27 Feb 1879
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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1879
Page
1
A fragmentary Indiana Pennsylvania page lists church street congregations with services, plus multiple hotel and business notices. It includes subscription terms, ad rates, local priests and pastors, and hotel management details across several establishments in Philadelphia and Indiana areas.
A narrative pairing a peaceful village scene with a distant war tale contrasts a disciplined child-rearing regime in Mrs. Turmoyle’s family against a deep family tragedy. The piece moves from idyllic rural portraits to a scarlet fever outbreak, then to a moral lecture on heredity, discipline, and the effects of emotional neglect, ending with reflections on the human impulse and mental health.
Mrs Turmoyle and her neighbor compare their households the Turmoyles boasting five children and a quiet home on the surface while the other family shows a bustling, well kept house. The contrast exposes differing approaches to parenting and management of children and chores. The scene shifts from a chaotic nursery to a poised drawing room as both women reflect on maternal skills and social expectations.
The piece marvels at an iceboat reaching seventy miles per hour on a river, comparing past fears of new transport to modern speed. It notes minimal discomfort for sailors, likens iceboat racing to riding a fast train, and envisions Mr. Stedman’s airship transforming travel to Europe in a day or two.
The Italian proverb origin ties to a town name misread as a Latin phrase. Abbot Martin of Asello had the inscription Porta patens esto mispunctuated by a copyist, changing meaning and incurring deposition. A corrected version by Martin Asslio clarified the intended line about a single point.
A mosaic of oddities from a late era includes quips on body, science, and love, a ribbing note about a dance hall persona, a boy’s joke about whistling outrunning thought, and a streetcar fare scene before a New York Graphic note on fare avoidance and gowns. It touches on theater, jokes, a Westminster aquarium, and social foibles with a collage feel. It closes with remarks on oatmeal porridge as a staple food cited by American Miller.
Senator Paddock of Nebraska, a lawyer, argues in the U S Senate for expanding government patronage to agricultural interests. He notes farmers have held less political influence despite leading in production, claiming a larger agrarian representation would foster more liberal government policies toward agriculture.
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