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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1901
Page
3
A fragmentary verse about a ship at Dunvegan yearning to spread wings and fly away to a kinder land. The speaker, Or the narrator, sings of returning home past stormy hills and moorland on Skye. The stanza evokes longing and homeland ties with repeated appeals to depart with a loved one.
Amid rising floodwaters at a Shreveport plantation a little boy named Pete risks his life to seal a crevice in the levee. Boss Tom Aiken leads rescuers as a passing boat threatens final collapse, then Pete is carried home by the grateful planter. A second feature mocks odd place names and praises southern naming.
Scotland Yard notes about 20,000 people of all ages vanish from London each year. About 8,000 are accounted for by bodies found or records of those who left. Some 17,000 remain, likely living under aliases and new identities, isolated from families and society. The phenomenon suggests a vast hidden urban town within London.
A thrilling act at the Indiana County Soldiers Association picnic on the fair grounds August 29 features Mile Zeno, daughter of Elderton veteran Philip Langer, performing balloon ascension and parachute jump. A Youngstown Telegram account reports her Idora Park ascent drew thousands, with a safe descent near Cornersburg road after a delayed balloon collapse.
Years ago a grand Atlanta cotton show displayed ginning spinning and weaving in one building. Cotton grown nearby was brought in, twisted into thread woven into cloth and fashioned into suits worn by gentlemen that same evening.
The document outlines amendments to Pennsylvania's constitution including voting qualifications and elector registration rules. It proposes two amendments to Article Eight, Section One and Seven, adding registration requirements and city-specific uniform laws, plus a new Section 4 on ballot methods and secrecy. The text is issued as a true copy authorized by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A self made merchant advises his son on thrift and independence in business. He mocks those who waste money while praising self reliance, discipline, and prudent use of capital. He warns against reliance on talent or luck without effort and stresses frugality and long term value.
The Buffalo Courier lauds the operas attractions in the city its lengthy notice hails the author Harry B Marshall son of Mr and Mrs Godfrey Marshall noting the show at the Academy blends Pan American Exposition influence with a merry physical comedy and broad appeal to locals and visitors.
The piece touts longevity through diet and digestion, promotes Hoetet ter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion and related ailments, claims it clears blood impurities and has malaria fever relief, and urges readers to obtain genuine liquid. Also advertises building materials, pine ceiling, bark supply, and chestnut posts from Process office.
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