20 Aug 1874
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Newspaper
Hamilton Examiner
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1874
Page
3
A collection of humorous exchanges and comic vignettes featuring a range of characters. From a wife-to-be negotiating bread and water to a Doctor joking about churches and navies, plus a wary clergyman and a boastful squire. The piece ends with Hank Monk’s stage line and a comical trunk tale in Nevada.
The article presents global counts by race and language, noting 1.3 billion people total with 360 million Caucasian, 100.9 million Ethionican, 450 million Mongolian, 200 million Malay, and 1 million American Indian. It lists 5,044 languages and 1,000 religions, with deaths totaling 91,956 daily and life expectancy about 33 years. Married people live longer, tall individuals longer, women outlive men until age 16, and June and December have peak marriages. Births and deaths mainly occur at night. only one-eighth of the population is able to bear arms.
A crowded Pennsylvania railroad car carries a belle from a wealthy lumber family and a witty resident as a Westward gentleman recounts a tale of a mountain once valued at $10,000, now stumps. He jokes the land’s net produce sits with the drowsy belle, arguing the stump’s value over the timber wealth that funded her upbringing.
A curious science demonstration uses red cabbage juice to show acid and alkali reactions. Five small glasses hold vinegar soda alum and a colorless control. the acid turns red, soda yields green, and the reaction changes with added acid or base. Also reported: lightning struck two Black Lick Station barns, destroying property and horses. A man reflects on courting behavior.
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