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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1900
Page
7
A mother watches a child in a pew as the child sits on a sliding cushion. The four year old sits with shiny slippers and big brown eyes while clerestory windows reveal flies. Laughter erupts, the crowd murmurs blessing, and the child hides in her mother’s lap.
A dozen rough Australian gold seekers circle a campfire when Scott the gambler, calling himself the wreck of a gentleman, protects a 7 or 8 year old girl named Miss Ethel Taylor of Sydney. Jim Agnew threatens with a gun, but Scott refuses to give up the child before a tense standoff ends without violence.
In Woona Walla two tougher men guard a girl named Ethel as they seek fortunes in gold. A secret find on Brawling creek sparks a stake and a moral rift. Scott, the older gambler, chooses death over degradation after planning a fair split for the girl.
A woman shares how she started selling Baird's Non-Alcoholic Flavoring Powders and earns $18 to $40 weekly. She notes independence, minimal time from home duties, and a regular neighbor-based trade after obtaining samples from Baird Manufacturing Co. Pittsburg. She claims the firm will employ earnest men or women who can spare time.
In a Chicago Tribune reminiscence the orderly narrates a Civil War tale of a grizzled commander on a grave hill. The old man keeps calm while skirmishers hide behind a rice dike and shells burst overhead. The orderly’s cold feet and fear fade as the pair share cigars and resolve.
A quirky exchange is cited from the Cleveland Plain Dealer featuring a suitor’s candid replies about his fiancée. The piece highlights wit and a humorous tone as the elder questions the match while noting the daughter’s squint.
Bounded on the south by Washington street and on the east by an alley. Bounded on the west by allotment No. 8 with forty five feet on Washington street and depth of two hundred and three tenths feet. Terms of sale require one half cash on confirmation and the balance in one year with interest from confirmation date. Payment secured by bond and mortgage on the premises. Administrators S. A. McFarland and James McGregor announce. sale date March 23, 1909.
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