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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1902
Page
6
A historical notice reports Joseph Itelding Smith, leader of the Twelve Apostles, chosen as the new president of the Mormon Church. He is 63, ordained in 1866 by Brigham Young and set apart on Oct 8, 1917, noted as having three wives.
A reflective verse from Priscilla Le proclaims that every day can be the best day for someone, as heroes arise and joys occur, urging readers to shed worry and fear and recognize daily goodness in the Pittsburg Methodist Recorder edition.
In a long gaze back, the tale recalls Tom McKinney famed for rodeo courage and murder who faced the gallows near Vincennes with a brutal past from the Wabash country. His father, old man McKinney, learns of the conviction as he plows, stoic and terse, while townsfolk whisper of doctors seeking Sam’s powerful remains postmortem.
A frontier town gathers for the hanging of Tom McKinney. His father sits under the scaffold with a rifle, the crowd watches as the sheriff and guards prepare. Tom confronts death singing, then drops as the rope ends his life and the father proclaims the body as his meat.
A Detroit Press tale recalls a California winter encounter where a farmer plowed up a large centipede and carrion crows gorged on it. One crow swallowed the creature and suffered a dramatic, fatal fall, while the narrator jokes about a misadventure with tobacco sauce.
An English writer narrates a curious tale by the Wiske where two fox terriers help a driver free a four pound pike after shocking it with a cracked dog whip. A second large pike escapes as the dog risks injury retrieving the first.
Three established business facts claim advertising in a widely circulated newspaper is the best public medium. Specific ads that quote prices are seen as the most effective method for attracting customers and generating sales.
A collection of brief sayings and maxims in rugged proverb form. It offers cautions on misfortune, deceit, prudence, and social conduct, with lines about perseverance, honesty, and the consequences of actions. The verses mix moral guidance with playful observations and regional language twists.
A New York Sun reprint quotes churchgoers condemning crowded seating and uncomfortable pews. Critics blame ushers vestry and governors for cramped spaces that force wraps and hats under seats, reducing comfort and kneeling ease during services. They call for reform though solutions remain unsettled.
A health column urges healthy living as natural, illness as punishment for excess. It advocates regular routines, eight hours sleep, open ventilation, and simplified social obligations to reduce worry, making home a cheerful income-friendly haven.
The article notes Sir Henry Irving keeps many spectacles and glasses. It says those in close relation know he has about 60 pairs in total, with two dozen pairs of varying kinds at the theatre and home. He constantly loses and buys new pairs to maintain the stock.
Daily train schedule shows solid vestibuled service with day coaches and café cars on trains 3 and 6, daily except Sunday. Trains 4 and 7 offer fullman sleepers between Buffalo and Pittsburg and Rochester to Pittsburg, effective November 8 1901 Eastern Time, Edward Lapey general passenger agent Rochester N Y.
A jumble of bus schedule fragments lists routes and times with illegible numbers and names. The readable items include station names like Ponxsutawney Blk Run Jet and Kipp Junction with scattered times and labels such as pm and am, creating an unclear transit snippet.
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