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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1874
Page
1
The piece notes New Yorkers flee the heat to mountains and springs while the city’s theaters fill with visitors from the country. Domestic life shifts as mistresses leave, and "Missus" away allows Biddy and cousins to host lively parlors, with refreshments and high living in vacant houses.
An English correspondent recounts a married man from Manchester deceiving a woman by posing as a bachelor. On apology to the mother’s house, a crowd seized him and he was flogged with a hemp rope, tarred, flour sprinkled, and paraded through the streets before retreating to a relative’s home. He has three children and a wife, despite recent courtships of other women.
Brother John J. Harris reports a new pest of three to four inches, dark in color, appearing four miles north of the Hot Springs. They swarm a half mile of sand, devour all green vegetation and leaves, threaten grain crops, and may spread if not contained.
The New York Times urges better cleanliness in summer travel conveyances noting scattered efforts exist but many vehicles still look dirty at departure. It argues for visible cleaning, brooming, and soap use at railroad centers, urging cautious company action and stressing impact on passengers’ clothing and comfort. It also reports on Peel Island residents and a rescued boy from a whale ship, highlighting humanitarian concerns aboard a New Bedford vessel and possible repatriation.
An article from the B'nai B'rith Journal notes that Hebrew ladies today resemble ancient Solomon era fashion in dress and ornaments. It traces garments, hair, jewelry, and accessories from Solomon's time to modern parallels, citing plates, veils, paints, and precious metals as valued adornments.
The Philadelphia Ledger reports 1873 U S immigration fell by about 70 000 from 1872 while Canada saw a surge as immigration reshaped western settlement. US arrivals reached 422 545 with Germans one third, Irish and British 37 percent. Swedes declined while France Italy and Russia rose. Of new arrivals over 400 000 only 2 200 held professions and 46 000 worked skilled trades. the rest were laborers women and children.
Mr G L Davis of Nashua New Hampshire quotes a letter from his son a clerk aboard the United States steamship Tuscirora at Yokohama Japan. The letter mentions the Bonnie Islands a group of six or seven islands claimed by Japan and Port Lloyd.
Charles Anderson, a Swedish ship captain, reported to police on June 4 that during the prior three days he was drugged and robbed of 565 rough diamonds valued at 15,000 dollars along with his shirt studs, rings, and watch. He outlined a scheme to sell the gems in Amsterdam to finance his European voyage with his wife.
A Times of India correspondent reports a lion hunt on the Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company's steamer City of London on March 19. Lions were shot from shore and aboard after a pursuit, with three carcasses taken on board and a final charging male killed. Measurements noted: length nine feet nine inches, body six feet seven inches, height three feet nine and a half, weight four hundred twenty pounds. Such an incident is said to be unprecedented in that Mesopotamian region.
A trusted country merchant reveals a method used by an Ohio wholesale grocery and liquor firm to mix alcohol. He describes how one gallon of pure whisky was combined with two gallons of adulterants to yield three gallons of cheap rotgut. The firm claimed thirty dollars profit per barrel.
The Christian Register argues sewing machines will handle future work and large establishments will dominate wardrobe production. It notes that many girls will not outlive traditional name manufacturing and that a woman who cannot take or repair a garment still has one skill, though it critiques accessibility and limits of the era.
The article chronicles Lizzie Ely, daughter of a Missouri clergy man, a Philadelphia socialite known as Lizzie Blackford, and later Mrs Lizzie Feenix, famed for dissipation and blackmail. It traces a decades long career of elopement, marriage, accusations, and public scandal from an early boarding school to Paris and New York, ending with alleged grand theft of royal diamonds totaling about 175 000 dollars.
The Lon- Jon Labour News notes strikes and lock-outs disrupt home industries with many workers unemployed. In Staffordshire Cleveland and Wales tinplate workers resist masters wage cuts while emigration rises in the eastern counties. London builders seek higher wages as spinners stay busy. Wye Valley railway and Aberdeenshire lead mining activity. Emigration to the United States slows while Canada reports high demand for railway and public works labor. Recruiting for the army proceeds slowly.
An elderly but well dressed man claiming illness and poverty entered a river road saloon in Detroit and begged for money. He claimed Seventh Street address and said his wife was ill. Patrons exposed him, found no wounds, and seized $33.45 cash plus a bank book showing $480.60. He promised to leave by the Pacific express to Toledo. A man escorted him to the Central depot to see him depart.
John Henry, teller at City Bank of Toledo, stood trial for converting about 15 000 dollars of bank funds and concealing them with fraudulent entries. A one hour jury verdict awarded him 11 030 65 dollars. The bank's liabilities neared 1 000 000 while assets linger near 400 000. The cash account was short by 86 000 and no balanced sheet was kept. The affair caused major city sensationalism and portends a criminal trial likely to result in long imprisonment.
A Virginia City Enterprise account describes a man reacting violently as a 9 o'clock train pulled away. He toppled to the cold ground, swore loudly, and his hat and belongings scattered across the street while he recovered and collected broken bottles and refuse from his pockets.
A Boston writer notes the upcoming July 16 college regatta at Saratoga as likely to be a brilliant aquatic contest. Host preparations and ceremony efforts, plus Saratoga's attractions, are expected to produce an unusually interesting and successful event with improved crew dexterity. If successful, plans may revive to challenge Oxford and Cambridge in England.
A historical science note discusses a new view on skunks spreading hydrophobia through bites with many cases cited. It suggests skunk secretions may counteract seizures and convulsions, proposing the animal as a potential antidote source if further study confirms the link between scent secretions and bite venom.
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