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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1872
Page
2
A lyrical reminiscence about Artie and beloved birds, recalling a May morning by a locust tree. The verse describes nest life, a shared window moment, and the birds’ music shaping affection as a willow shadows drift over a scene of quiet companionship. The memory ends with Artie sleeping beneath a willow as dew brightens the day.
The piece reflects on welcoming Russian officers at a girls seminary with a French address, while the reply used English. It cites a Washington visit where dignitaries dined aboard and Senator Ramsey allegedly conversed with "barbarians" in Pennsylvania German learned in boyhood, revealing a comical linguistic misfire.
The Land Office Commissioner released a comprehensive statement tracing all railroad land grants to corporations and states, listing acts, dates, and names. Totals show grants by state like Mississippi 2,062,240 acres, Minnesota 9,783,403, and California 3,520,010, with Pacific railroad grants totaling 148,675,166 acres and a grand 437,525,100 acres granted, offset by 8,740,264 reverted to the government. The narrative ends with a Navy anecdote about Commodore Farragut prompting further action.
Mabel Wharton fears a wedding to Paul Montgomery after dreams of her brother George’s murder. Edward Harwell’s prison confession is proven false when a dying gasman Marley names Montgomery as the killer. Montgomery escapes justice by a tricked confession and a poisoned end.
Harwell left town after being hailed as a hero, seeking escape from the uproar. Mabel sought forgiveness for her family’s wrongs and pleaded gracefully. Both young and ardent, they are portrayed as noble and true, with marriage seen as perhaps the best possible outcome despite fate.
A digest of Greeley’s reply to a young Oxford graduate seeking money and guidance. He denounces liberal education without a trade and argues every man should master a profitable business. He praises practical schooling, laments university focus on professions, and urges parents to couple degrees with market skills to ensure livelihood.
A Quincy baker hired a young man to drive a baker cart. Though doubts about honesty existed, his sales tallied with amounts taken. After months, a $500 balance remained as the young man claimed debts were owed by people who lived in a village. When collecting, the baker found the debtors were in the graveyard, as the rascal copied tombstone names to balance accounts.
The New Jersey Legislature proposes to buy the Bergen tunnel for the state. It is a good idea if rival railroads stop quarrelling over right of way and keep passengers moving, not blocked by their obstinacy.
The article cites historians and scientists like Fisher Ames, Edward Everett, Isaac Newton, Oliver Goldsmith, Sir Walter Scott, and others to show that early brilliance is not a prerequisite for greatness. It urges duller youths to persevere, citing teachers who doubted famous minds and how perseverance and self reliance led to lasting achievement.
A Michigan woman abandoned her family and went to Detroit to work as a domestic. After a long search she was found and explained her act as relief from poverty fears. She insists on remaining away, fearing she may squander the family’s property, despite claims of sound mind.
A sketch portrays the famed Canadian Queen's Counsel O'Reilly of Kingston, famed for his McGee murder prosecution. It recalls a country circuit civil suit where, after two days of relentless argument, he urged jurors to “split the difference.” The jury awarded $1000, a verdict the plaintiff still regrets not pursuing to $4000.
A collage of notes on fads and oddities from 19th century life. Items include a wag’s baby jumper ad, Lake Champlain freezing in January, old wives quips, a Sussex county bear shot, a royal tribute tale, a courting proverb, a Chicago sausage joke, and large public notices on salmon, maple sugar, vaccination prices, a graveyard hair thief, and a new railway motor. Also reported are a California grocer stamp issue, a Cincinnati newsboy’s death, Minnesota senate clerk politics, Queen Victoria’s fevered son care, Sag inaw hoop poles, and a dramatic Rocky Mountain glimpse of Henry Lake Montana and river mysteries.
The Chicago Tribune notes a twelve year old canary on South Halstead street that remains spirited despite two years of blindness. The bird navigates by touch, climbs along cage wires, and moves with careful footwork, washing its head without touching its sightless eyes.
A historical note describes Aztec activity in central Arizona, listing ruined sites and old mining camps east of Salinas. It mentions potential temples, raids by ancient Apache ancestors, and traces of gold, silver, and stones including rubies and a pure water diamond valued at 300 to 400 dollars. A search party failed to return.
A Christian World quote extols newspaper graduates as versatile for life. It highlights patience, kindness, and perseverance amid publication obstacles. The text likens a calm temper to Job, goodness to Baxter, and steadfast nerve to the Iron Duke.
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