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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1889
Page
2
The piece surveys diverse topics from politics to science and travel. It notes shifts in Rhode Island legislature, college fundraising in Harvard, and hints of global reforms in education, hypnotism in France, and Central American federation steps. It also covers Chicago annexation prospects, Ja Ja of Opbo and West Indies exile life, madstone skepticism, and a Samoa hurricane memoir aboard the Trenton.
Poetic reflection on inner truth and guarded thoughts. The speaker notes concealed feelings reside in every heart, unseen by loved ones, while urging pure thoughts kept with careful reverence. A meditation on aspiration and restraint.
A hunter recalls being pursued by Apaches in New Mexico. He escapes to a cabin where Mrs. Rainsford sheltering him tends a poisoned wound and battles flames, narrowly surviving as fire consumes the house. After days in a cellar, they flee to El Paso with prospectors and later marry. the narrator reveals Aunt Bess as the wife.
A New York clerk, famed for closing shutters daily at six, earns a legacy from an elderly passerby’s estate after the man’s death. The administrator reveals the gift, drawn by the clerk’s punctual fidelity, soon transforming him into a wealthy and respected merchant through the bequest.
A well known college professor began as a country schoolteacher and, following a dining room custom, boarded around a winter. He joined a rural family for dinner and, after the meal, the hostess quipped that he should kill that heifer after all.
An exchange quotes Bromley and Jones debating truthfulness. Bromley protests claims of lying, insisting he never tells the truth, while another character counters that he sometimes inadvertently does. The remark escalates as a denial of being a constitutional liar.
A distraught poet confesses to his wife that nothing stirs him as he stares at a blank page. She comforts him with a cool touch, while his mind wrestles with unseen trouble and creative dread.
The article advises using good uniform catch crops to combat ragweed and weeds, recommends early sowing of Oliver seed to smother small annuals, and stresses clover seed must be weed-free and sown liberally. It then discusses feeding young animals, praising game fowl for profit and vigor, and the value of keeping stables well lit for horse health.
The article discusses soil analysis challenges due to variable soil composition and seasonal changes, noting ammonia loss in summer and soluble salts varying with weather. It blends farm advice on crops, poultry, dairying, and garden practices, plus a piece on photography by heat and an observation about heat’s effect on images. It cites Boston Cultivator and Seribaar's magazine as sources.
During a Prussian bombardment near the Jardin des Plants laboratory of M. Chevreul, the scientist wrote King Wilhelm a letter urging science over shelling. The King redirected artillery, forwarded the appeal to a scientific journal, and after the war the translated letter caused a sensation in Paris.
A witty exchange between two young lawyers on pursuing a case and a fortune. The first asks about current aims, the second reveals interest in a suit to win a rich wife, highlighting satire on ambition and romance.
Instructions mix soap and soda for carpet cleaning then suggest making rag and coffee sack rugs with contrasted cloth pieces. Also includes roasting meat guidance for beef, mutton, chicken, veal, gravy, yorkshire pudding, and a savory roast loaf with mixed meats and seasonings.
An Epoch column notes a dark humor exchange about hardship with a baby and a grim quip about wishing misfortune on a child, while the Columbia Spectator cites a man tired of life vowing to shoot himself and a cautious, sly response from a listener.
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