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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1898
Page
7
A poem expressing longing for tenderness from a loved one, contrasting inner yearning with barred access to affection. The speaker laments unreciprocal vows and unspoken tenderness while using imagery of harvest, doors, and starvation to show emotional deprivation. It is presented as a piece from Pearson's Weekly and reflects romantic frustration.
Lieutenant Clover is tasked by a colonel to draft a proposal for Agnes Lacey. The adjutant reflects on his unspoken feelings as Agnes waits for Captain Lester, then Clover contemplates the loneliness ahead as Lester departs.
Lieutenant Clover clings to a hopeful engagement with Miss Lacey while awaiting orders as the front nears. A Red Cross nurse arrival shifts fate, and Agnes grants a tentative future after the war as both reflect on loneliness, loyalty, and steadfast hearts amid military life.
A businessman defends male clerks while warning women to guard their health with Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. The letter cites fear of exams, praises Dr Pierce’s status, and claims the medicine cures weakness of feminine organs. Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are advertised as a safe laxative remedy for biliousness and constipation.
The piece notes German language decline in Swiss cantons due to French influence and railway labor influx, with French names replacing German on maps. It also discusses church dominance in Manila, where religious processions, wealthy churches, and church-owned real estate shape civil life and personal liberty, as described by Isaac M. Elliott.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces personally conducted tours for summer and early autumn 98 to destinations including Watkins Glen Niagara Falls Thousand Islands Montreal Quebec Au Sable Chasm Lakes Champlain and George Saratoga with a daylight Hudson Highlands ride on July 26 and August 16. Round trip from New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington is 100, with two weeks’ expenses. other points pro rated. Yellowstone Park and Trans Mississippi Exposition on a special Pullman train with eight days in Wondersland and two at Omaha on September 1. 285 from New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and 230 from Pittsburg. Two ten day tours to Gettysburg Luray Caverns Natural Bridge Virginia Hot Springs Richmond and Washington on September 28 and October 19. 65 from New York 63 from Philadelphia. pro rata rates from other points. For itineraries and further information contact ticket agents or Geo W Boyd Assistant General Passenger Agent Philadelphia July 26.
A Leechburg inventor launched Ideal Roof and Stack Paint now produced widely by a local company. Indiana County Agricultural Society used six barrels for stable roofs, reporting no leaks and improved durability. Jamison & Kellar sell the product locally as agents. Celery King advertisement notes and veterans testimonial included.
An advertisement states Dr David Kennedys Favorite Remedy cures all kidney stomach and liver troubles and that the doctor has an office in the Robert F Walker building second story on Philadelphia street. It notes his success in kidney cases and mad dog bites and offers to refer cured local patients. Also mentioned is a general housework job in a private family with good wages and a tax collection update noting a five percent discount if taxes are paid before July 27.
An eminent New York chemist T A Slocum announces a free trial of three different bottles of his New Scientific Treatment for consumption and bronchial diseases. He credits letters of gratitude from patients worldwide and asks readers of Tax Indiana Progress to write for delivery details.
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