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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1885
Page
6
A New York State farmer was arrested for pressing a 200 hog carcass into a bale of hay and selling the meat. Authorities believe the supply of rocks and weeds in the operation may have been exhausted. The Hoboken druggist who poisoned two women was exonerated by a Coroner's jury finding he did not intend harm and expressed remorse.
The text recalls a scene where Bismarck fell ill and declined to answer questions. The doctor quips to send for a veterinary surgeon since such practitioners treat patients without questions. The Chancellor was captured.
The text sketches Librarian of Congress Mr. Armasworth R. Spofford as a striking figure with dark hair and a wiry frame. It notes friendship between George Bancroft and Ee, mentions Abdul Munin of Brunei as the oldest living sovereign at death, and lists Rosert Toowrs as Wilkes County Georgia’s wealthiest resident with substantial estates and loans.
In Portland a lead pipe carried up a chimney and under ground to a distant building concealed two beer barrels beneath the floor of the second story. A writer in Lippincott's Magazine recounts Maria Mayo's long courtship by Gen. Winfield Scott before acceptance. William Singerly of Philadelphia edits a 100000 circulation paper and owns a 700 acre Pennsylvania farm with a giant barn and a two year old cow producing 83 pounds of milk daily through green fodder canning.
Ex senator Fowser of Tennessee lies in a Washington hospital suffering a malignant bone disease in the lower jaw. A prior removal failed to eradicate it and last week about three inches of jawbone from the chin rearward were excised. A thread tethers the tongue to prevent suffocation.
A correspondent describes Spain with strong disinfectant odors in Logrono clubs and newspapers. Proprietors of taverns and inns hesitate about guests amid crowded premises. Even travel traders are scarce and locals few, as the Ebro bridge access proves difficult.
Civil guards and carabineros search old-fashioned omnibuses and mule carts. The Rev. Sam Jones displays a massive hundred-dollar meerschaum pipe in his parlor, a gift from a Lincoln cousin, as preachers condemn smoking.
A historical anecdote recalls President Sam Houston using a blank paper roll labeled Inaugural to read his message, provoking laughter in Congress. The text then provides practical instructions for Goop way to oil harness, detailing oiling steps, washes, and the use of lamp black and Prussian blue for lasting black blue.
A law from Prof S F Baird argues there is potential carp supply for pond stocking but urges avoiding German carp. It condemns carps as inferior table fish and condemns promoting their cultivation, contrasting old English pulpit clocks urging speakers to cut short with modern quick sermons.
A government return lists 21 English convicts in penal servitude for treason felony murder conspiracy to murder or Whiteboy offenses in Irish prisons there are 78 prisoners with 15 on death row commuted to life and others serving five to fifteen years none in Scotland.
A concise overview outlines the steps and considerations for couples planning marriage in Pennsylvania. It covers legal requirements, potential timing issues, and practical factors that influence the decision to wed.
The passage demands sworn answers to a list of interrogatories about names ages relationships occupations and other details for a man and woman, with penalties for falsehood and perjury. It also includes a digressive set of anecdotes about a gray mudstone from Ireland and a sensational, comic love tale with dramatic dialogue.
A historical notice recalls Jumbo born in Africa circa 1861, raised in Paris and London, famed for size and oddities. It notes his arrival in England in 1865, health recoveries, fondness for children, and eventual move to Canada where a railway accident ended his life. He stood 12 feet tall, weighed ten tons, trunk ten feet long.
The Figaro heirs split control among three leaders while elder contributors protest. The plan would pay each of the three $30,000 yearly plus $6,000 salaries for others, plus $6,300 yearly profit shares, creating rising future incomes and a sinking fund over $1,000,000.
A Tennessee reader cites a supposed offer of $500 to sign a heaven oath, and Jones denounces such sensational claims. He notes people would sell their soul for small sums and mocks the idea, insisting he never made the proposition and critiques newspapers for publishing every claim as truth.
The piece shares Malay proverbs illustrating secrecy, prudence, and human nature, with vivid phrases like will the crocodile reject the carcass. It ends with a doctor's strange tale of visiting an Ossining patient to find the dead man laid out for burial and paid in full in the coffin room.
The Erie Canal boatmen form a tight, clannish floating village during winter quarters. A barber, sailmaker, liquor dealer, and various dry goods merchants operate there, keeping the small shore community from profiting much during the off season.
Mr Goff proposes a law linking color to flavor in plants. A lighter flesh is linked to milder, more delicate flavor than darker specimens of the same varieties, a finding that could aid agriculturists in selecting plants for cultivation.
A Boston Bugle report notes a witness was asked if any resuscitation was attempted. The reply stated they searched the pockets of the body.
A Kentucky hen driven from a neighbor’s garden laid an egg later claimed by the woman who drove it out. The court ruled the egg was laid on the defendant’s premises, then reversed on appeal noting the hen did not lay the egg but dropped it.
Washington dispatch details Lt. John P. Finley of the signal corps and a eight year study on tornado phenomena. Daily predictions, verification rates, and the push toward practical warnings are described along with regional tornado zones, typical attack times, and advice for farmers including dugouts and insurance.
A Brunswick meeting brought together about a dozen large cattle owners from the Cherokee strip and No Man's Land to discuss lawsuits totaling nearly $500,000 filed by Texan cattlemen. Indian Territory attorneys attended and pledging a vigorous defense, with most cattle moved from the Arapahoe and Cheyenne reservation following the President’s order.
In St Sauveur the public vaccinator entered two large French schools to vaccinate scholars. Entire classes fled to their homes as parents gathered in a disturbed, impatient crowd. The mayor intervened and convinced them to calm.
The plan to mount Jumbo will require a three month timeline and a total budget of two thousand dollars. This includes materials, labor, and project management costs.
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