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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1889
Page
7
A fragmented children s column piece depicts a garden scene with a child digging and others observing. The verses reflect festive images and a promise of holiday cheer as a small boy and friends imagine Christmas time.
The piece discusses an early railroad air brake system with a cord and valve causing brake release via a compressed air line. It then surveys curious Australian craft, bower birds decorating with found objects, and lyre birds mimicking sounds. It closes with quotes on ancient dolls from various cultures and regions, noting materials and movable parts.
Doxtae warns of illness as Madame laments the Daily Tempus failed to mention her at the ball. The doctor notes the Herald’s full columns show her dress, while a casual remark hints at costs and social expectations surrounding the event.
The essay argues forests shaped early America and fueled settlement, warns of rapid deforestation, and urges tree planting across regions. It cites Bela Hubbard predicting Western forest abundance in 25 years and notes rapid tree growth observed on Hubbard’s plantations, with roadside planting offered as benefits to people and wildlife.
A report from London describes a bold thief who buys small items then escapes with the parcel, pursued by a policeman who is a confederate. Paris is cited for similar swindles with a violin and a hotel bid. The piece notes Parisian confidence games as highly developed, mentions a Brooklyn variant with false diamonds, and cites New York Post commentary on home practitioners.
The New York World explains how a phonograph records spoken words by capturing sound waves. It notes vowels and especially R in words affect wave production, that quieter sounds can be more distinctive, and that a drum in a quiet room can reproduce sound similarly. The article observes how three or four words fit on one inch of wax cylinder and mentions Oklahoma beginning a land office business.
A historical account describes Morocco's postal system as primitive with couriers who travel on foot through dangerous terrain. The text notes no wheeled carts and extreme travel conditions, including a camel and mule transport, and a royal carriage kept at Mequinez visited by the sultan.
A Philadelphia Record note describes silk and satin veneering in a West Walnut Street parlor owned by a wealthy merchant. Raised wood panels showcase silk with hand painted floral designs and satin covered panels reflect a warm glow under gun lighting. A small table features a satin finish with a hand painted baby face and varnish fills interstices to resemble polished wood.
A humorous tale from a Queen Victoria stay in Biarritz describes her meeting a nursemaid and a baby. The nurse, overwhelmed by awe, fled with the infant leaving the queen to send her aide in pursuit. On return, the queen asks whose baby it is and the nurse answers in mock form naming Dr M in Beatritz.
A column of maxims on diligence and virtue contrasts with a voyage story. The clipper L Schepp arrives at Race street wharf from San Francisco to Philadelphia when Governor Thursday October Christian of Pitcairn Island appears with eighteen English-favored mariners. He, grandson of a mutineer, relates Pitcairn’s 115 diverse residents, strict Sabbath Adventist faith, and lack of tobacco or alcohol, while requesting dresses and supplies as fruit and provisions are exchanged.
A devotional poem from Littell's Living Age contemplates death and eternal home. It imagines a departed soul welcomed in heaven, contrasts earthly loss with heavenly gain, and calls readers to seek unity with Christ in the afterlife. The piece eulogizes a loved one while urging perseverance in faith and hope for reunion.
A man falls ill in bed after mistaking a poison bottle for medicine and dies. A separate tale recalls a London sermon urging believers to embrace sacred service in all vocations. The Christian Herald reports a New York fire where a mother saves her son at the cost of her own safety, while the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union expands its multi line work across states and nations.
A reader rebukes ongoing Warner's Safe Cure advertising while praising its kidney benefits and criticizing physicians shown to misdiagnose arsenical poisonings in Somerville. The letter cites local investigations and urges public trust in self care over expert missteps, noting the remedy's proven usefulness.
The article argues that curing drunkenness begins with abstinence and total restraint. It details removing intoxicants, establishing a strict routine, and a year of recovery. It emphasizes diet, environment, and steady medical care, with employment as the key to lasting temperance and resisting cravings.
The article describes the origin and paths of violent hurricanes in the tropical Atlantic and Pacific, noting typhoons follow the Pacific current near the East Indian Archipelago. It highlights rough seas near the Shetland Isles where German and Atlantic waters meet, and mentions varied weather off Honolulu and the Sandwich Islands.
A New York party in Florida recently caught a devil fish weighing 1090 pounds. It measured about nine feet long and five feet wide with a fifteen foot spread. Eyes sit on the shoulders and the mouth curves inward. The creature has a whip like tail and a gaping mouth exposing internal digestive parts and jagged teeth.
Mrs. Oliver C. Broom of Detroit Michigan lost both eyes in a curious accident while taking up a carpet. She tried to pry a tack with a sabre knife, the blade sprung and pierced her eye, causing the aqueous humor to drain. The eye was removed but remained too long, leading to the other eye’s infection and removal.
Fragmentary anti alcohol sermon text cites Senator Hoar and Reverend Dr. Winca. It warns alcohol ruins homes, sparks crime, and leads to poverty while urging drastic temperance reforms. It notes prison, divorce, and social ills tied to drinking and mentions global temperance efforts.
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