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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1871
Page
6
Fragmented text asks what little birdies dream of and what they are proud of. References to dew, delicate singing, and hidden bounty hint at nature imagery. The garbled lines appear as a lyrical reflection on birds and their desires, with unclear authorship and historical phrasing.
Readable excerpts describe political moves in Washington and London, naval appointments, trade and rail changes, a murder case in New York, and shipping losses. Mentions Indian hostilities near Shebandowan Lake, shifts in Atlantic liner service, and public notices on pensions and debt. Names include Danae, Wasle, Piven, and Dexter incident.
A distorted report recounts a late 19th century push to abolish night watch and form a police department in New York. It claims Mayor Harper led a reform, the force faced severe hostility, the old Leather Coat guards provoked mobs, and Judge Matsell helped preserve order before a formal department later reorganized.
A San Francisco Bulletin correspondent describes Yokohama dairy operations by an American firm. The 75 by 175 foot complex includes central yard, tied buildings, and 6 cows, with front sliding panels daily removed to let in sun. Stalls permit clean feeding routes with front and rear passageways, and stock is mainly American or English. Cattle are imported from San Francisco, and Japanese interest in dairying grows as they study the setup to imitate it inland. Japanese cattle are small, 400–500 pounds, with limited dairy milk. bulls serve as pack animals.
The article explains that heart palpitations arise from over excitement of the heart nerves, usually brief but sometimes lasting days. It praises rest in a recumbent posture, compresses over the heart region, and avoiding overexertion tight clothing nervous strain crowded rows and indigestible foods as key prevention and cure.
The General Register Office reports actual London population figures for April 3 1871. Enumerated population 4 251 804 with an estimated 3 247 681 for that Sunday night. The city covers 122 square miles along the Thames from Woolwich to Marmostead, yielding about 22 669 persons per square mile.
The Rus ish Exchange Gusette reports the Samojedes are dwindling from a once numerous people to about seven thousand. Contact with superior races and Russian luxuries like brandy have demoralized them though some individuals excel in business. A Samojede ship captain on the White Sea can read and speak multiple languages. The people lack national songs or traditions, and the race’s extinction would erase its memory.
After a Ripon lecture Susan B Anthony walked near the graveyard and overheard boys calling her “the old woman that walks up on the wire.” She felt fame and smiled but was immediately hailed by an urchin who asked if she is the circus act. She left quickly.
The New York Typographical Society showcased a private collection of typography specimens for the library of the Associated Printers of Italy. The display invites printers and publishers to Saluzzo to raise funds for a monument to Giambattista Budé, a renowned Italian printer of the recent generation.
A Scientific American correspondent notes coal dust from mining averages fifty percent slack coal, mostly useless for blacksmiths and piled around mines. European use has formed artificial fuel by mixing slack with coal tar. Debaynin operates factories in Belgium and France, supplying railways and navies amid tar scarcity.
A Choctaw brave condemned to death in the Indian country of Texas receives twenty days’ respite to visit kin. As the family mocks the ceremony, a failed firing fails to kill, and a brother’s marked shot ends the execution. Only the slain man’s mother weeps, deemed unstoic.
The piece discusses how glasses spread from China in rock crystal origins to Europe circa 1300 and praises ancient sight aids. It notes Greeks and Romans lacked eye wear, argues their eyes were better, and mentions Eskimo devices called ee yaga meaning far sight, a precursor to telescopes.
An ascetic statistician surveys Spain's taurine scene. In 1664 Spain had 509,283 bull rings with 246,818 in cities and 262,470 in the countryside. In 1864 there were 427 bull fights, 294 in cities and 183 in towns, with receipts totaling about 11 million dollars.
The Ithacan reports a brutal flogging by a village schoolmaster, Mr. Barney, of eight year old Mary Fergerson. The strap left her back black and inflamed after a daylong punishment described as sickening by classmates. Neighbors heard the girl scream and witnessed the aftermath as her mother confronted the teacher.
A Ceylon plant disperses seeds via eight inch circular spined heads that blow from shore to shore. Seeds float and sail across estuaries, aiding shore protection in barren regions. Also notes a failed assassination attempt on the Russian emperor in Paris and a Belleville National Guard lieutenant’s unknown fate. A family in Londonville, Ohio, were injured when their cart toppled down a 75 foot embankment.
The Burlington Gezette recounts a seal captured near Burlington after a week of dwindling shad in the river. Fishermen found few catches and high prices. Once the seal was captured, shad returned to their usual runs, and fishermen plentifully reeled in fish at lower prices.
Anugsur in WATER anno Lanp J N Sloan Sedgwick Kansas asked the Farmer's Club for a cheap practical method to remove alkali from water. Dewey of the Pacific Rural Press noted California farmers plant sugar beets in alkaline soils to improve them for grain. Whitney explained soda salts move through plant tissues, cautioning against feeding roots from alkali land to cattle.
The account portrays Matebele rule under Moselekatshe as absolute, with the chief owning all people and property. Missionaries note fear among head-men and soldiers, with executions carried out by the chief's knife. Jealous factions plot to topple favored officers like Monyebe, ending in massacre and village destruction.
A Boston Advertiser correspondent reports Robert Spear’s experiments with compressed air as a power source in Portland Maine. He describes a governor system, doubled reservoir pressure, near unlimited piping, and reduced friction unlocking factory lines. air could replace steam or water power, enabling workers to act as their own engineers. Mentions tidal and water power comparisons. Also notes Tekootis rebels defeated in New Zealand with 25 killed and the Ureivera rebels surrendering.
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