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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1899
Page
3
A lively scene outside west end London fashion stores shows a diverse group of dogs waiting with their owners. The piece imagines a canine club with Mr Bull dog as chairman, featuring water troughs and Spratt biscuits served around the clock, while Teddy appears to have shed his muzzle in the illustration.
A Paris Exposition feature showcases a doll kitchen recreation from Louis XVI era with carving by Caffieri and Dresden china figures. Roumanian dolls dressed by Queen Elizabeth, a royal coronation carriage, and a $5,000 miniature display are highlighted. Also described is the party game who did it, where girls blindfolded kiss a seated partner as others guess who fooled whom, in humorous social play.
An advertisement claims permanent relief from stomach weakness and indigestion by a tonic called In valida need enffer. It promises a cure with the first dose, consistent relief, and universal applicability. Sold by Hetrick Bros. druggists in Indiana, Pa.
A nervous military man paces as spurs jingle and he asks a woman if she knows his past. She answers with a hiss, quoting a bird. A brief, tense exchange noted by the Washington Star in a fleeting vignette.
In Bright Sides of History in St Nicholas the fate of the great library at Alexandria under Omar is recounted. Omar ruled Egypt in the seventh century and decreed destruction of all other books since the Koran sufficed. The piece notes Paris’s library as the largest today and cites the enormous Alexandrian collection once fueling 4,000 public baths. The Oberammergau Passion Play is also mentioned with casting progress and construction upgrades including an iron roof costing about 150,000 marks.
A fragment from the Chicago News records Mrs Houkley questioning Henley about his whereabouts last night. Henley replies he could not do it to save them, speaking in an anxious tone about the situation.
A fragment notes a proverb about trust and sharing secrets, criticizing the man who revels in telling secrets while forbidding others from having the same joy. The line appears as a terse moral observation linked to Atchison Avenue.
Grain-O offers a coffee like substitute that supposedly tones the stomach aids digestion and strengthens nerves. It markets as nourishing and free of harmful effects, with packages priced at 15 and 25e.
The New York Star announces a daily high grade bicycle prize for the largest word list from the letters in THE NEW YORK STAR. Prizes include watches and silverware, with a 13 week trial subscription required. Entries accepted between June 26 and August 21, 1899.
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