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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1900
Page
3
A passenger aboard a northbound train described a solar eclipse viewed from the rear platform in New Orleans. He noted a 35 second eclipse with a black moon rimmed by a yellow light, brilliant moonlit shadows, and objects appearing larger. He marveled at seeing with naked eye versus smoked glass and pondered the sun’s rays reaching Earth through the moon.
A daily家庭 question prompts a simple answer Try Jell O a tasty and healthy dessert Ready in two minutes no boiling or baking Simply add boiling water and chill Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry Available at grocers priced ten cents
Millwood Pa October 10 1898 Frances Campbell says she used Anderson’s Indian Herb Cure for about three months and gained lasting relief from rheumatic pain. She reports being able to perform household duties with little pain after years of suffering and trying many medicines.
Indiana’s Work & Son firm announces a expanded machine shop in their store space, adding a 15 by 40 foot rear addition and modern machinery including a power hacksaw, planer, lathe, and self feeding grinder. Two workers handle delicate repairs from typewriters to mowing machines, eliminating the need to ship items to the city. Also notes dessert Jeli O flavors and local ads for stove repairs and boarding in Brushvalley and Philadelphia Street.
Reader recounts difficulties of mastering Chinese and the peril of mispronunciation. A clergyman preaching in vernacular offends Chinese listeners due to a syllable error, turning a call to God into a comic mis-saying. Commentary from Lestie’s Weekly notes foreigners’ awkward fluency and respect barriers.
For summer 1900 the Pennsylvania Railroad runs two personally conducted tours to Canada and Northern New York leaving July 21 and August 11. Highlights include Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, Quebec, Montreal, Saratoga, and more. 15 days, $125. tours led by tourist agents with a chaperon for unescorted ladies. Contact offices in New York, Brooklyn, Newark, Philadelphia or agent Geo W Boyd at Broad Street Station.
The piece lists the names of First Ladies and early presidents including Martha Washington Martha Dandridge and Martha Wayles Jefferson, Letitia and Lucretia, Anna Symmes Harrison, and Sarah Polk, noting modernized forms of Christian names. It then abruptly shifts to an advertisement urging readers to take Cascarets for constipation with a druggist refund claim.
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