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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1877
Page
3
A bustling Christmas gathering unfolds as Miles Guernsey asks Miss Osborne to marry him after the new mother, Mrs. Guernsey, entrusts him with a baby. Laughter and tears mingle as a village scene ends with an unconventional family forming around the child and the couple.
The New York Sun reports a world population of 1,495,017,000 in 1676, with Asia housing about 825.5 million and Europe 509.2 million. It notes New York ranks third among great cities by population, after London and Canton, and comments on rising longevity and improved public health and hygiene across Europe and America.
A historical note urges caretakers to test horse mouth sensitivity by touching a metal bit, noting the mouth’s delicate glands and warm blood, arguing irritation causes pain, loss of appetite, and weakness. It recalls leather-covered bits before rubber, citing personal experience with weather.
A long Victorian tale describes the proposed match with Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince Albert’s marriage to Queen Victoria in 1899, and their courtly courtship. The narrative notes the prince’s kneeling token, Victoria’s cautious yet decisive acceptance, and a marriage that endured until the prince’s death, praised as exemplary in both royal and common life.
An elderly shop owner on Maple Street reports repeated hoaxes by local youths claiming fires. He fears his storefront is repeatedly targeted, with false alarms causing stress and disruptions while he tries to protect his business. The boy believed to warn him earlier now creates tension as no actual fire occurs.
Mrs Hobison informs the nannies and residents of Troy and nearby areas that she will wait out at coat and carriage from this date until the end of February and hopes for a liberal patronage.
Capt Narearald spoke at a Greenwich dinner for Arctic explorers stating the Pole was unattainable from Bmlih Sound but promising that explorers would find alternative routes and continue attempts.
A World reporter records a mariner’s yarn aboard a sea voyage, detailing a Sunday at sea, a jib halting, and a man overboard. The tale follows a harrowing week of survival, the loss of a mate named Dill, and eventual rescue by the Nonpareil after several days adrift.
The text promotes lemon preparation and lemonade making as a healthy practice. It advises buying lemons in bulk in spring, rolling them to release juice, removing pulp, boiling peel in water, extracting juice, and mixing with sugar to create a refreshing drink. It emphasizes moderation and suggests a simple, wholesome beverage.
An unclear dialogue fragment presents a schoolteacher and a child debating gender concepts with garbled phrasing and incomplete names, mentioning masculine, feminine, and newer terms, followed by a reply about neuter or older identities.
A Paris family of four fell to diphtheria within a short time. Father and mother and two children died. Dr Rennault who treated them contracted the disease and died within a day despite care. Dr Bleet and Dr Miser also contracted and died in quick succession.
The stage year’s brightest light figures include Frederick Lemaitre the famed French singer Charlotta Crnshman, comedian Dariey Witenes, Julia Matthews, Owen Marlow, Claude Nirroughe, Henry J. Murdoch, and Miss Amy Fawaltt, among others in a notable lineup.
Scribner's Monthly signs a forthcoming Holiday Number noting plans for a new volume with more than anticipated illustrated papers. The publisher suggests continued high merit from writers and hints at broader world themes to conquer, aiming to elevate the magazine's standing.
From varied pens on Women Life and Travel plus practical town and country life advice by renowned specialists. Includes notes on cooperation efforts, British industries, American sports series, household decoration, and new fiction. Scribner monthly plans a broad program with Americana and religious life content.
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