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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1898
Page
7
A fragment from J. J. Bell in New Illustrated Magazine paints a nostalgic scene of a girl with curling hair, a gaze that lifts the world, and a speaker in a dusty den recalling love and longing as winter softens to May. The verse evokes sunlight, beauty, and a renewed world through affectionate imagery.
A shepherd narrates a forbidden, tender vigil with his master’s daughter Stephenette. Alone with her on a mountain fold he tends to her, protects her through a rain swollen Sorgue, and shares a magical night of stars and distant legends, revealing his longing and reverent devotion.
Fragmentary OCR text shows unclear names and terms like Castoria and LAS Ted. Readable pieces point to a likely local or archival item with possible brand or product mention. No coherent event or clear entities to anchor a full summary.
Italian novelist and dramatist Gabriele d Annunzio plans a classical style theater on the shores of Lake Albano near Rome. Opening aimed for spring 1899 with 3 000 000 to 4 000 000 francs, it will run two months yearly and feature Greco Italian inspired tragedies with music and dance. Mme Sarah Bernhardt may perform. adaptations of Antigone and Agamemnon underway. Dead City to be first staged by Mme Duse.
An old advertisement promotes Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney, bladder, and urinary issues. It describes home urine testing to indicate kidney problems and promises relief, plus sample bottles and pamphlets by mail. The offer targets readers of the Progress newspaper.
The annual report of Pravost C. C. Harrison at the University of Pennsylvania outlines pressing needs for growth and facilities. He urges broad fundraising from Pennsylvania and beyond for a graduate school building, laboratories, gymnasium, law school, architecture building, commons hall, dormitories, medical labs, veterinary remodeling, scholarships, fellowships, and a university chapel.
A traveler recalls Captain John Lamar remarking that a boy reading intently near a worm fence would become a smart man. The boy, unseen then, is Abraham Lincoln as a youth.
A Brooklyn Life item presents a witty exchange on wealth and power. The quip asks which a person would prefer to possess money or political influence and answers money, claiming it enables both. The snippet reflects urban humor on ambition and social capital.
A vintage advertisement features Farmer Haycorn and a Modern Cobbler promoting Grain O as a nourishing coffee substitute. It claims Grain O aids digestion and nerves, is not a stimulant, and suitable for children and adults. Price listed as 15 and 25 cents.
Eminent chemist T. A. Slocum offers three free bottles of his claimed cure for consumption and lung diseases to readers of the Indiana Progress. He cites thousands cured and urges sufferers to write from 98 Pine Street New York, referencing the Indiana Progress. Also notes an advertisement seeking sales travelers and details a California tour via Pennsylvania Railroad with dates, rates, and itinerary.
A Gazette feature presents interviews praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Mrs Whitely recounts paralysis recovery and regained mobility after treatment. Other testimonials from Meadville and Mercer County residents describe heart, dropsy, and facial erysipelas improvements, with praise for the medicine. Pills priced at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50, mailed from Schenectady.
After holiday rush we restock with new goods and larger show. Dinner and Toilet ware prices stay old despite 20 percent price hikes by manufacturers. Full sets or odd pieces available with quoted prices. Fancy lamp 89 cents. Lamp trimmings and many small useful items priced cheaply. Tinware to glassware and assorted house furnishings offered.
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