16 Nov 1871
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Newspaper
Tipton Advertiser
Location
Tipton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1871
Page
1
The piece blends a humorous reminiscence about a costly romance with Harper's Magazine verse and a lengthy analysis of 1871 disaster interpretations. It also reports Northwest wood and prairie fires, Chicago's calamity, and calls for humanitarian aid, noting massive timber loss, farms, lives, and a looming winter struggle.
An eye witness recalls a devastating Uniontown Wisconsin blaze in which thirty two locals perished in Boorman's well as fire and suffocation drove residents to the pit. The report notes widespread destruction from Sturgeon Bay to nearby villages and lists a handful of escapees.
The record cites Mont Cenia Tunnel at 12 286 meters eight miles long with 26 feet 8 inches width and 20 feet height costing 13 million dollars and nine years to build employing about 2000 men. Hoosae Tunnel spans 26 061 feet about 434 miles with 24 feet width two feet height costing about 9 million dollars and nearly 20 years to complete employing roughly 700 workers at present with variability over time. Fisny notes an Indianapolis doctor who treated a boy for bad breath only to learn the odor came from a crawfish kept in his pocket after a fishing trip.
A scatter of curious facts and sayings from the era including Germany with nineteen female editors and 3,933 book stores, Philadelphia boasting 160 citizen millionaires, St. Louis hosting 20,000 Chicago fugitive arrivals, and Vienna banning matrimonial ads in newspapers. Reports note piano making rising, a yeast invention for lighter bread, and Kansas village Devil's Delight named in jest. Emigrants numbered ninety thousand crossing into the United States, while a New York journalist offers a reward for an eye turning tale.
A cobbled miscellany recounts Higgin s hauling a Judge s body to Mrs Bagley with careful, grim humor. It clips a Universalist quip, notes Chicago disaster relief by public school children, Rutgers College gift, and a Springfield love letter pun about postage stamps.
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