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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1871
Page
3
A correspondent describes a mass dosing system in a convalescent camp. Physicians prepared pills potions and powders in classes No 1 No 2 etc. Each morning about nine a.m. surgeons inspected queued patients and issued remedies instanter. Six seven hundred men were treated per call with varied outcomes including recovery death and burial.
The Kansas City Times details a cattle disease sweeping Jackson County with 200 blind cows in Kansas City and dozens more in Independence Westport and along the railroad line. Cows suffer eye swelling and discharge before a white film destroys sight. health remains normal otherwise. Also noted are English remedies for sore nipples, burns cure by egg white applications, a Milwaukee woman’s jaw dislocation, and notes on hay weight and Michigan liquor laws. The report ends with a Victoria sermon timing note and a proposal by the Lower California Company to accept communist prisoners as colonists.
The President suspended Gen Pleasonton from the office of Commissioner of Internal Revenue and appointed Mr Douglass in his place. Pleasonton declined to resign and sent a letter to the President arguing legal questions about powers and urging reconsideration and an Attorney-General opinion.
Society and fashion trends mix with curious local tales. French skin emollients and pink tinted pearls captivate society, while lace mittens and braided sashes return to style. Seasides adore crimson merino petticoats and light pink cameos surrounded by diamonds. Bonnet trims, bright raw silk neckties, and large silk parasols signal next season’s look. The Devere Camp reports on a dual baby case with shared organs and distinct uteri, after which the parents carry the remains home. A Virginia pastor anecdote contrasts a donor request with Dr. Dwight’s reputation and a proposed salary rise.
The Shanghai Times correspondent recounts Corean history and outsiders’ views, noting earlier kindness to shipwrecked sailors, a massacre of Christians, and failed expeditions. It discusses American minister Loy’s mission to open trade and protect shipwrecked mariners, with Chinese cooperation reluctant andRoze’s 1866 French expedition.
The Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad is praised for humanitarian passenger service to emigrants heading northwest. It runs about 1,500 miles of track from Chicago, Detroit, and Milwaukee, linking to the Missouri River and toward the Pacific. Prospective westward travelers are directed to General Eastern Agent Joseph W. Prince at 319 Broadway New York for full information and liberal ticket terms.
Buyers return from Europe predict next season features neutral tints, dark-cloth colors, and expansive blacks with mourning influence. New fabrics like faille cashmere promise graceful drape for over-dresses and mantles. Also included are bold checks, but solid colors favorited abroad. A man in the Jacksonville Insane Asylum was declared incurable then returned home, where a moment of recognition revived him. A San Francisco dispatch condemns General Stoneman's campaign against the Apaches. Advertisements promote Warner's Virucar Birrens for digestion and health, plus Hazard & Caswell's cod liver oil praised as pure and effective.
An 19th century notice urges immediate check for cramps stomach pains and dysentery with Joan-SONs ANODYNE Dirwarenr as the best remedy. It warns against purgatives that gripe and gut the system and praises Parson's Purcative Pits as free from impurity and mild yet effective.
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