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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1880
Page
6
The article argues women historically ruled the kitchen but modern invention shifts fire and washing to new devices. It notes steam and the sewing machine, praises women’s wit in progress, contrasts factory neglect and dirt with women’s skill, and urges men to open doors for women’s equal knowledge and skill.
A six year tale shows a young New Orleans merchant ruined by gambling lottery schemes. He won $20,000 then spent lavishly, fell into loss and debt, bought more tickets, and died by suicide after three blanks. The piece warns of widespread scams from combination companies to small prize shops preying on youth and the poor, urging readers to resist such temptations and remember no one gains from nothing.
The article praises the pot au feu as a symbol of continental Europe’s economical cooking. It describes a constantly simmering iron pot collecting leftovers into a nourishing meal, noting French households use bones, meat scraps, and seasonings to feed families while Americans waste food.
Sergeant O Keefe returns from an ascent attempt to Pike's Peak claiming baffling obstacles and a storm driven deer herd. He killed seventeen deer with a 32 caliber revolver, tied tails to a mule, lost the mule in a ravine, fought snow drifts twenty eight feet high, and escaped six mountain lions before reaching the Signal Office at eight o clock.
A Nation correspondent cites the Encyclopedia Britannica on global sustenance from American resources and argues the United States with its arable land could support a world population around 1900 figures. It notes rates since 1790 show doubling every 25 years but predicts slower growth and postponed food pressure.
The piece notes postal errors from forgetfulness and outdated stamps, then discusses Chinese male migration and interracial marriages in New York. It cites about 3000 Chinese men with white wives, their regional spouses, and a Chinaman at 45 Mott Street with three children.
A compilation of quotes denouncing infidelity and lotteries with commentary from The New York Tribune and The New Haven Register. It cites Ingersoll on biblical literalism, lotteries as fraud, and advises silence about personal troubles.
An old advertisment touts Ayer's Har Vigor as a harmless yet effective dressing for preserving hair. It claims to restore gloss and youth to faded or gray hair, produce rich brown or deep black, thicken thin hair, and even cure baldness where glands are not decayed.
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