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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1889
Page
7
Fragmented text from a children's column includes garbled phrases and stray words such as beds, whispers, tears, and names. The readable fragments hint at a playful piece but lack coherent narrative or clear subjects to summarize.
Fragmentary prose describes a bantam at a club or pageant, mentioning a thief, a warden, a parent, and a treasure desire. The scene includes a bantam named in choking wording and a rescue attempt as a chaotic crowd watches. Names and places are garbled.
A travelogue recounts wild notes about emus and a vivid episode where a horse’s mouth is examined after a rough encounter. The narrative mixes humor with details of attempts to chase emus and a veterinary scene involving teeth being filed and shaved.
Practical tips cover oatmeal cooking in double boiler with salted water for flavor, cod preparation with salted fish pieces and bread crumbs, a warm bread batter cake with fresh strawberries, canned strawberries preservation in jars, and strawberry shortcake method. Also included are stains removal tips, fabric care, flowers as decoration, and a oatmeal paste facial for skin care.
A vignette praising a selfless village carpenter described as universally kind. The narrator notes his neighborly welcome to new families, willingness to help neighbors, and habit of sharing small comforts. The piece highlights his gentle nature and quiet acts of service, including tending to sick neighbors and aiding children. The closing lines offer practical folk remedies in a homely tone.
The garden poppy has long been a common flower, with varieties in scarlet black and white. It yields the opium drug from the milky seed capsule, while seeds offer little narcotic value. The plant name papaver traces to Pliny, used across nations for the plant or product.
Glove etiquette outlines a right method for donning gloves by turning the wrist back and sliding fingers in with the other hand, followed by smoothing and securing the glove. The rest surveys diamond tooth setting desires, regional farming notes, new spring materials, dangers of naphtha in factories, and current fashion notes including red gowns, long oversleeves, milk white gowns, sapphire hair ornaments, and velvet flower bonnets.
A lament on true heroism praises inner battle against personal sins over battlefield valor. It recounts Edgar Allan Poe’s fall after drink, noting a promising early career, temperance efforts, and final decline leading to his death. The piece links alcohol to ruin and questions the friend who urged indulgence, framing Poe as a brilliant life cut short.
A historical voice warns against alcohol through a tale of a Derby shipyard fall and a patient’s struggle with drink. The doctor illustrates the ruinous pull of liquor, the futility of sudden abstinence, and the longing for a forbidden “land” where spirits are always accessible, emphasizing the loss of self-control.
A string of temperance notes cites Russia closing 80000 dram shops, Toronto General Hospital bed costs, and the Sons of Temperance with many divisions. It questions saloon control in Fort Wayne, cites a ship canal contractor's temperate provision, and notes flood era looting in China. Quincy, Massachusetts cuts city costs as saloons are banned. The Bristol Gospel Temperance Union, founded 1582, has influenced thousands to sign the total abstinence pledge.
A New York Observer reflection warns that errors in spiritual life cannot be fixed by earthly gains. It stresses beware of materialism, the lasting harm to souls, and the value of carefulness and faithfulness in both temporal and spiritual life.
A religious piece arguing revival requires self denial and consecration. It condemns worldly distraction and church apathy, urging Christians to seek Spirit-led renewal through prayer and faithful living. The author warns of a sleepy, world-tempted church and calls for renewed commitment to Christ.
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