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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1871
Page
6
A fragmentary poem in archaic diction reflects grief and memory. The speaker laments attachment to sorrow, resisting being freed by others urging forgetfulness. They plead to keep their treasured hoard and Eden within reach, even as time, loss, and decorum fade.
A reader’s walk through Pompeii uncovers shops, dwellings, and tracts of life carved in ashes. The piece contrasts ruin with vivid interiors, noting bakeries, tricliniums, and erotic art while recounting a dead man found in a doorway and the varied social world from courtesans to patricians.
Franklin county residents report two men were arrested for the murder of Elmore H Horton near Winchester after a confined hideout in a fence corner was found. Coroner's jury blamed unknown parties, but trail evidence linked Monroe and Hop Martin, who lived nearby, to the mountain route and tracks matching the victim's horse. Both men had local hostility toward Horton and were examined with witnesses detailing their movements on the day of the shooting.
The murder of Mr Justice Norman, acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Calcutta, is described with the assailant wielding a tapering Goorkha knife. Norman, a renowned jurist and former Supreme Court judge in Calcutta, died from abdominal and shoulder wounds after attempting to defend himself. The killer, possibly linked to the Wahabe conspiracy, was captured after a brick was hurled at him. The report notes possible ties to the imminent trial of Ameer Khan and mentions consequent unrest in Utah over polygamy laws.
The article recalls Edward Everett’s Amherst semi centennial speech with a vivid moment when a single gesture near the line about a drop of water drew applause. It then reports on Pemaquid discoveries including wall remains, leather fragments, a distinctive axe, blue crockery, and other items. Also praised is Grace Darling's Irish heroine and a Drogheda rescue by a bold unnamed woman, contrasted with male reluctance.
Artemus Ward recounts a visit to the Shakers with playful mischief and sharp social irony. He describes a comical exchange with an elder, curious Shaker women, and risqué interactions amid a mood of sly satire in a 19th century tone.
The article defends Florida wreckers, noting many are natives, with Mystic and the Bahamas supplying crews. It describes crews of a captain and six men, often two vessels in company, stations along Cape Florida to Key West, and signals at wrecks. It argues wreckers operate legally under licenses, provide salvage, and save lives, portraying them as humane and honest rather than pirates.
A prisoner writer reports that Patagonians Puelches and Pampeans have no priests or fetishes yet show deep belief and ritual prayers before meals or offerings. In contrast neighbors Kitchies Bolivians display idols, while Patagonians pray to God and the sun during food preparation and water offerings with a ceremonial formula.
The text explains how water vapor condenses when air cools, comparing a cold water decanter forming vapor to natural processes. It notes that as solar warmth fades and air temperature drops below the horizon, water vapor condenses into fine mist, with clouds described as high-floating mists.
The Spring field Republican notes the horticultural school at Newton thrived last summer with eight young women dedicating six to eight hours daily in the garden or greenhouse. They supplied vegetables for a family of a dozen, and spent thirty to forty minutes daily on botany recitations. One student plans a greenhouse venture at Jamaica Plain and another near Boston.
A London paper details Alfred Manders, an Irish gentleman with a £20,000 yearly property, confined from April 1869 to August 186?, by brother and wife in Finglass private asylum. He was never visited, interviewed by his solicitor at first, then denied access. a writ of habeas corpus later forced examination. Letters showed sanity, two keepers testified he was sane, yet confinement persisted. Also notes Dutch summerhouses with bright arbors and gossiping elderly men in canal-side gardens.
In 1869 a youth posed as John Dinsmore’s son to obtain about three thousand pounds of wool from Barker & Co of Pittsburgh. He bought wool from Dinsmore, shipped it, and had Barker & Co accept the bill of lading. The wool reached Barker & Co’s warehouse and was paid to the fake heir, who then vanished. The real owner later sought payment from Barker & Co, while the dealers argued they were not parties to the deceit. Dinsmore sued Allegheny District Court for the wool’s value and won $3,121.71 after a prior hung jury. Barker & Co appealed to the Supreme Court.
A historical survey notes 52 000 members in 2 000 London building societies with £4 217 000 in assets, plus Land Societies with £2 000 000. London groups total about £10 000 000 with 100 000 members, many clerks and shopmen. Lancashire reports 1 428 societies and ~50 000 members, Burnley lists 8 000 members with £150 000 property, Oldham 66 societies averaging 100 shares worth £120 each.
A chaotic scene in Dijon as French citizens clash with the German garrison. Reports describe rising tensions and sporadic fighting amid ongoing occupation.
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