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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1871
Page
3
A censored poetic fragment describes a young girl with delicate, angelic features. It emphasizes her white ankles, pink sprinkled dress, and gentle expressions, comparing her to her mother and wishing for wings. The language is lyrical and dreamlike, with archaic spellings and imagery.
A poetic plea for a small peaceful place free from constant chatter and prattle. The speaker longs for a spot where villagers can enjoy liberty and happiness without intrusive gossip or endless talk. It evokes pastoral simplicity and communal harmony.
A digest of practical advice on pest control with oil and cayenne to deter rats, ink stain removal for carpets, plant food and soil care, bread and cake recipes, linseed decoctions for cures, oyster pickling, economical frying, and cautions about corn fodder during frost. Includes notes on vinegar production and home remedies from Hearth and Home.
The article explains how exposure to air heat and fermentation converts alcohol to acetic acid speeding vinegar production. It covers using old vinegar starters or starting with cider plus water, sun exposure, and keeping a bung open. It notes substitutes like sorghum syrup and molasses and advises storage and periodic drawing for ongoing fermentation.
A committee investigating the new Post-office building found the superintendent absent but learned from the assistant-superintendent that work was contract based yet now under government control. Workers toiled ten to fifteen hours daily, paid by the hour, with non-union labor unhappy with conditions. Eighty-one men are employed, delays blamed on material shortages, and the superintendent insisted enforcement rests with the workers and Washington must dictate any changes.
A New York correspondent reports two unusual marriages. A surviving widower with nine children married a widow with seven, preserving the old firm in the family and bringing sixteen children into the fold. A rich widower with no children married four Hudson River widows totaling thirteen offspring, delighting in his new large family and joking that he wished for thirteen more.
The German town Telegraph notes a large gap in egg flavor. Hens fed clean grain on grass produce finer eggs, while those fed in stables with manure and filthy food taste bitter. Fish or onion diets color flavor, richer feed deepens yolk color, buckwheat dulls color and can ruin confectionary uses.
Dr. Boyd cites Belgian physicians Grislian and Hagen showing a link between tobacco production and insanity. From 1818 to 1830 tobacco output reached 28 million kg with about 10,000 insane annually, rising to 80 million kg and 15,000 insane by 1842, 120 million kg and 22,000, 1864 with 180 million kg and 44,000 insane.
A humorous essay extols a judicious wife who trims her husband’s moral path. She corrects silly remarks, blocks foolish plans, and preserves common sense, declaring a wife the great wielder of the moral pruning knife.
A city official estimates about fifty abortionists operate in New York, with certificates often sent to coroners for scrutiny. The interview reveals suspicions about Rosenszweig and others, noting many death records list unknown parentage and suggesting premature births linked to malpractice.
The Parliament return details regional wage ranges in England with men earning from 7s to 18s weekly, women 3s to 6s, and children 2s 6d to 5s. It notes harvest-time boosts and local customs, but quotes a national average under fifty cents per day for men, twenty cents for women, and fifteen cents for children. Food, drink, and tobacco are cheaper locally but taxed. imports from America affect overall costs.
A man in human shape haunts Cincinnati streets, extorting small sums from boys with a curious scheme. He convinces a child to be tattooed with India ink to aid future recognition if drowned, then sends the youth home tattooed to resemble a Feejee Islander, varying by the family’s resources.
In Easton, Adams County Wis two men and a woman are jailed on charges of torturing a boy eight years old. They allegedly whipped him with iron wire branded his neck with a hot iron and compelled him to hold live coals until flesh and muscles scorched. The boy is the woman’s son by a deceased husband and authorities allege she led the abuse.
The body of Alice Augusta Bowlsby, a Paterson resident, was found in a trunk at the Hudson River railroad depot. Her disappearance earlier in the week and the suspected involvement of Walter Conklin sparked a citywide mystery, ending with Conklin's suicide after a note explaining his distress over the case.
In a prison cell Rosenzweig is taunted by an officer who asks about a girl named Alice Bowlsby. The prisoner’s flush drains to pallor as he denies knowing her, while his 14 year old daughter Rosinetta delivers breakfast to the station and is confined.
A San Jose report recounts two Visalia stage robbers who seized Moore and four passengers, bound and blindfolded them, and looted over $500 plus a gold watch. The robbers released the driver after threatening further harm, then fled toward Gilroy. A separate Washington County dog case ended with a jury verdict in favor of Henry Burch for $45 after a Newfoundland killed by a rat-terrier.
The Golden Age notes that New York's wealthiest citizens remain hale and active in business. Astor nearly 78, Stewart 70, Vanderbilt 78, Drew 71, Cooper 79, Law 73, with most millionaires around 60. Wealth requires temperance, industry and steady habit, the article argues, not vice.
A list of playful marriage name puns pairs each profession with a wife’s first name. Examples include general’s wife Sally and shoemaker’s wife Peggy. The lines suggest whimsical matching rather than real biographical notes.
In Holmes style verse a tale contrasts two early friends one who reads and enjoys literacy and paper and another who wanders without reading. A tree falls on the latter while in a wood illustrating how reading might influence safety and fate.
A collection of wry observations and anecdotes touching politics, crime, poverty, manners, and everyday life. Notable items include Agnes Norman’s ten year sentence for murder, a quip about debt and tariffs, and a tale of a boy struck by a hitching post on Long Island.
Harriet N. Austin MD argues current fashions harm women and urges adoption of an American costume. The design frees movement from head to toe, removes heavy underskirts, uses suspenders for undergarments, and features short skirts with pantaloons, enabling work, rest, and daily tasks without hindrance.
The census office mortality statistics for the year ending May 1870 reveal 2060 homicides in the United States and Territories including those attributed to Indians. Texas and Tennessee record the highest figures, New York 70, with smaller counts in New Hampshire Connecticut Delaware Maine New Jersey Oregon Rhode Island and Minnesota. Violent deaths not caused by Indians are fewer in new Territories than in older states. Also noted is a Plymouth Church anecdote about Mr Beecher and dancing.
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