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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1872
Page
6
Fragmented poem contemplates forgotten love of gold and truth as entrance to freedom. It muses on unity and selfless work toward a great good, urging sacrifice and purpose. The language is archaic and obscured, yielding a dreamy meditation on duty, glory, and mortality.
A discussion of animal emotions and cognition argues dogs feel shame and modesty, monkeys resist laughter, and various species show wonder, curiosity, imitation, memory, dreams, and learned behavior. It notes tools usage by apes, territorial concepts, language-like signals, and social learning across species.
An amusing tale recalls Rev Prof Stowe visiting a Massachusetts town last summer to consult genealogical records. A friend secured a horse and vehicle for him and Mrs Stowe, but the host arrived first and revealed Stowe had taken the wrong ride, a wedding gift turned out to be a borrowed livery establishment. The Episcopal clergyman quipped that this misstep stemmed from not attending the church where commandments are read.
The queen in Louis XV’s time notes a dust speck on her bed and, after a delay and parade of bed-makers, learns it is nobody’s duty to remove it. Two months pass as officials argue who should brush the speck, ending with the queen herself dusting it away. The incident sparks scandal over etiquette rather than fault.
Cinnamon, native to Ceylon, has ancient roots and valued trade. Adulteration is common as cassia dominates, with the spice harvested from inner bark and dried into quills. Nutmeg and mace come from the Molucca tree, mace made from rind and sun-dried, while nutmegs dry on frames and are tested for quality. oil is produced from the nutmegs, with limited genuine mace oil found.
A meditation on longing and social roles as people envy lives different from their own. The boy imitates the man while the man longs for youth, the sailor envies land, the landsman desires sea, and the sedentary worker eyes roaming. The text surveys desires across occupations and even animals, highlighting universal restlessness with a wry tone.
A Danbury Connecticut wife informed a distant friend by telegram of her husband's death and noted that the loss was less fully covered by life insurance, reflecting a personal reaction to funeral costs and coverage.
The Ledger condemns lion taming as a brutal spectacle feeding morbid appetites. It cites a Bolton incident where Macarti Massarti was killed by five lions, notes reckless training methods, animal cruelty, and the crowd’s voyeuristic hunger. It recalls famed showmen and argues such exhibitions persist only because people pay to watch.
A committee of English musicians has adopted a new pitch for testing instruments to be sent to the International Exhibition in London. The present Exeter Hall pitch places middle CD at 538 vibrations per second, while the Napoleonic diapason at 522 and Manns lower pitch at 508 are noted. The Stuttgart diapason now used by English musicians is 528, and the French pitch is urged as a path to international musical uniformity.
The Inman Steamship Company orders a new vessel for its fleet. The ship will be the largest steamer afloat excepting the Great Eastern and is estimated to cost 1 250 000 dollars.
A Tennessee legislative proposal would require cattle owners to enclose livestock to prevent trespass. The piece argues fencing costs have exceeded other national expenses, estimates national first costs near 1.3 billion dollars, and notes yearly maintenance at about 194 million. It contrasts fencing with possible cheaper methods and notes aesthetic and agricultural impacts.
A report by Szim Green in the New York Citizen recounts attempting to transplant 12 000 shad from Hudson River to Sacramento. The effort saw 200 shad placed in Lake Erie and Lake Michigan, with 10 000 released near Sacramento on June 26, 1871, to test river and ocean conditions for their long term survival and spread toward the river’s headwaters within three years.
A Canadian druggist reported buying lard from a pork dealer that was unusually white. When used to make ointment of nitrate of mercury the color darkened to a slate hue. Tests showed high lime content. A trade source claimed that two percent or more of milk of lime is commonly mixed with melted lard, allowing 25 percent water to be stirred in undetected.
The article traces the card's history from ancient China India and the Arabs through Europe. It notes early card use in Viterbo 1379 and tasks of St Bernard in 1423 burning games. It describes early prints by Finiguerra Mantegna and Charles VI cards, evolution of figures, England’s late card production, and Spain's Moors influence and Columbus era.
A train of more than a dozen camels arrives in Virginia City Nevada from the Carson River valley below Dayton. They carry hay in bales for Adam's hay yard on North D street and kneel to unload at the prompt command. The animals seem to thrive in this region, with deserts abundant if needed for their comfort.
Mark Twain humorously described reporters life in a Chicago lecture. He joked that reporters know many people across society and nightly routines include interrogating jail inmates and dining with authorities, yet admitted reporters must lie sometimes but would not.
A cold night prompts a mother to tuck two boys, Johnny seven and Willie five, into bed and listen as Willie rushes through prayer. Willie ends with a frightened plea to the Lord to keep his soul and to remove a “warm fear” from him as Johnny tickles him.
A church near Albany faced a disturbance when the minister, observing both white and colored parishioners on pews, shouted for them to sit. The service then shifted to an unplanned revival as the congregation sang a short metre hymn about equality, prompting a pause and renewed focus.
A Boston publishing house hires an Irish porter. When asked if he knows Berkeley Street, Jim hedges yes and insists he knows the street by description rather than by name, revealing a humorous misrecognition of the location.
A Frescoman challenged a Belmont citizen, the duel occurred with loaded pistols blank. The Frenchman fell, a blood stained handkerchief nearby. The claimant fled, and the Frenchman then married the girl, his rival in love.
A girl named Miss P- found an interior advertisement offering a light housekeeping post in New York. She wrote to ask where the light house was, its height, if she must keep lamps burning during storms, and whether she could reach shore on Sundays.
In Lonvos Pousce an account titled A young Positivist features a Parson quizzing a Boy about miracles. The boy evades by naming the sun or moon and implies the Parson would be untruthful if told otherwise, ending with a quip about sobriety.
Two Irishmen arriving in India hide under bedclothes on a sultry night to escape mosquitoes. One peers out and spots a firefly inside the room. He rouses his companion and jokes that a crawdaer with a lantern is searching for them, prompting them to stay hidden.
A Prexsam paper prints a combative note from a concerned reader about family matters and a street quarrel. The item includes a quip from Bob and a grim punchline about retribution, followed by a schoolhouse tale explaining the origin of a weeping willow and a master’s use of switches.
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