Indiana Progresses with Diverse Short Items 1891
A miscellany page notes Sandusne mineral with silver arsenic and sulfur, a year messenger boy ran away with 1000 dollars, Japanese engineers studying American mining, a Seattle murder weapon found aged 260 years, Dallas Hexton the fat 14 year old Indiana boy who died in his sleep, and varied brief items on cemeteries, Paris streets, French literary society funds, and science observations in Naples and Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Hexton
Green County
Indiana
Pearls of Thought Echoes in A Momentary Laugh
Witty maxims on heart and habit caution about grudges and perception. It notes miserliness of certainty and paring of ambition while urging caution with what one reveals and what one spends. The piece closes with a grim reminder that every day could be doomsday, urging daily mindfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taorenzo Dow
Zion
Jesus
State OF
Onio
Jocas Cousts
Cheney
F. J. Causey & Co
Toledo
Cher Anhes
HaLe
Frank J. Canary
A.W. Titeason
Hull
A Siam Royal Barge and a City Oddity
A vivid portrayal of Siam royal barges with towering gilded ends, colored pagodas and royal standards, then a Memphis Appeal-Avalanche comic bit about a fig plot and a wheezy street encounter.
Waiting on the Lord in Suffering and Prayer
A devotional meditation on faith during illness and delay. It pleads for Jesus to hear petitions and restore healing, affirming trust in divine blessing while awaiting a responsive word. It cites personal devotion as fuel for strength and service in daily life.
Honest Brumsconen's Advertisement and Its Detriment
A polemical advertisement proclaims the sale of wines spirits and malt liquors with a scathing warning of social harm. The author asserts the trade corrupts morals finances and public safety while lamenting patronage and urging readers to oppose such establishments. The speak er cites religious and civic institutions as witnesses to the danger posed by drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brumsconen
NeiauBons
Ivpas Heartlras
Missionary Spirit Defines the Church Role
The message argues the church must be missionary to exist, urging Christians and churches to extend the gospel. It asserts spiritual growth comes from mission work and cites Adoniram Judson speaking to the King of Ava about preaching to save others and strengthen faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Muller
Men shape their own destiny and moral struggle
A fragmented religious discourse argues that character and destiny are formed by choice and environment. It cites Watt’s psalm verse to illustrate seeking divine comfort, then shifts to a local note about David and Mary Stickle, a long-married couple, followed by a quip about a boastful lawyer and an Eiffel tower fragment selling for thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracter
Modern Discovery Highlights Child Rights Across Ages
A long discourse argues that childhood rights surpass duties, urging society and state to protect and nurture children. It links modern views with ancient wisdom, notes rising child protection efforts, and cites mothers' groups expanding education and care for the young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Earth
Heaven
Union
John Newton
Fenelon
The Simile Completed One Ring Performance
A literary excerpt notes a whispered remark about an old fashioned one ring performance as a golden circlet is slipped on a fin. The scene blends myth and romance with a formal yet intimate tone.
Woman disables husband in struggle over infidelity
In Claro, Mrs. Lee gouged out her husband Alexander Lee’s eye after a quarrel about his infidelity. Officers found Lee with a bandaged head and a missing eye, while Mrs. Lee claimed sole responsibility and dismissed inquiry as none of anyone’s business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Lee
Claro
Mr. Lee
Lee
Poem and fortunes ad in a 19th century page satire
A fragmentary 19th century clipping offers a short humor piece about a young man and his poet son, plus a bundle of late 1800s advertisements. It riffs on editors, mothers crying, and a vaudeville of offers for prizes, jewelry plating work, and magazine subscriptions. It includes calls for readers to join Rambler promotions and home business schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Bazar
Dean
H. K. Delnu & Co
Columbus
Drowlars
Sarsaparilla Ad Claims Cure for Illness
An advertisement-style fragment touts Ig Hood's Sarsaparilla as the remedy to lift readers from an uncertain, uncomfortable health condition into a state of good health. It urges readers not to consult a cap tor and promises swift relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
The Great Auk and Its Extinction History
A historical overview traces the great auk from its 1574 discovery by an Icelandic naturalist to its extinction by 1843. It recounts notable sightings in Britain and Iceland, egg and specimen values, and collectors like Mr. Field, with reference to other rare fossils and the giant Madagascan bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemens
Danell
Greenland
Eldey
Faroe Islands
North America
Great Britain
Papa Westra
Orkney
St. Kilda
Lundy Island
Castle Freke
Ireland
Belfast Bay
Iceland
Kingsley
British Museum
Field
Royal College of Surgeons
Lord Liteford
Madagascar
Celf
New Zealand
The Ox and His Master Moral Tale
A New York World recounts a fable where an Ox complains the Horse enjoys more privileges. The Master switches duties, the Ox endures a painful day cantering and failing, begging to return to plough. The tale warns that discontent ruins ability and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
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Indiana Progress
Walpole
Waar
West
Japan
Seattle
Wash
Boston
Paris
Neuilly
St. Denis
French Society of Men of Letters
St. Petersburg
Taree
Brown County
Nashville
Giyoxe
Bucktown
Ind
General Berrien
Washington
Postton
Lowell
Tae
Vienua Academy of Science
Mediterranean
Molla
Cerigo
ML de Tocqueville
United States
Dr. Koch
John Sellers
Trinity Bottoms
Bnnis
Ennis
Texas
Gulf
Sperin, Ga
Siam
Mrs Majesty
Menum
Sie
Nau
Memphis
Diobu xi
Lori
Jane Crewdson
THE
Mission For Churches
Christ
Atteard
Clericus
American Messenger
David Stickle
Mary
Mr. Stickle
Washington County
Morris
Repub
Chicago News
India
Bombay Guaratts
Des Moines
George
Houston Herald
Bangor Theological Seminary
Congregational
Lincoln
Gex
Man With
the Glass Eye
Ramtter
Stunter Magazin
Rambler
Rambler Pub. Co
Syracuse
Ali Drazgiza
Atx
Lowsy
Masa
PNEWS
Frank A. Hale
de Witt House
Lewiston
Tontine Hotel
Brunswick
Boschee
DR. White
Regiers
Bey - VW
Mouse Mra. Co
M.V
Memorial Puble No CO
Chicaca
Healtm Suffly CO
Broadway
F Frazer Axle Se
Kansas
Cas
Whulley, Sebarne
Auk
the Ox
Buduem
Detroit Free Press
Ehoe
Cal Mornia
Great Britian
F. J. Cagney & Co
Druggiats
Victoria
Lydia
Finkham
Central Africa
Brest
Misa
Cory
Dr. Kline
Archa Phite
Traneson
Sepe
Hse
Ohio
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