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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1894
Page
3
A poem fragment recounts a boy’s attempts at kissing three women after parties. He recalls asking for a kiss each time, hoping for success, while his sister finally advises to take them all. The narrator’s voice reflects playful but awkward pursuit and family input. Read as a light historical verse item from a Detroit Free Press note.
Mrs Venning, a glamorous London widow, fears a county court debt of about £30,000 and weighs marriage offers to recoup her fortunes. She drafts eight letters to suitors, contemplates a bold match with Reginald Beresford, hides her desperation behind wit, then reunites with Reggie in a dramatic embrace. The scene shifts from lavish interiors to romantic reunion as she weighs a drastic turn toward marriage for security.
Mrs Bangleton recalls a Chicago street car collision where Miss Wabash was knocked from her feet as cars collided at high speed. Her husband notes the cars must have been moving very fast. A distant advertisement for a rheumatism cure claims dramatic relief within days. The Indiana Normal School of Pennsylvania plans a winter term opening January 2 1695 and a new boys dormitory.
A New Zealand correspondent promotes Arangia albens, a southern Africa native, as an effective mechanical trap for moths. The plant, thriving in mild climates, climbs densely, emits a strong scent, and lures moths into its deep calyx where pinchers nip and kill them, potentially saving crops. In New Zealand codling moth attracts poorly to the trap.
A satirical piece urges Theophilus to hire a Paris cab for 13 francs and revel in royal fantasy as pedestrians scatter. It mocks cab culture as a remnant of old French privilege and notes the modern democratic price and spectacle. Also contains vintage notes on Dyak headhunting, remedies, and a shoe offer from the Red Front.
The clipping lists low prices for fruits and confections including oranges bananas apples white grapes and mixed nuts with per dozen per pound and per bushel pricing, indicating a market or store circular. Exact quantities and prices are partially obscured but item names are clear.
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