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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1891
Page
2
The Indiana Progress reports bizarre notes from May 27 1891. A 110 year old soldier attached to the sultans bodyguard. other items include a blind editor to have rabbit eyes, a Connecticut toll road bill, and sensational yet odd medical and travel tidbits from Detroit and Fargo.
The Boston Transcript recounts the scene in Moscow where the czar, dressed simply, stops beside a lone funeral. A poor soldier lies in a bare coffin dragged by a weary bearer. The czar asks who the grave honors and vows to follow, leading a growing throng of peasants, artisans, and officials to pay quiet tribute to the honored dead.
Augusta Vivian, long imagined an old maid, discovers Major Culthorpe, a neighbor older by seven years, has loved her quietly. After a walk she accepts his proposal, dissolving envy over her sister Helen’s prospects and changing the tone of her lonely life. The Mendoza segment then describes Sunday promenades on Calle San Martin with vivid, detail-filled social scenes and a portrait of local boredom and gambling culture.
The New York Weekly notes Aunt Bessie reflecting on men and Augusta Vivian once seen as destined to remain single. Despite three bridesmaid roles she becomes a bride, dissolving the proverb’s spell with a hint of Augusta's enduring appeal and charm.
A burial in Youngstown Ohio yielded a startling find when Mrs. John Cregan buried March 15 1888 was exhumed. The coffin weighed heavily as water filled the outer box and upon opening the lid her features showed no decay only partial descoloration. The body had petrified into a life like statue with a neck scapular bearing I H S letters clearly visible. Local soil is thought to promote petrifaction with several similar cases noted.
The article notes common hay stack estimates in cubic feet for timothy mixtures and identifies adjustments when hay is pressed under grain. It also discusses apple tree longevity and root feeding costs, highlighting digestibility of roots, sugar beets, and the benefit of feeding carrots versus beets, with practical feeding amounts and potential grain savings.
Fresh fish fed to fowls boosts egg production but may impart a fishy taste if overused. Two to three weekly feedings suffice, daily may aid young ducks and chicks. Coastal Maryland and Virginia farms benefit from easy access to cheap fish. Professor Wagner warns against harsh whipping, urging skilled, measured training to avoid destroying a horse’s spirit.
A historical note argues beet sugar is unprofitable for farmers due to high growing and hauling costs. It cites a Nebraska bulletin showing about $60 per acre in favorable years, while government bounty varies. The piece questions manufacturers' willingness to reward farmers and warns beet production may collapse without farmer incentives.
Ilerr Japing states the Niagara Falls water flow would amount to 100 million tons daily, equaling 16 million horsepower. He claims the world’s total daily coal production could nearly pump that water back to the falls, illustrating colossal energy scales.
The article notes oats thrive on a variety of soils with good cultivation and early sowing, uses and yields cited from Illinois experiments, and advises on sowing depth and timing. It warns rich soils risk lodging and recommends careful, moderate preparation for best results. It also includes farm notes on poultry and a feature on ultra fine wire for ocean cable instruments.
The volfactometer of M Charles Henry recently shown in Paris measures smelling power by how much odorous vapor per centimetre of air is detectable. It notes large individual differences and that 1 to 2 thousandths of a milligram of wintergreen vapor per centimetre of air is perceivable. More pleasant scents require greater volumes to be noticed.
A compact column surveys a mix of quirky facts and oddities from across the globe. It notes Montreal's giant bell, New York City school trustees, a donkey musician in Paris, cannibalism statistics, German stuttering rates, Irish signer heritage, India's Dhebar tank reservoir, a Monhegan lobster, and various betting and racing tallies. It also mentions Navajo lariat use, a green-trunked elephant, Sunol and Mand S race records, poisonous plants, a Bay City timepiece, Sindh pilgrimages, Chinese navy discipline, and a card-hat drinking game with two-color packs, ending with a humorous courtroom exchange.
A collage of vintage vignettes shows a girl failing to recite the ten commandments after leaving infant class, a playful bee funeral scene, and a primary geography quizzing missteps. A rosy traveler envisions the World’s Fair in Chicago, while a stern conductor questions a child’s claim of journeying there.
Fragmentary newspaper note hints at an Exclusive Family item. Mrs Forundred-Who invites the Downtom girls to a party. The father is described as being in a trade. Details are incomplete but imply social scheduling and a hint of status.
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