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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1872
Page
3
A reflective verse of a husband praising his wife for daily duties and devotion. He recalls family life with children laid to rest, cherishing memories and hoping to stay steadfast in work and duty. The poem centers on endurance, love, and shared responsibilities in trying times.
The report lists global data including 908 agricultural societies in Prussia, Russia exporting 160 million roubles of wheat in 1870, England manufacturing over 100 tons of cotton annually, and Berlin with 40 lager beer halls and 17 newspapers. It notes a telegraph link Batavia to Port Darwin, 42 840 Europeans and 14 000 Chinese in Victoria diggings, and Paris's rabbit skin hat machine. It cites Germany and others paying high tobacco costs, Manila cigar work at seven cents daily, English carriages insured for accidents, Russia with 10 000 doctors, a Hamburg forecast of aid for Chicago relief, and Jules Favre warning of a European war within a year.
The Lincoln monument in Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield IL rises with a hollow obelisk and catacomb. Delays from rail shipments postponed completion past February 1871 and remains unfinished though work advances. Thomas T Lincoln, Lincoln's youngest son, died in Chicago and was interred in the crypts amid ceremonies. Funds are hoped to finish the groups by year end.
A portrait describes M Thiers aged seventy two living simply in a furnished apartment. He sleeps on a narrow bed and has done so for forty years. He is methodical and rises before midnight each day, then begins work with tea before breakfast.
A lament for a child named Wil who has died, urging readers to move softly and recall his gentle virtues. The speaker pleads for reverence as the coffin lies in a room while the world goes on with its noise and cares.
Sir John Throck Morton wagered a thousand guineas that he would dine at eight in a well-made suit whose wool came from sheep shorn that morning. The wool was spun and dyed, the suit finished, and by 6 15 pm he dined at the head of his guests in a damson colored outfit, winning the bet with over an hour to spare.
Millaud the banker and Petite Journal founder boasted that liberal advertising could sell any item, even cabbage seed. Emil de Girardin accepted a one week page bet, and Millaud proved he could sell 100000 francs worth, nearly doubling his target as orders kept flowing.
The Chicago Republican cites Pine Spirit of the Times predicting George Wilkes as next president and outlines a cabinet list including John C. Heenan as Secretary of State Joseph Coburn for War John Morrissey as Secretary of the Treasury Josh Ward as Secretary of the Navy Barney Aaron as Postmaster General Budd Noble as Interior and W F Howe as Attorney General.
A Brussels charity fair featured a flirtatious stall where a gentleman paid high prices for a hair lock believed genuine. The husband supplied his own hair to aid the deception, raising legal questions as both spouses face court scrutiny for possible fraud though the buyer is humorously chagrined. The piece warns readers to beware faked hair and urges skepticism in such plainly suspicious trades.
A devotional poem pleading for relief from sorrow and tears, followed by notes on church history and ministry. It mentions a Minnesota Methodist parsonage project, church statistics, and a study of religious bodies and missions through 1872.
The Boston Journal notes distillers urge converting city garbage into spirits. Process gathers refuse from homes, boils it, skimps grease, ferments pulpy mash, and yields about four gallons of proof liquor per barrel. Swill carts’ odors signal growing industry interest.
Postage rules list domestic letters at 3 cents per half ounce, local drop letters 2 cents, and 1 cent at other offices. Registrations cost 20 cents. money orders have fees from 10 to 25 cents. Printed matter and circulars have specific 2 cent rates, books 4 cents per 4 ounces, and other items follow a 2 cent per 4 ounces scale. International rates for Britain Ireland are 6 cents per half ounce prepaid, or 6 cents extra if not prepaid. Germany, North American provinces and other regions have varying per half ounce charges with compulsory prepayment.
Train services listed connect Cincinnati with Dayton Toledo Detroit Canada Sandusky Cleveland Indianapolis Peoria and St Louis. Evening and overnight departures include 9 45 pm to Sandusky Buffalo Indianapolis and St Louis with morning arrivals and multiple accommodations.
A concise listing presents stamp duties in a complete table format with figures and applicable rates. The item appears as a reference table for calculating duties on various document types and transactions.
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