29 Jan 1875
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Newspaper
Lebanon Weekly Pioneer
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1875
Page
1
Published every Friday Morning by T H W Warrison is a notice detailing advertising terms for the year with rates for various column widths and durations. It lists prices for multiple column formats, business cards of five lines or less, and additional lines at one dollar per line, indicating strict adherence to rates and payment in advance.
News in brief reports a discovered silver lead ore ledge traced ten miles in Santa Clara County. Experts call it a genuine silver ledge with lead. The item notes other varied reports from Missouri, Utah, and California including floods, trials, and political developments.
A Fin Castle gentleman angered by a broken engagement allegedly fired six shots at a young woman and her escort with a Smith & Wesson. No one was struck, though the incident caused townwide alarm among Fin Castle's society. He reportedly admitted the shooting, with others present witnessing the event.
A long compendium of Victorian notes recounts Brummel dining with the Prince Regent ending when Brummel, intoxicated by vanity and wine, is ordered to “ring the bell” and the Regent, regaining composure, summons Brummel’s carriage. The column then shifts through miscellany: a reward for Charlie Ross, aquarium algae, lake deaths, property losses, a butter preserving patent, old beer pitchers, a New Jersey insane asylum plan, mine descent sensations, the Lick telescope voyage, drumfish, treasure seekers at Red Bank, a widow’s hidden clock money, a joking British captain and a whale, emigration losses, global iron output forecasts, a village robbery tale, and a schoolmaster who survives a midnight escape from revenant coffins.
In Sonoma County a mule drawing a lime wagon burned after a shower sparked the blaze. The mule refused to move, keeping its ground as flames singed and finally roasted it. The fire consumed the mule, leaving only half a barrel of ashes.
A Paris tale recounts a famous monkey of the Princess de Chimay who freed itself from its chain during the Czars visit. It entered the dressing room acted like its mistress, smeared powder, wore rouge, and patches, then climbed to a dining table alarming the guests. The Czarina later recalled the monkey’s vivid impression from the tour.
A long moral fragment on gambling’s pull includes an anecdote about a Belgian queen in society whose treasure vault was raided by three armed nobles who failed to crack it. The tale ends with her locking them in, archbishop intervention, and a note on French justice and public figures.
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A lyrical scene unfolds at a hostel where a maiden, Colinette, watches soldiers depart. She longs for a beloved left behind, exchanging whispered lines about farewell and love. The war ends, but she questions whether the beloved remembers her and hints at a possible reunion or pledged marriage.
A wealthy patron named Dovetail shows his grand mansion and art collection to a vulgar guest. The visitor mocks the values of taste, fails to grasp the Greek Slave sculpture, and blurts out a misidentification, revealing snobbery and exposing Dovetail's private offense.
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