Indiana Progress and World Notes From Waterspar 1892
A crowded collage of snippets from 1892 including mortality among Alis teens in the United States, Capitol expenditures by Uncle Sam, Kentucky education funding, calls for free baths in St Louis, drowning prevention in Mississippi, and commentary on American farming, lie detectors, and urban transport. Also notes on European leaders, Spanish mayoral history, inventions, adoptions of coal gas, and a European prize idea for tea and coffee quality.
Singing by the Way Encourages Cheerful Life Musings
A reflective poem urges singers to lift hearts with cheerful songs. It notes music can brighten weary neighbors and daily labor, spreading joy, faith in goodness, and sunshine to the world. Eben E. Bedford offers the verse via Detroit Free Press.
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Eben E. Bexford
Detroit Free Press
America
Brute
Ben
Miss Jo Nano
Pittsburg
Dispatch
Terribly Earnest Love Triangle In New England Hills
A Amherst graduate falls for a New York belle on a mountainside. Maurice Courtney offends, a fight ensues, and Hines defeats him. Marion Holt later slips and is rescued by Hines, who carries her down a steep slope. She confesses love, he stays, and the couple plan a future together.
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Amherst
New York
John Hines
Boston
Maurice Courtney
Mr. Hines
Courtney
Hines
Holt
Hayseed
Marion
Thme
Hines Baa
Miss Holt
Piazza
Maurice
Miss Tait
Miss Moit
Halloo
Guing l
John
Journal
James Rideout
Br. Rideout
Bis
Mr. Rideout
Lewiston (Me
Formidable Wasps and Famous Ants of Ceylon
On the island of Ceylon a formidable wasp species inspires dread among unclad natives. It builds nests seven feet long and two feet in diameter. Termites, called white ange and classified with dragonflies, swarm across Ceylon devouring everything.
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Ceylon
Washington Star
None Was Required and She Declined Wed Ceremony
A brief line notes a suitor’s remark about a rejected proposal. The quoted exchange presents a political or social dispute tone, mentioning a person named Pack and an implied audience. The fragment suggests a historical courtship or ceremonial refusal without further context or details.
The Realm of Fashion and Summer Wardrobe Ideas
A fashion feature describes aging gracefully in a glace sarah gown with lace plastron, velvet belt, and box plait back. It highlights morning and outdoor looks, white flannel ensembles, sailor hats, and airy promenade outfits, plus wraps, serge tips, and a coming autumn tailor made trend with jacobin coats and embroidered lace. It notes summer shoppers at Springs, and a child’s morning frock with guipure yoke and moire bow.
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Sarah
Eton
Frightful Temptation Scene From a Drunken Man
An alarming local vignette depicts a Bhutan man and brother staggering along the pavement, speaking on rum’s bondage as gin brandy and whisky drain his strength. The description highlights a red nose, swollen head, bloodshot eyes, and heavy, unsteady steps, illustrating the grip of intoxication on a once brisk walker.
Black Belt Beliefs and a Visit to a Black Belt School
A narrative recounts a journey to a Black Belt school with Ben the guide. It contrasts superstition and faith with education, revealing a mixed heritage and questions of liberty and equality. The visit to a rural classroom features classroom drills, a hiccuping speech, and a heartfelt benediction from Ben.
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Black Belt School
Ben
Sydney C
Sydney
Birmingham
Wich
Moses
Debate on Alcohol's Harm and Natural Order
Dr. B Richardson argues against alcohol, claiming it disrupts the body's natural order, quickens pulse and breathing, excites the mind, and leads to premature aging and death. He urges a return to water as nature's pledge and questions the value of life under alcohol’s influence.
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Ree
Eving
Sean Pee
B Richardson
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