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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1896
Page
7
A thoughtful reflection on a cozy refuge where an armchair and pipe soften the world’s roar. The speaker cherishes indolence, quiet hours, and familiar comforts as life’s storms fade beyond the door. The tone is calm, intimate, and reverent toward simple solace in a newspaper column style.
A widow mother describes her son Maurice a gifted artist whose fame attracts many lovers including Juliette. She notes his need for freedom, his fluctuating passion, and her belief that his genius and success reflect on her. Maurice struggles with Juliette’s influence and a failed portrait then retreats to the countryside before returning home in a changed mood.
A narrator recalls Maurice’s arranged marriage to Juliette, her rival in love and art. She manipulates events to control him while spying on the couple, fearing Juliette’s influence yet cherishing Maurice’s return after he briefly deserts him for another woman.
An advertisement touts Bacon's Celery King as a perfect natural laxative that regulates the bowels and cures nerve, blood, stomach, liver and kidney ailments. Samples offered by Daugherty Bros of Indiana Pa and others. sizes 25 and 50 cents. Additional claims mention Dr Thomas Belectric Oil for croup and Burdock Blood Bitters as a general remedy.
P H Bryson in The American Field asks if foxes enjoy being hunted by dogs and argues they do. He notes a fresh fox shows dilated eyes and defiant brush, uses brain as well as heels, and often dies rather than hole up. A vixen with whelps ran long, then both entered a hole while she continued the chase.
Officials note the treasury department exhibit shows old counterfeit photos and notes, with many items on display 15 to 20 years. The collection of oldtime counterfeiters draws interest from readers of detective stories and curious locals alike, offering a view into the tools of crime.
A humorous meditation on reading in bed and the comforts of the land of counterpane. The piece laments bulky folio volumes and praises waking habits with verses urging early rising and avoidance of the dull slumbrous room. It references Barrows sermon and includes a Temple Bar quotation.
Mr. Moses M Taylor of Blackburn Westmoreland County suffered fleshy growths from the inner eye corners that bound his vision. Dr Salen of Avenue treated him after referral by Samuel Harris, with a cured outcome. George Meyers of Springdale Pa. had a similar growth, treated by the doctor’s method. The operation restored eye function, with noted success across various afflictions.
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