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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1900
Page
5
A fragmented verse urges rain to bless the land and revive crops. It celebrates rain as a benediction from the heavens, comforting the living and mourning the dead, attributed to Atlante Constitution.
Nan and her mother meet Mr Bailey with three young children needing summer shelter. Nan, torn between her vow to refuse and the sight of the motherless brood, contemplates taking in the children at the Gray cottage as the summer plan unfolds.
In the last Saturday of vacation Nan consents, after a playful proposal from Nan’s suitor, to a marriage that brings joy to the Halley kindergarten. The scene in the hammock frames a sweet farewell as a ring seals their union, with Baby May and the Baileys settling into a new life.
A fragmented miscellany of aphorisms from Browning Goethe Virgil and others on virtue happiness and conduct. It highlights the value of thoughtful action, soft guidance, and the impact of cheerful behavior on human happiness and social harmony.
A Chicago Times Herald report notes a New York City store now hosts after hours lectures for department showrooms like furniture and bric a brac. An architect-led series aims to deepen staff knowledge of products to boost sales effectiveness and customer service.
A natural history note describes lung fishes that breathe air, including varieties with swim bladders acting as lungs. It mentions eels and common goldfish, then details unusual species found in India and Africa that can survive dry periods by burying in mud and reemerging after rains. It cites Natterer and a flying fish from Senegambia to London.
The first Philadelphia instance of a mother leaving her baby to a friend by will emerges with the will and letters testamentary. Jennie Bond, trusted by Eleanor Lentham on her deathbed, takes Georgiana G. Leatham to Wilmington, saying she will care for the child. Bond, now with the child, says she has no definite plans beyond fulfilling obligations.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat tale recalls Uncle Bob a weatherwise trickster from South Georgia. The professor notes his paradoxical honesty: he lies boldly about the hail while truthfully describing a watermelon vine with gooseberry sized berries, proving no small deception.
The London Spectator praises Mary Kingsley as one of the era’s most attractive figures. Her shy demeanor masks humility and warmth, while her lively curiosity and humor accompany a rare intellect and adventurous experiences.
Records show umbrellas used by the Creeks and Bomans as royal marks and sun or rain protection. By Queen Anne’s reign they were common and largely imported until around 1802 when English manufacture began. Fuller's earth, a soft clay, had limited English mining a century ago and export was once prohibited.
A jumble of notes describes a drownable lab bow near Boston and a thunderstorm death scene in Massachusetts. Altenberg hosts a four-country border with no monarchs or taxes, Stanley Falklands travels with two traveling schoolmasters, and a New York display shows Chinese character squares for five year olds learning a thousand characters in three months.
A Market Street trolley scene captures a conductor paying a playful visit to a child. He asks, The woman refuses to pay for the child, then the girl quips she is seven days past seven, earning a smile from passengers. The woman grudgingly pays.
A 19th century Italian doctor Louis Coratousio left a will forbidding tears at his funeral and naming the longest laugher as principal heir. He ordered no black attire, flowers and green boughs at both house and church, lively music, fifty minstrels, and a procession led by twelve green-clad dowry-bearing girls.
A collage of light quotes and miscellany from Chicago Record Detroit Free Press Indianapolis Star and others. Jests about travel manners overheard conversations and witty exchanges fill a page of midcentury humor.
A father argues his son should not be rushed into a profession, claiming the chosen path serves his son’s best interests. A military friend questions the plan and cites potential need for legal or medical advice elsewhere.
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