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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1871
Page
1
A fragmented poem laments longing for the old mill and distant memories beside calls for a return to a past life. Interwoven are lengthy political analyses about Pennsylvania reapportionment, district majorities, and party prospects across Philadelphia and rural counties, with notices of local fairs, liquor issues, strikes, and a philanthropist’s landmark fund.
The Philadelphia Press notes the apportionment bill will draw partisan denunciation from both sides but argues it delivers general justice. It concedes some counties are unjustly treated and others overrepresented yet asserts overall balance, aside from unequal representation rates across districts.
A temperance column argues against equating the Jewish accusation of Jesus with endorsing intoxicating drinks. It notes ancient use of unfermented grape juice among Hebrews and warns against interpreting Jesus as a drinker. The piece cites Hugh Miller, calls for abstinence, and references New Bedford’s enforcement of prohibitory law as a model.
The Philadelphia Ledger urges young men to heed a warning about alcohol. It recounts Hugh Miller's experience with one glass of whiskey leading to dizziness and distraction, then a resolve to abstain. The piece argues habitual drinking harms thinking, health, wealth, and advancement, and urges decisive self-control to avoid ruin.
Hon Neal Dow replies to Dr Stebbins Chester county on temperance politics. He cites Massachusetts as differing, explaining he opposed political action in New Hampshire due to a strong Republican platform, while Massachusetts used direct political action to restore prohibition and correct legislative failures.
A fragmentary Erie Observer item discusses a hog breeding note with forty five pigs and a family tally, plus a reference to a Masonic apron sent to Washington and Washington lodges. Mentions Philadelphia and Alexandria Virginia relics and a vague committee with names.
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