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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1899
Page
6
A cryptic, poetical excerpt references Orpheus with archaic diction, imagining birch and breeze in a glade. The text evokes silence, patience, and distant echoes, merging classical myth with mournful, unfinished verse.
In the Waldorf Astoria dining hall two old college friends Ned Frink and Teller reconnect after 35 years. Teller boasts of a loyal wife, while Frink recounts a failed romance with a deceitful fiancée. A silent, tearful encounter with Teller’s elegant wife Lucille reveals Frink’s heartbreak and a dramatic, unspoken truth. Chicago Herald story ends with Frink planning to leave for Denver and a poignant preservation of a painful secret.
Healthful grain based drink Grain-O advertised as non medicine yet ordered by doctors for nourishment. Marketed as rich colored coffee substitute costing a few cents. children reportedly thrive on it and grocers urged to stock. Also a brief note on pigeon egg production experiments noting that the first egg is female and the second is male.
During a ceremony reported by the Ohio State Journal a minister asks if any present can show cause why the couple should not wed. A speaker responds humorously, noting an age misperception with remarks about the bride being 25 and the groom remarking a different count, reflecting a lighthearted local page moment.
A diplomat recounts a Berlin episode showing the value of professional consuls over commercial ones. When Consul General Lee relinquished Havana duties he offered to place American interests under a German merchant. The merchant refused, citing business concerns, while a British diplomat accepted. The episode, shared with a Chicago Tribune correspondent, is cited as a cause of souring relations and later misjudgments.
A medical advertisement promises permanent relief from stomach weakness and indigestion through the South American Nervine Tonic. It claims immediate and lasting effects, with a guarantee of cure regardless of duration, sold by Hetrick Bros. druggists in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
An account from Airs' Lee's Magazine describes a young Nickapoos bride and her husband during a brief town visit. The pair, tall and slight, drew attention as they wandered hand in hand for days, silent and modest, while a stout chief observed the circus and local amusements. The scene left civilized onlookers pondering domestic ideals.
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