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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1892
Page
4
In a Farmers' Institute discussion, supporters of district poor houses urge localized care for the poor. They propose leasing or buying farms within districts to supervise and employ residents, reducing county control. The cottage system could lower costs, keep families near home, and distribute expenses evenly, with overseers arranging the plan within existing 1887 authority.
The Indiana Progress sends new year wishes and hopes for prosperity in 1992. It notes Senator Cameron's proposed pension increases for disabled workers and discusses the Indiana county poor farm question, warning that purchasing a farm and building a poor house could raise county debt by 50 to 100 thousand dollars amid existing liabilities from floods and the jail. The paper urges readers to consider the tax impact before deciding.
The supreme court directs Acting Superintendent Waller to continue in office until April 1, 1893 amid a contest over gubernatorial appointments during senate recess and the eligibility of rejected candidates. The case traces Higbee’s death, Waller’s interim appointment, Snyder’s rejection, and Pattison’s subsequent appointment, with Judge Simonton’s prior rulings.
Foster Coates argues in the January Ladies' Home Journal that every boy should learn a trade. A tradesman is portrayed as highly independent, with flexibility to pursue another profession later. He urges starting between sixteen and twenty, cautioning delay beyond twenty may close opportunities.
Judge Clayton of Delaware county issues a written opinion affirming that hotel keeper bonds signed by good securities are valid under the law, regardless of bondsmen residence. He notes a sole error in the 1887 act date, explains the amending act of 1891, and indicates bondsmen may be taken from any locality within a county. Also mentions Woolford's Sanitary Lotion dramatic claim and regional druggists Herrick Bros in Indians, Pa.
James Palmer uncovered the murdered man is George R. Myers by tracing a pass book to Tony Allman and a City Hotel address. Myers, an Englishman born in Cincinnati, worked as a stone mason for William Edwards in Ridgeway Elk County before October, then vanished until the body was found. Exhumations and false leads plagued investigators until Palmer confirmed the identity.
Special Pennsylvania Railroad excursions to visit the National Capital during Congress in session run January 21 February 4 11 and 25 1992. Tickets valid ten days from sale with a Baltimore stopover within limits. Travel in a special train with parlor cars and day coaches. departures vary by city with Washington arrival at 8 45 PM. Return coupons usable on regular trains within the return window except the Pennsylvania Limited.
A Pendleton area chicken, slaughtered for family meals at R I Olivers place, yielded two small nuggets of gold in its craw. The finder wonders how the gold came to be there while noting nearby Swift station and miners possibly losing dust or burying treasure later dug up by fowls.
A domestic moral admonition urges husbands to avoid late nights and doubt, show confidence, respect their wives, value shared secrets, and refrain from treating wives as servants. It emphasizes kindness, compliments, and gentlemanly conduct as enduring obligations within marriage.
An old ad promotes Hood s Sarsaparilla as the most economical medicine offering 100 doses per bottle and lasting about a month, claiming other preparations run out in a week. It also lists real estate on Church Street West Indiana with a nine room frame house, a frame barn, fruit trees, plus property on Philadelphia Street and 21 acres with a brick works, all for sale by A B Cunningham.
An advertisement proclaims Aunt Fannys Health Restorer as a vegetable laxative and universal remedy for dyspepsia liver and kidney diseases. It promotes trial packages from Daugherty Bros and notes a Lange size price of 0c.
Court met Monday for the third week of December Term with actions including admr deed acknowledgments, open judgement requests, and hearing list ordering for March. Real estate sales and road view reports were confirmed. multiple estates and auditors filed or distributed funds. several cases continued or settled with verdicts noted. A jury heard damages claim over a fence dispute, and lunacy testimony was queued. several continuations and settlements followed among defendants and plaintiffs.
An 19th century medical reflection notes that major organ loss can spare life and function. It cites examples: one kidney or lung preserved by redundancy, brain tissue removal without cognitive collapse, liver compression by fashion, intestines sewn after removal, and dogs living with stomach removal. A Vienna society report of a patient with cancer who recovered digestion after a large stomach resection highlights the body’s resilience and contested view of the stomach’s role.
Excerpts note archaeologists Naville Petrie and Mariette uncover Pitham Heroopolis and routes to Pi-Hahiroth while revealing ancient inscriptions. A second piece cites UK Commons gallery attendance from 1886 to 1891 and totals, with an amalgamated speaker and strangers gallery. A Kentucky engineer fined after aiding a man in a fit near a train.
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