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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1872
Page
2
A lyrical fragment speaks of a lover who fears losing cherished tenderness. The speaker recalls sweet talk and caresses while foreseeing the day when the beloved may forget. Amid passionate longing, the narrator pleads for enduring affection and fears abandonment.
Bessie Walters warns of a smuggler's schooner near Arish Mell as Revenue cutter and soldiers close in. She rows to aid George Harvel during the boarding, clinging to the ship while shots rage and the fate of the crew hangs on rapid, dangerous actions.
In a Dorset coast tale, Bessie helps a wounded man hide near the sea but learns he is Kit Roberts. A coastguard dies at the cliff, Kit murders to silence threats, and Bessie marries him after fearing her father Harry Walters is blamed. The town roils as evidence shifts and a family tragedy unfolds.
In a grim scene a father orders his daughter to return to Kit to help him reform. Kit, wracked by despair, confesses his crime before killing himself as a crowd gathers. Bessie, with life and death at stake, flees with her husband Harry Waiters later released, and they disappear from Lulworth.
The New York City government clash over the Board of Aldermen concludes as the Mayor recognizes the new board elected in November. The old board, claiming acts of the legislature extended their term, faced removal after the Court of Appeals voided the extension. The Mayor locks out the old board, administers oath to the new, and the archives and authority pass to the new members.
A man named Ross attempted to murder his wife at Elk Prairie as she held their child. The wife was wounded in the arm, the child injured by the blast, and Ross stabbed her brother and fled after further violence. Fifty men scour the area seeking him amid reports of past abuse.
Lieutenant Morri son of the Tenth United States Cavalry reports Private Benjamin Franklin of Troop H Second Minnesota Cavalry was badly frozen en route from Fort Wadsworth Dakota to Fort Ridgely Minnesota in the winter of 1864 65. Amputation of both arms and legs above the elbows and knees was performed successfully, he also lost both ears and nose. In 1866 Franklin was traveling for his health and may still be living, prompting the question how a man with most extremities gone could travel.
Coroner's jury investigates Carl Martins death in Cleveland Ohio after a pork carcass was eaten and sausage made. Three weeks before Christmas the meat sickened the Martins family, with Martins dying and Mrs Martins and two children severely ill. Verdict: death caused by trichina spiralis in processed meat.
A Scottish minister visiting a flock hears contention inside a home. He enters, acts decisively, and asks who is the head of the house. The husband replies they are about to settle that point after inviting him to sit.
Estimates of the dead from the great fire range from 200 to 500. The scorching flames reduced building stone to ashes and blew them into the lake, suggesting many bodies may have shared that fate. Over 100 bodies or body parts have been recovered, most identified, with cleanup far from finished.
A correspondent interviews Sing Sing officials and describes five punishments including the dark cell, ball and chain, collar and crown, back handcuffs, and the thumb pulley. He relays a firsthand account of the thumb pulley and cites state prison inspectors noting hundreds subjected to it yearly.
A traveler in a railway car mocks Artemus Ward for ignorance of Horace Greeley George Train Grant and Adam. Ward retorts with sly humor, asking about Adam's other name, highlighting the stranger’s misfired questions and Ward’s quick wit.
A quiet man questioned a charcoal peddler and urged honesty. The driver paused his team, the demure stranger nodded approval, and then hurried away as the peddler prepared to search for a brick, left puzzled by the encounter.
A well known police magistrate is reported to have said that no class put more real feeling into their vocation than pick pockets. The remark highlights sympathy or understanding toward street thieves.
Guidance on patient comfort and ventilation in hospital beds. It covers bed height, light, and views. forbids four post beds and under-bed blankets that trap emanations. stresses pillow arrangement to aid breathing and avoid chest compression. notes risks for weak patients and the need for proper support.
Lyman reviews farm life and profitable homesteads as a path from wage labor to ownership. He cites 80 acres as a viable base with $14 initial cost, arguing a farmer could reach $2,000 in five years. Berlin notes compare Europe’s 1871 population to a century earlier, with the six powers now housing four-fifths of all Europeans.
A station agent’s daughter in Boston and Maine Railroad territory fell ill with diphtheria. While examining the throat, the father touched the child’s mouth causing a skin wound through which the virus spread. He swelled, lingered a week, and died. A British inquiry seeks the Osprey’s role in 1854 wrecks. no Osprey ships were in foreign trade then.
A retold tale recounts a prank against Dr Caldwell of the University of California. Freshman Jones, a muscular bully, attempts a private campus thrashing mistaking Caldwell for a fellow student. The doctor, agile and skilled, subdues Jones in a dramatic confrontation, and the student never misidentifies a person again.
A New York paper claims Ed. 5. Stokes, who shot Col. Fisk, is living comfortably at the Tombs. He maintains outward composure, talks with friends, and expects a quick settlement. His cell is renovated at his expense, resembling a boudoir. Bets of 100 to 50 float on whether he will be executed.
The London Builder suggests a plan to light dark rooms on narrow streets by replacing inward recessed window panes with rough ground glass flush to the outer wall. The frosted faceted surface reflects light from the sky and distant walls, making the entire window appear as if the sky lies beyond and distributing light throughout the room.
The Post Office Department will issue a circular to postmasters to take mutilated currency for postage stamps and envelopes on the same terms as Treasury officers. Full face value if not more than two-fifths missing. Not paid out again by postmasters. may be sent to Washington at government expense in $5+ sums. New currency sent by express at department expense unless requested.
Forty Free Academy pupils balance study with work as newspaper carriers and other jobs. Their early mornings and afternoon shifts demonstrate drive and skill. Such disciplined youths are posited to shape the world through perseverance and effort.
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