11 Feb 1857
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Newspaper
Mount Carmel Register
Location
Mount Carmel, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1857
Page
1
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In a Mount Carmel Register letter Jos C Orth reports the Illinois Legislature with 400 House members and a similar Senate, noting heavy activity and a pending bill creating the Illinois Southern Railroad Company to run from Mound City to Vincennes. He argues the rail line would benefit Wabash County and urges local support and early surveys in April.
A persuasive essay arguing education paired with a skilled trade secures independence. It praises trades as essential, resilient paths for youths, urging parents to nurture both schooling and craftsmanship to safeguard livelihoods in a free society. Includes moral anecdotes about tradesmen and a poetic interlude celebrating spring.
An old philosophical reflection on human desire notes that people seek more after wealth power and status. It observes that even success leads to craving for greater gains and that personal life choices such as marriage and children vary, leaving man never fully content.
A Vincennes train bound for St. Louis left Vincennes Thursday morning and derailed five miles before Sandoval. The tender ax broke causing cars to plunge 18 feet down an embankment. Cars and stoves were crushed. passengers were jumbled but no serious injuries reported.
An eastern editor recalls a man jailed for two wives while a western editor says one wife suffices. A northern editor cites trouble from promising to marry, and a southern editor notes trouble from being seen with another man's wife. The exchange highlights regional views on marital impropriety.
A historical summary of the Chinese sugar cane from its seed origins in China and France to American trials. It covers seed distribution by the U S Patent Office, growth ranges from Minnesota to Massachusetts, and comparisons with sorghum and broom corn. Practical cultivation notes include yield, soil fit, two fodder crops per season, planting methods, and harvesting guidance. It also warns against cross breeding with related crops.
A lazy Chicago property holder accidentally built a 200000 dollar estate by delaying deeds and selling assets multiple times. Though originally offered about 20000 dollars, years of inaction increased value, and the man came to own the estate, a claim supported by the Cincinnati Enquirer as widely known in Chicago.
The saying notes that those trained to follow orders learn the skill to lead later, implying discipline and structure build capability for governance and authority.
A Maine Farmer correspondent offers a home remedy for bad horse shoulder sores. Slake stone lime, mix one part lime to three parts lard, apply twice daily and cleanse with soap. If bone is affected the sore may not heal until the bone does. Fungus can be cleared and prevented with this ointment.
A county correspondent claims a home remedy for mange in pigs and dogs. He advises giving 10 to 20 grains of arsenic twice weekly for three weeks while feeding well, insisting the treatment cures mange and will not kill pigs or hogs.
A young man employed at Spencer's Fotel in Lawrenceville was found dying near the town after a ride on a horse that reportedly stumbled and fell on him. He was taken to a hospital where he died about two hours later. The man’s name could not be learned and he had worked in a city pork house during the pork season.
A lavish wedding last week drew over two thousand guests as the bride, daughter of a wealthy merchant, hosted day receptions and a nighttime ball. The mansion glowed with costly gifts including a 31 500 India shawl, a diamond set, a gold tea service, a Honiton dress valued at 7 500, and Cantoned dinner wares. the bride’s mother contributed an embroidered porte-monce with twenty five bright half eagles for spending money.
A fragmentary report notes a musket incident where a boy was displaced and an arrest followed. The accompanying plea is described as cooked and was reportedly resolved out of court.
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