12 Feb 1876
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Newspaper
Seymour Weekly Times
Location
Seymour, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1876
Page
1
An American inventor in California unveils a treadle-free sewing machine driven by clockwork springs and a precision lever to control needle speed, claiming about one hour and a quarter of operation per winding.
An extract from Alice Cars portrays seven fishers by the sea in a centuries old scene. Peter and John are named among the seven, with the disciples casting nets and the risen Christ’s presence guiding them by a dawnlit shore. The archaic language mirrors a sacred seascape of memory and faith.
Captain Graves of the whaleship Junior quarreled with mutinous crew in the Arctic. He saved the vessel by setting fire to oakum, escaping in a native canoe, and later fled hostile Esquimaux and pursuers by harpooning a walrus to tow his boat, eventually reaching safety while all crew perished.
The ancient village choir with flutes and fiddles fades, its soprano long fronting the gallery and the bass shouting. an Italian listener finds Handel hard, yet the parish’s homely, intelligible teaching and Chaucerian priestly example gave the rector real influence beyond sermons.
Professor F. W. Putnam reports on blind crayfish from Mammoth Cave. Specimens lived months in captivity, feeding after food is dropped, leaping then carrying food to the mouth. A damaged specimen regenerated antennae and legs after moults, but full perfection took successive molts.
Indiana reports note a subscription movement in Evansville to pay the fine of A M McGriff among convicted whisky men at Indianapolis. A petition for his pardon garners many signatures amid belief he is a victim of circumstances.
In Danbury a milk dealer Mr Munn woos Miss Pillsby, a nearly forty auntie figure, but a frozen glass reveals her teeth and she refuses to speak. He departs with a quip about other fish in the sea as the teeth thaw yet his advances stay cold. Extravagant hosiery notes and church counts follow, while Princess Beatrice snubs poverty in love.
Poem reflects on transience of beauty and wealth. It counsels setting affections on eternal love above worldly splendor. It contrasts fading roses, aging brides, crumbling structures, and departing stars with the idea of lasting spiritual peace.
A survey of varied items includes Edgar Fawcett’s upcoming novel Asses Ears, Paris social critiques, a shooting death near the Texas border, congressional anti-fraud measures, papal considerations on recognizing Italy, lawsuits over dog damage, university enrollments by field, a minister’s long life in Spain, and charitable gifts. Also noted are local anecdotes from Brooklyn and Des Moines, plus a Wisconsin anecdote on horse lovers and a Worcester Press remark on a frozen man with whisky. Advertising payoffs are humorously cited by a lost cow advert.
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