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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1872
Page
3
A lyrical meditation on love across the year. Desire endures through spring’s bloom, summer’s heat, autumn’s fading roses, and winter’s frost, as the speaker longs for reunion when all else grows dark and music of affection deepens. The poem contrasts vivid seasonal imagery with an unwavering pledge of devotion.
A resident on Serend Street heard a pistol report and felt a sting between the shoulders but found no wound after a doctor’s visit. The supposed gunshot proved a pop cork from a bottle of ale near the window, leaving the woman and family amused at the nurse’s, and doctor’s, misread fear.
Gav Hoirmen of New York argues that the eight hour law guarantees full day's wages for public workers on public projects. He condemns partial compliance and urges amendments to ensure the statute's aims are fulfilled and applied uniformly.
The article notes that salmon in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska rivers largely ignore the fly, showing a marked contrast with Western habits. It discusses the migration and spawning fatigue that deter upstream return, and mentions dead fish along riverbanks during season serving as food for birds and mammals. It adds a new finding that salmon will not take the fly in rivers but will strike while in salt water just outside their mouths.
The fragmentary text mocks extravagant talk and absurd phrases. It hints at a self aware narrator exaggerating language about a show and seasons. A brief line about "Wr MoMat of Chio" attempting to melt a sinlet from a gun suggests a quirky, surreal anecdote.
A distressing New Year era tale from Gosport Indiana describes a newlywed man Davis invited to a country school. His jealous wife threatened to blow her brains out if he went, then killed herself upon his return, leaving a stunned community and a note on marital happiness. The second item discusses New Year's Day drinking as a social issue, urging sobriety to protect health and happiness.
The article extols thrift, taste, skill, and neatness in households. It argues good housekeeping can be shown on small scale, with cooking quality found in simple foods like potatoes and Johnny cakes. It warns a dirty kitchen drives people away and urges mothers to train daughters in practical housekeeping.
The Havana murder case sparks controversy as court adds two Bermudez brothers to the death list. Judge Apolinár del Reto questions the punishment, while Verdugo died after being shot near Nosira Senora del Pilar church. Liera y Medina and others were with families in Manfuras during the crime.
Three brothers pursued diamond digging near El Dorados in South Africa illustrating the risky, uneven returns. One spent a year and earned about fifty dollars over expenses while the other brothers cleared ten thousand dollars each. The work demands robust health, steady habits, and patience, with advice urging existing workers not to quit and to reserve funds to return home if it fails.
A Texas newspaper explains that it stopped printing the clerk’s marriage license list after a reader in the sandhills complained a daughter was mislisted as married. The editor notes the threat of a violent confrontation as the motive, questioning whether the explanation is satisfactory.
The Emperor's physicians in China are paid while he remains healthy but salaries suspend at the start of illness. It is noted that a close relative often enjoys uninterrupted health, suggesting a pattern of benefits tied to the emperor’s condition.
A gentleman tells a female domestic to inform the mistress that the curtain is torn, and the maid responds that six mistresses will tally the damage at 73k. The exchange reveals a terse domestic dispute carried through a single, pointed conversation.
A visitor details Japanese marriage customs from selection and dowry to the wedding ceremony. He notes the adopted son practice, bride and groom ages around sixteen and twenty, and the elaborate house altar, gifts, and sake rituals. He also mentions social contrasts, a gag involving eloping to avoid expenses, and that bridal trips are unknown.
The article notes Jenny Lind earned 208 675 dollars for 95 concerts averaging 2 196 dollars each and 43 920 for twenty nights, with Barnum covering all expenses including travel, lodging, and a private coach. Concert receipts ranged from 5 000 to 18 000 dollars nightly. ten concerns grossed over 140 000 dollars.
New London plans another whaling fleet expansion as local shipyards ready additional vessels to join the whaling trade. City officials note renewed investment and employment potential while maritime committees assess season prospects and market demand.
Notes on colors for kid gloves and furs, wedding invitations with single letters, and evolving card designs. Describes velvet cloaks with lace trimming, a New York party wearing diamonds, revival of old fashions in invitations, cotillion dinners in fashionable receptions, and simplified wording for social announcements.
The article describes Mexico in a state of revolution aimed at blocking Benito Juarez’s reelection. It notes unity among revolutionists against Juarez, with factions over his successor, and reports armed bands, proclamations, and widespread abuses as life and property become unsafe. It references Mexican leaders and the broader intervention conflicts.
In May a package of sugar beet seed was sent from Germany to the Tudan editor for trial in several states. Edward Poole of East Stroudsbourg, Pa, tested beets growing in gravelly loam with manure and wood ashes yielding about 200 bushels per acre. Samples went to the New Jersey Agricultural College for sugar analysis and others were asked to report on soil and cultivation.
A long account recalls the 16th century Martin Guerre episode in which Arnauld de Tilh impersonated the peasant husband. Bertrande de Rois and villagers initially accepted him, but witnesses and Bertrande later identified the impostor. The real Martin Guerre returned, was supported by kin, and de Tilh was tried, condemned, and revealed as the deceiver who used a wooden leg tale.
Janes H. Hackett, a well known actor, died at his Jamaica Long Island residence after a short illness. The Missouri paper laments a locally focused current issue and vows a “gayest, fiercest, hottest” next edition from an American news rag.
A boisterous miscellany of amusing curiosities and oddities from 19th century notes. Includes weather quips, fashion trends, jokes about language, marriage oddities, hotel gossip, and social anecdotes across multiple U.S. locales. Mentions Duluth population shifts, German immigration totals, and church membership statistics.
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