04 Feb 1892
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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1892
Page
1
A narrator recalls watching demon figures emerge from the chimney top, gray white and black robed beings dancing and marching as wind blows their costumes flutter. The spectacles shift with mood from comic to tragic, fueling daydreams of plants and widgets at play as age brings quiet reflection.
A woman describes an economical summer in the country with Jack and a nurse. They move washing out of the house, hire Chloe for meals and care, reduce costs to about 24 dollars in three hot months, dine at various eateries, and enjoy comfortable rooms. The plan proves restful and healthful, with meals simple yet satisfying and mobility free from strict meal times.
A historical overview notes watches are quirky and easily affected by electrical and magnetic disturbances. It cites New York’s aurora impacts with thousands of mainsprings breaking in a single night and explores magnetization from electric lights. It recounts a steamer captain’s magnetic compass incident and attributes watch variance to wearer temperament, a mystery horologists seek to solve.
Capt. H. J. King of Chamberlain, a renowned Missouri river steamboat captain, recounts early upriver battles between Sioux and Crow forces near the Crow Creek battle site. The piece details low water delays in 1875, expeditions to Benton, and a Sioux-Crow conflict observed along the river. It ends with a note on an antiquated storm-prediction method using iron bars and a copper wire telephony setup.
A London essay notes horses rarely suffer from wind in Australia and New Zealand. It details steeplechase fences, the rising use of barbed wire, and the surprising ability of horses to clear long stretches of wire country without falls. It cites Master of Ashburton hounds on wire jumping and Touchstone-blood horses excelling at such fences.
A rat among clams in an ice chest is injured when a large clam snaps shut trapping the intruder. The trapped rat squeals, drawing attention, as the clam closes its shell and the creature is killed. Public inquiry follows with scenes of a press splash.
The London Tid Bits invited definitions of home and published several standout answers from around five thousand submissions. Entries describe home as a harbor of shelter and love, a harbor in adversity, a source of comfort, a place of justice and mercy, and a coziest scene of joys and sorrows, among other vivid images reflecting family life and values.
A husband recalls his wife’s insistence on taking their dog to Saratoga. They face hostility from transporters and hotels that refuse dogs, forcing them to seek a cheap boarding house while the dog remains with them. The tale ends with the husband jokingly offering a reward for harming the dog.
The Youths Companion notes diverse sleep customs worldwide. It contrasts pillows and beds from Japan’s hard headblock to China's low bed, and riffs on tropics, Russia, Lapland, India, and Germany. It highlights blankets, open windows, sleeping bags, and evolving mattresses.
A vignette of the Fighting Alstons detailing five generations of duels and pride in the South before the war, including Col. Bol Alston of Georgia and a ball duel that ended in tragedy. It also notes Dr. Rafael Nunez of Colombia and Bishop Nicholson’s influence in Philadelphia with education for clergy.
Strange luminous bands shimmer above Germany from May to August in the north and December to January in the south. First observed in 1885 near Berlin, they form high parallel stripes reflecting sunlight with a silvery bluish tint. Theories link them to volcanic dust or space-borne matter as science ponders their origin and significance.
A Munsey's Weekly piece urges young men to choose steady labor whether splitting rails or canal work, cautioning against violent plots toward Indigenous peoples aided by bad whisky and government ammo, and offering practical tips on family manners and temperance. It stresses kindness to the sick, prudent generosity to siblings, and patience as parents disagree.
An ancient fragment argues St Paul while fleeing Antioch traveled with Hermogenes and Demas, deemed hypocritical yet friendly to the Gospel. Onesiphorous and Leetra household awaited his arrival at Tsonium, Titus noted the visit, Paul described with vivid features and a divine grace.
In North Lyme Connecticut, George Bump attempted to seal a cider barrel by using his deaf and dumb five year old son as a brace. The head flew free as the child trembled in fright and spasmed. Bump was arrested but later released. He is noted for absent mindedness.
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