11 Oct 1856
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Newspaper
San Andreas Independent
Location
San Andreas, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1856
Page
1
A collage from the Louisville Journal blends lyric verse with prose on poetry, social critique, and science. It includes reflections on memory methods, astronomical motion, light, and death, interwoven with a critique of church and labor, and ends with moral counsel about settling affairs before death.
An observation on Circassian women’s dress signals social status. White trousers denote maid, red signals matron, blue marks widow. The piece concludes that this system is sensible for identifying a woman’s role.
Every inch of rain on a roof yields two barrels per ten feet square. The climate’s rain on similar surfaces gives seventy two barrels yearly. A barn thirty to forty feet yields 684 barrels. This supports over two barrels daily for a year. Many landlords have far more roofing, producing over four thousand barrels annually or about one hundred fifty pails daily. Hook joked about a wine cellar and a book cellar at a table with a drunk publisher.
Table compiled from the County Assessor records shows fruit tree counts across species and ages. Grapes yield 13 500 pounds this year largely from early vines. most trees are one to three years old and producing for first time. The article also notes the death of Daniel L. Carney in Campbell county Kentucky at Bellmont Farm in his 77th year, a veteran early Cincinnati settler and editor.
It is said Grace Creenwood plans releasing an entire new edition of the Little Pilgrim bound in linen, signaling a notable publishing effort by the author.
A Stockton Argus writer reports on artesian wells across Santa Clara valley near San Jose. Jets rise from depths of 60 to 300 feet, supplying homes and farms, with some wells overproducing water. The Santa Clara valley water certainty boosts land values while distant San Joaquin Valley irrigation remains uncertain.
An early moral meditation urges steadfast principles against ridicule and fashion. It argues one should differ from the times with seriousness and dignity, not for offense but integrity, and notes man’s need for social support to enrich perception and spirit.
A Newport letter to the New York Mirror notes Belle Brittan catching blue fish and adds a postscript advising ladies who fish to leave hoops at home since sitting in them on rocks feels like sitting on a gridiron.
The quote frames life as art to accept both adversity and fortune with calm thanks, urging moderation and gratitude in all outcomes. It emphasizes shaping attitude rather than altering events.
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