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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1900
Page
6
A fragment from The Cosmopolitan evokes longing and duty as the speaker vows devotion to Sylvia. The speaker declares love as a protective amulet, stating no deeds by another will separate them, while tying emotion to distant lands and seas.
Mrs. Blanche Redmond and Mrs. Mordaunt debate inviting Miss Molly Stanmore as Mrs. Henry pursues a cautious romance with Mary Stanmore. Mary grapples with pride and peril as Henry hints at marriage, while social pressures swirl around a once-impoverished family and a dramatic proposal.
A scattered miscellany notes astonishing germ growth, deep Hudson spots, the Imperial diamond price, gold and brass rings on ancient Egyptian mummies, a Johns Hopkins case of a two inch tail in a three month old, and a claim that fishes can drown when Arctic sea air runs out. Brazil imports US sugar mill machinery in large quantities.
A tale from St Nicholas recounts an elephant challenging the sea to a swim and a whale answering, followed by a sparrow hawk chase where a bold rescuer sparrow helps another bird escape. The stories illustrate humbling sea and sky encounters with vivid animal behavior.
A Chicago Record piece recounts a legend of the largest bronze bell in a Canton Buddhist monastery. An emperor demanded a pure tone, the founder sought help, and a girl’s self sacrifice allowed the bell to ring perfectly. The story ends with the father ever by the bell, hearing his daughter’s voice in its sound.
In St Nicholas H W Conn describes the starfish as a sluggish soft creature lacking jaws. It grasps the oyster shell with its arms and waits while the hinge and spring mechanism push the shells apart, allowing access to the oyster inside.
An odd account describes a starfish paralyzing a group of oysters and forcing the shell open. The creature then protrudes a large, flexible stomach into the oyster, wrapping it around the animal to digest it within the shell before leaving the empty shell behind.
Luke Edwards claims captaincy over a boy army led by Willie Jackson. The town elderly general arrives to reorganize the unit, promoting Willie as captain and placing Luke, Tommy Green, and others in subordinate roles to teach discipline, while the ranks learn obedience.
The Wisdom of Solomon shows the king’s depth by dividing his writings into concise paragraphs for easier reading, a method highlighted by the Boston Transcript.
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