Indiana Progress Worms and World News Snapshot
A fragmented 19th century miscellany lists Charles Ashton earning $250 for an unpublished Welsh literature work from 1601 to 1690. It notes Mars communication, population statistics in Capr Colony, Bible production in New York, ocean depths surpassing Mount Everest, royal dementia, California grape yields, Iowa rail mileage, and electric tanning in Paris. The piece also reports Canada-US trade, world population limits, banana nutrition, irrigation economics, and a jab about teachers facing discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ashton
London
Shas
New York News
China
India
A Little Thing Called Love and Its Pain
A reflective verse contrasts small acts of affection with the sting of unreturned tenderness. It notes how tender kisses ease days burdened by toil while later passages lament pairs who withhold care, starving each other of love and growing bitter.
Betrothed at Dawn on Alaspret Tower
In dawn light at the tower of Alaspret a betrothed couple, Mr. D Herble and Miss Ethel Simons, meet after a long courtship. They climb to a sunrise platform, witness a pink dawn over hills and sea of mist, and seal their engagement with a first kiss as the sun rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. O'Herble
Mr. D'Herble
Tiger
Littl
Simone
Miss Ethel
Tower of Alaspres
Ethel
Paris
Simonses
Alaspret
Caux
Hin
Mr. D’herble
Sle
Mr. D'Herbe
Rocka
Chateau d
Mies Ethel
D'Ierble
Miss Ettel
Willowclad
Abd
Mr. D'Iorble
Angelus
Ethel Simons
Mr. D' Hersble
Obscure Columbus Statue Found Hidden in Louisburg Square
A marble life size Columbus statue, long neglected in Louisburg square Boston, was rediscovered by a reporter. The figure, blackened with time, shows a nautical instrument in the right hand and cloak folds in the left, with the face turned west. Italian consul Tassoi learned of Leghorn statues and helped bring Columbus back to America.
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Columbus
Baltimore
Boston
Daily Papers
Louisburg Square
Tassoi
Congul
No. 1
Leghorn
Columsbus
America
Nervous Prostration and Modern Cure Claims
A discussion of nervous prostration notes its rise over four to five years and cites Dr S Weir Mitchell urging rest in a ideal hospital-like setting. The piece argues such conditions are impractical for most patients given limited access to perfect beds, lighting, ventilation, and soothing surroundings.
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Frank Leelie
Weir Mitchell
San Francisco Chronicle
Eway
Sheep as Beasts of Burden in Northwest India
The Detroit Free Press notes sheep used as pack animals in the Himalayas, carrying 16 to 20 pounds on steep mountain trails while wool is shorn in towns for grain exchanges. The article adds a tip that pine can resemble wood with repeated coats of hot linseed oil and thorough rubbing.
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India
Himalayas
Detroit Free Press
Pearls of Thought Says Wisdom From Daily Reflection
A Ram's Horn column from Indianapolis Indiana offers aphorisms on virtue, prayer, courage, planning, and self knowledge. It urges repentance when wrong, warns against worrying about tomorrow, and notes that unteeth barking dogs may deliver truths. The collection reflects common moral maxims.
The Realm of Fashion Juvenile Toilets and Hats
In New York fashion notes, boys’ attire moves away from Little Lord Fauntleroy styling to short hair and masculine outfits including reefer coats and knee breeches. Hats become dressier with soft felts and ostrich feather trims, while women's hats mirror masculine millinery trends with bold crowning styles and rich trimmings.
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New York
Lord Fauntleroy
Earthquake Waves Reach from Ocean Depths to Coasts
A historical account explains earthquake waves as sea bed disturbances propagating through water and ground. It cites Lisbon’s 60 foot wave and Peru’s coastal quake, noting deep water effects and dramatic inland destruction caused by these towering sea waves.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Peru
St. Nicholas
Bachelor and romance aboard a train in Elm Switzerland
A Chicago Herald item describes two women on a train to Elm in Glaris Switzerland. A young man arrives to escort one, while the other appears nervous until her arrival and engagement becomes clear. The scene ends with villagers noting the marriage possibility as the group exits. The entry includes a wild note about Elm’s geography and St Martin's hole.
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Elm
Canton
Glaris
Switzerland
St. Martin’s Hole
Eago Herald
Sailor rig fashion and juvenile dress contrasted in period images
A varied parade of children’s outfits is described, from navy serge sailors and white striped collars to lace berths and gray flannel gowns. The boy and girl sketches in Central Park illustrate season’s fashions, comfort, and ornate touches, while a formal note critiques adult taste and stage youth.
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Bertha
Central Park
Dolla
Bie
Hat ‘Howe
Temperance and the Night Drinker Debate
A column discusses a peculiar class of drinkers who abstain by day but drink at night, noting public misperception. Rev. F W Hamilton argues against inevitability of drinking, urging education and coercive measures to curb the habit and citing college misconduct as evidence for stricter moral guidance.
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Drine Habir
F. W. Hamilton
Pawtucket
Hamilton
Temperance Selections and Notes Across Nations
The article notes rising crime in Glasgow linked to drinking, and remarks on English high-society women’s tippling. It cites Jarosian’s mayor receiving public praise for strict liquor enforcement on minors, and the Indian Army chief urging abstinence. Over seventeen thousand soldiers belong to India's Soldiers Total Abstinence Association.
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Glasgow
Jarosian
Austrian
Galt
Indian Army
Total
Aleston’s Prayer and Faithful Artist Transformation
A text fragment recounts Washington Allston, famed artist, finding religious awakening after hardship. He prays fervently, a stranger Marquis of Stafford later buys his Angel Unel, linking prayer to success. The New York Observer notes faith guiding his life and cites scripture about divine aid and salvation.
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Aleston
Washington Allston
Cosaning
Europe
London
Marquis of
Stafford
Angel Unel
Allstom
Allston
New York Observer
Divine Guidance and Willing Obedience for Missionary Paths
A preacher urges believers to follow divine guidance without resistence, accepting desert marches to Gaza or chariots to Egypt as the Spirit directs. Those who obey will see orderly progress, wisdom beyond themselves, and leading toward Macedonia, with readiness to go where God sends and abandon human restraint.
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Gaza
Asia
Bithynia
Macedonia
Samothracia
Bawrim
Sftermanis
Boston
Pay John Williams at prayer meeting stance in East
Fragmentary passage portrays a preacher urging payment to John Williams as a moral issue. The speech references salvation and debts, with questioning lines about paying the man and accusations of theft from God and others. The text suggests a social tension over owed wages and religious duty.
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Joh Williams
Sant Ness
Apeak
John Wil- Hame
Kate
John Williams
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Indiana
Weoneepar
Mars
R. J. Crowley
Capr @olony
South Africa
American Bible Society
Th Bible House
New York City
Arkansa Beaverer
California
Fresno
Iowa
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Kansas
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Washington
Canada
Baston
Hurst
Indeach Bable
Realm OF Fashion
Hildren
MANLY
Roy
Ruesey
Tov
France
New York Post
New Zealand
England
Janes
Clover Bride
Bhirg
Temperance
Sats
Jesus Coriehantene
Rev. J. &. Rankin, D.D
WE Y. Herald
Marion Lawrence
Dimary
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