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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1871
Page
7
A poem recounts Arcaiden's sorrow as she writes a single name and then erases it, fearing pride and pain. The lover asks if a safe place exists anywhere to keep faith, while the divine voice replies that trust in love’s name is vain and must endure forever.
Practical guidance for horse care, stables, and animal husbandry featuring treatments for cracked hooves, harness cleanliness, shoeing, and protective gear. Advice covers pasture weed control, dairy cattle fodder, horse flies, sheep watering, lamb weaning, pig feeding, and pasture renewal strategies for the month.
Manure may be drawn out and spread on pastures and meadows or grass land for corn next spring. Farmers fear sun will evaporate ammonia, though free ammonia is rare. Spread manure at once and break up all lamps. Root crops should be hoed and thinned. many leave plants too thick. White turnips and ruta bagas may be sown anytime this month on good land.
An 1870s London article details annual street dangers and deaths from unarmed walkers versus vehicles. It cites 2,043 injuries or deaths outside the city, with 124 killed and 1,919 wounded, noting carts driven by tradesmen’s boys cause a third of accidents. It urges action to curb the havoc and compares to wartime casualty fears.
The Wavy Register outlines 179 US Navy vessels in 1871 with 51 iron clads and a breakdown by class from first to fifth rate, noting limited active ships and many laid up at navy yards. It also profiles Col Joseph W Prince, Milwaukee & St Paul agent, as a Western land locator offering free information from 319 Broadway, New York.
A humorous tale traces Robinson Crusoe’s lifelong urge for the sea from infancy and his father’s warnings in a crowding stream of whimsical anecdotes. It recounts his early mispronunciation of C and C sharp cries, his canal bridge daydreams, altercations with his brothers, and adventures that lead to his eventual shipwreck and rescue.
A piece titled A Chinese Letter notes gradual progress among Chinese learners and highlights a Sunday school pupil Choy Awah in Washington who translated a well known parable from Matthew chapter twenty five. The tale is retold with errors reflecting the learner's stage and includes tense phrases about ten girls, lanterns, oil, and a late arriving groom. The contrasting clear and unclear language illustrates educational efforts and linguistic challenges.
The article argues a plate of ice cream taken slowly at table is a safer thirst quencher than ice water. It claims ice cream stimulates and nourishes while cooling, but warns against rapid eating after meals as it may chill the stomach and hinder digestion, especially in feeble persons.
A Hearth and Home article explains using waxed cotton coverings on wide mouth jars to create air tight seals for canning fruit. It details cloth prep, wax preparation, jar filling, and double covering. adds jam, marmalade, and jelly variations and notes efficiency tips for large quantities.
A seasoned culturist details method to extract trout eggs and milt. It describes catching female trout, rubbing the abdomen to release spawn, then gathering eggs into shallow vessels. Male milt is applied to eggs, with impregnation noted to require multiple males and hours of handling.
A discreet young Boston clergyman sailing when two unfamiliar women in a dory waved handkerchiefs. He sailed away but later learned the ladies were exhausted and seeking assistance.
The Rev Punshonto member of the Synod of Toronto argues marriage with a deceased wife's sister can be Scripturally lawful. He cites Leviticus Deuteronomy Romans and asserts bigamy objections fail, claiming death does not sever familial bonds and liberty to wed.
A Philadelphia Press correspondent urges travelers to consider Europe for a year by living there rather than merely touring. He notes many families with $3,000 annual incomes could enjoy extended stays if living costs were clearer, citing the appeal of ruins, buildings, and beauty with affordable daily living. Another reader describes affordable London housing near Russell Square, saying four rooms and meals cost less per week than his Philadelphia bachelor room.
The article lists twenty stages in stocking production from spinning yarn to boxing and casing. It notes the common belief that manufacturers make only about ten cents profit per dozen, while highlighting the many steps involved in bringing a sock to sale and the complexity of the process.
A Syrian convert to Christianity recounts a tale in which an employer urges rest on Sunday, the worker declines, and a master cites scripture about rescuing an animal from a pit. The story concludes with a pointed moral about recurring issues and practical duty.
A long Riverside style miscellany with snippets on railroads, pigs dying, sermons, watches, Chicago river baths, Munich gymnastics, Freemasons expelled, stockyards cattle hogs and sheep totals, clothing balls, croquet clubs, and sly social musings. It notes stark one liners and humorous observations across subjects and regions.
Mr Crittenden Hallock of Richland Louisiana drowned with his two sisters in Beenff river near Girard when a carriage on a ferry flat slid into the water. Hallock freed his sisters but all three perished in the deep current, bodies recovered about half an hour later.
Chief Savage of Boston invited the city’s noted gambling house proprietors to his office. He expressed doubt about raid tactics, urged closing shops and quitting the business, and promised to use all means to aid the effort. Reportedly, no gambling houses were open the following evening.
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