21 Feb 1880
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Newspaper
Princeton Democrat
Location
Princeton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1880
Page
1
Poem excerpt reflecting universal sorrow and duty with religious overtones. The speaker contrasts tears and doubt with burdens and blessings, stating that God’s sunlight and golden crowns touch all hearts, homes, and lives within the Presbyterian context.
In a small New England town, Mrs. Fay spends fifty dollars on a dress after urged by Mrs. Jupe to shop in New York. The silk clashes with the wool, expenses balloon, and a cloak for Aunt Maria becomes a New Year’s scramble. John learns the cost, debts hinge on home goods, and the couple vow to support local trades, keeping their moral lesson intact.
A county resident reports a home remedy for Bright's disease of the kidneys. Boil horse mint with saltpetre in water and take a wine glassful three times daily. He says various doctors failed but the remedy ended his kidney ailment. Horse mint grows in marshy places and has seeds on top.
A report notes a Arkansas woman living with her thirteenth husband and displaying thirteen pegs with hats of past spouses. The Buffalo Express calls it bold to "bang up your hat" there. A separate reflection likens snow capped mountains to aging and the whitened crest of eighty winters as near to the heavens.
The Albany Zaw Journal explains leap year law noting February 28 and 29 are treated as one day. It cites Indiana Supreme Court rulings that 28th and 29th of February in bisextile years count as a single day for legal service and judgment timing.
Richardson notes Colcombet, a clever French farmer, bought the English Herd Book and the French volumes then traced color lineage to breed over 40 white calves. None showed red or roan, though form varied. now color is secured and quality will be pursued.
Princeton professor Charles A. Young explains in a lecture on Eclipse Problems that apparent faster lunar motion once suggested a shrinking orbit but refined calculations show no danger. Tides slow Earth's rotation, lengthening the day as friction acts like a brake.
A London clerk reports that a flood of German workers undercuts clerks’ pay. They accept six months without salary, then £60 to £70 yearly, live cheaply in Islington, share rooms, eat frugal meals, and work long hours. Employers value German fluency and accounting skill, while English clerks need higher wages for similar tasks.
A young Henry Clay faced a large outdoor audience when Jim Barnham, a sworn rival, repeatedly heckled and taunted him. Clay slammed the heckler with a fierce retort predicting Barnhams fate in hell as the crowd watched the confrontation unfold.
A Darmstadt mother warns that a strict governess may leave if a child misbehaves. The child retorts that the governess will stay because the papa visits often to kiss her, revealing the adult reality behind the nursery tale.
A concise aphorism states there are three types of men the Will nots and the Cant s. The Will nots effect everything while the Cant s oppose everything and the latter fail in everything.
The Elmira Free Press distinguishes between raffles used to raise funds in general and church fund drives, arguing a charitable raffle may be inappropriate while a church’s money needs are a distinct matter.
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