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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1872
Page
7
The author discusses bashfulness as an effect of unregretted approbativeness, noting its childhood roots and the shift from awkwardness in crowds to ease with practice. It argues gentle treatment of children, praise for progress, and self-esteem as counterforces, while warning adults that lifelong timidity may persist without effort.
The Gotha Almanac reveals total letters passing world post offices near three billion with per country totals like Great Britain United States France and Switzerland. It notes letter per capita rates and highlights Switzerland’s high relative activity while France remains low.
In Annapolis the trial of Mrs. Wharton ends with a not guilty verdict after the jury deliberates out of sight for several ballots. The court imposed bail for a future indictment and adjourned as Mrs. Wharton leaves with support from her counsel and friends. Sixty six witnesses were summoned, fifty six sworn, with costs around $16 000.
The Secretary of War approves a court martial sentence detailing that Matthews was seized by Captain Scummes and crammed into a box three feet by eighteen inches by eighteen, with planks slammed down and walls driven in. He was kept five days under Captain Semimes, never allowed to leave, and fed through a six inch square hole.
Ovnr Zratous reports that M Thiers faced an attack when a large dog followed him into a National Assembly bureau. An officious clerk struck the dog with a ruler, claiming the animal would not harm the President, while Thiers retorted that the dog belonged to him. Also, Maccx cows sell from 40 to 70 dollars in New York as arrivals meet demand.
The piece argues the newspaper’s reach and influence, noting it records daily life and shapes public opinion. It cites Milton and Carlyle on press freedom, then outlines the editor’s demanding craft needing energy, tact, versatility, memory, imagination, and sound judgment. It invites readers to test the challenge.
The Jews of England are hailed as loyal subjects as the year ends. They prayed for the Prince of Wales in the hours of national peril and saw Sir David Salomon and Mr. Jessel advance Jewish participation in public life. The piece notes prayers in synagogues, Sir Moses Montefiore’s role, and the growing acceptance of Jews as citizens.
A five year old writes about goats cows oxen and a family trip to the fair. The piece ends with a note about selling a goat and going to the circus to see an elephant. The Ontario Legislature has passed a resolution regretting inaction to bring Riel to justice for Thomas Scott's murder in Manitoba.
A Russian nobleman travels with his wife and daughter as wolves menace their carriage. The loyal serf sacrifices himself to slow the pack, allowing escape at a post house. The nobleman erects a pillar bearing the line Greater love hath no man than this that he lay down his life for his friend. In Louisville, medical students react to a smallpox case with mass vaccination.
A young daughter of Mr Eckerle in Louisville Kentucky fell into a kettle of boiling water and became lodged upright in the vessel. The mother was away and did not hear cries for several minutes. The child sat in the kettle nearly dead as the water boiled around its hips and body and cooked flesh to the bone. Recovery seems almost impossible.
A Cannes bound train crossing a bridge over the Paglione river in Nice collapsed into the water. Fourteen people were killed or wounded. A Wyoming female justice of the peace has since fined her husband in court for domestic contempt to raise money.
A collection of tongue twisters and pronunciation challenges from a Richmond Normal School elocution exercise. Included are famous phrases such as Peter Piper and several distorted lines, plus an anecdote about a misdirected dinner guest and a Springfield love tableau.
A dusty 19th century medical snippet discusses bronchitis causes from cold throat catarrh and voice strain, warns of lung spread leading to consumption, and touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure. It also mentions tin lead pipe sales and Brown's Bronchian Troches, plus a feature on general debility and Plantation Brutus as a restorative.
An 19th century health advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as superior protection against the year's morbid elements. It claims the tonic prevents dyspepsia rheumatism liver complaints and fevers by strengthening the system and warns against inferior bulk sales.
Snow at the summit of the Sierra Nevada reaches sixteen feet. Reports cite prevalent whooping cough in nearby towns with no fatalities. An advert touts Johnson's Anopyne Linovenr and a California tonic called Catatonnia Vinecan Brrrers, claiming pure vegetable ingredients deliver anti bilious and nervous benefits without alcohol or narcotics.
A fragment notes numerous pills in the United States, praising Parson’s Port catton Prots as a beneficial anti bilious remedy. It cites Groven P Rowe Co New York and Arthur Heehange as examples of advertising efficiency and agency influence in securing favorable terms for clients with large monthly patronage.
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