07 Aug 1879
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1879
Page
1
The piece muses on divorce as a public remedy for unhappiness and infidelity while warning against easy remarriage. It contrasts a near autobiographical case of a troubled marriage with a quirky anecdote of a bear in transit and a tense hug contest that ends in the bear's defeat.
An address before the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture explains what passes with the land in deeds. It covers fencing, posts, manure, growing crops, buildings, windows, lightning rods, stoves, pumps, pipes, fountains, statues, and other fixtures, distinguishing what remains part of the land and what becomes personal property.
Experiments by the Royal Agricultural Society of England show salt increasing wheat yield. An acre treated with 300 pounds of common salt yielded 39 bushels versus 29 bushels on an untreated plot, with similar straw growth. Costs are not stated, but the extra 10 bushels cost about 30 cents each.
Harvey Campbell of Ross township recounts family losses and prison horrors to argue against voting Democratic. He cites brothers killed or imprisoned by Democrats, Andersonville and Perrysville deaths, and his own confinement, urging fellow veterans to back the Republican or Unionist cause.
Boston Transcript notes a shift in social life as women travel without male escorts and men lose their exclusive role. The piece argues independence rises, making young men temper their swagger and rely more on character and conduct to earn respect.
Primitive medical notice touts Henrys Carbolic Ale as the finest purifier for proud flesh in sores and wounds. It claims rapid removal of obstacles to healing without cauterizing or stinging, and promotes emollient ingredients. Sold by Newkirk & Liggett.
Isaac Hileman of McLean County Illinois arrived with a headless rooster that walked, drank, and seemed to hear in a bird cage at Crawford House. The bird, a black Brahma raised in Missouri, survived after its beheading and was cared for by Hileman and several doctors who inspected the astonishing specimen.
In Toledo on July 7 19, Thomas M Nichols defends John Sherman from partisan blame for national woes. He argues executives execute laws not create them and urges judgment by principles and facts, not prejudice or political attacks.
The Chronicle discusses a veiled mourner at Chiselhurst claiming to be the late Prince Imperial’s wife or perhaps a zealous enthusiast. The piece recounts rumored secret marriages and royal affairs involving Eugenie’s son, Princess Beatrice, and the royal circle, with questions about official recognition and public interest.
A woman in Kinsale is reunited with her first husband after thirty five years away, though she has since married two others and become a widow. The returned man confronts Mary with his past, but she vows to remain with her third and best husband, who has cared for her for twenty years. A £230 check fails to sway her.
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