14 Feb 1889
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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1889
Page
1
A fragmented excerpt presents poems by N.S. Dynnelly and Robert G. Ingersoll, reflecting on motherhood love, grief, mortality, and the afterlife. The lines compare diverse kisses and bonds, then travel to themes of life’s brevity, hope, and cosmic echoes as nocturnal visions and nature illuminate human sorrow.
Octavia Hardwicke plots in a refined circle as Mabel Leslie fears a deceptive rival. At a masquerade Ernest Delafield seeks proof of devotion while a wreath of ivy hints at coded signals. The atmosphere blends romance, intrigue, and social intrigue in a high society setting.
A love triangle unfolds as Ernest Delafield avoids Mabel Leslie after a sham confession by Octavia Hardwicke. Years later, truth arrives at Long Branch and reunites the couple, while Octavia’s schemes backfire, leading to a marriage announcement.
A British resident in Tangier recalls a brutal ritual execution ordered by the sultan for two smugglers. At the Jewish slaughterhouse a Moorish butcher accepted 20 francs for the two heads as soldiers watched. The condemned pleaded for mercy and gave his cloak and belt before dying, while the governor’s son arrived to observe.
The survey lists U S presidents and fortunes from $50 000 for Adams to $800 000 for Washington. It notes Lincoln 75 600 Buchanan 200 000 Jackson an estate Adams 50 000 Johnson 50 000 Polk 150 000 Pierce 50 000 Jefferson 23 000 library grant Grant wealth via his book Hayes prosperous Garfield pension and fund Grant wealth from book sales Van Buren 300 000 salary note end of term.
A Philadelphia Telegraph correspondence notes the harsh Italian housing for cold weather. Homes are thick walled, sun heated in summer, and nearly devoid of fireplaces or stoves, making winter comfort scarce and stove installation troublesome.
In their usual mental habit Germans weigh lawn tennis as an ethical template, praising it as a rose and admirable instrument for sharpening sight, swift decision, self mastery, temper, patience, and endurance.
Mrs. Blackburn recalls a winter night in Allentown where a cattle drover was robbed and killed near the Two Mile woods. She describes a spectral figure and a man with a red throat wound appearing in the road, with a buggy wheel passing through the body as villagers feared to pass at night.
A Portland courtly puzzle from a Maine journal asks to compute a chain of self multiplications starting with 15. The final product, it notes, has 38 539 figures with the first digits 1 412. Experts estimate hundreds of millions of figures would be needed and decades of effort at slow work rates.
A 26 year old woman Bertha Sunmgarter died during a strolling menagerie performance in Hohenmuth Bohemia after entering an empty cage and triggering a Bengal tiger to attack. The tiger killed her and tossed her body. the lion stayed passive. The show owner admits the animal had killed two others previously.
In a town boarding house a waitress asks about puddings and a seven year old boy expresses a cautious preference for orange pudding only if it contains orange, prompting a restrained, humorous reaction from the diners as the exchange unfolds.
A fragmentary report describes newsboys aiding blind peers outside a newspaper office. Street youths share meals, funds, and small kindnesses, while a passerby notes the group’s generosity and inclusive spirit amid urban bustle.
The article discusses Hindu motherhood’s attachment to children, eye diseases in Indian children, and traditional practices like drawing a black ring under the lower lashes. It notes the shift to educated native doctors, then explains leap year calculations and calendar reasoning.
A long read on dangerous and exciting kangaroo hunting as described by a traveler in the Australian bush. The account covers animal size, behavior, and a dramatic hunt where a hunter narrowly avoids a deadly blow from a female kangaroo and loses a dog, with natives aiding and a native wounded.
In Georgetown Maryland a demonstration of snakes offended by a spectator led to a man being bitten. He jerked away, tearing flesh, while onlookers poured whisky to counteract a non venomous bite. Hoodlums overreacted aiming to kill the snake and seize a show worker hostage. The crowd dispersed after the bite had been controlled. the snake was not killed.
A London to Calcutta voyage recounts a Parsee conjurer who performs a striking coin trick. A five-franc piece yielded France, then a Mexican dollar appeared, followed by a Russian silver piece as the sequence of thoughts traveled across travellers and hands aboard the journey. The observer notes the coin act as unmatched by any other tricks seen.
Fragmentary OCR shows a roster of local officials and attorneys in Indiana Pennsylvania including names like Jona A Scott treasurer D A A Lakehart auditors D H Tomb Jos Holsapple J Clark Weaner coroner N Frank Ehrenfeld assembly E E Allen W L Reed and lawyers H W Taylor Rufener Stuchul and others with offices on Philadelphia Street Indiana PA.
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