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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1871
Page
7
An expedition directed by Count Pourtales and Professor Agassiz, with eminent scientists, aims to study ocean physics and life. It will compare Pacific and Atlantic conditions, explore greatest depths, and collect sea-bottom samples to inform interoceanic canal plans and enhance commercial power.
A New Zealand correspondent recounts a sensational tale about a future NZ member of Parliament. The infant allegedly left at a woodland cabin door is found by a monkey family and reared by a wet nurse. The tale claims this proves kinship between humans and monkeys, framing it as evidence of Darwinian descent.
A peasant known as La Regina dal Cia in Ceneda Vittoris in Italy heals dislocated limbs with skill said to surpass Italian surgeons. Her family heritage, early lessons from examining animals, and a hospital visit sharpened her craft, attracting attention and sparking debates over her practice. Meanwhile in Maine a duck death reveals a frog-filled crop, a tadpole pollywog story explaining suffocation in a young duck.
The Spanish Consul demanded the surrender of the Hornet at Port-au-Prince. The crew, about 200 colored sailors, derided the Consul, who returned to his consulate and lowered his flag. Haiti’s neutrality remains unsettled as Spain ships block the port and Hayti cannot compel respect. Misa Lillian Edgarton speaks in New England on Gossip, analyzing ten varieties from sympathetic to calumnious.
The Arctic fleet disaster unsettles the oil market with Boston whale oil jumping to 1.00 per gallon from 0.60. Sperm oil moves modestly with limited trading. stocks on hand and potential two months consumption noted as markets digest the loss.
The total solar eclipse of December 7 draws global attention with observers preparing in India Sicily and Ceylon. Scientists aim to refine corona atmosphere and solar structure data, hoping for decisive results that illuminate fixed stars and astronomical science. Nearby items report a Sacramento woman misidentifying curls and a mushroom eater sent to asylum, Onondaga Indians near Syracuse thriving, and a Minersville mining accident suffocating three children.
The December Anemony Oppretiow rises in value and merit as a leading family journal. It offers stories sketches poems illustrated articles and departments for ladies children Rebekah daughters and brethren with extensive correspondence law digests and other valuable matter. Subscriptions before December 1st include last three numbers free at $2.50 yearly. box 4217 New York. The November Chicago fire destroyed the large Larree Conponar but the December issue will be extra large and shipped free to subscribers in 1872.
A dense list details numerous ailments from catarrh and insomnia to eye and ear disorders, digestive issues, and general debility. It references Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy with a $500 reward offer, various tonics and tonics claims, and promotional notes for Brown's Bronchial Troches and Wanman’s Vrer TABLE. It also adverts real estate in Shenandoah valley and bonds from New York financiers.
Investment house and company promote the First Mortgage 30 Gold Honda bond of the Northern Pacific Railroad with 7.3 percent gold interest, secured by railroad road and equipment and 24 000 acres of land per mile of track. Bondholders offered best current price for U S Five-Twenties and other marketable securities in exchange.
In a regional pull of advice readers are urged to stock Johnsons Anopyne Loyorent and Parsons Purcative Pos for lumber camp workers. The note promises substantial labor savings. It also promotes Sweaman Cavalry Coxorman Powpers to keep horses healthy with regular doses.
How to obtain a cast steel plow or cost details from Collins & Co. 212 Water St New York. Hazson Caswer's cod liver oil praised as the purest and sweetest, made from fresh livers and preferred by physicians and patients. Also Onrxo Woure's celebrated Schrevarm SownsPrs advertised as a highly popular remedy, with counterfeits noted and advised to buy from Druggists and Grocers.
An advertisement extols Hastetter's Stomach Bitters as a premier restorative for aging and debility. It claims to strengthen weak nerves, aid digestion, purify the blood, and regulate the body, arguing it outperforms mercury-containing tonics and other remedies. It targets the elderly and frail, urging reinvigoration through this vegetable tonic.
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