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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1891
Page
6
The item surveys varied topics from European peace hopes and caste mobility in India to New Orleans schoolhouse funding, London destitution, and U.S. Army demographics. It notes railways under government control debate, and recalls General Alfred Howe Terry’s height and demeanor. It mentions Louisa Lawson’s commission for a Cox statue in New York.
A lyrical excerpt inviting voyage and romance, urging to raise anchor and set sail. It references a dream haunted sea and quotes imagery of kisses never given, red roses, and a June-born lay maid. The line ends noting S. Weir Mitchell, M D, in Harper.
Dick Dormers and Ivan Bruce travel by mail car from Westport to Achill on a June day in 1889. Dormers, an Englishman, aims to fish and visit, while Bruce confesses a past involving a child named Winfred Morton and a reparation plan with the Jolliffe family. They encounter Winfred at Keem, discuss reconciliation, and return with renewed ties, amid dramatic coastal scenery and a hint of hidden motives.
One of the oldest mortgages in the state was listed in Lubec last week. Major Trescott, a Revolutionary hero who died in 1826, left 2500 by will for district public schools in Lubec District No. 3. The money has remained invested in a Lubec real estate mortgage for fifty years with regular interest payments.
A 5000 horsepower engine in Friendsville Pennsylvania powers sixteen boilers to pump underground drainage. It operates at 17 500 gallons per minute with a 110 inch cylinder and 10 foot stroke. The engine uses 28 tons of coal daily and supports a 60 ton ballast box.
A Boston Post observation notes public interest in criminals rather than reform. It cites Isaac Sawtell’s inlaid wooden box made in prison, exhibited in a Washington street shop window. The box uses about forty five hundred wood pieces and showcases notable craftsmanship and patience, prompting reflection on criminals using skill for respectable trades.
A Memphis police detective’s club is described as a deadly yet compact tool, with a hidden double-edged dirk inside its leather and steel handle. The piece risks arming the wielder if wrested away, a warning from the Memphis Journal. Also noted is the Paris exposition’s miniature Dante’s Divine Comedy edition, a half-inch square book of 14,323 verses printed in 1854, illustrating early printing challenges.
Jersey cattle praised as the world’s premier milk producers with high yields and strong regional spread in the United States. Expert assessments cite climate, feed, and selective breeding. regional farms and notable breeders named. Also discusses timber preservation methods, railroad sleeper safety, and emerging olive cultivation in California with emphasis on prospects and industry notes.
The item names a tobacco plant called Miss Gushly and a companion Miss Guebly comments on its charm. The dialogue humorously asks when the plant will begin bearing cigarettes. The exchange reflects light gardening whimsy in a quaint period voice.
A portrait of Harriet Hosmer, a renowned sculptor, describes her petite frame, smile, and attire. The piece covers pearls in rings, the shift away from solitaire diamonds to simple, dainty designs, insights on Abigail Adams, and marriage advice, plus fashion notes on fabrics, jewelry, and trims for the season.
A tearful boy with a sack skips toward a river in a busy street scene, a kind donor gifts a quarter to buy toys, yet the boy spends it on coal for his mother, choosing sacrifice over happiness. Various short nature and history notes follow, including bee lifespans, corn ears, a kindness tale, Peter the Great’s era, and migratory bird tagging experiments.
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