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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1876
Page
4
A reflection on insect parentage contrasts brood care in wasps ants and field bugs with human obituaries. It notes wasps bury caterpillars for their young, ants transport white masses inside nests, and field bugs mother many offspring while defending the brood. life viewed as toil yet a joyful pursuit. Then a humorous local vignette follows about placing an obituary notice at a newspaper.
The Charlottesville Chronicle recounts Dr W C N Randolph holding Mr Jeffersons silver watch as Levi Lincoln asserts authority at midnight during the Adams to Jefferson transition. Lincoln proclaims the watch rules the hour while Judge Marshal notes the time. A Wicklow widow jokes about marrying a rich widower for love of the estate.
A California man of Chinese descent, insured for a large sum, was badly injured when he fell from a wagon. Friends doubted recovery as his status sparked concern about payout. One friend wrote to the agent, Charley half dead, like half money. A philosopher notes that criticism often reflects the critic more than the subject.
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