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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1873
Page
3
A speaker reflects on a lost faith and quiet despair as nature’s joys fade to winter. Yet they hold out hope that spring will restore peace, love, and the divine presence, with visions of streams, birds, and hills returning alongside renewed faith.
Readers mock a Christmas volume on patents and brains, plus a French brain-scraping stunt on dogs. A reporter jokes about using a skull saw to study conundrums and poetry, while praising American animal breeding notes and a new button hole innovation.
Milton Brigs of Kellogg Iowa reports in the Homestead that corn fed to hogs yields two to seven bushels gain per head depending on feed method age breed and condition. He notes that over half of Iowa hogs fed gross less than five pounds per bushel of corn, equating to about fifteen cents per bushel at three dollars per hundred. The piece also mentions the schooner Congress foundered at sea in the recent storms with crew lost.
A Maine Farmer discussion argues hay varies greatly in value while corn offers a consistent feed. Estimates liken a pound of corn to two pounds of average hay and a ton of hay to ten to fifteen dollars’ worth of Indian corn in winter cattle feeding.
The Baptist Chinese Mission led by Rev. Francis reports 40 to 60 regular attendees with progress in English. A Christmas Eve gathering featured bilingual hymn singing, musical talent, and gifts to teachers including pencils, umbrellas, and a tea chest. Pupils raised eight dollars for the mission and distributed fifty bound Testaments as presents.
The article discusses cheap pickle production using cheap whiskey based vinegar and a copper additive to imitate genuine acidity and color. It critiques luxury vinegar sources from England and France and notes the adulteration risks and eye appealing copper coloring to boost sales.
Open fires in every home improve social bonding and family warmth. In contrast, closed furnaces and poor ventilation create dull, stifling interiors with smoky flues and ash clouds. The article extolls open wood or coal fires as essential to hospitable domestic life and overall well being.
A blaze in Centralia damaged or destroyed most houses in the block where Daniel Codington lived. Loss pegged at 10,000 dollars with partial insurance. Authorities suspect incendiary activity.
A large blaze hit the carpet warehouse of Glover, Fry & Co. in Quebec on Saturday night. The fire spread quickly and the building was gutted before crews could control it. Estimated loss runs to about $50,000 with no insurance known.
A new work outlines laws governing owners of livery sale and auction stables and inn keepers. It details liability for Jock Raisers veterinary surgeons and farriers to prevent disputes. The author aims for plain language enabling quick understanding and reference.
A Cincinnati publisher highlights a thorough treatise on the law of warranty in the sale of stock. The work is praised as essential for farmers, stock raisers, vets, livery stable operators, innkeepers, and lawyers, with clear arrangements and copious indices aiding reference.
New York January 13 the fourth day of Tweed's trial opened with a full jury. A rumor spread that one juror, formerly connected to the Americas Club, might be removed. Mr Philips reported a late communication requiring delay. The court granted a one hour recess for consultation.
Washington dispatch reports the Inauguration Ball will be held in the temporary building on Judiciary Square with tickets priced at ten dollars. Also notes on Credit Mobilier testimony, a Dead Find, a cow rampage, a lost child, and local assault arrests.
Jake Anderson a German man intoxicated wandered into Bucktown where he met Ellen Robinson a 41 year old Ethiopian woman. He claimed he was robbed and police found he had twelve dollars missing. Robinson was arrested and held at Hammond Street Station facing petit larceny charges.
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