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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1871
Page
2
A vivid riverfront ballad evokes Indiana river life with ships and sailors moving along the water on busy market days. The speaker envisions wharves, buoys, and the calling of deckhands as a ship sails by, dreaming of distant seas and the promise of voyage.
In a sunlit summer estate, old Mr. Ovington drafts a new will aided by Dr. Prindle while John Grapley schemes to suppress it. A wily crow named Martin witnesses key moments as the document shifts hands, revealing a final testament favoring Alice and George over Grapley and sealing the fates of all involved.
A New York correspondent notes Sunday church attendance varies by church. Dr Ormiston would fill his house after dinner, while Trinity and Collegiate churches draw small crowds despite full choral services. Dr Prentice and St Thomas’s boast grand settings yet sparse afternoon turnouts.
A two way reading shows a sentence can depict a very bad man or a very good man depending on punctuation. The piece then surveys coin fineness worldwide, citing 1867 Paris meets, and notes Mexican new gold pieces and a Japanese coin with low fineness. It also mentions an 1870 Mexican peso coin and Maximilian era coins. A sun explosion report, a London court alibi tale, and Los Angeles grand jury indictments for the Chinese massacre close the selection.
New York swindlers push a bogus scheme selling counterfeit bills at low prices. Buyers receive boxes with iron pieces and sawdust while a circular warns police on the trail and to stay silent. It’s a deceptive tactic to keep victims quiet as the con artists lure new targets.
The Saratogian records the rise and tragedy of Bedford Jackson a Troy dairy laborer who saved eleven to twelve thousand dollars then bought land in Stillwater and became a farmer. After a series of deaths and a remarriage his wife inherited his hard earned property and later died leaving the daughter in straitened circumstances while another child gains from the estate.
A Western newspaper notes a suicide by gun, describing the act with stark detail and noting the deceased’s unhappiness and poverty. The report centers on the method and immediate implications, reflecting local bleak conditions and personal despair.
The Secretary of the Treasury urges gradual tax reductions while preserving the fifty million annual debt payments and sinking fund. He argues large revenues exist but should not impair public credit, proposes trimming internal revenue and customs, and outlines receipts and expenditures for 1871 with a remaining balance for debt service. The Navy and Army sections report on ships, deployments, desertions, and staffing, along with New York election results and public health concerns.
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