Nationwide trade outlook and western marriage drive discussion
New York Times dispatches note improved business prospects across multiple states and regions with rising iron and steel demand. A Harrisburg plan to form a new county prompts a Pensylvanian meeting in Dykens next Thursday. Western women seek eastern brides amid scarce prospects, while labor-saving machinery spurs social questions. Dennis Hansicker, a Washington Township school tax collector, attempts suicide after a failed hanging in his barn. he remains unconscious hours later.
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Dennis Hansicker
Washington Township
Tehigh County
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Trial of Ten Cameron for breach of promise in Washington
The Circuit Court in Washington hears the case of Simon Cameron charged by Mrs. Mary Oliver. Disturbing testimony reveals startling evidence as the court proceeds and local industry stirs with mills reopening after years idle across the state. In Pottsgrove township Montgomery, the Hottenstein family is shaken by a panic night attack when three men stabbed a daughter after a dog barking alarm. Neighbors searched the area but no arrests by Tuesday, leaving the mystery unsolved.
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Mary Oliver
Washington
Chickies
Greenville
Connellsville
Henry 8. Hottenstein
Pottsgrove Township
Montgomery
Reading and virtue in public life discussed
A discussion on cultivating reading tastes starts with parents and contrasts writing and reading as tools for self improvement. It warns against parental tobacco use while urging parents to model reading. A later section critiques political meddling in school director elections, emphasizing individual conscience and justice over factional manipulation.
Local Intelligence and Market Update from 1878
A blend of social commentary on marriage choices and the tobacco market scene. It discusses Miss C and Mr A as a social pair, then shifts to the Tuscarorra market where buyers and growers wrestle over tobacco prices. About 700 to 800 cases traded last week with prices from 6 to 15 3 4 cents, some at 20 cents, and a forecast that April could see price shifts as demand remains uneven.
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Sam
Miss C
Fife
Husbwai
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