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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1871
Page
2
A fragmenting verse from Indiana Progress describes a white cloudlet roaming the sky. The speaker portrays dawn colors, the moon and sun, and star light cradled in a bosom while birds sing at dawn and twilight fades into night. The piece shifts between heaven and earth with vivid imagery and mood.
An old settler at the Southampton Hotel recounts a dramatic hunt in Australia. He describes tracking a kangaroo and a deadly struggle with an enormous old male kangaroo that nearly overpowers him, aided by a black convict and two dogs, as a skeptical Australian captain and others listen with mixed belief.
A rich eccentric gentleman in Lincolnshire is described as kindly yet peculiarly driven by a towel stealing impulse during travels. He explains this as demoniacal possession, never repeating a journey publicly. Also described is Jebel Ashum, a salt mountain near Palestine with dangerous hollows and perpetual salt water trickling to the sea, noted for its unusual composition and scarce ancient documentation.
The Golden Age article urges a sequence of home evening entertainments reading music conversation drama and miscellaneous plays to keep youths from disreputable amusements. It advocates inviting local talent to edify and entertain the family.
William K. Oskins, foreman on government store construction, killed his wife Mary A. Oskins at their home and at Mr. Register's. after a dispute about divorce and his drinking. The crime occurred at 324 South Fifth Street Philadelphia. neighbors summoned Col. Winslow who arrested him. The couple had two children and a long troubled marriage.
Census figures reveal 20 320 blind persons in the United States with 11 343 males and 8 977 females. Whites number 16 966 with other races making small totals, and INSANE totals reach 37 382. In New York State the blind and deaf mute populations are detailed, noting natives and foreign born, ages, and regional comparisons.
The piece notes 1860 demand for ten million gallons versus 1871 export demand of 141 million gallons. In Pennsylvania oil regions, 70 by 30 miles host over 5000 wells producing about 17000 barrels daily. It profiles fortunes won and lost, highlighting F Prentice with vast oil lands and 2000-3000 dollars daily income, and J S McCray turning a farm into a million-dollar venture with 300 barrels daily output.
The Triennial Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States convened in Baltimore. After lengthy, conciliatory debate on ritual differences between evangelical and ritualistic wings, a special resolution forbidding elevation of bread and wine by clergy was adopted by 35 to 30 with seven abstentions, and a unanimous resolution condemned ceremonies deviating from the authorized standard. A further resolution condemning unauthorized changes to the Prayer Book, including italics punctuation and musical notation, was approved.
A Parks family of Cyrus M Parks Isabella Parks and children John Eveline and Ellen were found murdered at their Henryville Indiana residence. The father a church leader and the mother were beaten with a blunt instrument. brains of Mrs Parks and John scattered. Daughters Eveline and Ellen survived badly injured but alive in the kitchen. Neighbors heard night shots. no bullet marks.
A friend recalls a family visit in Chicago last summer. The husband was shot dead by a burglar in his home on Saturday night, the house burned on Sunday night, and now the wife has perished in the fire with the corpse. The blaze destroyed store and dwelling.
The Cincinnati Commercial notes Chicago’s newspaper revival and vitality. Rival papers share presses, business leaders flood ads, and improvised spaces struggle to meet demand. The piece argues newspapers are a necessity and will recover profits after losses.
In San Francisco Chinese merchants contributed 1296 dollars for Chicago sufferers. A merchant told a collector a biased tale of a “Melican man” who burned, asking for a hundred dollars, then promising to return for more if needed, reflecting stereotypes and tension.
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