New Year Welcome Poem Fragment
Fragmentary verse greets the new year with images of white robes and dawn. The lines chant a vigil for peace as darkness lifts, mentioning snow, clouds, and a ceremonious welcome to the unborn year.
01 Jan 1873
Page 1
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1873
Page
1
Fragmentary verse greets the new year with images of white robes and dawn. The lines chant a vigil for peace as darkness lifts, mentioning snow, clouds, and a ceremonious welcome to the unborn year.
A Boston circle debates fashion excesses and the burden on women from elaborate dress. Lou Livermore, Hester Graywood, and others discuss an antifashion society, the strain on working wives, and the idea that true beauty lies in simple, well-cut attire rather than costly plumes and puffed trims.
A Buffalo to Pittsburgh Mail Train derailed near Corry at 3:11 PM after leaving 1:29 PM. A twentysix foot plunge from a trestle killed twenty one passengers and crew, with thirty five wounded. Nineteen corpses recovered, many charred. Rescue and medical aid rushed to farmhouses as wreckage burned.
A devastating blaze at Barnum's circus destroyed or damaged major structures in the city. Fire swept through the menagerie and surrounding buildings, including Grace Chapel and the Lawrence mansion. Estimated losses range from 250000 to 1,000,000 with several people missing and five injured. Only two animals, a camel and an elephant, were saved.
Extra freight train No. 2 from Indianapolis, led by engineer John Belch and fireman George W. Potter, derailed at Henryaville due to an open switch. Eleven cars plunged into a ravine, killing Belch, Potter, and Koons. brakeman Bowers survived to summon help. The crew lived in Jeffersonville. rumors of a prior switch left open are unconfirmed.
A late night accident on the Indianapolis Peru and Chicago railroad eighteen miles north of the junction left about twenty injured and three fatally. The Chicago express ran over a broken rail. the engine baggage car and first passenger coach passed safety, while the rear guard was thrown from the train. The injured were brought here for care.
At a Baptist church in New Berry during yesterday's services, the floor and ceiling collapsed sending about 500 parishioners into the cellar. Fourteen died and around forty were injured, four severely. In Poirapetpaia, snow caused part of a railroad car wheel factory roof to cave in, trapping workers beneath rubble.
A concise list urges consistent routines: stay warm, eat regularly and slowly, maintain regular meals and early suppers, keep clean eyes, prepare for sleep, stay cheerful, avoid debt, and resist shopping for unnecessary items. Emphasizes steady habits for wellbeing and frugality.
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