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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1900
Page
6
A middle aged stranger in a German inn recounts his memory of Parisian upheavals and a Swiss uncle who sheltered him. When revolutionary bloodshed began, the uncle was executed by a new official, a crime spurred by his foreign birth and sheltering of a poor Swiss. The tale continues with the aunt’s grief and dire consequences.
A survivor recounts a terror filled night as prisoners are seized and family possessions seized by state authorities. He endures two days of darkness and hunger before faith and aid bring hope, aided by a prison break and leadership’s death. The tale ends with gratitude for light air and mercy and a vow of eventual joy in a city with open gates.
The Hostetter Company of Pittsburgh announces its Almanac for 1900, a health treatise accompanying their renowned Stomach Bitters. It will be printed in nine languages with over 11 million copies circulated, and is available free of charge from druggists and country dealers nationwide.
The first PRR seasonal excursion to Jacksonville offers two Florida weeks. Departs New York and Philadelphia February 6 with all rail, Pullman berth, meals en route. Tickets from New York 50 dollars, from Philadelphia Harrisburg Baltimore Washington 48, Pittsburgh 50, other points proportionate. Agents listed for tickets and itineraries. Also an ad for Cascarets Candy Cathartic promising constipation relief.
How a lion signals anger and charges in stages with tail, ears, and teeth. Stand ground and stay calm, trust your weapon if faced with a charging lion. Bread for horses describes a delivery of stale bread bought by a stable for horse feed, cheap and repurposed from returned loaves per the New York Journal.
An old advertisement mocks coffee harms and promotes Grain-O as stomach friendly and nerve strengthening. Also notes low price packages and a watch sale by R. W. Werre, followed by a travel anecdote about guides in Norway and a quip about blasting rocks near hunting grounds.
A humorous exchange notes a $500 pincushion bought by Uncle Ben in Chicago. Pearl snubs the price, Ruby suspects it contains only snow dust, and the line mocks green goods rumors in a light, clipped Chicago newsroom voice.
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