16 Sep 1881
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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1881
Page
1
The article notes unprecedented prosperity and ample credit after the 1873 downturn. It attributes gains to abundant crops, high foreign demand for cotton and cereals, sale of livestock and minerals, and strong mining wealth. It warns future gains depend on continued domestic yield and external markets.
The Frankfurter Volkszeitung reports global postal activity with 4.02 billion letters in 1877, Europe contributing the vast majority and Asia Africa and America far smaller. Telegraph networks show 28,000 stations and over 111 million yearly messages, with lines totaling at least 437,500 miles.
The article surveys Dr Hahn's fossil discoveries in meteorites and support from observers, notes Darwin's reaction, and expands to topics from Niagara Falls power estimates to Chinese greases and Paris heat deaths. It also covers Galvani relics, Mendelieff theories on Earth's interior, Leidy on trichinosis, and oil-soaked rag experiments with ignition results.
The article argues that the store order law limits how firms sell to employees but ignores cash buyers, who rarely visit company stores. It contends the rule fails to protect workers from higher prices, since stores rarely sell to cash customers and cash buyers are not targeted or solicited.
A rugged frontier narrative follows an old man singing about toil and saws, then shifts to Jake Poole driving a Helena bound stage through Montana’s perilous Devils Pass. He confronts Copper Tom, captures Jim the road agent, and delivers justice at Dickson’s ranch with swift, decisive action.
In Council Bluffs Leo the dog loudly guarded M. O. Griffin's store at Ban Croft Street and Willow Avenue. The dog tracked a break in, restrained a man who admitted attempting entry, and prompted police action. The burglar was arrested and jailed, praising the dog's clever watchfulness.
The Boston Post recounts Lawrence’s deliberate attempt to shoot President Jackson. He lingered near the White House to act, hoping to remove a leader he blamed for unemployment and bank distress. He named Webster, Clay, or Calhoun as suitable successors and saw better times if a change occurred. He believed Jackson a tyrant and cited widespread talk as his motive. He anticipated no punishment and viewed the act as restoring national relief, comparing the case to later figures like Guiteau.
The narrator, now the editor, and Jill ride through Sunshine Valley where Jill notes they killed the last editor. They recall prior editors: the one before the last was killed in town barroom brawl, and the first survived after being wounded. speculation about death from buckshot lingers.
The Limekiln Club speaker Brother Gardner discusses corporal punishment arguing it yields meals and rest and questions jail as a deterrent. The excerpt also covers experiments in nerve speed by Helmholtz and Hirsh noting that hearing reactions lag brain processing while sight is faster, suggesting images travel slower than sounds.
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