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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1880
Page
6
The item surveys a mix of moral maxims, social curiosities, and brief anecdotes. It notes Brigham Young’s estate, a Chicago door order, and a steam dredger for oysters in New Haven. It blends proverbs, literary quips, and short vignettes with occasional local details.
Estimates from the California Vinicultural Society peg 60 000 vineyard acres with about 45 000 vines, likely to rise by as many in a decade. State vineyard investments reach 30 million dollars. grape production is deemed a growing industry. Also notes fashion hats at Frank A. Hayes Trade Emporium and a skin salve product sold by Jerome Allen, plus cheap hack fare critique and poultry stock listings.
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a universal cough and lung remedy. It cites over one million bottles used in the past year and promises cure for throat and lung ailments with trial bottles at ten cents and regular bottles at one dollar.
A historical OCR list traces early steam engines and machines from 1736 through 1841 including Newcomen-type engines, Evans high pressure steam, steamships, the Erie Canal, telegraph lines, and the rise of industrial tools. It notes key figures like Oliver Evans James Rumsey and Henry Burden, and ends with reflections on modesty and female virtue as a moral aside.
Contemplative note on a baby and memory from a Chicago Journal fragment. The excerpt links Mark Twain quotes to personal reflection, suggesting a sense of significance and carryable meaning from infancy.
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