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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1892
Page
3
The column surveys diverse topics from France and Italy population trends to Texas census impact, Canadian cheese education, and a Philadelphia wildflower show. It highlights a Lyndon Society cruelty report, Boston gym for female workers, electric motors in agriculture, and pigeon nesting history with dramatic counts.
The article analyzes national homicide totals for 1889 to 1891, noting sharp rises and distribution by cause, including lynchings, drink-related, unknown motives, and quarrel deaths. It highlights westward concentration, the high lynching rate in Montana, and presents ratios per population, with caution on sensational framing while detailing the murder landscape.
An infant died 30 hours after birth at a Maternity Home on Spruce Street below Sixth. The baby was dark blue at birth, a condition termed cyanosis or morbia ceruleus by the attending physician, caused by a heart malformation that prevents proper blood oxygenation.
A Besancon region cavern lies 900 feet below ground with a 60 by 20 foot opening and roomy 182 by 168 feet interior. A frozen waterfall forms a 30 foot diameter ice column while the floor stays iced to two feet. Hundreds of tons of ice are hoisted to surface for summer use. multiple such icehouses exist in France and Italy.
An old sea dog recounts East Indian jugglers aboard a P and O steamship at Madras. A juggler and assistant perform and trap the assistant in a cloth sack, which is tossed overboard. The crew believe a murder occurred until the canvas is lifted and the man is found alive on deck.
A devotional urging mothers to place temperance at the center of home life. It argues mothers shape virtue, ban liquor from the table, and teach total abstinence by example and prayer. It calls Christian mothers to enlist in temperance work and model self control for children.
A newly opened Cincinnati saloon features elaborate window displays and ornate fittings drawing public comment. The piece notes mixed sentiment on temperance and cites opinions from Judge Hubbans of Iowa, plus summarizes broader temperance discussions across Chicago Wisconsin Jerusalem and California. It also mentions a British Women’s Association resolution and aims to influence policy on temperance and liquor licenses.
A devotional piece urges readers to write to distant friends, praising letters as benedictions. It encourages maintaining correspondence, notes the joy of hearing from others, and offers practical tips to keep writing, including lists of topics and memorable phrases from apostles.
A sermon collection argues religion has been treated apart from daily life leading to bankruptcy in ethics and business. It cites harsher judgments for monetary sins and urges integrating faith with work, charity, and culture. It praises humble, service driven ministry and cautions against overreliance on revivals. Dr. T. C. Cuyler is referenced.
A traveler records Ansairee views on afterlife states. Beliefs include jackals for the dead and a threefold Trinity of Ali Mahomet Salman el Fari, with births and reincarnation tied to moral conduct. Also notes on women’s role and sacred oaths.
North Georgia's gold belt around Dahlonega experiences feverish activity as new chlorination methods unlock profits. A local mine reopened near Dahlonega yields rich ore. the Bartha C. Mina is formed and Atlanta investors organize the Atlanta Gold Mining Company with 100,000 capital, selling stock at half par while Southern Banking and Trust Co. holds shares.
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