Indiana Progress In Journal of World News Review
Victorian era digest notes world facts from Vienna to Guatemala. Mentions 125000 antiquities in Vienna cabinet, Mormon outreach to Europe, Norwegian emigration to Utah, Central American revolts, a wealthy heiress hair affair in Indianapolis, rising female doctors, an international marine conference, and a giant schoolchild in Australia fined under education act.
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Pan-American Congress
International Marine Conference
Washington
Noiseless gunpowder could change warfare and crime
The article speculates that a new noiseless powder tested by European armies might revolutionize warfare, making lines mow down quietly and forcing a reform of tactics. It warns the deadly potential for murder and street use, as assassins could roam with pistols and spread bullets unseen.
Fate's Wheel Through the Misty Ocean Ride
An evocative verse fragment describes Fate's wheel plowing through vast years and brutal seas. The imagery blends waves, foam, and motion to hint at life’s turmoil and inexorable approach toward death. The lines evoke weathered sea imagery and a sense of destiny driving human experience.
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Fate
The Mysterious Light On the Mountain
A party of three girls and a married woman camps high on a secluded ridge above a gorge. When a storm traps them, her husband searches with bare hands through darkness to rescue Nellie, guided by a mysterious brilliant light that moves through the ravine. The light appears again and again for hours, then vanishes as a rescue party reaches them. No explanation has ever been found.
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Gizat
Alama
Appaltestis
Eston
Ther
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Gris
John
Mr. Cushing
Mrs. C
Mr. Creft
Ross
King’s Rivine
Theush
Goetha
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Tufts College
Will O
William Tennent
Presbyterian Church
God
Man Ipsnirad
Pierce
Dr. Sage
Ancient Combs and Dress: From Egypt to Roman Rituals
Ancient combs trace back to the second Egyptian dynasty carved wood with coarse teeth and ritual depictions. Spartans and Greeks treated hair care as a sacred prelude to battle, while Romans stored combs in ritual cista. Also noted is the Svian jacket, a Zouave modification in black lace and silk cord used to tone bright silks.
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British Museum
Tiermopy'e
Lesnidas
Amon
Bacchus
Household Recipes From The Foreley And Brisket Of A Lamb
A collection of kitchen hints and recipes on soups veal balls ox tails and stews with guidance for cleaning frying pins drying parsley drying tea and coffee storing spices and improving fabric and linen. Includes cautions on boiling oysters and making a cabbage or apple dish with eggs and butter.
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Wousenold
Taoey
Stone Jr
No. 2 glasses prompt a dog in jest
A short sighted man complains his spectacles are not strong enough. The shopkeeper replies they are No. 2. The man asks what comes after No. 2, and the clerk suggests after No. 1 you will want a dog.
The Power of Conviction and Moral Reform
A compilation of religious reflections on the need for steadfast conviction in Christian work. Includes sketches of William Tennent’s awe at divine glory, the danger of Christmas pageantry over spiritual meaning, and calls for personal purity and constructive home life amid daily temptations.
Milwaukee Souvenir Sours on Beer Attraction Stunt
The piece notes Milwaukee hosts guests with small lager bottles as souvenirs. It jokes that city officials promote breweries to visitors, asserting Milwaukee’s beer culture as a civic hallmark in a witty critique.
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Milwaukee
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