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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1879
Page
1
A widow Patrie’s cottage and a capricious mill stream set the stage for Luke Derwent and Alice Patrie. Luke’s bravely rescuing Alice from the swollen dam on the rustic bridge wins village praise and approval, uniting two lives amid gossip and affection.
A sermonic collection of Dickens quotes on death and humanity is presented, highlighting scenes of loss from Bleak House, David Copperfield, and other works. The piece frames kindness and compassion as a Christian-like creed, quoting multiple passages alongside a local Sunday School Union notice for June 14 1879 in New Maynville.
Two parts waterlime ground fine and one part white lead ground in oil are mixed with linseed oil to pass a paint mill and tempera to brushability. The recipe claims three times the life of lead paint and lower cost but only suitable for exterior work. The Harvard Medical School bequest of 10000 dollars was declined by the overseers over a condition to admit women. Brother Moody preaches to convicts in a Baltimore penitentiary with many converts. A Philadelphia House of Refuge boy, disobedient, was jailed in a cell during a holiday in the Park and hanged himself due to ill treatment.
A summary of contents from a magazine issue listing articles by Gladstone Buchanan Mivart Morley Price Wood and others. It notes the publication is sold direct by the American Book Exchange at 65 Beekman Street New York for 10 cents per number or one dollar per year postage prepaid.
A Detroiter attending a country party agrees to kiss a farmer’s daughter Emma for fifteen cents to please the host. The kiss backfires as local farmhands ambush him, pelting with stones clubs and potatoes, leaving him bruised and realizing the money was not worth the danger.
The piece reprints a satirical Genesis-like verse on evolution from the London Freeman, contrasting creation and natural selection with figures such as Darwin and Spencer. It also notes medical opinions on diphtheria, a Ponca chief’s court visit, and Nevada Belcher Mine’s planned depth with compressed air machinery.
The article asserts nervousness stems from digestion due to a weak stomach and promotes Hop Bitters as a remedy to strengthen the stomach purify the blood and keep liver and kidneys active to remove poisons and waste.
Reports from Geneva to New Albany outline a liquor seller in Geneva facing legal trouble and arson threats to his home, a Quaker funeral sermon leading to arrest in Rockville, a rash of burglaries in North Vernon with residents arming for safety, and court actions in Indianapolis and nearby towns including estate finances and a fatal tollgate accident.
Wheat looks fine and with no incidents a good crop is expected. Oats will be short due to lack of rain through May. Grass should be average. Farmers have planted corn multiple times and may lack a good stand. recent rains help corn growth. Preaching by Brother Bray occurred Saturday and Sunday. Sunday School is healthy. Merchants report good business. Miss Nannie Utterback and Miss Pickett work on dressmaking with Nannie. Mrs Lizzie Drake has taken to farming. Health in the township is good. Friday’s hail was heavy and widespread.
Niagara Falls witnessed another fatal plunge as Pie Walker, famed for rescuing others, was swept over the American cataract before a crowd of excursionists. Drunkenness blamed. Walker reportedly drank after leaving PortsDay and attempted to reach Goat Island.
An 1878 advertisement touts Allan's Anti Fat as a vegetarian remedy that reduces weight rapidly, claims 2 to 5 pounds per week, and treats dyspepsia and rheumatism. The Boston notice cites a seven pound loss in three weeks and lists Botanic Medicine Co. Buffalo as the maker with wholesale druggists named.
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