Indiana Progress notes and world items of 1892 era
The column surveys a mix of long-ago notes: US population shifts from 1880 to 1890, foreign-born increases, and native growth slowing. It cites Secretary Rusk on cattle deaths at sea, a suffrage poll showing 501 want ballots and 1158 content with status, plus a wealth of anecdotes from Alaska mining to a mastodon find in Texas, and wartime Confederate prices for common foods.
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Rusk
Department of Agriculture
Speech and deeds bound in mercy for the hungry
A short verse urges kind speech joined with action. It counsels gentle words paired with deeds, stressing that pity for starving birds must be shown by scattering crumbs and lending a helping hand, warning against talk without real help.
Bicycle Elopement on Moonlit Wheels
A couple plans a bicycle elopement after their engagement. They dodge parental disapproval with a humorous chase, a trunk disguise, and a midnight ride to a minister where their marriage is blessed. The tale blends romance with quirky country humor and a swift escape on wheels.
The Modern Tooth By Sir James Browne Warning
Sir James Crichton Browne, presiding over a British Dental Association meeting, warned of the lamentable condition of the tooth of the present and spoke of the desolate state revealed by his revelations on higher education's effects on future women.
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Leeds
Sir James
England
James Crichton Browne
Phorcys
London Globe
British Dental Association
Orissa twins join world fair visiters as two fused Oriya girls
The Orissa twins are two five summers old Oriya girls joined at the body. They were set for a steamer trip to the United States to visit the Chicago World’s Fair after first being exhibited locally. Locals viewed them as part of a devil myth, and their father reportedly considered separating them at birth. A wealthy neighbor later intervened. the father is said to be growing rich. The note recalls Chang and Eng, Siamese twins born in 1811 and dying in 1874, as a comparison.
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All Wheel
Dame Nature
Ethel
Eshel
Theo Ethel
Juliet
Orissa
Chicago
Hoapara
Ketter Naick
Chang
Eng
America
London News
The Vibrating Colocasia Adds to Odd Botanical List
A New Zealand tree known as ague weed and rare since 1891 trembles in still air. The 20 foot plant shakes up to 100 times per minute, with vibrations in branches and sometimes leaves. St. Louis Republic reports it joins the catalog of curious plants like the cannibal vine and jumping bean.
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New Zealand
St. Louis Republic
The Universal Mosquito Expands Its Domain
Capt Frank Bowers aboard the Laclede notes mosquitos thrive worldwide from Iceland to Magellan Straits and Mexico. He argues warm climates are not immune and suggests U S imports of pests may explain widespread annoyance among locals including descendants of the Montezuma.
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Patagonia
Iceland
Frank Bowers
The
Laclede
Straits of Magellan
Mexico
Terra
United States
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Swell Chinese Dinner Hosted by General Wong in Canton Neighborhood
General Wong, commander of local Chinese troops, entertained foreign consuls, customs officials, municipal leaders, and others at the Swatow Guildhall. The menu featured bird's nest soup, sharks' fins, roast meats, ducks, seafood, mushrooms, congee, rice, and a selection of jams and foreign wines including champagne.
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Wong
Canton
Swatow
A Quivering Mound Near Ash Grove Missouri
Seven miles from Ash Grove Missouri a natural phenomenon called Boggy Mound draws attention. The mound is around ninety feet in circumference and ten to twelve feet high at the center. It appears saturated with water and can be shaken as if made of jelly or India rubber.
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Ash Grove
India
Pearls of Thought Reflections on Wealth and Virtue
The saying laments wealth grants control and mocks shallow pleasures. It asserts that the goodness we seek in others should be within ourselves, urging self-improvement and virtuous conduct as true measures of character.
Scientific Scraps and White House Receptions Noted
A varied collage of curiosities includes alloy compositions, social maxims, and a vivid account of White House card receptions. It also notes experiments on rain drops, electric light health benefits, sensory sleep patterns, and ventilation tests in Italian tunnels.
Pickle Map Of United States To Be Shown At Fair
A Pennsylvania company will display an 18 by 24 foot map of the United States made entirely from pickles vegetables and fruits preserved by the firm The map will show accurate state lines lakes and rivers in vinegar larger cities highlighted by spices and will be sealed under a plate glass cover The exhibit costs about 15000 dollars The article also notes the tortoise is the longest lived animal often reaching 250 years
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Pennsylvania
United States
Driving Two Kings and a Castle of Fredensborg
A humorous tale from Harper's Young People recounts King Christian of Denmark and King George of Greece riding in a peasant cart. The peasant claims to be Frederic VII and is later surprised by royal salutes as the castle comes into view.
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Denmark
Greece
Christian
Fredensborg
George
Frederic VII
Harper’s
Ornate gowns and jet trimmed summer dress styles
Ornate gowns dominate the season with delicate undefined colors and heavy jet trimming. Describes traveling dresses in lawn tennis wool, crepons for outdoor wear, and new hat styles including floral diadems and tourist hats with straw openwork.
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UMMER
Floral capotes and seaside gowns in latest fashion
A fashion essay describes a curved narrow floral capote with black straw details and moss trimming, sailor hats, and a seaside gown in two colors of serge. It notes mauve trends, silk blouses with gilt buttons, four in hand ties, masculine jacket styling, and the surge of feathers and veils in current dress, warning on costly trifles.
Temperance and drinking as a social fashion
A reflective piece on drinking shows it as a fashion among social classes, with the wealthy moving away while the middle and poor drink from pride and habit. It argues excess offers no pleasure and hints the habit may end, citing Themis and observations from the Evening Star.
Fragmented Quote Portrait From A Weathered Text
An OCR fragment presents a vivid, archaic line describing a scene of humans entangled in a deadly, mothlike fascination that burns wings and drains life as a creature hisses through veins. The garbled phrase suggests a gothic or literary excerpt with distressing imagery.
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le Wnay Maike
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James R. Young
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