23 Oct 1874
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Newspaper
Hamilton Examiner
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1874
Page
1
Fragment from a period piece presents Confucius tales to illustrate his beliefs and manners. It covers cosmogony, daily habits, modest dress, and fables about virtue, ethics, and social behavior with light satirical tone. The text includes quips about meals, power, state formation, and misread robe labels.
Telegraph reports the coroner's jury returned a verdict of cause of death with no blame assigned to owners of the mill or railroad for lacking proper fire safety. The piece laments a whitewashed finding, noting many lives lost from fire and failed escapes. It also mentions Sartford Journal and includes unrelated references to Corvizo Bers and a Detroit steer kill.
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from bygone days includes a Missouri tale of eye punching at a picnic, a sharp quip about a traveler and a dog, an account of a drunken kiss to a mother-in-law, and a colored preacher’s muddled miracle. It also notes theatrical gossip about P T Barnum’s marriages, Josh Billings on generosity, Yale’s Pierson statue in a red flannel shirt, and other wry vignettes from newspapers like the Boston Post and Indianapolis Star.
A quotation from Bancroft in the tenth volume of History of the United States extols the Mississippi as the guardian and pledge of unity. It argues the river connects eastern lands to the Pacific, unites diverse peoples, and fosters republican growth, trade, and interstate bonds across the continent.
Ancient timber described as possibly the oldest used by humans lies in Egyptian temples. Tamarisk or shittem wood formed hourglass-shaped ties fit into stone blocks, locking stones for millennia. Dovetailed ties remain sound. bronze substitutes would have caused greater temple destruction.
On November first the Hoosac tunnel will open with elaborate ceremonies after fifteen years of work and a twelve million dollar cost. Massachusetts business leaders debate how best to capitalize the new route, seeking a direct railroad to the West and grain trade while cautioning Boston against overreaching New York. The piece argues New York has little to fear, but regional commerce could gain from expanded Atlantic suburbs.
Ohio hosts over 1000 Granges with 75000 members while a Confederate ex-postmaster general runs for Congress in Texas. A million dollar San Francisco mortgage is recorded, and Catholic clergy face confinement in Germany. Dartmouth student supports himself as barber. New York oyster openings amount to millions daily. Georgia leans Democratic. Latour d Auvergne relics spark roll call lore. Other notes cover historic figures, Galveston trade, and a Chicago pulpit rumor.
Directory lists county officers with term expirations and deputies, including Judge Court Common Pleas W Gilmore term February 1877, Probate Judge W R Cochran February 1876, Sheriff W N Allen January 1876, and many others with term dates. Council wards show officers and two year or one year terms for 1st and 4th wards and names such as S L Beeler Henry Eger A Benninghoffen John W Sohn Robert Alletatter William Pfau Isaac Graham Frederick Schliep John McKee.
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