Multiple Fatal Accidents Reported Across Ohio and Indiana
A string of deadly mishaps unfolds from Ohio and Indiana. An engineer dies after mill machinery entangles him near Xeni Ohio. a Dayton and Michigan Railroad wood train strikes cattle near Tima Ohio, killing two and injuring six. A tree crushes a worker near Delphos Ohio. A Clifton Ohio girl dies at school from a ball accident. A child in Staunton Indiana dies after throwing powder into a fire. Detroit physician E W H Drake dies after being struck by an engine in Ypsilanti. A Smithville Ohio carriage crash injures Mrs Bowman's party. A revolver incident in Victory Michigan wounds a brother. a Jackson Indiana digger dies after head injury from falling brick. An Ada Ohio man is crushed under a house frame being raised. Indianapolis brakeman Simon Richter dies after fall on a railroad bridge. The passage ends with a moralizing note about rumor and confidences.
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Dayton & Michigan
Tima
Ohio
UA Toh Potaeh
Delphos
Laura Collins
Clifton
Young Reffoth
Staunton
Ind
E. W H. Drake
Detroit
Ypsilanti
Simon Bowman
Church
Smithville
Julius Walrol
Jackson
Hugh McElroy
Ada
Blab Number One And Its Consequences
A verbose critique of gossip mongers, focusing on a perpetual talker who cannot guard secrets. It portrays his vanity, scheming ways, and urge to report others' acts with showy wit, followed by the spread of harm through blab number two who worsens rumors about a naïve youth.
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Brown
Smith
Alepf
Neng
Wrecking on the Bahamas and shipwreck excitement
A Harper’s piece notes wrecking as a Bahamian business once lucrative but waning due to vigilance by insurers and new lighthouses. News of a Spanish vessel wreck near Lavadeiros Shoal sparks crowd activity in Nassau as wreck goods are readied for auction, while Bahama life and economy are teased by the event.
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Harper's Magasins
Bahamas
Nassau
Ttle
Bahama
Lavadeiros
Keelson
Havana
Plant Life in Winter: Evergreens Keep Foliage
Winter plant activity extends beyond cryptogams as evergreens ripen seeds and maintain sap flow. Pine bark warmth sustains circulation, while some northern evergreens show true leaves year round. Winter leaves are small, compressed buds, not full foliage, revealing enduring plant activity even in cold.
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Nichol
Abnormal Appetites and Medical Cures From Old Texts
Abbreviated medical notes discuss a Paris hospital report on foreign bodies in digestion and bizarre self-harm cases, including a maniac who swallowed tobacco decoctions and gunpowder, a juggler swallowing a saber, a sailor swallowing a knife, and needles from a hysterical woman. Practical cautions cover trichina prevention and ammonia effects on flowers, plus general first aid tips and poisoning remedies.
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Societe de Medecine of
Paris
Gazette Des Hospitauz
M. Lucier
M. Peter
Charite Hospital
M. Rengtet
M. Maisonneuve
M. Forget
L Gallard
M. Durozier
Hotel Dieu
Anns
Prospects for Butter and Cheese Winter Butter
Winter butter scarcity is foreseen across the West due to drought and prior milking losses. Prices for top butter and cheese rise with December 1872–1873 comparisons showing higher values. strong demand may push tub butter to fifty cents per pound. Efficiency hinges on cows, feed, shelter, and quality aroma.
Butter making tips from Western Zurat era
Advice on keeping milk-room temperature uniform between 65 and 00 degrees, avoiding bitterness, and ensuring color in summer butter. Recommends carrots in feed to enhance color, and pulped orange water to deepen color if needed. Advises against washing butter mugs when churning in winter to preserve aroma and prevent taint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annotto
Tennessee Father Recalled Year Old Candy Pull Abduction
A Tennessee father barred his young daughter from a candy-pull nineteen years ago, she vanished, and recently returned. She allegedly lifted eleven children from a wagon, entered the house, and calmly removed her belongings as if she had not been gone.
Dr Wishart Remedies Promised For Cold and Worms
A historical ad advises not neglectting a cold or cough and recommends Dr Wishart Pine Tree Tar Cordial available from druggists, plus Dr Wishart Worm Drops hailed as the best remedy for worms.
Silver Tipped Booth and Shoes Hit Mass Market
Across the land the celebrated silver tipped Booth and Shoes are sold by the million as parents praise their longevity. They last twice as long as regular shoes and are available at all dealers.
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Toroucn
Local Cure Claims Dyspepsia Relief in Nattox Mass
In Nattox Massachusetts on June 1 1872 J W Carter writes Mx TR Stevens praising VEGETINE for dyspepsia after two specimens, credited to Rev E Best of Nattox who advised the remedy. The letter states the writer feels like a new man.
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Nattox
Mass
Stevens
Best
Thia Place
JW. Oarter
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