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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1872
Page
3
Poetic fragment urges sharing leftovers and hospitality as winter nears. It compares life to a door kept on the latch and a leaf not owned, warning that the day of reckoning weighs scanty generosity. The piece emphasizes giving to the poor and treating all with kindness.
Foot and mouth disease persists in parts of England while the United Kingdom Alliance guarantees rise above £75,000. Lille makes English compulsory in primary schools. London milk samples show 26 of 1,000 genuine. Franco Corsican cable broken. Tichborné portraits marketed in London. Scotch exhibitors excel at Leeds show. A clergyman with a ticket of leave faces forgery charges in Lancashire. Royal forest hunt purchase near Rome reportedly concluded. London International Force bars reporters from meetings. Swiss council to legalize civil marriage. Thomas Gaspey, aged 83, veteran journalist and author, dies at Shooter’s Mill. Grand Duke Nicholas Pierre of Oldenburg dies at Prague. succession details and heirs noted. Oldenburg ties to Russia highlighted. George Hudson noted in December journals. details of Malton visit. Judge George of Queen’s Bench Ireland dies in Dublin. conservative figure and respected MP veteran.
An Eastern paper notes 42 expeditions since 1818 failed to reach the North Pole. The letter questions whether the Pole exists, why explorers chase it, and whether a reward or danger motivates such voyages. It speculates on crews and motives amid ship failures and harsh polar conditions.
The passage briefly notes 1871 events and figures in Paris and Europe, mentioning Dracathatred Tiare and leaders like Slidell, Vallandigham, and Baron Von, with references to French domestic fiction and political conflict. It reads as a fragmented, period-voice montage of names, places, and themes without a cohesive narrative.
A Denver Tribune correspondent presents vivid reminiscences of Henry Clay including dinners with John J. Breckinridge and Tom Corwin, Clay’s stern yet affectionate treatment of his son John, a dramatic scene at breakfast, youthful pranks with wine, and the Kentuckian’s spirited leadership and temper. The writer recalls Clay’s eloquence, family moments, and scenes from his Cincinnati visit, highlighting his strong personality and paternal reactions.
Notes on exports including gold, cochineal, spice, and mahogany from Brazil and the West Indies. Anecdotes and quotes cover church mischief, quack medicine costs, a Mt. Pleasant clergyman’s platform, Prussian railcar builds, real estate ownership, a proposed canal, Gen. Sickles, free passes, a drowning correspondent, female editors, gin stories, and early social reforms across cities like Oswego, Paris, Memphis, and Oregon.
The Brooklyn item notes a general belief that Bible reading in New York public schools is mandated by state law and universal. The superintendent of public instruction counters, saying no law requires pupil participation and that Bible reading, when it occurs, rests on local rules set by school trustees.
The Morgan County Old Settlers met at J M Mitchells Martinsville residence for a substantial supper on a recent evening. About fifty or more attendees enjoyed a hearty bill of fare featuring obsolete dishes and old time dishes. After eating the group shared jokes and yarns reviving memories of bygone days.
Funeral era fragment describes Mr. Ducey of Lowell as father of thirty four children with multiple wives. It notes his arrival to the country, births of a daughter, and claims of ages and family labor while referencing a political remark on national prosperity.
A Washington official emphasizes record hog and corn crops with better quality due to mild frost, while wheat and cotton yields lag. He argues planters should limit cotton and diversify to bread, meat, and forage, claiming self-sufficiency could dramatically increase value in five years. Beef cattle numbers are at an all time high.
The article explains a method using rubber dissolved in chloroform and ammonia gas to create a bleaching process. The paste is dried pressed and mixed with phosphate of lime or zinc carbonate to form a material resembling ivory. It can be colored to imitate coral, pearls, enamels, or wood and pressed into molds.
A French scientist claims tea drinkers ingest enough tannin and albumen to form leather inside the stomach. Tea provides tannic acid and milk supplies albumen, which can combine to resemble leather. The remark explains why some old ladies and bachelors look leathery. Indiana State Board of Agriculture met in Indianapolis.
The article lists U S postage rates for letters up to eight ounces, including 3 cent base rates, registration and money order fees, and rates for printed matter and books. It covers domestic letters, circulars, newspapers, and international mail to Great Britain and Ireland with per half ounce charges, prepaid options, and distance-based adjustments.
A fragmentary note shows stamp duties figures with numbers such as 100 200 5% and 10.0, indicating a ledger style listing of charges or rates. The readable bits point to a financial record or tax calculation in progress.
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