a constitutional antidote delivered by absorption. It claims to be the most important discovery since vaccination, promising relief for catarrh at any stage before consumption sets in, and asserts other remedies only relieve symptoms.
The article claims Standard Oil agents have quietly bought over 40,000 acres in Minnesota for wheat, with plans to acquire up to 1,000,000 acres in the West. It alleges massive rebates from railroads finance the land grab and foresees monopoly control of the wheat market and railroads. It also recounts a separate tale of a crow named Jim that became a sailing mascot after an inland mishap.
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