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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1896
Page
3
A poetic study of fame in sport where success hinges on judgment not speed. It argues that victory is determined by the referee’s voice, not the fastest effort on the field, and the crowd’s cheers follow the official’s verdict.
A downtown bank paying teller recounts a Cuban trip tied to a $100,000 account he helped secure. In Havana he unexpectedly meets the client who fears the funds vanished, but the reunion reveals no crime. They return together on the same steamer. The tale ends with a light, humorous note about their safe voyage.
A miscellany of reflections begins with criticism of repeated presidential disappointments and the reward of inferior men. It shifts to a Mount Washington anecdote about a dog fainting from isolation, then to a planet signaling scheme proposed for Mars. Short quotes from Seneca and a travel notice about Austrian marital passport rules close the selection.
A December scene on a curb shows two men waiting for a car as snow falls. The fatter man secures a seat while the other mockingly quips about paying by the pound. Miscellaneous brief items follow, including social gossip, quips, and short anecdotes from various papers.
A trio of light, clipped items notes social quips and a brief rail journey banter. The Chicago Record quotes a bishop’s mood at a wedding while a bridesmaid sleeve gag is noted. The New York Herald column mentions a shuttle dinner cadence and a past price comparison.
The text notes a series of birds risking choking on large prey including a water rat in a heron, toads, bullhead, pike in a kingfisher, and a Cambridgeshire ditch kingfisher with a young pike protruding from its gullet. It also references economic efficiency in waterworks powered by electricity and a Cardinal Bonaparte death leaving seven cardinals in Pius IX's sacred college.
The Union Pacific in partnership with Chicago and North Western and Central Pacific railways will run a daily through train from Chicago to San Francisco starting November 17. The 2357 mile trip takes 74 hours 45 minutes with Pullman sleeper and dining car service to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Additional sleeper service departs Kansas City for San Francisco at 9 30 a m. The route promises quicker travel to California, placing Union Pacific in the lead.
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the New Great South American Kidney Cure. It promises prompt relief for bladder and kidney pain, back pain, and urinary issues for both sexes. Sold by Hetrick Bros in Indiana Pa with promotional notes and attributed endorsements.
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