11 Feb 1874
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Newspaper
Indiana Messenger
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1874
Page
1
A scanned ad list shows merchants and trades such as jewellers printers tailors and oils. An estate notice requests debtors to settle promptly and creditors to present claims, signed by executor WH Wallach. Also appears a stray cattle section heading Estray Cattle.
A long rambling column critiques swindlers like Murray & Co and Kirkwood & Beach advertising scams, notes multiple alias firms, and warns readers to avoid paying for bogus prizes. It also covers Democratic incidents in Brooklyn, political chaos at primaries, and light social observations on fashion and religion.
In St Joseph Missouri a French carpenter family notes their eleven year old daughter born in Paris and fluent in French German and English. She claimed to see dead relatives and faintly revived in a coffin after being pronounced dead. Her awakening followed a hearse procession and exposure to vinegar baths, after which she recovered and recounts vivid visions seen while supposedly dead.
A breach of promise trial at Liverpool Assizes before Baron Pollock involved a plaintiff aged 82, daughter of the late Mr. Nuttall, and Mr. George Henry Wildes. Damages were awarded 3000 pounds after evidence of engagements and a fixed wedding date followed by a remarriage by the defendant. The case included letters from Wildes confessing love and plans and a subsequent separation due to his remarriage.
A 1749 tale details John Wesley's betrothal to Grace, a widow who later married Methodist preacher John Bennett. Grace alternately desired both men, delaying marriage. The piece also recounts a New Castle incident where a young man climbed a tree to spy on a woman, only to discover his own dog guarding him at dawn. An old seaman closes with a stormy night Bible verse about courage and love.
A tale from the American Messenger recalls a woman who, unable to join a card game, kept silent and prayed. Years later a friend asks if her quiet stance influenced another guest, showing how subtle acts may guide inquirers in church life. The piece urges consistent Christian example.
At St Joseph Missouri a January 13 acetylene lamp explosion killed a mother and infant, roasted the father and eldest daughter as he tried to save them. The 18 year old son saved a sister but both were badly burned. The girl died that morning and the father died later, leaving Mig McGinnis and her infant in critical condition.
The text advises careful use of spectacles at night to avoid eye strain and notes lens care, then shifts to roosters and poultry quirks about feathering, feeding, and behavior. It recalls Chang and Eng Bunker’s family ties, rebellion era loyalties, and a failed draft episode, ending with a note on their fate and escape from service.
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