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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1898
Page
6
Fragmented verse expresses a journey from doubt to faith through shared suffering. The speaker notes storms of life, broken comfort, and a shift as compassion opens eyes to others pain, yielding renewed hope and divine love amid human burdens.
Mike Tussler suffers a toothache in a wet camp setting. He visits a dentist, pays $3 for a filling but later pays 59 cents extra for capping the nerve. Believing he was robbed, Mike vows to seek redress while the spring roundup continues. The story blends rustic humor with frontier life and a stubborn quest for justice.
In a wild tale, switch tents arrive by night near cowbars while Mile and friends raid wagons for rumored loads. A giant tooth becomes the centerpiece in a comical dentist visit, as the crew jokes about fillings and dental fame. Professor March’s missing mammoth tooth is tied to a tip about a dentist’s window.
Grain-O is portrayed as a delicious nourishing drink to replace coffee. It claims to aid digestion, strengthen nerves, and is suitable for children and adults. Sold by grocers, it supposedly tastes like coffee when prepared properly and costs about 4 times the price of coffee, with 15 and 25 cent options.
A testimonial from Lizzie A. McMurray of McMurray Washington Co Pa praises an Indian Herb Rheumatism Cure sent to James Anderson Indiana. She claims rapid relief after two weeks and full recovery with continued use, noting prior severe pain and stomach illness.
The Sample Run School in Cherryhill township reports for the sixth month ending April 1 1898. Total attendance for the month 49 with 34 males 15 females. term totals 66 with 37 males 19 females. Monthly average 40 with 27 males 13 females. term average 44 with 29 males 15 females. Monthly attendance 89 percent overall and term attendance 92 percent. Pupils missing no days: Nora Howearth Vernon Wissinger Brook Braughler Ralph Lydic Bert Lydic. Also noted are Blanche Moorhead Emma Shank Mabon Shank Dora Lydic Zuela Davis Luke Braughler Jay Houck Octa Howearth H Kren teacher lA.
The article argues France employs a vast and growing number of state and local officials, draining productive energy from citizens. It portrays officialdom as a conservative, self-serving force, often risking independence, with salaries modest and lifestyles constrained, shaping national life. It cites The Nineteenth Century.
A London Evening News item explains how Dutch residents use post offices to collect bills without bankers. A small commission funds drafts sent to the payer’s location, with receipts issued on payment. The notice also notes a quip about sensational types and a Rome-like aside from a Washington Star quote. A drug advertisement promises sleep relief. A real estate listing offers a six room house in Indiana Pa in good condition. A joke line follows about a bride’s wedding day mood. Hungary’s 88 counties and 26 self governing cities are outlined with Pest’s population around 600,000 and total Hungarian population near 15 million.
A discussion on time types in Victorian era prose. It outlines apparent solar time versus clock time and the six kinds of time, noting the divergence between sundial noon and clock time throughout the year. The piece uses Paris as an example with a sun gun in a public garden and references the shift from sun-based to mechanical timekeeping.
Rheumatism cure claims rapid relief in one to three days. Describes mysterious system action and immediate disappearance of disease after first dose. Priced at 75 cents and sold by T. K. Hildebrand and Hetrick Bros. druggists in Indiana, Pa. May 13.
A New York chemist T A Slocum offers three free bottles of his alleged cure for consumption and bronchial diseases to readers of THE INDIANA PROGRESS. He cites testimonials from laboratories and urges sufferers to write for the remedy at 98 Pine Street New York. A Danish vs Scotch anecdote and Vienna building height limits are also included in this mixed pages segment.
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