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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1871
Page
3
A poetic appraisal of a woman’s virtues and allure, listing her grace, wit, tenderness, bravery, ambition, and devotion. The speaker emphasizes dignified restraint, moral strength, and ethereal charm while praising her intellect and tenderness. The verse ends with a declaration of lasting affection.
A miscoup of household tips and agricultural advice from Rural New Yorker includes pest control for roaches with borax, stain removal by citric treatment, preventing horse eye irritation, kerosene fire safety, fabric stiffening with gum arabic, leather and morocco shoe care, straw mat maintenance with sulphur plaster, rust prevention for knives, care of waxed on-crags, meat stews with wine, and bedding using dry earth as a substitute for straw. It also covers hedge plants like Berberis vulgaris for pig and cattle protection and notes on moss invasion reducing pasture productivity.
An early agricultural note explains pasture aging and decay. It favors top dressing and artificial feeds, noting strong squid manure and nitrate of soda for lawns and patches, and dry earth from sod decay as a profitable dressing for old grass land.
A Naples court convicted An-Arditi of poisoning his father with aconite and wounding his mother after a sensational fifteen day trial. The wife and servant were acquitted. The jury showed extenuating sympathy. the public minister urged life imprisonment. The prisoner mocked the process, while the judge noted the three day window for appeal.
A Liverpool paper reports at Manchester County Police Court two men charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct. One prisoner proved to be a woman in male clothing, who disclosed a past life as a schoolmaster and schoolmistress with a history of disguise and traveling with her husband. She and the nephew posed as uncle and nephew. she was fined along with costs.
A Baden clergyman resigns after ongoing squabbles leading to lawsuits. In his farewell sermon he recalls joys of communion and mass before leaving. An organist drowns his speech with sung prayers as the congregation joins in. In other news, 22 House of Delegates members see Republicans win 15 seats and Democrats 7, with Gen. Chipman defeating Richard T. Merrick.
The Senate adopted a resolution directing the Secretary of the Navy to report proposals for iron ship building yards and docks to save navy costs and aid commerce. The only solid proposal from a reliable source is the International Steamship Company plan, which argues for higher strength iron, lower costs, and a revived U.S. shipbuilding industry with a naval and commercial role. The secretary promises to propose a system for lines of ocean steamers usable in peace and war, but cautions that details of government assistance remain to be decided by Congress.
In a Syracuse courtroom Hugh Blessing faced examination for stabbing James McGoldrick. Julia Blessing testified McGoldrick had ruined her and urged marriage, prompting Blessing to admit intent to kill. The judge remanded Blessing under $500 bail awaiting trial in General Sessions as his family collapsed in court.
The piece compares usury in Oregon and Washington Territory, citing 12 percent in gold for greenbacks secured by real estate, with law limits at one percent monthly. It notes Washington Territory often reaches twenty to twenty four percent, while earlier years saw eight to ten percent and two monthly.
A Scotland school board member faced a fierce rebuke from a local elector who mocked compulsory schooling as Bible doctrine. The critic warned he would drown any effort to educate his children if forced, illustrating strong resistance to state education.
The Red River valley is described as containing 60,000 square miles of prime wheat land. The six New England States have about 5,000 square miles, much of it mountainous. When cultivated, the Red River valley is estimated to yield 600,000,000 bushels of wheat annually.
Fashron showcases a baby’s wardrobe that rivals aristocratic fashion. Caps bonnets baskets and bassinets feature costliest fabrics and intricate facés and ribbons, reflecting the era’s trendsetting infant attire.
A husband asks Marthe to move to the Far West, she agrees happily. He recalls Mr Morgan who moved there, died after three years, leaving his widow with a substantial fortune.
The President transmitted Samuel B. Ruggles’s 1869 report on European population growth, noting slow deceleration since mid century and a 1870 population under 220 million in Europe. Projections suggest Europe around 295 million in 1900 and the United States about 75 million, with possible 573.5 million combined by 1950 under certain assumptions.
A historical excerpt discusses beefsteak as a flesh formers source and breaks down its components by percent. It cites Dr. Playfair on annual flesh needs and notes cheese as a flesh former. It adds comparisons of wheat and oatmeal amounts and remarks on diet for varying labor levels.
A late paper reports brisk movement in the New York horse market as spring weather boosts sales. Prices for young sound horses range from 800 to 12 000 dollars, carriage teams 1 000 to 2 500, and coupe horses 700 to 1 500, with bay and brown colors preferred and cross matches popular. It notes a small Naples literacy stat of only one fifth of the city’s population able to read and write.
The Mercury reports on the school ship Africa in New York harbor where 257 boys aged 10 to 20 are sent for reform. Taught discipline, seamanship, and English education, the undenominational crew pursue a rigid system with penalties short of corporal punishment, while voyages include stops at Madeira Sierra Leone Barbados and St Thomas drawing praise for orderly conduct.
The Varwante Disygx Ser dinner service, the hand somest in the country, was bought by John Jacob Astor and used in Paris and Switzerland. It features solid silver dishes and Serres china desert plates with portraits of Louis XVV court beauties. By will, it descends to the eldest son and must stay within the family across generations.
The 1869 cranberry market shows Maine 1000 barrels Massachusetts 8000 Connecticut 7000 New Jersey 50000, mostly from cultivated fields. Across nineteen St Paul and Milwaukee stations 14587 barrels were freighted in the berry season. A ten acre New Jersey lot yielded 900 bushels valued at 6000 dollars, the owner was offered and refused 2000 dollars per acre.
The Santa Fe Post reports Indians growing bolder against whites across Southern New Mexico and Arizona. Cattle losses near town, a main coach found burned, driver mutilated, and several travelers killed. Mail service disrupted as citizens and soldiers pursue hostile bands.
The Troy Times recounts Col James H Hooker’s eccentric life in Troy with a tale of a clerk who beat his employer in a dispute and was promoted to confidential clerk with a $250 salary boost. It also notes Chautauqua County dairy developments, Seth Green’s fish propagation efforts, and a New York Court death story.
A garbled OCR fragment presents scattered dialogue including references to Tom and Shank with stray punctuation and inconsistent capitalization, yielding no clear narrative or event. The readable bits mention three men and an apprentice, but the overall meaning remains unclear.
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