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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1872
Page
3
Poem-like verse contrasts twilight's somber street scenes with warm indoor refuge. It speaks of love’s constancy amid gloom, the charm of shared joy, and memories that bind hearts across social divides. The piece evokes a cottage and palace sharing life’s chalice of enchantment.
Notes report ongoing cotton theft in Huntsville and a push in Florence for an Alabama State Agricultural College site. The Alabama Board of Education funds education for General Clanton’s three sons at the State University. A North Carolina widowed mother who once lost her husband died by suicide, leaving orphans. Virginia’s Fredericksburg Star notes Mrs. Cloe Flatford’s 118 years and Abbey West’s 99, both linked to tobacco. A mule team was hit by a South Carolina locomotive. the mule stood by. Immigrants to Texas rise, with Alabama and Mississippi feeding westward arrivals unchanged in modest means.
A medical trunk misdelivery in Cleveland reveals a macabre scene with a preserved corpse, drawing shocked reactions from a Lansing medical college exchange and frightening a local physician. The incident prompts talk of anatomical specimen exchanges and a chilling classroom display.
A Western railway superintendent recalls a humble son of a laborer who rose to a coveted position by precision in writing and arithmetic. He credits careful practice and consistent accuracy in every task, warning employers to value reliability over privilege.
A correspondent describes buffaloes sheltering on the lee side of a snowbound Pacific Railroad train. Many animals died from the cold as the wreck was dug out and the line lined with frozen carcasses, highlighting the brutal winter conditions.
The piece lauds Danks furnace advances and American capability to produce and forge iron up to 1,100 pounds per bloom, noting the work of the Iron and Steel Institute commission that validated these claims and discussing implications for remodelling furnaces, hammers, and rolls to handle larger outputs.
Six six WOHTHS or Engineering Previews summarize rapid advances in major projects. Notable items include Hell Gate obstructions removal, East River Bridge caisson work, Hoosac Tunnel progress, and Mont Cenis Tunnel inauguration. Advances in drilling, blasting, canal propulsion, and artificial stone reflect broad industrial momentum.
The piece notes a drastic drop in the cost of Mydrate of Chioral from eighty dollars a pound to about two dollars in a German factory listing. It compares the fall to metallic sodium and cites Dr. Richardson on England’s growing choral secret use and potential narcotic risk, with warnings on safe doses and gradual use.
The Western News Company last year shows ledger and weekly magazines most read by Western audiences. Top sellers include New York Weekly 16000 copies and Ledger 25000, with Harper’s Weekly and Nation also appearing among readers’ preferences.
An exploration of how handshakes began as a peace signal in ancient times. The piece notes the hand’s dual role as weapon and tool, used to show clearness of intent and nonaggression when meeting another person. It references a quack remedy for sexual and vitality concerns and mocks dubious cures.
The Gazette of Redwood City warns against advertising arguing it drives up costs, invites solicitors, increases questions about prices, and brings outsiders to town, risking competition and disruption. It counsels secrecy to keep a quiet, orderly community and avoid time lost to a large newspaper.
The last vessel sailed from Port Elizabeth to London with diamonds valued at £8,368. Annexation of the diamond fields to the British colony promises security for diamond hunters and broad economic gains. Trade is rising with wool exports up over 700,000 and public revenue up £7.
The notice lists United States rates for letters from 3 cents per half ounce with local mail 2 cents and 1 cent elsewhere. It covers letters, registers, money orders, circulars, printed books, transient matter, and international rates to Great Britain Ireland Germany France Canada and other British North American provinces with prepaid or collected fees and weight limits.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad lists daily train departures and arrivals for routes to Dayton Toledo Detroit Fort Wayne Lima Indianapolis and Chicago with times and through-service notes. It notes Saturday through runs to Sandusky and Cleveland via Bellefontaine and concentrates offices at Vine Street Fourth Street Front Street Levee and Depot locations.
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