23 Dec 1882
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Newspaper
Princeton Democrat
Location
Princeton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1882
Page
1
A ragged OCR version of the classic poem presents jumbled lines about Christmas Eve. It features St Nick delivering toys, reindeer, and family at rest, with numerous misspellings and typos disrupting verse and imagery.
Washington correspondent reports that Republican unity remains illusory with Stalwarts and Half-breeds deepening the split. Garfield Republicans blamed for Democratic gains. President Arthur seen as seeking a smooth term, aligning with Democrats' platform. Advertising rates soar as papers rely on profitable commerce. Indiana society figures poised to influence upcoming legislature and insurance politics. Brazil Democrat notes leaders of Knights of Honor and Knights of Honor and United Workmen backing the social set.
A solicitor narrator uncovers a forged will plot tied to Julia Parsons with Eldridge Parsons lacking a finger joint. He exposes the scheme at the theater and secures a coerced renunciation of marriage from Eldridge, leading to Julia's engagement and Eldridge’s departure aboard the ill fated ship London to Australia.
A troubled boy confesses love woes at a grocery counter. He laments a breakup with a girl who danced with a telegraph messenger and vows revenge. The grocer chides him and offers pragmatic advice as the boy contemplates a trip to Chicago with a friend.
In a Detroit Free Press piece Brother Gardner defends modern pleasures like dancing and theater against strict religious dogma. He urges a cheerful, tolerant faith that can resist temptation without condemning everyday enjoyment. He calls for a religion strong enough to face sin and still allow personal freedom.
A historic note cites egg white as soothing for burns and scalds, easier and cooler than collodion or cotton oils, forming a protective coating to limit air exposure. It also mentions beaten egg as a mild remedy for disentery, reducing intestinal inflammation and aiding natural recovery.
A Philadelphia man recounts using flowers of sulphur on diphtheria membranes in his two daughters. He applied a wash via a clay pipe and saw rapid relief within hours and full recovery in two days. The account urges using distilled sulfur not crude powder and cautions against overreliance.
Pruty Clark, a stock factor from Albion HL, led a strange late night railroad episode aboard a Li Aie ville St. Louis line. A freight and passenger mixup caused a delayed dawn arrival in Cincinnati with Clark likely pursuing damages from the railroad company.
The passage extols drainage to prevent ponding and drought, noting surplugs remove excess water, deeper soil cultivation improves root growth, and drainage raises soil temperature. It claims uniform growth, earlier maturity by days to weeks, and enables farming in wet or dry seasons with reduced weather risk.
The speaker notes that a newborn is a weak creature lacking voluntary muscle control and that the infant’s potential lies in future development. He compares early humanity to a “fallen man” upon maturation, and cites Josh Billings in illustrating frugality versus abundance.
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