23 Jul 1874
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1874
Page
1
The origin of the saying too thin is traced to Henry VII act 5 scene 3 where a bishop is told such sudden commendations are too thin and bare to hide offenses. The remark reflects the era's sharp wit and stylistic phrasing.
A reflective gaze at Long Branch notes a shift from lively society to restrained quiet. Old figures fade as visitors retreat to Europe and shorefronts gain cottages. Conservatism grows amid deserted verandas while weekend crowds vanish and former radical fashions give way to spinning wheels and quilting on the back lawn.
List of United States patents issued from the Western Office for the week ending June 23 1874. Inventors and locations throughout Illinois Iowa Missouri and nearby states include D W Clarke Chicago Horee hay rake J Hollingsworth Chicago Flour sifter H A Mears Rockford Construction of plow iron G Moore Moline Lightning rod J M Most Chicago Joist seat W H Drake Chicago Drawing board Charlie Moore Lexington Dia for stamping checks 2H B L B Carsley Chicago Watering tank for hogs George A Carter Princeton Brewer press Cyriac Cabrol Chicago Lesther Kelting Charles Munson Chicago Cativator and stalk cutter R P Rogers Clinton Uterine supporter J T Wright Chicago Lamp extinguisher M Wagner Quincy Barbed wire fence J Haise DeKalb Hog ringing and marking iron P Listeman Collinsville Bolt for middlings purifier J W Wilson Warsaw Cigar case J Thwing Chicago Iowa steam boiler C A Clark Bloomfield Can for cooling milk during transportation G W Finke Mount Pleasant Churn D W Cesrge and J J Blatzman Pulaski Stock car Hiram Purdy Burlington Door for grain care same Corn planter I M Tallana Grand Junction Toy Harvester chopper D B Browning Fayetteville School seat W Goolmsap Kansas City Farm gate Geo Hoskins Giread Straw cutter J A Cornish Marchfield Feed water heater R Garstang St Louis Horse hay tors k W W Reed Chillicothe Fatcet F Messmer St Louis Siphon W Wallace Grant St Nik
A letter promotes milk as a remedy for thin figures and fever recovery, urging larger milk portions and less meat to build solid flesh and reduce doctors’ bills. It warns against the idea milk is feverish, cites typhoid care, and notes a correspondent claims delicate paper is made from tree pith in China.
A New York Times essay traces the rise and fall of advertising in verse, noting the thermometer’s role as a gossiping weather gauge in Delatour’s era. It argues modern readers crave imagined science, treat thermometers as sensational props, and warns many instruments mislead with dramatic but irrelevant readings.
Julius Rombarger, a small and good natured man, visits a Gratiot Street shoemaker to chat. He is asked to mind the shop briefly while Crispin runs for a dog license. A great big fellow then bursts in, holding up a foot and exclaims, See that.
Hon Samuel B Angeles a NY statistician presented condensed 1871 farm data showing 5 922 471 agricultural workers owned 11 124 558 747 in land value averaging 2878 per person with 360 net income per head and notes future population growth will expand national wealth. He cites cereal output of 812 151 925 bushels in 1870 from ten interior states and projects 50 million tons by century end while urging improved waterways for cheap transport to feed and clothe Europe.
The annus costermonger's party in London, linked with the Golden Law Mission, drew about 400 men. Earl Shaftesbury presided, being a coster monger with a barrow. A new hall to support missionary work for costermongers and families was discussed, with donkeys from the Crystal Palace show and Shaftesbury’s barrow shown outside.
The General Assembly discussed a motion urging total abstinence for all members. Opponents called it an unwarrantable interference with Christian liberty. The non-testotallers opposed, and the resolution was voted down overwhelmingly.
The piece surveys Russia's rapid south and southeast territorial gains in Central Asia over a generation. It notes the absorption of Bokhara Khokand and Khiva, compares Muscovite expansion to historic empires, and argues military discretion and administration have driven progress, more than a fixed policy line.
An article quotes Count Caausorp arguing France should indulge another revolution to restore prosperity and regal legitimacy. He praises hereditary royalty while condemning opposition to the king, calling for silencing the pretender as France aims to civilization and ends the bloodshed caused by ambitious brigands.
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