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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1891
Page
7
A compendium of global data and opinions on freight tonnage, gender ratios in Sweden, Central American politics, hydro mining rulings, cotton growth in the South, and Britain's imperial routes. It also comments on grain markets, rye exports, German imperial religious services, and a critical portrait of Queen Victoria's family, reflecting dated perspectives and cross-Atlantic interests.
A scientist describes Hawaii Kauai sand dunes that emit a barking or hoot like sound when disturbed. The phenomenon occurs in tall, symmetrically shaped dunes with nearly spherical grains rolling and vibrating, with noises audible at distances. Scientists attribute the effect to moisture films on grains and elastic cushions, noting similar sands worldwide and cultural beliefs in spirits.
A collage of kitchen advice on frying ham with eggs and ox tails, devilled almonds with cayenne, beef tea for invalids, and general home remedies. Includes tips on blanching almonds, preserving jam, making tacit beef juice, cleaning methods, and safety measures for poisoning.
The New York Times-Dispatch notes Fraulein Mestorf elected director of the Museum of National Antiquities in Kiel. A renowned archaeologist and custodian since 1973, she counts Virchow among friends. Women’s movement supporters hail the appointment as a sign of advancing rights and broader university access.
The Japan wax tree grows in Japan, China, and the East Indies and begins fruiting at five or six years. A mature tree can yield 350 to 400 pounds of berries, from which 70 to 80 pounds of wax are obtained. Wax forms in the berry, is boiled out, and sinks as a solid cake with a specific gravity of 0.970 and melting point at 151 degrees Fahrenheit. In China this wax is used with tallow for candies.
A New York Sun note explains placing two iron bars at sever or eight yards apart linked by an insulated copper wire on one side and a telephone on the other. When connected, a storm is said to be forecast twelve cars ahead through a distinct dead sound in the receiver.
A collection of maxims on honor, self knowledge, and virtue, followed by a New York Tribune report on streetcar horse lifespans. It notes Brigsdway Seventh Ave horses average three years, Third Avenue five, Sixth Ave five, with some exceptional horses lasting seven to nine years. It closes with a science vignette on stellar colors and the sun’s place among Arcturus and Aldebaran in the cosmos.
A timid suitor offers to wait for an answer and suggests a long pause, while the woman counters with a wry joke about meeting again a decade later, reflecting on patience and timing in a delicate relationship vignette from Harper’s Bazaar.
A collage of verse praising water’s healthful virtues and temperance advocacy, interleaved with reports from the National Advocate and discussions on drunkenness in Germany and Britain. The text cites abstinence campaigns, religious voices, and social warnings, urging communities, chiefs, and politicians to resist strong drink.
Lena L Pepper writes from Milan about the rule that ladies may not carry packages, yet she finds herself judged as non-ladylike. She observes guards, street life, and contrasts between performers and society women on a voyage. The piece ends by asking what a lady truly is and who fits the label.
Cairo struggles with drainage and sanitation amid French policy in Egypt. An international three expert commission is proposed to study sewerage but is blocked by France. A Georgia editor justice grants a divorce, jokingly ordering the bailiff to fetch a license and marry the woman to the man with $3.
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