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Newspaper
Neosho Valley Register
Location
Iola, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1873
Page
1
Rates list for small cards and columns by year six months and quarterly terms. Includes one column rate of 102 dollars per year and smaller fractions, and half and quarter column pricing. Local notices cost 15 cents per line and regular classifieds 10 cents. Prepaid for transient and legal ads.
Directory page lists Methodist Episcopal Baptist Presbyterian Christian and Independent churches with service times and pastors. Includes Odd Fellow hall Independent notice and long roster of local officials, judges, clerks, sheriffs, and council members.
Prominent Allen county town of Toua sits at Elm Creek and Neosho River junction eight miles south of Lawrence and 100 miles from Kansas City. Rail line Leavenworth Lawrence Galveston runs through town. Population about 1600 with diverse businesses and several churches. Rich natural resources include pure water, high quality building stone, nearby coal, timber, and prairie hay. Large tracts of unoccupied farming land offer long-term sale and growing value. Health and education are highlighted with ample schoolhouses and moral climate.
An ornate description of Orion, its main stars Bellatrix Betelguese Rigel and the Three Stars, the sword and belt, and the Great Nebula. The piece discusses planetary lore, historical observations by Herschel Rosse and Huggins, and speaks on Orion's symbolism, grandeur, and the possible future deciphering of the nebula's mysteries. It invokes myth, science, and timeless curiosity about the heavens.
A lengthy Senate debate centers on Col York of Kansas accused of bribery by Senator Pomeroy. Nye and Conkling defend Pomeroy while mockingly labeling York an outsider rascal, contrasting with calls to curb investigations and preserve Senate dignity in a charged political moment.
The piece argues that the press controls public opinion and character more than pulpits courts or parliaments. It warns that reform depends on press influence, noting the press’ reach across society and its role in exposing corruption, shaping morals, religion, politics, and arts for the future.
More than sixteen hundred pupils crowded a Twenty sixth Street public school in New York when a defective chimney flue caused a fire. The principal kept coolly composed, ordered orderly evacuation, and had the pianist play a march as students exited. Firemen soon put out the blaze.
A condensed lecture notes brain size across species, noting humans average forty to fifty ounces while whales and elephants exceed. Gorilla brain about fifteen ounces. intelligent animals often have larger brains relative to body. Male brains average 49.5 ounces, female 44. brain-body ratio varies. Brain weight peaks around age seven to twenty, then declines gradually. The text links brain size to intelligence but cautions against absolute measures and cites miscellaneous anecdotes and curiosities from various topics.
A passage argues that eye contact does not reveal character. It says bravest, kindest people may avoid direct gaze due to physical or inherited reasons, while thieves may stare steadily. The piece cites Locke's National Monthly to challenge popular beliefs about honesty and courage.
A mix of moral admonitions on gossip and restraint. The text notes Mike Marony as corporal and recalls a street parade misstep. It reports Jumel v. Jumel real estate case and lists a census of female occupations in the United States. It contrasts Irish and English origins among New York workers and newspaper staffs.
A physician in England claims a simple method to stop hiccups by squeezing the wrist with string or with forefinger and thumb. The item also notes early tin production gaps in the United States, and cites Paisley shawls from Scotland with industry in Renfrewshire. Several brief anecdotes and quotes on daily life, a wind-ice experiment in Wisconsin, and Spain’s government status are included.
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