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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1871
Page
3
Fragmented prose poem laments ambition and fame while extolling simple rural contentment. The speaker weighs cattle, crops, and peaceful days against gold and glory, imagining a life free of burdens yet haunted by longing for lasting happiness.
A broad section of rural hints covers preserving lemons and tomatoes, treating cattle horn injuries, boosting milk via oat chaff, and avoiding adulterated butter. It also discusses manure use for soil, orchard planting methods, and steam safety ideas for passenger boats, urging practical, non sensational guidance and farm prudence.
Dr. F G. Holland argues in Scribner's Monthly that pastors should be paid regular wages rather than sustained by donations. He condemns parishes that view ministers as charity cases and stresses independence, arguing that honest pay allows true gospel work free of reliance on benevolence networks.
A Canadian farmer Harvey used a staged shooting to deter melon thieves. Neighbors heard a gunshot and found a moaning boy claiming to be shot but later admitted the boy planned the ruse. Harvey warned he would shoot intruders, scaring off future robbers and ending the thefts.
Soak a quart of peas in warm water for three hours then boil in three and a half quarts of well salted water until soft. Strain discard peas. Store in cool weather for days. To serve boil a portion with two bits of pork an onion salt and pepper. Serve hot with toasted bread squares.
A Iowa farmer near Grundy County operates 6400 acres and reports wheat can be produced cheaply with large scale farming. He attributes low costs to capital, machinery, year-round work, and efficient harvest practices, arguing many small farmers overlook these economies and that grain profits depend on scale and planning.
The Second Controller of the Treasury released the annual report for the year ending June 30, 1871. Expenditures of War Navy Indian and Pension Offices total $431,846,120 with audits by Second Third and Fourth Auditors. Settlements acted upon: Second Auditor 198,446,896. Third Auditor 205,953,058. Fourth Auditor 327,446,171.
Prof Wilbur planned a balloon ascent at Paoli Orange County with George H Knapp. Cards tore loose the car. Knapp slipped and fell sixty feet. Wilbur held on then rose, eventually plunging from one mile up. He landed head first, dying in view of his wife and child. Also noted: Mrs Cady imprisonment deemed unconstitutional by Judge Barnard. lawmakers urged indictment.
Gravesend hosts a busy shrimping scene where dozens of vessels, crews in blue guernseys, and thousands of visitors converge. Shrimpers wade into shallow surf with nets, fill baskets, and return to shore to boil and sell their catch. The Gravesend fleet, 35 to 40 ships strong, sails at dawn and sometimes lands two thousand gallons in a morning, while a small church near the fleet brings a rare wave of spiritual care to these hard workers.
The Europa voyage from Liverpool to New York saw Captain McDonald fall overboard and drown after saving a passenger during a heavy sea. His successor, J. C. McClelland, became captain of the Britannia, later losing his life in attempting to rescue a passenger amid rough weather. Additional notes mention Siam’s marking custom and the Northern Pacific Railroad nearing the Red River with 200 miles of Dakota Division under contract.
A collage of aphorisms and notes on society includes lines about honesty, justice, and honor, remarks on Osceola County Iowa's barren lands, dental myths, and weathered wisdom. It touches on professional abortion debates, glove manufacture in England, wrestling in America, and moral judgments, concluding with Mississippi islands’ grey squirrels and Wisconsin nut crops.
A boy recalls a winter street scene in which he sneaks into a countryman’s cutter and is challenged by the rider. The man explains that kindness should not be exploited and that what is worth having should be asked for. The boy leaves humbled, remembering the warning.
A gentleman recalls wartime hospital dressings in Germany. Wounds were cleaned gently from the outside to prevent deep fluid entry, then covered with zinc foil and adhesive dressing. The zinc oxide chemistry reportedly promotes healing and reduces lint handling. Also noted are quiet house weddings with simple announcements and a tale of an Iowa chicken saved by mud and water exposure after a rattlesnake bite.
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