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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1876
Page
1
The quarter ending June 30 reveals four declines including income tax despite a rate rise. Stamps and land taxes fall while excise and customs rise, yielding a net increase of 80,760 pounds. Exports rose 1860s figures noted with criticism of Britain's trade outlook. A Cincinnati correspondent reviews Prof. Tyndall ice treatment anecdote with snow warming caveat.
Explorers Grinnell and Dana record a new Miocene to Pliocene lake basin near Camp Baker Montana. Beds of cream colored clay rise over 5000 feet above sea level, suggesting possible ancient connections to White River basins though the intervening terrain remains uncertain.
A survey of projected superguns and armor schemes from Krupp, Armstrong, Whitworth, Fraser, and British officials. Plans include a Russian Peter the Great with twenty inch armor, an eighty one ton English gun firing a 1250 pound shot, and a 160 ton Krupp monster with a 2240 pound shot, as breakthroughs challenge plate toughness and ship fit.
A tornado ripped away a cherry tree and two boys vanished after the incident in Pennsylvania. Local authorities seek leads as search efforts continue and no signs of the tree or youths have emerged since.
The weary king commissions Dit the painter to craft a true man’s likeness. The finished canvas blends the priest, the guardsman, the wanderer, and the kissed woman with Queen Ethelyn’s smile, illustrating the divine spark within every living form.
At a late night Pennsylvania line depot, engineer Ellis and fireman Granger blast through a rail obstruction after brave signaling. They force the engine Old 336 to dive into the pit, rail obstacles, and flames, reaching the frog as witnesses marvel at the dangerous feat.
The article outlines the upcoming state elections ahead of the November presidential contest. It specifies Kentucky as voting on the first Monday in August for members of the Legislature and Circuit Judges, with other state elections to follow.
A Michigan officer, Lt John Carlamis, describes Custer's last stand at the Rosebud and Little Horn. He recounts Custer's advance with 12 cavalry, Reno's flank, the charge into a Sioux host, heavy losses, Reno's retreat, and relief by Terry and Gibbon. The narrative claims accuracy and notes 328 lost of the regiment.
Birds serve humans as clothing sources, food, and guides in writing while protecting crops by eradicating harmful insects. Scavenger species aid in keeping environments clean, reducing disease. Governments reintroduce birds to fight pests, yet many nations have destroyed them.
Eyewitness recollections describe asides and banter among delegates during the signing scene. Figures like Carrollton and Hancock are joked about while Elbridge Gerry and William Ellery are noted for their steadfastness and calm under the looming death warrant.
The article notes that inauguration day was fixed for March 4 because Sundays are rare. It cites two occasions when March 4 fell on a Sunday, delaying the ceremony to March 5 in 1821 for James Monroe and in 1849 for Zachary Taylor. It also mentions the next planned inauguration on March 4, 1877, with variations across centuries and leap years.
The narrator speaks on the sanctity of graves and memory, noting the churchyard grass hiding earthly flaws and cherishing love. Dom Pedro is described as having seen more of the country than any living American, implying a contrast between experience and memory.
Fragmented verse by Joaquin Porn explores love and death as central motifs. It contrasts youthful joy with looming mortality, depicting longing, ritual, and despair as the world darkens. The piece shifts between intimate images and sweeping cosmic doubt.
Jumbled anecdotes and snippets include a Rhode Island woman spelling six hundred fifty letters in congregationalist, a spiritualist prophecy about a mourning widow, a servant’s mishap about game in a locket, a lively Native camp scene, puns about schoolboys and gamblers, and remarks by Mr. Spurgeon on domestic service urging Bible rewards for long-serving mistresses.
Mr J P Campuen of Florence New Jersey preserves a cast iron grape shot that wounded Marquis de Lafayette at Brandywine. Distributed by an aunt who found the ball after the hit, the heroine at that moment stitched the wound. Lafayette later greeted her on a return visit.
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