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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1889
Page
3
A jumble of 19th century notes, names, and odd anecdotes. The item lists Grete Chevelasi’s new post and mentions Miss Free Huxrey’s engagement, a London police reference, and a strange tale of a bank note warning. It also recounts a bird episode on a French steamer, notes on ancient Chinese currency, and assorted local personalities and events.
A broad survey notes Bright’s death as a significant setback for Unionist causes. The piece discusses rail and industry expansion in the South, foreign immigration, and evolving economic schemes including timber and ship industries, with scattered commentary on politics, education, and insurance trends.
South American progress cited as Buenos Ayres builds a vast sewerage system intended to make every house sanitary within three years. Sanitation workers will oversee the project and draw practical lessons from the undertaking for urban health.
A fragmented poem recalls a couple's deep love and a doorway kiss. The speaker vows to recognize their partner in heaven if she departs first, believing that kiss marked the happiest moment of their years together.
A tale of four nieces sent to live with eccentric Aunt Alantha ends in a burglary scare and an odd will. After her death, the family discovers her hidden fortune stashed in a bizarre bird case. The loot surfaces when a maid notices the birds’ cases are stuffed with banknotes and coins. The narrator, Kate, inherits through a surprising turn of events, and the episode becomes a newspaper curiosity.
A New York Tribune reader reports trying a counting method to induce sleep. He counts mentally with each breath, using sequences like 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5, up to 25, noting it relaxes the mind and aids sleep when an impulse exists. He records personal limits and states the scheme helps insomnia for him though not guaranteed to work for all.
A Pontiac boy frets about dying and leaving his body behind. His mother eases him with a simple explanation of taking the good and leaving the naughty. He quips that he will be awfully thin there. The exchange continues with a comic Irish-tinged quip about feeding a baby with condensed milk.
A collection of whimsical items recounts a Nile crocodile shedding tears over a fish, ants nursing butterfly larvae in Bombay, a Newfoundland dog’s petty theft, and Sir John Lubbock’s tale of slave-making ants rescuing buried comrades at Shirley Common.
A Chicago Herald extract argues that a Chinaman’s clothing is the most comfortable, noting the soft wide-brim hat and minimal neck wear. The speaker tallies neck bands from undershirt to neck scarf, suggesting many layers cause perspiration but praising the overall comfort. A New York Sun quip contrasts a bar worker’s idle chatter with Tromp’s gentle reproach.
The New York Sun reports Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom favor servants with smiles and thanks, while Mrs. Cleveland often assists staff directly at her hotel. It recalls the Dowager Duchess of Cambridge, a beloved 92 year old widow from a respected house, and notes Haytians press for a white U.S. Minister while Liberia favors a colored envoy. It adds background on Cov W H Taylor and a Booth family Lincoln era vote.
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