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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1871
Page
6
The fragmentary manuscript references Sinai and China, with mentions of death and warnings. It discusses fear, moral failures, and uncertain leadership, weaving overtones of cultural critique and existential doubt without clear events or dates.
A jumble of reports touches on Poralios of Oreron in Brier revive and Delaware Hives, Kentucky Republicans and wartime amnesty theories, plus global events from rail fares to executions in Wer Clabes and Mas. The piece also mentions a Washington fishery, a criminal trial in San Francisco, and European political shifts amid chaotic phrasing.
J B Boggeshall a Mississippi representative from Quhulkiteli county was mortally wounded at Harrison's Landing in the same county after a dispute with a man named Oral over a political discussion.
A Boston woman seeks a husband with several unusual requisites. She claims that from six clams she can make a meal song for dinner and has practical plans for breakfast, reflecting playful intent in a dated ad.
A New York City reminiscence recalls Mose Hianphries, a printer with Engine Company No. 40 on Mulberry Street. The Ghost, a ceremonial steamer engine in white and gold, sparked a riotous scene at Centre Market as authorities moved it to a yard. Alderman Bard intervened as mob fury flared, with Mose leading a charge to reclaim the machine from Canal Street cellars, amid cries and threats of arrest.
General Henry Harnden visited a vast pigeon roost about five miles from Kilbourn City, stretching eight to ten miles wide and reaching toward Grand Rapids Portage county. Pigeons flood the woods. nests number in the dozens on trees, with many hundreds on larger trees. Hunters from across the country flock to trap and discard birds to markets in the cities. The roost draws wolves and foxes, and pigeons fly in scattered note to mosquitoes, making crowding difficult. The roost appears to be extending north toward Michigan, prompting many sportsmen to visit Wisconsin’s great pigeon roost.
Brooklyn court overruled a demurrer and held bank directors liable for declaring and paying a dividend while the bank was in peril, grounding liability in the stated solvency. The ruling warns against broadcasting falsehoods causing losses, with broader implications for insurance and other financial outcomes. A New Hampshire paper notes trout scarcity as brooks see regular Sunday fishing despite promise of a good string.
The Tichborne saga unfolds with Sir James Lichborne and his volatile French wife, the long quest to prove an heir, and the mysterious return of a man claiming to be Roger Tichborne. The claimant, Arthur Orton, married in Australia and traveled from Valparaiso to Melbourne, asserts identity aided by family ties, while witnesses dispute his likeness and French fluency. A sealed parcel left by the missing Roger becomes a pivotal test of identity.
Berlin dispatch outlines the peace treaty at Frank fort with seventeen articles and three supplementary clauses. France must restore ships captured during the war or refund their value. The 1869 navigation treaty stays in force and Alsace duties are to be abolished for six months. Senate sessions after government formation were secret.
The article analyzes five years of New York state growth comparing 1865 and 1870 census figures. It notes rapid urban centralization in New York City and Brooklyn, with substantial contributions from Westchester County. Outside these areas, rural growth is weak, with more people moving to cities, farms consolidating, and westward migration shaping the state's population balance.
A Brazilian verse of hardship follows an American emigrant who after four years in Rio de Janeiro’s streets begged for pennies to eat. A Philadelphia medical graduate and former Richmond practitioner, he toiled on public highways then died in a filthy cell, denied Christian burial before American captains and U S flagship Lancaster intervened.
Bees have three classes the worker queen and drone. Queens are raised by special food and care. workers are undeveloped females. The queen lays from seven to twelve days after emerging and may lay 2000 eggs a day. Drones die after mating. Wax is secreted as an animal product. a strong hive has about twenty thousand bees. Bees recognize scent and forage within two to three miles.
A brief note on grape culture rising in importance for agriculture and markets, highlighting new techniques and regional interest. The item mentions growers, merchants, and potential price effects for the season.
The Picayune reports a New Orleans merchant witnessed the execution of two Spaniards. After purchasing the rope used for the hanging and hearing the gruesome account read aloud, he exclaimed I see them and collapsed, dying hours later from heart disease.
The New York Evening Mail denounces the story Mr. Charles Reade is publishing in Harper's Weekly and the Saturday issue, condemning its publication. It also rebukes the editors for admitting such content. Petryopiolis is cited as the name of a California town.
The text notes Missouri possesses suitable soil and climate for grape growing and reports widespread vine planting. Vines are described as large and numerous, becoming a conspicuous feature in many areas.
James St John a 16 year old errand boy was arraigned on no charge after presenting sixteen fake telegrams to merchants in one day and collecting two dollars each He used a telegraph book he acquired as a former dispatch boy to swindle. In Kansas money lending is hard with 12 percent legal interest and six percent damages on protests, plus legal costs and holder’s lawyer fees in suits.
Henry Hart a New Yorker of German origin worth about 5500 dollars according to local lore built a vast pawnbroking fortune from 31 Chatham Street. He reportedly owns two thirds of Third Avenue Railroad stock and extensive unoccupied real estate in West Twenty seventh Street Thirty ninth Street Perry Street Nineteenth Street and surrounding properties. His brownstone mansion sits unused and decaying while his properties remain largely unleased. A famed Twenty seventh Street ghost scare involved his property but the culprit proved to be a neighbor's white billy goat. Hart hoards profits from pawnbroking and rarely, if ever, pays notable taxes shown by city financiers.
A German officer’s tale from 1815, shared with Dr. Lieber, recounts a Prussian soldier who beat a French host for not producing weissbier in Paris. The general questions the oath's meaning, noting the irony of punishment upon the soldier after the war.
A New York fashion note argues that with twenty five dollars a lady can buy linen and linen serge materials for three stylish outfits. It claims thrift and ingenuity let a well dressed look rival those spending far more, avoiding cheapness while achieving tasteful, presentable attire.
In Waterbury Connecticut policemen mistook Peter Jenkins a veteran circus tumbler for a drunken interloper caused a scene at a show. Jenkins kept his jovial act despite the confusion and went on to perform his regular metamorphosis in the ring.
A Strasbourg paper reports an order dated the 14th dictating German as the language of instruction in all schools in the Alsace and Lorraine ceded to Germany. French may only be taught as a foreign language, except in districts where French is actually spoken. Separate note mentions arrival of more Swedish immigrants.
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