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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1896
Page
7
Detroit Free Press notes differences in facial features across the face, eyes, nose, mouth, and cheeks. It cites a prominent New York society matron with eyes of different colors and describes how brain hemisphere theories link physical expressions to mental traits.
A man hurrying to Grand Central on a rainy afternoon discovers his watch seems fast then slow as pigeons perch on the clock hands at 2:45. The attendant blames the birds while the man railed, lamenting a missed train and fantasizing shooting for potpie. New York World.
A Granton to Lurit Island ferryboat passenger contends with seasickness as a sympathetic bystander mocks his condition. The seafaring man claims he is a captain of a canalboat running between Edinburgh and Glasgow, insisting he should not be easily knocked over.
The old Talmudic view casts Lilith as Adam’s original mate created from dust, with Eve as a later consideration. Lilith allegedly left Adam with the devil, became a specter of darkness, mother of devils, and feared for harming infants. Some claim the word qullaby derives from lila abi meaning Begone Lilith, with Jews in the east using amulets to protect babies.
Condensed testimony from brokers and hotel owner in Ohio Indiana Illinois and Massachusetts touts Dr King’s New Discovery as unmatched cough remedy. Columbus broker Chas Hood certifies its superiority. Ft Wayne hotel owner J D Brown reports two year cough cured. Baldwinsville dealer B F Merrill endorses reliability. Chicago resident Mrs Hemming keeps it for croup relief. several free trials listed in Indiana Homer City Blairsville and other towns.
Excerpt from Blackwood's Magazine arguing England must remain in Egypt to sustain reforms. It contends that Egyptian progress hinges on continued English protection against revived corruption and oppressive factions. Removing support could undo a decade of reform and worsen conditions for the common people.
A claim that attempting pills for constipation is circular compares a natural laxative to Bacon's Celery King. The ad from Daugherty Bros of Indiana Pa Mateer Rankin Elderton Pa and B Beringer offers a free sample, with large sizes priced at 25 and 50 cents.
The article warns that US timber yields exceed a billion dollars yearly, yet only about 25 percent of timber market is new growth. It cites Pennsylvania forestry losses of around 30 million annually due to fires and notes how fires destroy soil mold and threaten future forests. Also includes advertisements for Hood’s Sarsaparilla, Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup, and Dean’s Ointment.
A Mother's love and a mother's experience praise Dr Bull's Baby Syrup for teething pain. Mrs J E Smith of Reams Station Virginia says it helped her baby and plans to praise it highly. Sold nationwide for 25 cents as the best remedy.
A National Review observer discusses colonial bans on killing at funerals and witchcraft. He notes chiefs fear poison from wives or slaves at funerals, governments' stance on witchcraft, and the stubborn practice of killing twin children, suggesting a stubborn, oddly practical element in folk beliefs.
A London Spectator essay argues that great powers use harassment across the globe to thwart rivals. It cites blocking concessions, tariff quirks, arming rebels, inciting small states, and issuing threats through semi official channels. The piece notes such tactics echo early 19th century tensions and warn that worry has become a standard instrument of statecraft.
Barras described as an epicurean and Machiavellian, a noble of the eighteenth century who pursued money, ease, pleasure, and security. He harshly critiques Talleyrand and Fouche, judges women by La Clos style, and recalls Josephine and Napoleon’s sisters with frank, unvarnished language. Pall Mall Gazette commentary.
In London society a bright American guest at a dinner with several British peers is asked about titles. Her reply, meaningfully glancing at the table, asserts that U.S. aristocracy is funded by its millionaires, not by inherited titles.
Hood's Pills are promoted as a pleasant laxative aiding liver complaints biliousness and indigestion with relief from headaches. Sold by all druggists.
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