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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1872
Page
3
The article surveys Gibraltar's impregnable defenses, describing galleries drilled through the rock, embrasures with heavy guns, and powder magazines. It notes two lines of sentry-boxes marking British and Spanish boundaries, with ongoing fortification work and gun placements shaping the bay and strait defenses.
The piece argues that forcing civilization on Indians weakens their identity and that the wild, untutored native leaders such as Tecumseh Osceola Red Jacket Logan Red Cloud and Su-tan-ta surpass educated Native eloquence. It contends that civilization erodes rather than strengthens the Indian, suggesting inevitable decline.
A boy about eleven year’s old crawled along a roof to clear a water pipe obstruction in San Francisco. He hung forty feet above the street by his hands as two men on the roof attempted aid. One man grabbed a rope but the boy let go and fell, then another man reached through the porch and saved him, delivering him to his mother.
The piece argues that hurry harms judgment while despatch shows strength. A weak official is like a caged squirrel, constantly busy yet unproductive, talking much but achieving little. He runs many tasks, yet none gain real traction or results.
Henry Wanp Bruza writes in the Christian Union about the weekly newspaper as a social and moral beacon. He compares readers to travelers, editors to testers, and exchange lists to diverse opinions that strengthen truth through discussion.
The San Diego Union describes a New Year custom among Indies in the city. Couples pair by drawing names from hats, pledging mutual escort and companionship for the year. The arrangement can be dissolved by mutual consent and aims to avoid lacking partners at balls and events.
The San Francisco Herald calls for additional railroads across the continent citing Union Pacific delays and freight backlogs. Goods from New York and other Eastern cities have been in transit over sixty days with scant information on many shipments. Winter shortages, snowbound trains, and Missouri crossing blockages hinder upcountry movement, underscoring rising business and the need for more lines.
The German Empire established January 18 1871. It is a confederation of twenty five states including four kingdoms and three republics. Population around forty million with Prussia by far the largest state. Geographic area and comparisons to Russia Austria France Britain and Italy noted.
The Britannia endured a brutal thirty-two day Atlantic crossing from Glasgow to New York during a severe two month storm season. Sailors battled hurricanes and heavy seas, two life-boats were stove in, sails torn, supplies ran low, and passengers fled by terror as engines labored at half speed. After reaching Halifax for coal, the vessel faced five more days of rough weather before anchoring in New York.
A humorous critique of the two eyed star-gazer fish describing its comical, exaggerated behavior. The piece notes their habit of leaping on mud and surf, peering skyward with googly eyes, then retreating to the sea as beachgoers watch.
The piece relays M D Conway's view that the heir apparent is educated with humor and not a drunkard, remarking he believes he will never sit on the throne and seems unfazed by the idea. The writer questions if Conway suggests monarchy's abolition, calling it a remarkable opinion for a prince.
In Europe a single good crop may occur once in ten years with several poor vintages, while California shows far less quality variation and maintains yields. Dry weather reduces weeds, concentrates soil nutrients on vines, lowers per acre costs, and allows grapes to ripen on the stem without frost risk, yielding earlier, sweeter fruit with fuller flavor.
The New York Commissioners of Fisheries outline timing and methods for delivering stocked fish and spawn. Seth Green notes October spawn shipments for impregnation, February transport for young white fish, and winter deliveries of salmon trout and various bass and catfish. canisters and milk cans used for transport. Stocking near lake heads, in rocky or muddy bottoms, with night deposition to reduce predation and ensure survival.
A reflective piece on creation and memory, contrasting external sights with inner dialogue. It argues thought turns scattered beauties into organized ideas, merging facts with meaning to birth new concepts. The text frames memory as soil, ideas as offspring, and simile as the fusion of two thoughts.
A polemic urges workers to cut expenses and live within income. It argues many laborers struggle after rent and bills, facing debt, with scant funds left weekly. The piece insists self denial, frugality, and budgeting are essential to avoid charity, urging workers to reduce consumption and adopt iron will.
In Cincinnati two sisters shared a sleeping room and stored forty eight dollars in a muff. While they slept a thief hid under the bed and stole the money a sable fur set and jewelry worth about seventy five dollars. He fled as the sisters awoke and heard a man laugh recalling the supposed spirit.
Scrivener's February issue offers explorations on Yellowstone, Mormon religion, and Fatherland charities with illustrations from Moran and portraits of Brigham's daughters. It also presents two new parlor games, Degrees and Artists and Grilles, plus commentary on tobacco harms and a quick word game activity for young readers.
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