04 Jan 1872
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1872
Page
1
An early 20th century ad lists a weekly publication in Indiana, Pennsylvania, with a mail address at corner Philapeleria and Comer Streets. It promotes job work services and typesetting, offering rates of 39 per animal, 200 if paid in advance, and 250 if late in the year. It notes prompt, neat execution of all kinds of job work and a short notice service.
A Hampton to Milford telegraph operator Harry Bowen recounts a night when two burglars attempted to rob the Milford station safe while he was on duty. By using the telegraph, leveraging No 10’s imminent arrival and a quick message to Hampton, he secured help, aided by Bowen, and the criminals were captured.
A school readers tale repeats how two boys view the same route one with eyes open and one shut. By noting small details and storehouse of facts gathered day by day the wide awake boy learns how things work from a jeweler to a florist and a carpenter, building practical knowledge from observations.
The excerpt compares harvest apples to personality types, describing winter apples as dull and sour yet later fragrant and mellow. It contrasts quick showiness with slow steadiness, linking fruit traits to temperament and suitability for public life, quoting a Phrenological Journal reflection.
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