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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1901
Page
7
A New York Press discussion explains that a flag flown union down signals mortal danger and demands aid, making it incorrect for mourning. It notes reversed union represents distress and can carry legal risk, while half mast remains the proper symbol of sorrow.
The Rev. Dr. Cameron Mann, born 1851 and a Hobart College and General Theological Seminary graduate, was appointed bishop of the Episcopal diocese of North Dakota. He has served as rector in Watkins New York and Kansas City Grace Church, contributed poetry, and authored Future Punishment and Comments at the Cross. He now leads a diocese with the present Grace Church building cited as his achievement.
William E Curtis describes Tolstoi as a "humbug" who uses peasant dress to spark talk. He has recovered from illness and begun a new novel titled Old Men, meant as a farewell work amid promotional hype. Tolstoi visits Yassnaya Polyeng, enjoys attention, and remains fond of flattery.
A tall visitor proclaims dedication to the United Kingdom and seeks a meeting with a busy man. He names Ei SK Wig and Drumtechty, leaving quickly after a brief exchange. The novelist stops him at the front door and learns the route northwest from Perth, N B Dundee Peepie's Friend.
In a metropolitan village a group formed the Society of the Sons and Daughters of De Soto to prove exclusivity by restricting membership to Fernando de Soto descendants. A Black member was rejected, prompting an exposé in the local paper and a moral about names. The group is now called the Elite Bucher club.
A Brazilian insect pests vignette describes ghiggas berne flies and a harsh Brazilian foot parasite, while an Afghan trick tale recounts soldiers failing to hit a blown egg during a Kandahar shooting test as a ball’s air current deflected lines.
Natives of Murray Island in the Torres Strait use a two base count of netat for one and neis for two. After three and four they use body parts from the left hand up to the shoulder and then across the right side to reach thirty-one, with "many" for quantities beyond.
One pre wedding morning the Rev. Sydney Smith burst into his fiancee Kate’s room and hurled six worn teaspoons at her with the claim I give you all my fortune Yet he offered her his fine character and talent proving himself a great husband beyond wealth.
A French geologist calculates that neglecting volcanic action the world could be entirely underwater in 4,500 years. The method weighs wind, sand erosion, rivers, and weathering on solid land, predicting no dry land remaining. The fragment also includes a humorous exchange about a wife in a German text.
Readable fragments note a saying about luck and a quote from the Washington Star, mentioning two old mesquio and a snake bite. The Dallas News line hints at discomfort from a back bite by a friend, reflecting a curio item rather than a full story.
Aerial experiments yield echoes and reverberations as a balloonist and observers test sound travel from great heights. Wise reports hearing cow bells and axes echoing from clouds and later realizes his own shouted words were rebounding back.
A New York Post quotation notes mothers emphasize daughters to keep rooms tidy while boys disrupt spaces without reproach. It observes that boys enter futures where order is essential, yet family habits shift with gender, highlighting societal expectations and consequences.
A celebrated statesman kept health by chewing every bite thirty times. The piece contrasts diets that cause illness with a vegetarian Bitters claimed to cure stomach, liver, and bowel troubles, noting 60 years of use and urging sufferers to try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It also mentions building materials, perch supplies, and shoe brands in a cluttered midwestern ad page.
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