07 May 1875
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lebanon Weekly Pioneer
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1875
Page
1
The Lebanon Pioneer promotes its job printing facilities offering auction bills letterheads circulars business cards visiting cards and wedding cards at short notice and low rates. Located at No 43 Lebanon Street Upsrams.
A January telegram from Boston predicted a cyclone moving east across the Atlantic toward Europe, with Ireland as the probable arrival point within four to five days. The storm indeed hit Ireland on January 15 and moved east, confirming forecast accuracy noted to the French Academy of Science.
A period guide explains fresh eggs versus aged ones by shell porosity and yolk sinking. It describes a salt water test: four ounces salt in a quart water, one day old egg sinks, three days sinks low, five days or more floats high. It includes a humorous tale about a man who eats little to save money.
Galignani's Messenger reports M Eugene Godard's ascent in the Saturne from Bayonne with Vinson Julien and a Bordeaux editor. After dawn, ballast was shed on Pyrenees, wind rose, valve froze, and the balloon descended violently at Pampeluna injuring the crew. Vinson aided others, all survived with injuries. Nearby Nigata notes koi fish fad with high price.
The piece argues that the Democratic Congress will reveal how the justice department under Attorney General Williams managed funds and inflated costs. It cites marshals, district attorneys, and clerks, comparing Arkansas with New England states and accusing widespread fraudulent charges aimed at plundering the National Treasury.
President Grant and Cabinet reached New York on Friday en route to the Lexington and Concord Centennial. At Grand Central Depot they sought to travel to Boston and planned to deadhead their way aboard cars for the trip.
A long collect of notices reports that postwar settlements and constitutional amendments are accepted in the North and South, with various local items from Indiana including a crane killing, a church revival, a sensational dream incident, a fire at the Terre Haute Press, population growth in Evansville, canal survey funds, Masonic disputes in New Albany, and state crop reports across counties noting widespread figures of fruit and grain damage.
A correspondent recalls Admiral Bailey’s first civil suit witness experience. He faced sleepless nerves and constant caution from friends about contradicting himself. In the box he hesitated, then blurted out his name as "The o doruas Bailey" or “or words to that effect.”
A stark meditation on isolation as the killer’s true judge, where prison walls and iron restraints fade before the personal reckoning within. The voice of solitude is depicted as more piercing than any physical confinement.
A traveler describes a shaggy white Chinese dog named Nako or Nakowallah. The animal stayed attached to its village, feared water, chased other dogs when unchained, and yet proved affectionate and a vigilant watchdog. It was left with a Pershawar lady’s children, then cried when the narrator departed.
An eccentric Kentuckian began counting two billions about forty years ago and has continued since. He has about half completed the task and aims to finish on the day the Beecher trial ends.
Six persons had their pockets picked while Varley the revivalist preached at Greenpoint. The incident gives the average small boy an argument to justify not attending the meeting.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.