09 Mar 1871
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1871
Page
1
The narrator recounts Grignon’s daring demonstrations before a group of Indians who seek powder and alcohol. Grignon swallows bullets, conjures pistols from his throat, loads weapons, and produces bottles and liquor, calms or frightens the assembly, then leads a retreat with his caravan. The episode ends with Grignon famed for wonders in San Francisco.
A detailed guide on organizing a bedroom bureau area with brushes pins and storage solutions. Emphasizes drying hair brushes thoroughly after use airing them in open air and keeping rooms free from damp odors. Advises weekly washing of brushes with warm soapy water and soda and proper drying by a window or fire.
A long excerpt notes scarlet fever caused more deaths than any other zymotic disease in the past decade in England and Wales. It cites contagion, dormant germs in clothing, and the need for prompt isolation though details are garbled with partial phrases.
A Baltimore youth brashly adapts a window love contraption to woo a wealthy seamstress. The ruse backfires when the father floods the funnel with hot water, ending the affair and leaving the sly romantic blushing flour-faced and shunning society.
The Medina Gazette reports George Bowman aged 22 died at his father's home after a brief illness. Evidence points to suicide by poison linked to a broken engagement with a neighborhood woman. Diary entries reveal a deep “trouble” and plans to end his life.
A writer in the J’hrenological Journal argues that at seaside resorts fewer beaux daughters chase husbands due to fashion and behavior. He criticizes mothers and daughters for spending years seeking wealth to display, while women dance scantily and expose themselves to unsuitable company. He warns that such conduct drives solid men away and leaves modest women with few prospects.
A letter to Horace Greeley is exposed as a lie and forgery. The piece questions journals that spread such fabrications and notes readers who accept them. It mentions bold silk hats favored by ladies and hints at sensational material masking truth.
Jonathan Timber tells an old Dutch host a tale about he and Uncle Zeke chasing ducks on a Saturday afternoon. A powder horn slips from Timber and sinks in clear river water while Zeke dives to prime it, then the creature below pours powder into a horn as the river bottom is revealed.
A boy preacher in a church scene recites moral rules from a picture book and room sights. The column then covers varied notices: Browne’s China links, Lent dates, Bret Harte guests, police arrests in February, fashion quips, suicides, deaths, club purchases, charity gifts, and miscellaneous society chatter.
The Coroner's Jury finds that on February 6 in New Hamburg New York the Pacific Express collided with a crude oil car across the track causing suffocation by fire or drowning. They fault delays in signaling and note the oil train could not be stopped in time despite officers signaling promptly.
A Philadelphia Day column muses on the craze for pet names at a private gathering with six Mamies and many Jennies and Dollies, noting the chaos as admirers call their sweethearts simultaneously and asking what name truly identifies each person.
The text argues that businesses must keep their name before the public through advertising as population expands every decade. It suggests older firms fade without ongoing promotion and warns that even long established firms can be displaced by new advertisers. It concludes that no one loses money with prudent advertising.
A puzzle about a man and a girl married at ages five and thirty five shows age ratios changing over time. The excerpt also mentions a New Orleans Supreme Court order limiting lawyer arguments to thirty minutes and criticizes the constraint as a breach of legal latitude.
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