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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1871
Page
6
The text presents fragmented lines about a cloud resting on a parent, a bird by its nest, and a reference to God, a father’s name, and inner peace. It evokes trust and divine solace despite life’s uncertainties and hardships.
A wide range of 19th century items are noted including Paris skirmishes, California wine and tobacco market shifts, Mexico church dedication, New York coal prices, Philadelphia fever cases, and a Paris fever wave. Reports mention Peruvian capital Timas capture, California crop weakness, and a fire disaster in San Francisco. Also noted are executions, gas stove explosion injuries, and emigration trends from Ireland.
The message cites a steamer Carrie’s burning near Angus with 800 bales of cotton lost, three passengers killed, a Kentucky Democratic convention nominating P. H. Leslie for governor, Buenos Aires death rates from vomit at 250 daily with five thousand dying in five weeks, Ruth poison verdict in Kansas, detective Warnoer shot at Pinche Nevada, a Louisville magnate divorcing a wife in a Massachusetts asylum, Irish tenant landholdings statistics, and Earl of Carnarvon commenting on English security and unity.
A coroner's inquest reveals Agnes Norman as a murderous figure across several London households. Child deaths, insensible infants, and suspicious behavior accompany birds and pets dying after her stays. The verdict was accidental suffocation, but fathers remained dissatisfied as authorities plan further investigation into a possible pattern of maternal murder impulses.
Rev Dewitt Talmage warns in Brooklyn about workplace temptations that foster dishonesty among youth. He cites store clerks who learn to cheat, leading to robbery and ruin, and drummers who push West merchants toward vice. He urges associations to support honest young men and prevent dissipation.
The London Times believes the Washington treaty’s basis and provisions will be adopted by the American Senate. It regards the treaty as the result of mutual concession and finds nothing in it that offends national honor or requires England to sacrifice to restore amity within the Anglo-Saxon family.
A Wind River Valley report details Washakie and allied Snakes tracking a Sioux war party after an Indian raid amid dense fog. After extra snow storms, Washakie ambushed the attackers, killed eight, seized stock, and scouted a safe return, with a scalp to dance on their return.
A Wind River clash left Washakie’s forces victorious with one killed and three wounded. Snakes and Northern Cheyennes fought fiercely, with six more scalps taken by Snake warriors the next day. The Cheyennes fled toward Big Beaver as cavalry pursued from Camp Stumbaug. A broader war outlook worries Indian Agent Dr. James Irwin, who seeks federal cavalry protection for the agency.
The article explains why Cheshire cheese differs from others and commands high prices. It notes methods: rennet curdling, breaking and pressing, wooden boxes with holes, and piercing with skewers to drain whey. Health and skill of dairymaids matter, as atmosphere and milk processing affect quality.
A coastal encounter describes in Mobile Bay calm conditions with mirage images over anchored ships. An inverted perfect image looms above a distant bark, paired by double inversion showing a phantom at that height while a near vessel remains imperfect.
A Washington protest leads to a detective’s plan to trap a hotel clerk in a counterfeit money theft. The scheme collapses when Brown’s wife is arrested in New York for passing bad bills, revealing the ruse and the clerk’s innocence. The tale links a fake letter, misplaced coins, and a dogged pursuit across cities.
M Fernandez of the Mexican Government commissioned team reports favorable results for supplying a projected canal with water mainly from the Goatzacoalcos river. He notes political and commercial reasons favoring this route, acknowledges soil and distance costs, and outlines ongoing surveys to secure an economical plan.
A Tuesday tragedy in Jefferson ends with Williams Rose fatally wounded by Jesse Robinson who then dies after firing at his foe. Military justice followed, but Robinson’s sentence was overturned by General Reynolds. The incident spurred fear and speculation across the community amid a flurry of political and legal developments.
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