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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1871
Page
3
Poem excerpt questions a child’s origins and heavenly gifts. The narrator attributes origins to God, starry eyes, angels, and love, with playful lines about beauty and creation drawn from Good Words for the Young.
The article urges farmers to maintain regular farm accounts to assess costs and yields, arguing this prevents losses from accidents and inefficiencies. It notes fruit growers face high middleman charges and shipping costs, urging careful picking and sorting. It discusses hay timing, cattle eating habits, and proper forage to maximize value.
A Hearth and Home note laments city railroad horses dying young from lack of green forage. It argues horses crave fresh grass in spring and begs stable keepers to provide daily green feed for two to three months or bring grass to the stable when pasturing isn’t possible, to spare horses from privation and premature breakdown.
The July crop outlook covers cotton corn and wheat as released early, with potatoes expected to be near average despite droughts frosts grasshoppers in the east and Colorado bug in the west. Grass and meadows suffer from drought. hay may be produced, Maine hay likely two thirds average, pastures below average in New England and the Middle States but above in the South and West and Oregon. California shows good clover and timothy growth. some pastures may need corn as a supplement. Apple crops are reduced by April May frosts, likely three quarters of average. Peaches could be unusually large in supportive states. Sugar and tobacco not mentioned.
A early 19th century Albany bank, then led by thirteen dignitaries, issued its first circulating notes. A drover sought a loan, and the directors debated paying with currency or gold. A vivid speech warned that sending the new bills west could lead to their loss, and the motion failed as the cash was paid.
The piece recounts Renaudot in Paris pioneering journalism by circulating news sheets to patients and later founding Gazelle de France in 1631. It also notes a destructive Lisbon fire in which several people died.
A Canadian paper retells a Stratford tale of Stirling a traveling English youth who falls for Folsom’s daughter, marries in secrecy, deserts, and returns years later with a child. The husband later inherits a baronetcy, and the Stratford romance becomes a noted line in the Peerage.
The engineers strike drags on with no settlement in sight as masters and men fail to communicate. About 8,000 of nearly 10,000 strikers receive weekly aid from the Nine Hours League, but funds risk depletion. Belgian workers fill some joiner vacancies in Newcastle while most strikers find other work.
A vivid account of the Doctors’ Mob riot in New York in 1788. Medical students at the New York Hospital are accused of graveyard theft and vivisection. The mob storms the hospital, assaults the jail, and faces defense by Hamilton Steuben and Jay. Five rioters die and eight are wounded as forces fire on the mob.
A Phrenological Journal warning advises against drinking iced water in extreme heat. It suggests diluting icy water with ordinary temperature water to reach an October-like temp, warning that very cold drinks can cause dyspepsia congestion or death. A vivid anecdote about a boy illustrates the danger.
The article discusses tannic acid as the anhydrous alcohol of gallic acid and argues the least purified tannic acid may be most valuable. It warns tanners that bark extract exposure to air destroys tanning properties and notes chemists’ view that gallic acid forms, losing coagulating power. It considers preventing this change to enable durable bark extracts.
A man mailed a dollar for a supposed dyspepsia cure and received a slip advising to stop drinking and hoe in the garden. He tried the advice, quit drinking, took up hoeing, and recovered fully, ending in good health.
The piece recounts the birth of the express business led by William F. Harnden in the 1840s with the Boston to New York route. It describes early trials, the carpet bag operation, Brigham and Pullen and Damon as first messengers, expansion to larger vehicles, and the emergence of Adams Express Co and Adams & Co. It notes Harnden’s death, later rivals, and the growth into a major company.
A mixed column echoes Victorian maxims on money love and death with proverbs about prudent spending, quiet weddings and seasonable fashion. Anecdotes remind of human foibles, family life and the value of true friendship, with parables on education restraint and the luck of cheerful content.
A long list of fairs and exhibitions is announced across the United States with openings and commencements in September and October. Notable entries include American Institute Fair in New York, National Swine Exposition at Free ca er, and state fairs in Georgia, Illinois, New York, California, and more, with各secrets cited for each event. A noted marriage quip closes the piece.
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