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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1871
Page
3
Horse Disease and Orchard Carings in New York
A long note on a fatal horse illness in New York City likely cerebro spinal meningitis with differing veterinary opinions. It describes neurological paralysis, temporary support devices, and no reliable treatment. The section also offers farming tips: mulching strawberries, pruning and managing grapes, currants, raspberries, blackberries, and advice on hay curing, timothy hay, and dust. It ends with season hints on plastering clover, corn, and beans, plus dairy cleanliness and milking practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Tta
Sheep Washing and Care Advice for Flock Managers
Instructions to tag and wash sheep when water is warm and after with care. Emphasizes proper feeding before and after washing, gentleness with shearers, and preventing foot-rot with carbolic acid foot-dressing. Recommends dipping lambs with ticks in a carbolic acid wear solution for treatment and prevention.
Polish Jews Resist Moscow Dress Code Across Poland
The Breslaver Zeitung reports that Polish Jews resist a Russian ukase demanding new clothing. Long coats and curls yield slowly, but shaving beards proves most controversial as police struggle with the blade. Goica sees a brutal public beard-shaving campaign that shocks onlookers, while authorities boast of progress toward nationwide enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breslaver Zeitung
Ukase
Poland
Warsaw
Goica
Nestor
Ingenious Thieving Exposed by Paddington Detectives
The Paddington superintendent cites a patrol example as Detective Urden and Police Constable Smith watch two well dressed women and a grey haired man. They witness purse thefts near a print shop window and arrest the trio. Two coats are found on the group and all three are proven old offenders and sentenced to seven years penal servitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
London Daily News
Paddington
Urden
Smith
Westbourne Grove
Lace fashions and lace fabrics in 19th century dress
Fine white muslin dresses trimmed with point duchesse lace reveal lace styles and prices from seven to nine dollars a yard for Honiton like lace. Valenciennes remains popular though imitations blur lines between genuine and copies. Black and white laces pair with evening and dinner outfits, while lace collars and edged sleeves trend with bright color accents. Seven Typographical Union members were arrested in New Haven for conspiring against The Morning Journal and Courier offices. bonds granted as cases head to higher courts. Delaware and Maryland peaches foretell 3,500,000 baskets expected, about 500,000 more than 1869.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Typographical Union
New
Haven
Conn
Morning Journal
Mid Courier
Under the Bark A Lingering Insect World Beneath Tree Crevices
The piece details creatures living under tree bark in winter and the rich insect life found there. It describes bark-dwelling colonies of spiders and caterpillars, spiders emerging from eggs, Puss Moth cocoons resembling bark, and woodlice millipedes and earwigs lurking in crevices. It notes how bark fit the shelter needs of various moth larvae and the dangers of damaging hidden chrysalis.
Chinese clash on Corean peninsula noted by Rodgers
A dispatch from Admiral Rodgers reports a fight between Chinese forces and combined American and European crews near Corea. Rodgers had rescued Coreans from shipwreck, and vessel crews from France, England, Prussia, and the United States were fired upon. The Chinese were repelled and Rodgers signals the conflict may resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canese
Admiral Rodgers
Corean
Corea
Rodgers
A Sivcunar Cask Case in New York Court
In the Superior Court of New York a boarding-house keeper sues the widow of a former boarder for the board and extra charges after a death in the house. The jury awarded $58.50 for board but rejected the extra charges. The verdict implies no justice for the plaintiff in the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court of
New York
Ssfe
Pees
Fashionable riot over disheveled hair becomes hall fashion
The Bangor editor describes a public hall scene where many ladies enter with wrinkled hat brims and excited faces. He recalls being told the uproar was simply about fashion, implying a trend led by current tastes. The peculiar display illustrates social norms in flux and local humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bangor
Mfc
Cornering the stock market described as a dangerous, deceptive practice
The passage explains how brokers conspire to corner a stock by multiple brokers selling to depress prices then buying up cash shares and delivering later on time. Nonparticipants risk losses when delivery reveals no stock, while conspirators could profit, but risk collapse if any ally betrays the scheme.
Flowers and Children by Blanchard Jerrold on toys and taste
Blanchard Jerrold argues for flowers in early education and airy cradles for baby scholars. He links aesthetics to learning, urging nursery windows full of beauty and playthings that cultivate perception. The child’s environment shapes future tastes, beyond harsh schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchard Jerrold
Brussels
England
How Payama Hats are Made and Locust Invasion Debunked
The article describes Paname hats crafted from Pandamus leaves by sun bleaching and plaiting, noting laborious steps and months needed for fine hats. It also cites Albany Argus on the seventeen year cicada, clarifying it is harmless to vegetation, lives 10 days to three weeks, and only harms trees when laying eggs after seventeen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Argus
West
New Crystal cab introduced by Dodd's Transfer Co
New cabs by Dodd's Transfer Company of New York City are praised. Fifty ordered, ten in use. The Crystal features a glass upper portion, rear door, side seating for four, morocco interior, and frescoed top. Cost about $1600 including horses and harness. drivers are armed with blue coats. Navy fare rates projected at about one dollar per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodd's Transfer Company
New York City
Observer Corrects Marriage Dress and Presents Cost
The Lexington Observer notes a typographical error in a recent marriage notice. It clarifies that the bride’s dress cost seven thousand dollars and the bridal presents totaled two hundred thousand dollars, correcting the printed figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Jin
Massachusetts Farms and Farmery Economies in Crisis
The last census valued Massachusetts farm property at 116 million dollars with 5 million in farm implements. The Labor Bureau chief notes rising attention to manufacturers and stagnating farming wages, arguing high labor costs deter farming investment. The Springfield Republican cautions against over pessimism, urging larger enterprise and machinery to cheapen farm production while noting foreign labor may claim less desirable lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masdachsetts
Labor Bureau
Springfield Republican
Massachusetts
Superstitions of Vampires In Berlin High Tribunal Case
The Pall Mall Gazette reports a Berlin case on vampires where a Polish gentleman’s death led to family illness believed caused by a vampire. The second son exhumed the corpse and cut off the head, with blood drawn to aid relatives, but parish interference halted the first attempt. The desecrator faces up to three months, with the High Tribunal likely to uphold the sentence after a Court of Appeal reversal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall Gazette
Berlin
Roslasin
Tal
Smili
Reed
Foreign Wools Imports Rise at Boston Port
The Boston Journal reports increased foreign wool imports at the port, with 1,730 bales arriving aboard the bark George T. Kemp and brig Western Star from Cape Good Hope. Demand in New England grows as scarce home wool prompts manufacturers to buy abroad, raising prices and exciting dealers while buyers go west for bargains. English purchases abroad are shipping large lots to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Journal
George T. Kemp
Western Star
Cape
Good Hope
England
Costs of medical services and quack medicines cited
The piece critiques national health expenses totaling 100 million for medical services and 25 million for quack medicines, urging readers to study the figures and recognize a large share stems from health-law infractions. It recounts a separate fraud case involving a divorced woman, detailing court actions and a disruptive courtroom scene with a sugar candy interruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
SeriAsips
Wasiob
Bere B
Pega
Aaidyanervonsields Rentleman
My Lover in Spring Haunts the Meads of Love
Fragmented verse piece depicts longing for springtime love and tender caresses. Vivid images of daisies, lilies, and meadow whispers frame a mournful mood of yearning and youthful passion amid seasonal renewal. Strong images include spring, May, and kissing motifs.
Bits and scraps of life from era pages
A collage of dubious facts and odd anecdotes spans cities from Detroit to London. It notes sixteen babies christened Bismarck in Detroit, Vermont quarrying 4000 workers, and one birth per four minutes in London. It adds oddities about morphine bets, umbrella theft, divorce remarriage, and fake green tea from willow leaf in Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Bismarck
Vermont
London
Chicago
Pennsylvania
United States
Engan
Saginaw
Mich
Providence
Philadelphia
L. P. Taylor
South Bend
Ind
Asmouse
Milwaukee
Pegasus
Shanghay
Inspector-Genere
Amaysine
Erie Slink
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Delaware
Maryland
Rads
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