12 Oct 1892
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1892
Page
1
A cannery representative recounts potlatch lore among Siwash Indians, noting 61 401 spending and vivid displays of wealth to gain status. He recalls a worker who bought muskets and blankets, staged a grand giveaway, and later ended up broke, with fish scarce this season limiting such rituals.
The Argentine president is elected similarly to the United States but cannot be re elected and serves a six year term. Cabinet members may answer questions in the house and state debates though not members. Congress powers resemble the U S but are broader, including dictating codes and appointing or ejecting judges and officials.
An old physician notes that cleanliness goes beyond body and mind. He says keeping clean means freedom from filth, contamination, and impurity, touching the mental and spiritual nature and enhancing life, health, and enjoyment. The phrase carries deep meaning beyond mere physical hygiene.
A Boston Advertiser meditation argues a quiet forest summer heals body and soul better than crowded resorts. It lauds choosing shade and silence over novels and social whirl, claiming weeks of such life renew strength, peace, and virtue while many rush to country escapes.
An opposition editor laments threats from a government officer and poverty curbs reporting in Alaska. The Juneau City Mining Record notes fear of libel charges and travel costs to face grand juries, preventing publication of facts the paper cannot afford to publish.
The article notes glycerin can be used to make diabetic patients diet more palatable while sugar is forbidden. It warns that removing all saccharine substances to prevent monotony in meals is important, as diabetic diets require strict exclusion of sugar.
The writer describes a Mund Hen meeting a grebe family near laguria peaks. The bird behaves actively swimming diving splashing fluttering and lifting foam from wings while guiding her young to the sunny bank for grass. The bird lacks beauty but the small canary colored mud chickens with soft down add charm.
A broad collection of eccentric facts and anecdotes from a late nineteenth century Indianapolis letter notes marvels of fashion, inventions, and people. It mentions a talking clock, a Georgian bonnet vogue, a 28 mile electric cycle, a 7 foot 8 inch Chinese giant, and a Newark man seeking a wife unaware of his own ignorance. It also recounts the tale of Robert Chison, a former slave caring for his old master's invalid daughter in Indianapolis, highlighting charity amid hardship and pension struggles.
Lady Jane Shelley widow of Sir Percy lives in seclusion at Boscombe. Birds around her are unusually tame in her presence. Boscombe manor features a small theater and a summer house on the cliffs overlooking a famous chine.
A comic natural history dialogue debunks the idea of a mosquito bite, explaining the insect’s tools and methods. The piece shifts to Lord Yarborough’s foxhunting costs across the UK, estimating total annual expenditure at about £4.5 million for hounds and riders, plus carriage and travel expenses. A Yankee skipper and other odds and ends round out the column.
The notice advertises J C Moorhead offering the highest market price for rye bundles and bay timothy and clover mixed hay delivered to his shed at West Indiana R R avenue and church street on April 1 1892. It includes a secondary sale note from C B Jones of Spring Hill endorsing Chamberlain for sale with names Dengheng Pa Wm J Toca and R N Park referenced.
Curiosity about memory explains why some minds retain whimsical doggerel while discarding serious lines. A Boston Transcript note recalls Irish burial customs and Dr Walker who feared premature burial, only to be exhumed after revival signs in the coffin, proving his survival too late.
A Washington Post report quotes Dr E N Allen of McAllister Choctaw nation praising local coal mining. He notes McAllisters mines, vast output, and strong markets in Philadelphia, with about 2400 workers, while lead iron and silver veins remain largely undeveloped.
A London Spectator report notes a pair of terns aiding a grounded bird, lifting it from the water and attempting to help it dig. It observes the birds’ sympathetic behavior translating into action and comments on how fledglings learn extreme caution later in the season.
A collection of excerpts discusses Britain's rise in naval strength over six years, the burden of overhaul and refitting on the admiralty, and contrasts with the United States spending on new construction. Additional items touch on church wealth in Russia, with commentary on aid during distress, and several medical remedies including Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment and Woolford's Sanitary Lotion.
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