29 Nov 1877
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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1877
Page
1
In Minnesota frontier life a couple survive by sheltering in a stout cabin as a band of redskins besieges them. A thunderstorm and a lightning blast destroy the attackers, saving Reuben, Ruth, and their child. The tale closes with their grandchildren recalling their miracle.
Numerous quotes honor wives who aided eminent men by drafting, editing, and supporting their work. Instances include Carlyle and Buckland a geologist, songs of the shirt author, and Sir William Hamilton whose wife copied lectures and cared for him during illness, shaping lasting achievements.
A persuasive exhortation to young men to abandon idleness and vice, pursue education and self improvement, choose virtuous associates, and prepare for leadership. It urges temperance, frugality, and reading to build character, with the promise of trust, esteem, and a solid foundation for a useful life.
The farmer confronts John after finding him in a close embrace with Mrs Pettengill. John plans to leave, but Pettengill jokes about hiring another man if they cannot share the affection, highlighting a rural scandal tone.
The article lists early U S patents from 1790 to 1804 including Samuel Sophinne’s 1790 patent for pot ashes and various inventions such as candle and salt water finding devices, then shifts to moral reflections on perseverance and a social note on male to female population ratios rising toward favoring females, with Rhode Island highlighted for its unusual gender excess. It closes with a note on Jewish appeals for Bulgaria and continuing Russian oppression of Jews in major cities.
Workmen dig a cellar on South Hill uncover an ancient mound site. Burlington Archaeological Society members confirm a stone axe copper knife a broken jar a stone mortar a stone pipe and more. Dispatches go to the Smithsonian as interest peaks then fades.
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