28 Dec 1892
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1892
Page
1
A New York Herald piece notes widespread belief that a comet’s proximity stirs disease and mental distress. A man recalls his wife’s frenzy over comet lore, followed by fear of signs, red lights, and sulfur smells. The article contrasts public fear with skepticism toward astronomical predictions.
A collage of short items notes a New York Times quip on a two dollar silk flag missing six stars to be an American flag after 1884 1890 state additions. It then discusses the universal seven neck vertebrae in humans and most mammals with rare exceptions, and ends with a lightning forms and a playful exchange about gambling in a tavern.
A mashed collection notes diverse trivia from inventions, people, and places. It mentions Noel’s winding watches, 1851, Palamedes about 1224 BC, a Waterloo resident owning a Vienna organ dated to 1608, and Kilpatrick nicknamed Kil by his troops. It also notes large coal use by Atlantic liners and France’s arms spending.
A St Louis Methodist anecdote recalls a grove meeting where exuberant worship led to a hornets nest sting and shouted hallelujahs. The clipping also includes brief 副reports of cholera fears in San Francisco in 1851, a punning exchange about trolley spelling, and multiple advertisements for patent medicines and tonics, eye and skin ointments, and rheumatic cures, with testimonials and local dealer names.
A proposed window cleaning device attaches a rubber ball filled with water to the cleaner handle to spray windows, promising easier use though servants favor chamois. The note adds a wish to hire help for chores to ease household burdens. A poisoning case from Crawfordsville involves a kissing game with dye runoffs at a party, a danger amid social games. Arc lamp design shifts toward decorative brackets and fixtures to suit interior aesthetics.
Good looks come from a healthy body with strong liver stomach and kidneys. Electric Bitters is billed as a great alterative and tonic that improves complexion and cleanses vital organs. Bucklen’s Arnica salve cures bruises sores and skin eruptions and guarantees satisfaction. A road wagon and goods offered for sale with trade options.
A collage of snippets describes Jay Gould sitting for a French artist Benjamin Constant, a later photograph sale near Grand Central, and a youthful Gould. It covers Hallam Tennyson’s resemblance to his father, his conservatism, and plans to write Lord Tennyson’s life. Also quoted are consumer notices and local ad blurbs about medicines.
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