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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1878
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR item from the Troy Herald dated May 22 1878. Text portions show misreads and incomplete lines, offering no clear event or names to summarize beyond the publication date.
In Ridgewood New Jersey the entomologist Mr Fuller describes his beetle and grub collection, noting 125 beetle cases with about 7 450 species and a vast number yet undiscovered. He explains insect life cycles including a parasitic ichneumon fly that uses a grub as an incubator and reveals nature’s checks on beetle populations.
A garbled excerpt details women entering a store not for purchasing but to critique and abuse staff. Clerks endure insults as a test of patience, with a note that such behavior will be stopped.
A fragment discusses graded school issues with pupils being pared down or drawn out. It mentions Procrustean methods, inadequate country schooling, and proposals for competent teachers and targeted instruction. The piece also recaps a jury voting mishap where a member pulled ballots from pockets causing mistaken counts.
The garbled clipping references Emma Bailey and Emma Cyg, a Christmas run, a French doctor on fungi in fruit, railway totals in Italy and rail costs, a London theatre episode, and various brief vignettes. It weaves disparate items from science, transport, religion, fashion reform, and local curiosities into a mosaic of 1800s life.
A small lamb becomes attached to Mary and hides at school until it is revealed to the class. The scene brings laughter and the teacher dismisses the animal. The piece notes Sarah Josepha Hale, Mary’s friend, and mentions Mary later living near Boston and planning to return for a spinning bee. Mary sold some of the first fleece from her lamb at the bee.
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