19 Mar 1874
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1874
Page
1
A dense jumble of references to books authors and political figures outlines notable works and opinions. Highlights include mentions of Prorence Maryatt new in press, Emerson searching for the infinite at a New York hotel, and varied notes on figures like Wendell Phillips and Captain James B. Eads. The mix also cites public notices and political events with dates and places scattered throughout.
Almanac items and brief notes on events across cities. Almond trees bloom in Yales county Cal. A girls gym in Elmira N Y. Duluth bankers bet on navigation. Jersey City lacks first class hotels. Oregon maidens probed by mumpe. A Brooklyn barber opens routes to customers. The 47th regiment Nation Guard Brooklyn opens a regimental gymnasium. London Times chief editor stays up late. Iceland set for tenth centennial. More ocean steamers sail from New York than any port. Philadelphia asks if Centennial is in favor as Acir 5s. Zoological garden fund raised in Philadelphia 70 000 dollars. Decorah IA deemed good for Eastern emigrants. Dogs threatened with killing. New York fresh fruit from Florida. Tichborne case started in Wagga Wagga. Andy Johnson perplexed over crusaders. Denver CO sees a double image mirage of Rocky Mountains. Springfield OH women’s war stirs domestic strife. Brooklyn debates palace cars. Boston rumors sleeping cars. An ice yacht speeds a mile in 31 seconds on the Hudson. Tennyson disliked court poems. writes dirges about royalty. Chicago women follow whisky war tactics. Tribune prints long obituary for Stumpy the cat. A Yankee schoolmaster’s poets fail. pupil’s verse laments paying teachers. Washington’s Birthday toast ends with flustered remark about President’s absence. A T Stewart buys Hempstead Plains to build Garden City. large tax payer.
A sermon defending priestly authority to grant absolution after confession cites the fathers and English reformers, urging laity to seek absolution as a blessing preserved in the church. It responds to Bishop Pinckney and the Cummins withdrawal, noting many will still seek absolution at headquarters.
The piece rebuts using Belgium as an example for tariffs, arguing it is unsuitable for the United States. It praises New England’s steady growth under varied tariffs, noting its people’s enterprise and intelligence despite limited resources. It highlights New England’s resilience and industrial progress amid shifting free trade and protectionist conflicts.
A long critique portrays Mme Luces as a persecuted, trouble plagued opera star after leaving Berlin. It details lawsuits, failed engagements, disputed divorces, Havana misfortunes, and ongoing disputes with agents and managers while noting broader church doctrinal clashes in the same era.
The piece quotes Grace Greeley and the Chicago Journal, denouncing coarse editing while noting readers’ demand for sensational papers. It argues that hostility in press comes from a public that tolerates vice, and suggests criticism of sensationalism persists as long as gambling dens dogpits and brothels flourish.
In a noted international review Professor Peabody argues fires in American cities have risen sharply, causing greater damage than national revenue. He urges reforms including a salary based agency system with penalties for bad risks, judicial fire investigations, paid firemen, building captains, and military style fire departments. He also calls for fireproof architecture with burned brick slate roofs and iron shutters.
Professor Proctor rejects the idea that the moon harbors living beings. He argues the moon, like Earth, moves from a beginning toward an end and that its life-sustaining period for animals was brief compared with its overall existence. He emphasizes that lunar study supports the concept of a personal God.
The railroad law is seen as overly burdensome with advocates from across the state pleading for repeal or change. Legislators are approached daily by petitioners from many sections seeking relief and amendments.
The Paris London Standard reports M Renan’s critique of the Catholic Church's role in Europe. It traces Ultramontanism, Pius IX, and the Prussian state clash, noting Renan’s view of a looming end to Papal power and potential German anti pope options.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, though a democratic paper, shows inconsistency in promoting democracy and opposing religious revivals. It notes that what often seems like special manifestations are viewed with skepticism while urging democratic renewal.
The piece notes cattle driven from Texas to Montana wintering successfully through harsh seasons. It highlights trade routes via Missouri River steamers and the Northern Pacific Railroad, the spread of cattle interests across multiple states, and ambitions to market surplus meat. It also references sermons on personal responsibility, industry, and the practical value of wool and flannel in attire, with a jibe at Dr. Dio Lewis's baked beans and ironclad wardrobe advice.
A Wasiniscros dispatch reports that the proposed extension of the Tanner railroad brake patent is under consideration by patent commissioners and draws attention because of quiet pecuniary interests involved. The term royalty is highlighted in connection with the case.
The New York Times notes difficulty quantifying temperance impact on violence while arguing the share of homicides due to drinking is alarmingly high. Rev. Beecher of Elmira criticizes the woman's crusade as a “prostitution of prayer,” urging earnest, persistent temperance efforts without ritual excess.
The House Ways and Means Committee investigates customs extortions tied to the moiety share scheme. Treasury lawyers note the risk that invoice errors or pricing gaps lead to confiscation profits for collectors and officers. The 1869 appointment of George B. Jayne is cited as emblematic of official pressure on importers. Calls grow to abolish the moiety system to curb incentives for improper Valuation corrections and confiscations.
A Washington Correspondence describes a young girl drawn into fashionable society and shallow pleasures. Her father’s status, rapid social events, and costly meals erode health and judgment. She uses belladonna and chloral to revive vanishing vigor as vanity eclipses real aims, leaving her physically and morally warped.
A historical critique argues tobacco lacks food value and drains vital force. It warns temporary stimulation from tobacco erodes brain and body, suggesting continued use leads to organic and chronic derangements. The piece cites warnings from Popular Science Ye as part of public health discourse.
The merchants and bankers of Chicago along with the Chicago Board of Trade have subscribed 595 to aid suffering settlers on the Iowa frontier, with contributions organized for relief efforts and distress relief.
The tale recalls editors on a Omaha trip who edited the Republican while joking that the issue mixed isms and policy, provoking laughs yet sparking criticism at election time. A companion anecdote notes Elosa of the Cincinnati Enquirer, famed for his meticulous hand and letters read by a longtime compositor.
Two convicts Thomas Mira and Jonathan Rushon escaped from Montgomery County Jail in Norristown Pa by navigating a hidden floor splice, tunneling under the foundation, and climbing over the wall. Both men were serving sentences for larceny and were not missed until breakfast.
Dr Brown Sequard reports in his Boston lecture that coughing and sneezing can be halted by pressing nerves near the lip, car, and top of the mouth, and by strong will. He cites relief for whooping cough and glottis spasm in children, noting not all cases succeed but avoiding cough is important in lung diseases like bronchitis and pneumonia.
The Albany Evening Journal notes Congress debates on cheap transportation with a committee on railroads and canals preparing extensive reports. Prominent figures nationwide present statistics and conclusions about moving tonnage along rail and water routes. There is broad agreement on establishing a year round outlet at the Mississippi Gulf, but wide views on west to seaboard transverse routes. Heavy rains have caused floods and roads to be impassable for a week.
Fashion gossip from the Philadelphia Press outlines spring trends with grays and browns in wool and basket serge, jet accents in lace and beads, embroidered sleeves and polonaise silhouettes, plus new rail links and armaments news as Turkey expands its defense and transport networks.
The reader notes a flourishing orange culture in Florida boosting land values from twenty to sixty dollars per acre. It mentions northern settlers opening hotels and boarding houses while speculators flood the market. The writer asserts Florida can support tropical fruits and other crops, shaping a broader agricultural outlook.
A Wisconsin correspondent warns of weak spring lumber demand and overstock risk as new timber supplies add to existing stocks in Milwaukee Chicago and St Louis. He proposes a convention to limit logs and retain part for 1875 to stabilize prices, noting credit pressures and expected low cash prices despite high supply.
Bliss Frank Pottle, a small Fryeburg schoolteacher, confronted a vexing scholar and, despite being outweighed and outmatched, subdued him, earning release from the Justice of the Peace who commended her pluck and condemned violence against the weak. The judge cited scripture to justify the verdict and praised the teacher’s courage.
Washington dispatch reports ex Gov Hebert of Louisiana, ex engineer officer, urged the Fort St Philip Canal before the House Committee on Railways and Canals. He opposed large scale jetties at the Mississippi mouth, arguing natural accretion may render artificial banks ineffective and costly. He favored canal construction as the feasible path to permanent navigation access and commerce, though costly.
A Danbury Connecticut surgeon Dr Bennett recently operated on a three year old child to remove a cancerous tumor in the windpipe. The tumor protruded from the wound but the doctor inserted a silver breathing tube into the trachea. The child appeared unconcerned as it played, using the artificial windpipe without evident discomfort.
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