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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1892
Page
6
A long extract discusses Fratica sheep that stop drinking, Roquefort from non drinking ewes, and London Engineer notes on dangers of fast locomotives. It covers US rail mileage growth, corporate gross income, passenger counts, and fatalities. Also critiques Balfour's intellect and warns of noisy automatic chinze gossip.
The lines present a lyrical meditation on powers and truth with references to silvery speech and noble thoughts. It echoes phrases about enduring counsel and memorable phrases akin to Lang Syne. The text reads like a commemorative or tribute style verse.
Jason a lean till man with a rough wardrobe pursues Mandy Rayy, a widow returning to Magnolia Creek. After a moonlit ride and a close brush with a prowling jungle of memories, he confesses loneliness, asks her to join him, and recalls a Civil War money tale and a strange Lake town legend as interwoven evidence of fortune and fate.
A brief romance scene from the New Orleans Times-Democrat depicts Mandy stepping from a gallery to accept a marriage proposal as the man asks, I want you. I love you. Will you have me? She responds yes in a tender moment.
The New York World reports that many female smugglers, especially dressmakers from large cities, travel abroad to import Paris and London costumes. They often mask shipments as personal wear and underdeclare value, with duties charged to customers. Instances describe multiple gowns hidden under daytime wear and lace sewn into garments, highlighting the audacity and profits of these smuggling schemes.
London Lancet notes a seamstress contracted blood poisoning from a dirty verdigris marked metal thimble. Verdigris irritates skin and can start inflammation when in contact with dyed cloth. Safer steel or enameled thimbles are advised, and cuts from sewing should be treated promptly while dyes remain in use.
A colossal meteor is reported to have struck the Bis Hora Mountains in Southern Arizona, scattering fragments along eight miles. More than 350 pieces have been recovered, including a 655 pound chunk of meteoric iron with black diamonds. The impact crater is visible, iron edges scalloped, and the iron is magnetic. the event appears nonvolcanic despite being in a volcanic area.
A dialogue features Stranger and Sambo negotiating five dollars to remove roosters for a few days. Sambo refuses chicken theft, while the stranger explains he only wants the birds relocated during the night to peddle alarm clocks. The piece presents a humorous exchange in Good News.
In fashion notes the Lady Department observes trimming trends with narrow passementerie and square yokes on gowns, aiming for slender, elongated silhouettes. A separate piece notes Empress of Germany demanding exact, flawless dressmaking and immediate replacement of any misfit. Dr. Mary Woolsey Hixon in New York reportedly earns 30,000 a year serving the four hundred, described as robust and vibrant, a leading physician for women and children with striking features and a lively manner.
The Dry Goods Chronicle notes Empress Josephine's 38 bonnets sparked Napoleon's anger and Mile. Despeaux imprisonment. Paris crowds sympathize with her. Chicago Herald reports three blue eyed Swedish sisters Lotta Hilda and Gustavson as triplets entering the New York barge office, with clerks misreading pedigrees. Fashion notes highlight scarfs, striped bengaline, silk blond, Fa is yellow, Suk muslin chiffon, La Cigale green, and a white enamel bow for a watch.
A nostalgic poem recalls a boyhood home among clover and bees. The speaker laments a changed farm where familiar faces are gone, and memory draws him back to the elm shade and the old porch as the chorus notes decades since departure.
Thomas Boswell of Cleveland recounts a brutal bear attack near Mollor Bay Alaska with Henry Sheffner. After being knocked down and bitten, Boswell crawled to shore with Sheffner's aid, removed bone fragments, and was carried to Unalaska for treatment aboard a sealing schooner.
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