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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1871
Page
3
A rugged lyric portrays a mixed voyage through love and landscape. The speaker adores a forest maiden on Sierra slopes and contrasts her simple life with imperial imagery. He describes shared comforts, hunting, and intimate trust, insisting the depth of her virtue and devotion surpasses grander status.
A column of household advice covers tomato pickle making, crockery cement, coffee and jelly sugar mixes, bean dishes, matting care, mulching cautions, horse shoeing cautions, marble stain removal, and polishing tips. Notable items include Pickume Ree tomatoes, Cexman cement, Bent edges repair, and Storava advice on mulching and hoof care.
A New England editorial outlines concise rules for lyceum organizers: keep courses short and varied, avoid padding with outside speakers, schedule six lectures in quick succession, set low season-ticket prices to boost attendance, and secure lecturers and dates before selling tickets to cover fees.
The excerpt urges relentless effort and steadfast persistence to gain fortune and fame. It praises the stern doer who immerses fully in a task, believing no one else can do it, and asserts that only through complete carry-through will one be admired and successful.
Describes Mount Moriah as a sharp ridge with a vast temple complex built by Solomon and Herod, including side walls, porticoes, and multiple courts. Notes ancient bridges, arches, and pavements uncovered by British explorers, with deep debris layers and preserved foundations, linking temple areas to the royal palace beyond.
German papers recount a meeting between the Emperor of Germany and the King of Bavaria. The King learns the Emperor travels in Bavarian colonel uniform, while the Emperor learns the King travels in private clothes. Both swap attire en route between Regensburg and Schwandorf. The initial awkwardness gives way to amused reconciliation at the reveal.
The ice trade in London is controlled by about six merchants. Ice is stored in wells or shades, one holding 3,000 tons. Ice is broken, packed, and leveled with shovels to form solid blocks that must be hewn with axes when needed. Shrinkage from the wall on all sides is only six inches.
A famed wizard Pinnetti visits St. Petersburg after a seven o'clock demonstration misled the Czar and courtiers. Watches align to show real time, the palace is locked down, and Pinnetti agrees to return for payment and perhaps stay longer if commanded.
Pinnetti declares he will leave St Petersburg publicly by passing through all fifteen gates at once. Observers at each gate attest the wizard walked with erect head and spoke clearly, as passport officers log his entry in fifteen registers. The feat prompts widespread wonder over his alleged magical powers.
An eye witness recounts Napoleon’s 1812 entry into Moscow, its freezing weather, the city’s lighting flames, brutal arson by released prisoners and furious civilians, the destruction of pumps, and prisoners starving in hospitals. Jewels and silver spared by Russians in retreat, while fires consumed the wooden town.
Describes two torpedo types the offensive and defensive, detailing an iron powder tank with an electric trigger and a surface signaling device, plus a mobile explosive pod fitted to small boats for use at anchor. Also notes James Sanderson’s wheat yield projections and a Knights Templar drill in Missouri on horseback.
The poem describes a calm sea where a hundred ships sail windless under pale light. Each captain longs for wind, praying in many languages, yet none awakens the breeze. They argue their own course, and when winds finally fail, misfortune looms as the ships seem doomed to disaster.
A set of light anecdotes and observations across society events and customs. Notable bits include church counts in California, a market-women roll-butter venture, wedding invitation trends, and a quip about a wife who mistook a husband for a nun in Jerrold’s tale. Includes small curios about dyspepsia cures and a joke about glasses.
A long piece extols a good woman who remains youthful in spirit through benevolence and virtue. It praises her kindness, religious devotion, and stable cheer, asserting she never truly ages as long as love and virtue guide her life. The section also notes farming advice on drill directions for wheat and snow protection. It closes with a kitchen tip about Mount Washington potatoes preserving flavor if frozen and unwashed before baking.
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