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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1889
Page
3
A collage of 19th century curiosities includes claims of dangerous new weapons, a Vermont prize for a disease germ discovery, European immigration anecdotes, a Dutch worker revealed as a wealthy native, and a Spanish royal intrigue over crowded Cortes seating. The piece blends science, migration, industry, and court gossip with period tone.
The item surveys diverse topics from party reorganizations, royal visits, and memoir profits to rail expansion, leprosy in India, and global Expos. It notes weather science limits, historical regrets in North Carolina archives, and Brazil's silk industry push with required silkworm education and mulberry cultivation.
A mixed cartridge of Romantic verse lines praising Amorita with imagery of breeze rain and stars, followed by a column of humorous quips and gags from the Atlanta Constitution. The items include jokes about advice for colds bad habits and societal rise, plus brief cafe anecdotes and student chatter.
A traveler’s rough portrait of Damascus depicts ruined piles over streets sixty feet above ground, narrow crooked lanes used as dumps, unpainted woodwork and crumbling plaster, poor residents, and a few European merchants. The piece contrasts Oriental splendor with decay and notes scant Western influence apart from a handful of missionaries and traders.
Brooklyn Citizen reports Rosa Starr trains three performing sheep noting their timid nature and reliance on hand familiarity. She claims sheep lack true intelligence, require group training, and can be coaxed with gentle handling and a neck tether. William McGovern, famed seal trainer, outlines voice familiarization and patient confidence-building before public displays.
The Curios Bibles describe editions prized for quirks rather than value. Notable oversights include the Bceives Bible with Eve making fig leaves, the Bug Bible mis rendering Psalm ninety first, the Wie’sed Bible’s missing negation in the seventh commandment, the Vinegar Bible’s misprint of Parable of the Vinegar, and the Whig of Piecemaker’s Bible.
Havana reports the execution of Juan Victoriano Machin a white Cuban bandit at the city prison after his wedding in the condemned cell. He cried for mercy for his three infants as soldiers and a colored executioner restrained him. The crowd was hurt during a later mob clash.
The narrator visits Santo Domingo, describes the city and its ruins, and views Columbus bones shown by a bishop. Three officials with keys unlock the inner casket before the relics, carried by attendants, are laid out for inspection. The priest explains their vicissitudes while the cathedral displays old master paintings.
An Irish officer Captain Tresalinn on General Logan’s staff acts as a lively spectator atop a fence rail amid combat at Raymond. He encourages both sides while a clash rages below, a vivid example of a soldier who loves a fight and radioed memories of dangerous sketches made on the field. The narrator notes the perilous scenes stirred by danger and the steady hand required when sketching wartime moments.
A miscellany reports peculiar facts from across regions. Notable items include a four-legged child in Indians territory, a baldheaded 13 year old in Arkansas City Kansas, a turtle weigh 53000 pounds found near Brazil Indiana. plus odd notes on words, animals, and imports.
A narrative urges granting a country week to underprivileged city children. It recalls bright sun and grass, wonder at open air, and the hunger for simple country experiences. The piece argues for sharing rural life with the less fortunate to foster gratitude and education in nature.
A Swatow native Pong Hin, 46, lives in a village of 300 with 30 landowners totaling 45 acres. Pong Hin owns 2 acres valued at $1,000. family of ten tilling the land, with women doing clothing and housework. Household goods total about $246. livestock includes water buffalo, fowls, ducks, geese, dog, and cat. Last year he sold $20 of rice and paid $36 in taxes while holding $20 in 18 percent interest.
The article compares Simon Cameron and Thurlow Weed as political power brokers, noting Cameron’s risky self-advancement and Weed’s strategic manipulation of figures. It also mentions Miss Curve Rister Szwarp, Lincoln's secretary of state’s adopted daughter, and Seward’s travels book copyright. It cites deaf mute population estimates and a railroad serpent sighting near Atlanta. It ends with a note on widow remarriage customs among Hindoos near Ahmedabad.
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