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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1871
Page
7
The passage describes engineers diking and draining Holland’s shallow sea areas to create arable land. Private or state ownership, heavy pumping, and earthen walls transform vast waters into soil. After years, land is fit for farming, dividends begin, and shareholders secure profits while risks center on dyke integrity.
A Boston Advertiser correspondent from East Wilton New Hampshire describes a potato race as a new outdoor sport. Three competitors lay three lines of fifty potatoes with baskets at the ends and race to collect one potato per trip. Thrasher wins in a bit over nine minutes, with others close behind. The piece notes wind and turns affect pace and suggests long runs first when wind is good.
War in the Ocean depicts caplin shoals fueling codfish feasts as hunters watch under moonlit shores. A vigilance committee in Denver bans criminals with stark warnings, while Canadian farmers struggle to hire workers, offering high wages yet facing unspent interest.
In New York Supreme Court Judge Barnard hears continued injunction on the Foley case with many officials present. Mayor Haun requests Controller Connolly resign amid alleged burglary of Finance Department vouchers, aiming to restore public confidence and enable a fresh investigation.
In Milwaukee on the Cold Spring course Goldsmith Maid beats Lucy in the great race. The Maid finishes in 2 17 and sets a new best time, driven by Budd Doble and owned in New York. A quirky badger bets a thousand dollars on the time while spectators react with laughter. A Washington note follows about a reformer woman funding moral uplift.
Jay Coots & Co. promote First Mortgzage 7-20 Gold Bonds of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company bearing three and ten percent currency interest secured by a first mortgage on the road, equipment, and over 23 000 acres of land per mile of track. High current prices offered for U S Five-Twenties and other marketable securities in exchange. Pamphlets, maps, and bonds available via Jax Coome & Co. Philadelphia New York Washington and by banks nationwide.
The Cunard steamer Java underfull steam struck the Norwegian bark Annita amidships at night on August 25, sinking her quickly. Only one of Annita’s twelve crew survived as boats were launched and a long search conducted in very dark high seas. Annita was bound Portsmouth to Quebec. Java sustained only minor damage. Passengers voted to honor the Java crew and raised funds for the families, noting Annita had no visible side-lights before the collision.
A catastrophic coal mine explosion near Wigan Lancashire trapped about fifty workers who suffocated from toxic air amid frantic rescue attempts that cost many lives. The scene drew a grieving crowd as officials reported over seventy killed.
Financial tables itemize debt by interest rate and currency, bonds issued to railroad companies, and cash in the treasury. Population estimates from the 1870 Census project 49.6 million by 1880, with New York and Texas showing large gains. A London milliner shares cooperative venture details and a book on singing schools is promoted, while Hazards pure cod liver oil is praised for purity and efficacy.
A fragmented advertisement touts Tas Ines or 4 Universan Meptorn as a concentrated medicinal essence from Dr Warner. It claims to eradicate chronic indigestion nervous headache liver congestion rheumatism gout debility and numerous ulcerous disorders as an absolute infallible remedy in the Western hemisphere.
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