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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1877
Page
2
A brakeman recalls a ferocious winter night on a freight train. He improvises a fire lit with straw and matches to signal an oncoming passenger train, risking life to prevent a derailment and save passengers. The tale underscores brakemen's courage and dangerous duty.
In a Boston Journal summary the piece describes Chatham Island off New Zealand as a location where the day changes between Sunday and Monday due to its position near the international date line. It notes the historical intrigue of travelers catching a whole extra day by an early start and mentions philosophical debates about where Sunday ends and Monday begins. The report also covers a dramatic incident of an elderly woman trapped in a closet, surviving nine hours before rescue, with details of freezing conditions and injuries.
A late four week report shows coffee prices down ten percent with bearish quotes, while the beet auger crop in France and Germany shows more detail and cane in Cuba inching up slightly. Louisiana port activity remains high, sugar is forecast higher this year, and coffee may dip further.
A gentleman discusses manners with his servant Patrick after a meeting. The servant replies shyly about his master and status, using archaic phrasing and local speech indicating deference and curiosity about honor and recognition.
An old tale tells of a Dutch farmer who leased land to oil workers for one eighth of the oil produced. After a dispute, he agreed to take one twelfth. At the next division he realized his wince at the new split and muttered, “Well, dat teh de rstine as over knowed eight wae wore as dwelve.”
A narrative warns that daily overwork drains the father and endangers the nervous system. It laments long hours, little play, and limited sleep, arguing that laughter and time with children are vital fixes. The piece praises simple joys and a hearty family romp as medicines for health.
The Western Mural reports December bureau figures showing the corn crop two percent short of the prior year, with large regional fluctuations and suspected report unreliability. It notes a great corn belt span about 200 miles wide from Indiana to Missouri and Ohio, with potential output around 1.045 billion bushels, but disputes over county figures and misleading reports from Dodge’s figures. The piece critiques agricultural reporting, warns of market effects, and urges growers to seek fair prices while condemning pressurized supply data and monopolistic manipulation.
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