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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1870
Page
1
A collage of jokes and clever lines ranging from pun riddles to witty exchanges. It lampoons language and common phrases, includes light social satire, and features quick quips about wordplay, manners, and everyday observations.
Entries cover wild turkeys in abundance, California travel by Mrs Ristori, Indiana etiquette, St Louis public park plans, snow in Selena Montana, grapes in Seracise New York, Cashmere goats in Nebraska, peanuts north to Maine, highway crime in Pittsburg, Chinaman tractability, a popular song title, Royal National Life Boat Institution fleet, New York Sun on divorces, cattle plague near Sedan, libel suits in Louisville, bonnet shapes from inverted plates, yellow fever ebbing in New Orleans, Wisconsin sheep shearer earners, brass heel accidents in New York, leather as moral, Parke Modwin leaving Putnam’s Magazine, Turkey minister McVeigh in Vienna, Bogota archbishop bans John the Baptist image, Rhode Island density, China massacre punishments, party politics on ballot laws, London Court Journal on Mrs Lincoln’s Dundee visit.
The piece urges steady self effort and lifelong study to achieve success. It contrasts hasty conclusions with prudent doubt and promotes striving over inheritance, urging individuals to become creators of wealth through discipline, will, and action. It concludes with the idea that self-reliance builds inner wealth and pride.
Reports claim Thiers aided by the English ministry secured a twenty five day armistice with Prussia. Paris food relief to continue. Red Republicans attack Hotel de Ville, new Public Safety committee formed. peace terms to be settled by a Constituent Assembly vote. news signals likely end of the conflict and a shift to diplomacy.
The text reports severe Christian discord in Jerusalem among Catholic Greek and Armenian churches following the infallibility doctrine. Americans refuse Mass at St James’s Church, Armenians drop naming the Pope, and Bethlehem quarrels over sweeping the Nativity grotto walks intensify. Moslem authorities intervene as the Sultan sends a messenger to investigate.
As Paris faces possible siege, the city’s two month provisions supply is questioned by military calculations. The Prussian government warns of imminent scarcity while Gen Trochu concedes that a siege beyond two months could force surrender unless provincial aid arrives. Two weeks may decide the outcome.
A Columbus Journal writer disputes credit for the phrase The Confederacy is a shell. He cites Gen Grierson and Gen Grant as earlier users and suggests this may be among the first comparisons of the Confederacy to a shell while noting Russia Prussia rumors stirring Vienna.
War reports from Europe highlight Jewish participation in German armies at Metz with about 40,000 Jews in ranks. Jewish soldiers celebrated Yom Kippur in field services under Christian guard, provoking praise for humanity and liberty. The Times calls this a grand, protective spectacle evidencing progress toward equal rights and a move away from long-standing prejudice.
The report lists districts with candidate names and vote totals, showing splits between Democratic and Republican minor candidates and per-district majorities. It includes a late section noting the release of Dr Jacoby and King William's denouncement of interference in German elections as evidence of government confidence and German political liberty.
A Georgia Legislature proposal would make dissatisfaction a legal ground for divorce. The article questions how long dissatisfaction must last and whether it must be sentimental, noting uncertainty about the exact terms. It argues for balance, suggesting equal satisfaction by the other party might offset a dissatisfying claim.
The London Economist values Paris at 1.55 billion dollars amid war risk, classifying buildings at 71.75 million, furniture at 355.874 million, and stock in trade at 385.875 million. It notes fearful responsibility on authorities exposing vast wealth to destruction with no discernible gain.
The census reports Jows population at 1,187,398, an increase of 512,450 over ten years, reflecting significant growth for the city.
Official debt proclamation lists total outstanding debt at 2 40 191 922 24 with principal and interest due 2 471 730 812 96. Treasury currency totals 108 731 073 48. Debt in aging shows 51 and bonds to Pacific Railroad Companies outstanding 64 618 832 00 with accrued interest 1 292 376 64. October decrease 6 5H 191. balance of interest paid by United States 6 492 662 37.
The article details iron quantity for a mile of track by weight per yard. It cites figures like 45s per 3 yard and 70 tong to illustrate a fair average of weights used by various manufacturers. It notes the ton as 2,240 pounds and mentions sidings and turn-outs are not included.
Governor PaLwer issues a circular to state officers managers trustees and public institutions asking for detailed 1871 and 1872 budget estimates to guide taxation needs. The circular cites constitutional authority requiring annual and term-end financial statements and tax-raising estimates to accompany the governor's messages to the General Assembly.
A Europe based war report notes German shipowners and Prussia agree that peace terms require France to pay twelve cents per ton per day for each detained vessel. For actual losses, claims will be specified and submitted. The daily charges could total about $45,000 per day for idle large ocean steamers, adding greatly to war expenses.
The Fourth Annual Meeting of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland will be held in Cleveland on November 24 and 25. General Garfield will give an oration on General Thomas, with General Palmer delivering the regular annual address. A legal question concerns government bonds sold by brokers later found counterfeit, while Bournaxt resigned after controversy over Metz. France banished Vaillant as well. Other items discuss West Virginia politics, refugees in London, and a census plan for New York City, with notes on the Cuban and Florida coasts and public debt movements.
A cable from the New York Times describes Metz capitulation contents including 67 infantry regiments 36 cavalry regiments and 115 field batteries. It notes French losses since Aug 18 reaching tens of thousands due to hunger and sickness and Bazaine's escape through Aires guarded by staff officers.
A United States engineers survey reports the proposed Illinois River to Mississippi River canal from Hennepin to Rock Island is feasible with a navigable feeder. The effort to fund the survey was driven by Hon. John B. Hawley, highlighting political divides over internal improvements.
Union Pacific land dealings described from 1689 to 1870 total 240,344 19 acres sold for 1 108 049 dollars with an average value around 460 per acre. The company cancelled 2 618 000 land grant bonds and received 400 000 in settlers notes secured by mortgage and 80 000 in cash for land grant purchases.
On Varners river near Southeast Missouri a three-on-one boat attack left Senorita and three assailants dead. Old hunter Anderson Shepard, sixty five, fought with his rifle using teeth and left hand after a broken arm and seven bullets, then crawled to shore and was carried home in critical condition.
The Metz surrender is set against its storied defenses built by Vauban and Cormontaigne. German siege strategy and floodable fortifications, deep ditches, and undermined bastions are detailed, noting Mo seller and Belle Croix works, river terrain, and the town’s considerable garrison.
In Mercer County a man identified as Mr. J. E. Brown, age about 40 to 45, killed himself with a pistol shot after placing the gun at his breast while his wife slept nearby. He died in the morning, after embracing his wife who rushed from bed. Brown had recently sold his farm to move to Kansas and had a troubled dispute over the move with his wife. He left a widow and four or five children. The community learned of the tragedy after the report of the gun.
The Chicago Paper reports on Greeley Colorado fifty two miles north of Denver on the Denver and Pacific railroad. In six months the town has regular streets trees wide irrigation gardens with three pound potatoes from seed sown July 12 and ten stores doing fifteen thousand dollars monthly. A post office handles East mail daily and takes ninety copies of the Weekly Tribune. Seven religious societies a lyceum and a paper in progress. Freight car serves as depot with six thousand dollars monthly freight remittances.
An account from Lawrence describes Mr. Greeley being shown the city in a carriage. The escort tours around a growing block of building activity, Horace remarks on rapid development and a touch of monotony in the architecture.
Advices from Paris describe formidable disturbances led by adversaries. A Committee of Public Safety formed. government officers were detained for hours, then freed by National Guard. Trochu faced threats. arrests, proclamations, and chaotic scenes followed as rioters clashed near Hotel de Ville and the crowd demanded the republic’s defense.
A humorous tale recalls Rev. T K Beecher delivering a funeral sermon for a man of “small consequence.” Friends prepared laudatory headings, but the preacher read the bizarre notes aloud and concluded with a sober prayer, remarking that no one should add to the case.
The Post Office Department shows a fiscal year gain of $1,127,002.80 over last year, with total receipts of $19,772,210.65 and expenditures of $23,990,937.63. Major income includes stamps, letter postage, and box rents while mail carrying, oceanic mails, letter carriers, and route agents account for large costs. The report credits economy and fidelity but cites the franking privilege as a burden.
The 17th regiment Illinois volunteers held their annual reunion in Monmouth on Friday. About one hundred members attended. J L Dryden gave the welcome. Captain T A Boyd of Lewistown replied. General L F Ross elected president. Josiah Moore, secretary. Boyd, treasurer. A dinner was provided by Monmouth ladies. The next reunion is set for October 20, 1871 at Canton.
Horace Greeley notes in Notes of Travel that Illinois shows expansion in grass fields and stock growing for export, surpassing earlier crops. Wheat remains widespread with corn dominant, as agriculture shifts from shells to stock farming, signaling Illinois's ascent to a leading state with Chicago as the Northwest’s first city.
A fragment quotes Henry Clay noting three groups dangerous to quarrel with ministers editors and women. He cites pulpit denunciations from ministers, powerful newspaper engines from editors, and that women would have the last word.
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