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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1889
Page
7
A fragmentary verse scene speaks of afterlife beyond stars and wars. It imagines an eternal rest and release, with imagery of gloom and rising light. Names and phrases blur, but the tone remains a weary meditation on fate, memory, and longing for peace beyond struggle.
In a late 18th century scene, a young patriot Obadiah Green carries a crucial note from Staten Island toward Queens Rangers HQ. He faces danger, crosses rivers, and delivers the letter that could sway loyalties in the American fight for independence. The officer deems him brave and enrolls him as a drummer, reshaping his fate as drums signal near.
The death watch beetle is a common pest in libraries and old houses. It bores straight tiny holes through large volumes, and its ticking sound by night has alarmed watchers at hospital beds, feeding superstition that its presence foretells death.
A contemporary argues that M Alphonse de Rothschild is the richest man alive but the writer counters with four New York magnates William E Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt John Jacob Astor and Jay Gould as equally or more wealthy. The piece notes W H Vanderbilt left about 250 million to his family at his death three years prior.
A Lewiston crow outwits chickens by dragging food under a lounge. Fables recount temperance with bees and a bear seeking fishing tips from a fox. An English tale shows a hawk caring for a kitten, protecting it from danger, while a monkey cat and rats illustrate unlikely animal friendships.
A family on Van Ness avenue held a silver dinner last week for Annie Flaherty, the Trish cook who has served Louis Sloss, Esq. for twenty-five years. The mistress praises the cook as the best in the world and the kindest person, while Annie honored the family with the dinner she prepared. Gifts from relatives followed, as the household children she helped raise enjoyed the occasion.
A fragment from a poem laments the ache of life and the power of verse to aid souls. The speaker, urging art to comfort and elevate, notes that while poets are praised, God loves the lowly sinner best, and contemplates keeping the heart warm within.
A long, rambling collection of witticisms and headlines touches on humor about marriage, politics, and daily life. It includes zingers about flowers, the guillotine as a polling place, and a Russian novel of phrases. The excerpt also covers religious reflections on beauty, missions in China, and the question of time for faith and works. It notes changes in drinking habits in Britain and America, linking temperance trends to economic revenue and social behavior.
In Castleton Ruth and County Vermont a slate pencil factory produces about 30 000 pencils daily with twenty five workers. Pencils are cut from quarry slate then grooved and formed by a crocodile machine, sharpened on emery belts, and finished to square round forms. The article notes strong demand from 1 000 000 to 2 000 000 schoolchildren and contrasts modern production with the old hand method.
A compact line from a dialogue appears with a joke about a quarter as the inducement for informing on an alibi. The fragment hints at social interplay between Little Johnny and a character named George, with a reference to Mr Merritt.
A compact feature on sobriety lists seven stages of drunkenness from initial resolve to oblivion, followed by temperance notes. It cites New York arrests for intoxication, a saloon undertaker, and temperance activity in Milwaukee, plus data on Bulgaria and London vegetarian eateries. It highlights a Toronto lecture on abstinence and a Pullman car sign warning that prohibition is in effect in some states.
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