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Newspaper
The Evening Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1872
Page
3
A visitor describes entering marble halls and a sequence of ante rooms, meeting newly appointed bishops, and finally Cardinal Antonelli in a quiet study. The piece notes the cardinal’s lit lamp, Murillo print, vivid eyes, cordial manner, and animated, incisive dialogue during a concise interview.
The article notes longer lived civilization lowers epidemics but increases brain and heart disease deaths. It cites Dr. Quain’s Lumleian lectures and warns that rapid mental strain and exhausted energy in modern life raise heart disease risk among working-age males, with deaths rising from 5 746 in 1851 to 12 428 in 1870.
The author contrasts American women with European standards, noting strict church attire in Rome’s Sistine Chapel versus American fashion at home. They mock fashionable church dress by American matrons, highlighting age-inappropriate, ornate hats and gloves, and lament the obsession with looking French.
Letters from Madrid describe King and Queen as teetotalers rising early and dining briefly. They read papers of all colors, give generously to Spain, fund pensions and palace work, and finance travels from private funds. The piece questions the future of the young Italian rulers on the throne.
In Charles D. Wagner’s humorous sketch the author describes a ploy to deter overbearing Continental guides. He offers to guide them instead prompting them to retreat. A humorous exchange over a ruin visit ends with a failed bargain over 50 kreutzers.
Reports from Indiana towns cover a railroad tragedy in Chicago where a logansport engineer died between cars. Other items note a New Albany convention postponed, a Wayne county petition to move the county seat, a 2000 capacity Indianapolis amphitheater, and Browne invited to speak at Northwestern Christian University. Also included are arrests in Lafayette, a McDonald Cheek murder trial in Brookville, and a Columbus man returning to serve time for larceny.
The news item outlines congressional activity on the naval appropriation bill, a tariff measure, and labor of the House with adjournment debates. It notes tariff details like cutting duties on strychnine and bay rum, while proposing library and paper duty adjustments. It also mentions Napoleon III loan rumors and the Journal de Rouen report on French finance.
A reflection on how inner temperaments and principles project outwardly to affect others as transparently as one’s actions. The text warns against false modesty and urges living with a clear, sincere will to do good, noting pressure on Senators to act rightly.
A fire in Sacramento McLean County nearly destroyed the village. A man’s body was found in the Louisville river possibly Fitz Petering of Richmond Indiana. The Lebanon branch of the Louisville Cincinnati railroad will extend to the state line with work starting soon. A June Louisville fair promises liberal exhibits and statewide patronage. A Washington County case reports a father forcing his seven year old to shoot a stepsister, killing another. suspect Lovell fled. Louisville Ledger notes Owensboro Russellville railroad progress including a completed Green River bridge and rapid track-laying toward July, plus Muhlen and other county work updates.
The record notes fade and figures of papers sent by mail taken by carriers and disposed of by city newsboys. It catalogs distribution methods and quantities tied to local newspaper circulation and street sales.
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