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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1877
Page
3
A verbose plea urges husbands to praise and thank wives for domestic labor. It argues daily compliments brighten homes, noting women bear drudgery through seasons and years. The piece warns lack of appreciation fuels dissatisfaction and seeks mutual respect and civility.
A fragment discusses a youth under a western railroad superintendent who valued accuracy. It notes his early work, telegraph training, and how every employer praised his precision. The piece argues employers prefer reliable workers over guesswork and warns against inaccuracy in any trade.
A collection of humorous and reflective fragments shows how small actions or words ripple into large effects. From a kind word soothing sorrow to a stray penny altering lives, the piece wanders through anecdotes, quotations, and scattershot observations highlighting the power of tiny origins.
A high authority claims that out of 25000 words catalogued in dictionaries only a fraction are used in ordinary writing. Of these 10000 are employed in formal prose, about 5000 in colloquial discourse, with many words tracing to Anglo Saxon roots.
A Pioneer letter reports Lord Littlet on a moveable chess game with Colonel Millett in Movlion India. A red and white dressed set of pieces paraded on a carpeted board with yard square checks. The game ended with victory for the Viceroy.
A garbled account quotes a black man defining a gentleman and notes a young man shot in the West End last week. The victim was severely wounded but not fatally, with limited hope of recovery. The piece mixes dialect and unclear details about the incident and location.
A distressed woman, described as forlorn and mild, protests receiving cold veal from her mistress. She cites prior shortages and warns that her family has learned to repeat their meat requests to avoid further deprivation, reflecting hardship and scarcity in the household.
A man begins to withdraw from a doorway, his features calm as he turns away and exits through a hallway toward the outdoors. The text presents a vague expression of determination on a newcomer's face as he maneuvers from the room to the hall.
A fragment shows a dialogue about leaving a cabin and a passenger noting departure. The text then reports corn receipts for 1876 by St Laure exchange at 15,240,000 bushels, plus 6,710,263 for 1875 and 4,991,777 for 1874. Increases are tied to western routes, railroads A. & P. Missouri Pacific, and Missouri river lines, totaling 1,012,005,616 bushels across routes versus 2,387,342 for 1878. The M.K. & T. railroad line receipts rose to 1,047,922 bushels in 1876.
A fragmented notice from a local justice court outlines actions against parties linked to communications and infrastructure concerns in the city. Names and precise locations are unclear, but the document references authorities and public docket items awaiting further clarification.
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