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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1872
Page
2
A stream of fragmented lines evokes dreamlike imagery and obscure references. The piece shifts between odd spellings and garbled phrases, hinting at a surreal meditation on memory, aging, and beauty within a distant galaxy frame.
Describes portable water venders using porous clay jars to chill water by evaporation, their methods in Spain and America, and the street vendors who fetch a price with quick service and a ready tumbler. The piece notes the drink’s perceived healthfulness and temperance virtue.
A Michigan woman left her cheerful home with a kind husband and three children to work as a domestic in Detroit. She explained her act as a plan to prevent poverty from her extravagance, insisting she is of sound mind. She was persuaded to return home but fears willful squandering of family wealth and refuses to rejoin.
A correspondent argues against the belief that long-established local firms do not need advertising. He notes population growth of about forty percent every decade and says constant public visibility prevents new rivals from overtaking older businesses. The piece also mentions strengthening fortifications on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
In Saarbrucken a zealous student Emile Lancelot plans to marry his cousin Florie while Rosette prepares for a match with the Montfort Count. Emile prizes simple forget-me-nots over diamonds, contemplates leaving for fortune, and is brought back by family intrigue and a ball that reveals true affection and restraint. The tale ends with Emile’s resolve and the couples’ eventual marriage as diamonds are tucked away.
A London observer notes early training for circus performers in England with child prodigies like a one year old boy in Astley’s act. Many aging stars remain active, from Joy Wallet to Okt Orde and Batty. Earning examples show horse riding as lucrative, with general workers at 25 to 50 dollars weekly, stars near 100, or 250 for top acts, and Robinson earning 300 weekly year round. American star Amanders reportedly took a large share of Cooke’s receipts at Vauxhall, averaging over 300 weekly.
The Spanish fleet bombards forts on Gilolo in the Malay Islands to curb piracy, citing a 1868 treaty clause allowing action in Chinese waters. The move follows a long-standing regional piracy issue and the 1870 understanding among powers on piracy suppression. The text also includes a verse urging moral virtue.
A Washington correspondent previews the Education Commissioner report, highlighting vast illiteracy totals from the 1870 census. Native and foreign origins, race, and geography show striking disparities, with 5.66 million adults unable to read or write. The analysis notes regional patterns, sex differences, and implications for policy. The piece urges Congress to fund broad publication of the report and suggests selling the copyright to ensure low prices.
An English periodical discusses Mosher Shipton’s 1488 prophecy claiming events through 1881, noting outrageous predictions. It then reports Canada’s copyright and tariff quirk exploited by a publisher who stereotyped pages in Canada and printed them in New York, exporting to Canada as a US reprint.
Curated miscellany blends proverbs, fashion gossips, curiosities, and brief anecdotes. From a Bantam fowl origin tale to a London style quip about brides, the column strings humorous vignettes, quirks of language, and distant happenings across Indiana to Calcutta.
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