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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1871
Page
3
Fragmentary verse speaks of forbidden passion and celestial imagery. The speaker longs for a beloved queen, promising loyalty and heavenward devotion while fearing loss of beauty if the sun or presence departs. Mystical language hints at love as a royal, divine realm beyond mortal reach.
An extreme October fire roared through Peslitizo, destroying homes and streets. Survivors recount frantic escapes, rivers of sand, and scorching heat as flames engulfed the village. Rescue crews led by Mulligan faced burned prairie, while many perished or fled to wells or the river.
A four horse coach on a Ashfield picnic ride fell twelve feet when a defective bridge collapsed. Two ladies were injured. After four years of litigation the town is mulated in £16,135 and must cover large costs. Also noted is a Des Moines tale of a husband deprived of sleep with a gagged pipe device. The International Society alarms European rulers causing Prussia and Austria to fret.
An evocative, albeit fragmentary, account likens the Everglades to a submerged prairie and imagines future clearings for cultivation. It notes palm, orange, and various trees thriving on small islands, mentions indigenous potato patches, and critiques reliance on whisky to sway Native groups, describing a coastal frontier economy and social dynamics.
A historical catalog recounts duels and challenges linked to insults and social disputes from the 18th and 19th centuries. It cites officers and gentlemen such as Colonel Montgomery Colonel Ramsey Mr Featherstone Sterne's father General Barry Lieutenant Cowther and others across New York and Hoboken duelling grounds, including a 1777 clash over corn eating manners and a 1827 fatal duel over a card game dispute.
Albany reports a new relief collection begun after a man branded the Chicago fund a swindle. Although he later donated ten dollars, criticism spread via an evening journal. Citizens responded with pennies from city to state, sending the thousandth penny in a package to his office as a public rebuke.
A reader argues that feeding hens prevents garden theft and costs less than keeping dogs. The letter suggests a tax on dogs and praises hens as profitable pets. In Munford New York a church is under construction using petrified swamp material including leaves roots and muck shaped into solid blocks as a curiosity.
Following the 1666 Great Fire, Parliament ordered new houses to have independent walls, uniform front heights, and stone or brick construction. Builders were given up to seven years to complete these requirements.
In a California gambling room a desperado demands the bank, two pistols flash, and a tense standoff unfolds. A veteran mediator calls for arbitration and orders two Green Cloth brothers to oversee the dealing as both players consent to a measured recount. The risk subsides and the game resumes with drinks shared.
The cent’s aging status is noted as it exits circulation and becomes a memory in files and collections. Its origin traces to Robert Morris and Jefferson, with Washington’s head and thirteen links on the first issue, followed by a French Liberty portrait and olive wreath, then the current classic dame. Encke’s comet is described as visiting every few years, its shrinking period suggesting space is filled with resisting material, potentially slowing planetary motion and guiding Earth toward the sun, a process seen over a long timescale.
A 50 foot long petition from Utah signed by about 2,500 women requests removal of federal officers they blame for alleged attacks on polygamy. It claims husbands and relatives face a persecution and calls for an investigation and trustworthy men to Totah, defending polygamy as Christically sanctioned despite federal opposition.
The census reveals Pennsylvania has a family with seven pairs of twins, another with six pairs, and a third with four pairs. The matriarch of the latter, aged thirty eight, had six other children and owns the home.
A late Singapore paper recounts aMassed crowd of Tew Chew men in two rival Say Tans and Say Eyoo clans clashing in North Bridge Road. The combat lasted about three quarters of an hour in silent formations with leaders signaling moves by handkerchiefs while police peons watched.
The Boston Journal recites a tale from a visitor in Chicago about a man in a horse car who mocks the proverb there is no great loss without some small gain after losing his house and furniture in a fire and preserving his sense of humor over a faulty cook stove. The report also notes a curious description of the Newen Ganpes royal garden atop Munich palace with a rooftop lake and a stable conversion for horses.
A fragmented note about Persis famine halting date exports, with England receiving 12,000 to 15,000 tons yearly for the poor children. A unrelated quip between a sick wife and husband appears, then returns to the dates topic. The Grocer.
An early report describes Spaniard Lionetto dazzling chemists by handling red hot iron and boiling oil. Professor Semementi later revealed methods using sulfuric acid washes, alum solution, and soap to render skin insensible to heat, enabling safe contact with hot metals and oil.
A Cape Cod correspondent describes mackerel fishing from a vessel. Lines are cast from the starboard, bites fluctuate with the fish, and anglers contend with tangled lines and the habit of “quilting” when multiple lines cross a single fish. The piece notes patience, timing, and the skill needed to land mackerel aboard.
A foreign science view argues against Earth’s immense age, noting solar heat and gravitational energy could sustain the sun for millions of years. A farm worker's suicide attempts and a humorous Irish response contrast with a San Joaquin Valley drought, where one thousand people face hunger as San Francisco raises relief funds.
A nostalgic poem recalls a summer birth and a later winter loss. The speaker reflects on Baby's brief life, the grave beside the garden wall, and the solace found in nature and memory. The speaker grieves the child, noting how frost and time severed the infant from warmth, yet Heaven feels near. The grave becomes a sacred place where lullabies and memories linger.
A collage of curious facts and witticisms from Chicago and beyond includes libel damages, wedding card fashions, Chicago fire impacts, omnibus history, Tweed lawsuits, odd animal disputes, and notes on rail, society tastes, and public life. Notable bits mention a Maine sexton, Virginia’s first daily paper price, and a Chinaman’s Chicago calamity tale.
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