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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1902
Page
6
A Virginia paper relay urges unprotected women to carry ground red pepper as defense. The note questions firearms for women, noting they are often unavailable. It also notes European friendship tied to U S commerce and cites Paris Robberies using police uniforms in Nouilly with cars.
A pair of burglars stole a new one story frame building from a cancer lot in Newburg Ohio and returned the next day to sell the lot but the owner arrived in time to disrupt their plan. A Waterbury Connecticut tram killed a young deer prompting a feast with the white pelt mounted as a trophy. Hogan reports a loss of a pure white calf. Recent statistics compare church and nonconformist sittings and communicants in England and Wales with church numbers leading.
Rich gold fields have been discovered on four rivers near Possiet Bay close to Chun Shun in Manchuung. Chinese authorities lease the territory to Russian concessionaires who must pay fifty percent of gross receipts to the Chinese administration which will maintain a 200 man guard. A limited liability company is being formed at Vladivostok to work these fields.
Blue gum timber baulks weighing up to ten tons and spanning 100 to 200 feet arrive at Dover for national harbor works. The timber is chosen for piling because it sinks, reducing risk if piles are washed away in heavy gales and cannot ram a ship.
Ninety incorporated towns exist in Indian Territory with Ardmore as the largest at 5600 inhabitants, while Tahlequah sits below 1500. The push for statehood and territory admission mixes with calls to change treaty based governance over reservations, contrasting with Iowa’s adoption by Congress. Population growth accelerated in the last decade, with estimates of 75,000 twenty years ago.
An army surgeon back from the Philippines recalls stopping at the Astor House in Shanghai where a Russian prince toured the world. Two Shanghai residents asked a polite English clerk if the prince was in, prompting a humorous exchange with a Chinese servant and a captioned remark about pidgin English.
In North Carolina a wild runaway freight car on a steep mountain division speeds toward a passenger train. Cleve McGeath, an eighteen year old, leaps onto a handcar, posts a brake, and, after a perilous chase over eight miles, grips the brake and slows the car, sacrificing his safety. The crew stops the passenger service, and Cleve survives with a dislocated shoulder, later joining the railroad as a brakeman and rising toward conductor.
The New York Press urges early morning outings for fresh air to avoid breathing in microbes released as city dwellers awaken. It notes crowded homes and superheated dwellings as sources of illness and calls for improvements in every schoolhouse room.
Two popular decorating styles divide opinion for a Colonial dining room setup. Decorators favor Willie woodwork and yellow wallpaper, while many prefer gobelin blue hangings and papering as the foundational choice.
The article presents a hair drying method using a stiff whisk broom to brush and fan small strands, stressing a clean, gentle technique to avoid damaging hats. It also offers nosebleed first aid for children, including straight posture, ice on the nose, and a tissue wad under the lip, plus guidance to avoid blowing the nose and when to seek a physician for frequent episodes.
Advice from the New York Post on choosing decorative lamps and lamp care. It covers making lamps to order from art pottery, selecting proper globes and shades, and color effects for eye comfort. It notes green shades are best for eyes, blue can be harsh, red should be used sparingly, and daily care is essential.
A collection of practical kitchen instructions detailing Soft Cornmeal Cake and variations, Onion Sauce, Short Cakes, Escalloped Oysters, and serving notes. Recipes specify quantities for sugar salt butter cornmeal soda buttermilk or sour milk baking powder and oven timings. Suggestions include perches and rich apple sauce as accompaniments with notes on seasonings and garnishes.
French botanists pursue vaccination of plants against a parasitic disease. Researchers aim to protect crops by developing immune-like defenses, leveraging advances in plant biology and microbiology to curb spread and losses.
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