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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1896
Page
6
The article discusses child friendly arts of conjuring and fortune telling once seen as wondrous tricks. It explains how audience participation and confederates reveal sleight of hand and describes love grass and dandelion fortune games with simple outcomes and playful mystique.
A Philadelphia Press letter notes two Chippewa brothers Kagiet and Rossport Beargrease won a government contract to carry mail between Two Harbors and Grand Marais Minnesota. They traverse 175 miles of wilderness in 50 to 75 hours by canoe in warm seasons or on foot in winter, delivering important papers reliably with rifles for safety.
In a New York World feature Marie M describes a bicycle girl racing through autumn scenery. The piece highlights her white knicker suit a cap flying curls and the brisk November air that adds charm to her up to date appearance.
The passage notes Maria Gaetana Agnesi born in 1718 who lectured in Latin at age nine. Her father organized disputations with learned men at their home. After his death she became professor of mathematics at the University of Bologna by papal appointment.
A nameless school girl faced reproval for poor compositions. Her latest topic asked if success proves effort. She wrote If this composition is not a success, it proves that success is not a test of effort. The piece earned full marks. Exchange. A quip from the office boy about carrying a message and time. Indianapolis Journal.
A scuffed quote from a London Tit-Bita snippet shows Harry lamenting unclear medicines and tasting oddities. The fragment hints at confusion over why illness and bad tastes occur, suggesting a humorous juxtaposition.
California attracts pleasure travelers with two personally conducted tours leaving New York on February 12 and March 11, 1996. One itinerary adds four weeks in California including New Orleans Mardi Gras. the other affords four and a half weeks. A new nine-cabinet through Pullman car will run attached from Jersey City to San Diego or San Francisco. Space and itineraries available from Tourist Agent in New York or Philadelphia offices.
On July 10 1745 Captain James Talbot in the Prince Frederick and Captain John Morecock in the Duke engaged Spanish ships Notre Dame Lewis Erasmus and Marquis D Antin. The Prince Frederick captured Marquis D Antin after exchanging fire with Lewis Erasmus, which also fell to the English. The Duke pursued Notre Dame until night stopped the chase, then aided the Prince Frederick with the prizes. The two captured ships carried treasure valued at about £800 000, moved to the Tower in 45 wagons on October 1 and 2.
Dr Sadler offers spectacles properly adjusted to cure headaches and correct crooked vision. He claims high cure rates for cataracts and eye ulcers, urging prompt consultation. He also treats deafness from infections and nasal obstructions with 25 years' experience at 804 Penn Ave Pittsburgh.
The article traces Helmholtz life showing shifts from mathematical beginnings to physiology and psychology. It highlights his work measuring nerve action velocity and his rare blend of musician and scientist. It notes his book The Sensations of Tone solving harmony mysteries with numerical explanations.
An old newspaper ad blitz promotes Bacon's Celery King for nerves and a large salve for skin ailments with claims of cures and sample offers. It lists multiple druggists and stores in Indiana and nearby towns. A testimonial from a Civil War veteran praises Burdock Blood Bitters for rheumatism and recovery after bed rest.
A Boston Transcript reader quote recalls a dinner service held in the family for over a century. The exchange features Mrs Brecarbrick and Mrs Homespun with wry Mercy phrases about saving money and being outdone.
A dialogue fragment from the Boston Courier shows a emotional exchange where a woman asks if she refuses to marry, fearing months of doubt and fear would be removed and happiness would follow. The lines hint at romantic tension and social expectations.
A humorous quip notes Tom faced a terrible cold at engagement time, suggesting illness robs taste and zest. The joke brands the situation from Fliegende Blatter, a source of witty captions.
A Chicago Tribune reader recalls a stormy night in Woodford County when Abraham Lincoln visited for supper and spent time over a peach. Grandma served the kernels and spice by mistake, but Lincoln said his mother used the same thing and enjoyed the juice.
A March of historical ad copy describes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease treated systemically. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, a $100 promise if not cured, and lists Toledo manufacturers F. J. Cheney & Co with price 75 cents, plus a separate local joke caption about a tired husband.
A line from a cherished song is being revived by the bicycle girl for winter use, as reported by the New York Mail and Express. The piece hints at a cultural nod to a bygone tune and its adaptation for cold season activity.
A Chicago Record reader asks what a green Christmas means. The piece notes a fanciful tale where a man gives a $30 gold locket to a girl who knits him 15 cent yarn whatlets.
In Dravesburg near McKeesport, miner Roger Edmunds says back pain left him crippled for two years. After using Dean's Kidney Pills from J C Smith of McKeesport, he recovered strength, can load five wagons, and credits the remedy as a miracle. Pills sold 50 cents by dealers, mailed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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