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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1913
Page
3
A dense advisory on farm practices covering animal care, poultry management, and crop husbandry. Guidance includes cleaning barns, feeding calves and pigs, maintaining sanitary milk, pasture rotation, alfalfa productivity, charcoal use, and avoiding feed waste. Emphasizes poultry as insect control, proper bedding changes, roosting, and aging stock. Mentions market factors, soil humus, and concrete as a cost-saving building option.
The Westminster Gazette notes scholars disagree on the origin of Mephistopheles. Theories range from a Greek epithet for invention to a Germanic prison name, with one line suggesting a biblical link to Tephiboshetu and Avethophel.
A famed infield fly play during a Washington vs Cincinnati game in the Nationals era yielded a unique home run. Wilmot raced home as an infield fly fell behind waiting players, beating the throw and scoring the lone run in a 1-0 game. The feat, marked by pure luck, has never been duplicated in professional baseball.
The New York Telegram advises on moving into a new home. People standing family portraits on walls while packing causes breakage and damage. The article urges hanging pictures in place to keep them out of the way and avoid scratches and dents.
The article notes checkers as an ancient game to some and modern to others. Its origin is unknown. It mentions many variants such as Chinese English Polish Spanish Italian and Turkish and the game is found among New Zealand interior tribes.
A dialogue from St Paul Pioneer Press features Uncle and Bobby discussing a lesson about the world being round and turning on hinges like a globe in the library. Bobby questions the belief asked of a small boy, prompting a thoughtful exchange.
A Pittsburgh Post item notes Mrs Wombat being indignant after her house was robbed. The burglars reportedly returned silver plated ware the following night. The brief quotes capture local shock and the neighborly tone of the era.
Curious examples in the Capitol Dome reveal how artists altered the Washington portrait, the signing scene, and the Declaration of Independence display. The article notes misplacements, altered poses, and date discrepancies, with commentary on the consequences and historical context.
London Chronicle notes on home air quality and sleep habits from Andrew Bearde’s Compenduous Regiment or Dietary of Lelth. It warns against opening chambers to fresh air and advises sealing rooms at night with thick bedding to keep evil vapors from the air.
Two dinner guests missed first courses at a suburban home opening partly on their honor. A distant inquiry called to Colophon for info as nerves wore thin. A locksmith from four miles away finally opened the trunk in under a minute. The maid praised the work.
A playful Irvington professor questions what nourishment milk cows receive. The milkman, a Purdue graduate, replies that cows feed entirely on vegetable sustenance rich in chlorophyll and grace. He requests a pint, and the scene ends with a brisk command to move.
The piece describes the origin of the Speaker in the British House of Commons as a spokesman with a ready tongue to plead with the king. It notes Sir Homes Tlungerford as the first titled speaker in 1376 and asks about the many kinds of fairy creatures, including elves, trolls, nixies, kelpfas, gnomes, brownes, kobolds, nig, and arisle. It appears in the Chicago News.
Quoted reflection notes that circumstances shift like waves and seas, suggesting that guidance by footprints works better than fixed paths. The passage emphasizes flux and the unpredictability of events as a literary observation.
The fragment recounts a tale of Toledo Ohio adopting its name from Toledo Spain. It cites Lawrence and Major Stickney, mentions a river mouth settlement, and notes that the first permanent newspaper was the Toledo Blade, tied to Spain’s famed sword blades.
European passenger elevators vary by class with upscale hotels in Germany and France featuring American style lifts for wealthy travelers. Moderate priced and four to five story hotels often lack elevators, relying on wooden shaft contrivances driven by a four horsepower motor with external push buttons. Passengers enter at lower floors and are lifted to their destination by attendants or discreet automation, while stairs remain the primary means for daily use.
A fragment recalls glassmaking as a noble industry once led by skilled artisans under Louis XIV influenced by France. It notes men of nobility could establish or work in glass blowing shops without social danger, describing early glassmakers as "gentlemen glass blowers" who carried the craft from France to Jaeland.
A fragmented report notes walnut logs sunk to the lake bed in Michigan beneath 800 feet of water. Logs, once felled, were hauled and released, their butt ends visible as they rest on the lake floor. The piece glimpses marine artists urging storms in paintings after calm scenes.
The exchange depicts a veteran statesman urging memory of “the folks back home” while a new representative from Buffalo emphasizes the duty to remember them as long as there are jobs to fill. The lines reflect postwar political sentiment and continuity between veterans and new lawmakers.
Executors Lovejoy I. D. 1, Pa. announce letters testamentary on the estate of Jefferson Wright of Green township. Creditors must present their claims duly authenticated for settlement and those indebted must make prompt payment. Signed by Soan Wright and Nancy Jang Wright as executors.
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