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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1872
Page
6
A hazy coastal vignette describes a tranquil summer night. A girl resting in a nest softly awakens as a gentle wind drifts by. Flowers sway and moonlight glints off leaves while a child wanders home with a delicate gift for someone, leaving the world behind in peaceful awe.
A collection of household and farming tips including milk batter, pork brine, venison dishes, yeast making, orange dessert with cocoa nibs, and care for animals. Also notes on brass cleaning, tannin testing, flax cultivation, and fowl feeding strategies emphasizing practical, non-graphic guidance for domestic kitchens and small farms.
Col M Weld of the New York Poultry Association warns against worm infestations in fowls. He recommends pure-bred cocks, seasonal changes, and provides treatment steps. Carbolic acid mixed with water can aid drinking, and worms may be removed by gently twisting a feather through the throat. Avoid ground overcrowding to prevent fly-borne infestation.
A Cumberland Pennsylvania man died after attempting to arrest a suspect for three dollars. John McAtee seized the prisoner from Constable Hartman in Bridgeport during a holiday disturbance. Hartman paid only fifty cents, McAtee demanded the three dollars and was shot by Hartman ally Hartman, who fired after McAtee grasped the coat collar. McAtee died instantly, leaving a newlywed bride.
A compact historical note traces the Russian monarchy from Rurik to the present Romanov line, highlighting rulers such as Oleg Vladimir the Great and Ivan the Terrible, then Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. It notes the dynasty’s enduring reputation for capable leadership and influential royal women.
A Washington dispatch says U S Spain relations sharpen as officials fear without a friendlier Spanish cabinet stance. Ports and naval actions fuel anxiety over the Hornet release and a possible U S response if Congress resists. A Chinese labor decree sparks talk of a U S intervention risk.
Indians from Victoria and Loco bands demanded full rations of blankets and corn liquor fueled chaos as 500 blankets were issued half to children. Armed, drunk, and demanding unticketed corn, they overwhelmed the Major and soldiers until the crowd forced a concession granting the rations they wanted.
The Butter Trade notes a drop from 6,733,748 dollars in 1862-63 to 857,096 in 1870-71, while the past year saw a 30 percent rise in New York shipments to 145,999 packages. Exports to Great Britain and the Continent surged to 63,589 packages, prices fell from January averages around 35 cents per pound to about 26 cents by October, with a range near 22-24 cents in 1867. The report suggests grazing interests may soon stabilize supply and lower prices for wider consumer access.
Graves and Rathbone, Liverpool MPs, praised the Alabama claims treaty and urged a Britain United States alliance. The Advertiser alone opposes the treaty arguing English commissioners are outwitted and England would suffer if Geneva awards all claims, calling for withdrawal from the pact.
John Harring is overtaken by a train on a narrow New Jersey pass between two mountains near Nyack. He grabs a flag staff on the cow catcher but the staff breaks, sending him under the wheels. He dies almost instantly from the severe injuries. The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company distributed $5,000 in Christmas gifts to its employees, with dividends unaffected by the bounty.
Horace Greeley spoke in New York urging workers to save two dollars weekly from age twenty one to twenty five to reach financial stability. He warned against strikes and high wages as solutions, noting rising living costs. He advocated workers owning land near New York to plant trees and form villages, urging many organizations to pool savings away from vice.
In a 1870 report by Mr. Wells, New York City's total funded and floating debt stood at 94.5 million on December 16, with a year rise of 31.4 million. Real estate valued at 2.0 billion plus personal property at 1.5 billion boosts tax capacity, suggesting debt is manageable and city not bankrupt despite higher valuations. 1870 tax burden would drop if assessed like Boston or Philadelphia.
Annual pew renting at Plymouth Church Brooklyn drew a large crowd with strong bidding. Ground floor seats sold from 5 to 130 dollars and chairs from 2 to 12 dollars while gallery seats ranged 10 to 30 dollars. Notable premiums included Henry C. Bowen 335 dollars and S Fitzgerald 335 dollars as top choices.
Two young Jamaican sisters in a London school secretly rose at night to catch and eat cockroaches. They argued the insects fed on carrion scraps while the mistress ate shrimp, which sparked the dispute. The habit persisted despite remonstrance, as their affection for cockroaches remained strong.
Mr Lill, Chicago’s leading brewer, declares he will not rebuild his brewery. He says the business made his employees drunkards and plans to switch to another line if profits fall short, though his brewery was the city’s largest and an elegant building.
A physician recounted a grim anecdote in which a child answers that when parents abandon him, the next to take him in would be the police. The exchange portrays a blunt view of guardianship and social safety nets through a dark joke.
Albert Jones of Wayne County Kentucky was found dead with a bullet wound to the forehead a Derringer by his hand a half full brandy bottle and a laudanum vial near him no self harm cause is given Beecher's Plymouth congregation in Brooklyn raised 75000 over eighteen years Jews
The Warwick Castle fire ends a ten century heritage on the Avon. The ruin removes feudal masonry, armor piles, and famed artworks including the Warwick vase and Rembrandt originals once housed there. Admirers fear the loss touches England’s medieval memory and art legacy.
A Vatican walk near Belvedere balcony prompted Italian soldiers to order guards back inside. Higher command ordered arrest of the guard unit and officer, with twenty days detention cited by a semi official journal. The report argues the Pope and friends have limited liberty, calling the incident a clumsy error unlikely to recur.
The official press reveals that the so called stuffed captain in the Prussian budget is none other than His Majesty, captain of the First Regiment of Foot Guards. He does not pocket the 1,300 thalers but pays them toward the company of tall guardsmen, reflecting a constitutional duty rather than personal gain.
A traveling visitor lists Niagara Falls hotel prices in a humorous schedule. One night lodging costs a dollar, overnight stays are a dollar, standing with back to the stove costs fifty cents, moving to a stove area costs a quarter, shaving as a stranger a quarter and as a citizen fifteen cents, half soles two dollars, gin and milk twenty five cents, plain gin fifty cents, plain wash ten cents, with soap and towel forty cents, peering from a window ten cents, three looks from a window for a quarter. Porterage is sixty cents if baggage sits in coat pocket, but one day stops include free porterage for the season.
Widespread letters poured into Sandringham House during the illness of the Prince of Wales offering old family remedies and tested potions for fever and bronchial ailments. Many visitors pressed drugs and receipts on physicians, including an old woman's sleep remedy, a hops pillow, which seemed to help the prince sleep.
A 19th century notice states the year 1872 will feature four eclipses two solar and two lunar. The first moon eclipse occurs May 22 at about 6 27 P M and is invisible in New England. The second eclipse is a solar one on June 5 and is invisible. The third is a lunar eclipse on November 14 and will be visible. The fourth is a solar eclipse on November 30 and will be visible to parts of North America.
A new device conceals a diamond ear ring by fitting over it so a lady can travel with her diamonds unseen in her ear. The invention promises complete concealment while worn, reducing risk of loss or theft during travel.
The narrative recalls State Senator A. M. Larimer of Le Claire who betrayed his family and reputation, fleeing with a paramour to Cheyenne and California, later resurfacing in St Louis and Lebanon Missouri under an assumed name G. A. Stevens, while his wife sought divorce and his son faced a troubled reconciliation. The tale traces marriages, separations, voyages, and a long pursuit across Iowa, Wyoming, California, and New York before Larimer’s arresting confession to his elder son.
The list names twenty four United States Senators whose terms end March 4 1873. Names include Spencer Alabama Rice Arkansas Cole California Ferry Connecticut Osborn Florida Hill Georgia Trumbull Illinois Morton Indiana Harlan Iowa Pomeroy Kansas Davis Kentucky Kellogg Louisiana Vickers Maryland Blair Mississippi Nye Nebraska Patterson New Hampshire Conkling New York Pool North Carolina Sherman California Corbett Oregon Cameron Pennsylvania Sawyer South Carolina Morrill Vermont Howe Wisconsin.
An English prisoner attempted suicide by setting lighted paper wisp around his vital areas. The act ended without fatal injury, though it prompted immediate intervention by authorities and medical staff.
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