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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1871
Page
6
The text presents dreamy, archaic imagery of a noblewoman among fringed canopies and moonlit caves. A lyrical speaker admires beauty, blushing, and musical tones described as a silver brook and a radiant light. It alludes to fate and a desire to pair with Graco in.
The Tscaisson for the New York side of the great Besst River bridge was towed to Roosevelt street and will be sunk while mud is scooped out for foundation work. John Kenny, 17, fell through a factory floor hole at Flint Works in Trenton and was dragged into machinery, ending fatally as his body was ground up in the water.
A public warning on abortion as murder highlights flourishing abortion dens in cities. It cites mothers and fathers harmed by sinister medicines, medical aids, and private conspiracies, urging pulpits and physicians to warn couples. It notes discarded progeny, ruined health, and the broader societal impact.
A fragmented United States and world news summary notes crop fears in Britain, money markets in New York, disbanded French guards, large tax figures, and a near million dollar defalcation case. Drownings in Wisconsin, maritime missions in New York, and earthquakes in South America are reported. Reports cover political events, naval movements, court actions, a tunnel telegraph note, and a high profile suicide from a steamboat.
Captain Thurston of the hark Brothers recounts August attacks by Mexican desperadoes. After a coerced shore arrest, a mob surrounded him and he managed to free and send three sailors ashore. A night ambush ensued, six pirates killed, including the ringleader, as Captain Thurston and son led a desperate defense aboard. They fled by small boat, later rescued by Harvest Home.
An anecdote about Peter Hinds a famed New Hampshire stage driver. After repairing and repainting his coach he descends a steep hill when a man calls to slow down. The stranger inspects the coach and proclaims it the same one as last year. Peter responds with a sharp rebuke and drives toward Concord at a two forty rate.
In 1868 a company of eleven gentlemen raised 2,135,000 dollars and offered it to Mr. Bennett for the New York Herald, but he firmly rejected the bid, and the paper will presumably remain in his family.
In Pekin a3 I underwent a brutal hair treatment described as a barbarians' ritual with a bamboo seat and fist pounding. The barber's kit is cheap with a razor and strop. charges are low, shaving the head costing about three cash. The piece notes shifting barber practices under Mantchou rule, from long hair tied atop the head to post-Tartar fashions, and the rarity of Western hairdressing methods.
French papers report the Jan Trappe monastery destruction by fire and a German account of Prussian Hussars visiting the site. They note the austere, wooden interiors, 113 beds with hard mattresses, and contrasting meals, the monks eating plain fare while the visitors dined on bread, cheese, Madeira, and Burgundy.
A mod elephant entered Tarraj village in Mundia district injuring and killing repeatedly between January 27 and February 19. It attacked about 12 nearby villages, killing 21 people and wounding several, reportedly devouring at least five victims. The beast, described as magnificent with three foot tusks, was driven into a jungle but remains uncontrollable. Meanwhile five Milwaukee Common Council members sue Keening Wisconsin for libel.
A Liberal Christian correspondent recalls William L. Marcy in Charlton Massachusetts. As a youth he was wild yet doomed to fail until teacher J Towne saw potential and urged study. Marcy later attended college, rose to eminence, and credited Towne as the pivotal force shaping his life.
The American Naturalist reviews 1870s fish culture progress with Massachusetts and Maine reports praising restocking efforts for salmon trout shad and alewife. It notes successful fishways aiding migration, widespread damged plans, and Seth Green restocking the Hudson with shad fry. A Caledonia hatching house under Green and Collins is highlighted along with successful experiments and large fry releases.
A London Times correspondent recalls Mrs Siddons as a former lady's maid to the Duchess of Ancaster at Guy's Cliff. Young Greathead broke his leg there, and Siddons read Shakespeare to him. Readings continued in the drawing room despite remonstrances, leading to the maid's bold retort defending her status before the Duchess and guests.
In a Glasgow address on mission chapels and civilization Lord Shaftesbury related a London housing tale. He described a house whitewashed to look clean and comfortable, yet after his visit the inmates explained the cold look drove them to ask the sweep for warm touches, revealing harsh living conditions.
A Florida correspondent reports Apopka in Orange County near Pilarks vanished in one night, the land replaced by a vast lake. Witness Alex K. Foster describes bogging across a road to solid ground, hearing terrifying sounds as trees sink, then the earth itself becomes water. Panicked residents flee as two to three miles of land become submerged.
A collection of curiosities on life spans and health habits, a note about Japanese hog pricing with a market analogy, and a Jackson township hanging incident. It references clergy and farmers longevity, diet and rest, Japan hog handling, and a horse thief’s execution setup with a taunting note.
A partial OCR fragment discusses gold as seen by the eye, noting the human eye would be pleased to see the metal in solid form. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or events.
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