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Newspaper
Weekly Bulletin
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1874
Page
3
A nostalgic poem memorializing Benjembs Taylor as a homecoming figure. It blends Heaven, family shadows, and enduring gratitude while invoking faith, memory, and a living wall of portraits. The speaker envisions April light, domestic scenes, and returning soldiers filling a house with song and thanks.
On a bleak November day Prissy and her grandmother recall a tale of a family who moved west to New York, faced isolation and hardship, and nearly lost everything. A silver cup becomes a symbol of hope as father Robert braves a storm to fetch provisions, their son Rob brings aid, and the family ultimately finds safety with friends and a fresh start.
A collage of humorous snippets and curios, including misheard phrases, witticisms, and tall tales. Entries mention a windlass, tea mottoes, a diary, a diary of youth, and a dogwood pun. Several quips reference a Tennessee funeral, a Virginia man, an Indianapolis night officer, and an old farmer.
A collie pup on the Higam farm near Newburgh in Pitechire uncovers a missing bank note after long search by the shepherd John Ballingall. The four month old dog stands on hind legs, retrieves the folded note, and places it at the shepherd's feet, turning the despised animal into a household pet.
A string of humorous dialect snippets on marriage, fashion, dogs, and a boarding school routine. It contrasts crafts of courtship with daily chores and family life, ending with a vivid homebound call to usefulness and musical messiness.
Josh Bildiaga argues against lotteries as a poor investment and warns that the pursuit of wealth breeds unrest at home. He contrasts lottery gamblers with prudent citizens, condemns secretive games, and praises Mrs. Tocken Neatness while noting a Columbia neatness that sours family life.
The article outlines kosher food laws from Leviticus and Deuteronomy, detailing clean animals that chew cud and have split hooves, says certain animals are forbidden, lists examples like horse and rabbit, and explains uncertainty in naming forbidden birds with guidance that all birds of prey are forbidden while grain-eating birds are clean. It notes regional variations and cautions proper slaughter.
A Patna District woman of the fishing caste fell into the Ganges when a riverbank collapsed. She clung to castor oil sticks as a makeshift life buoy and drifted about 100 miles over twenty four hours. European Coluray rescued her with a private boat. she received Patna railway fare and relief supplies.
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