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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1891
Page
7
A survey of curiosities and civic plans features 250000 bug enemies for farmers, fossil collections at the National Museum, New Orleans shift to a paid fire department, and electric rail growth. Pecans in Texas promise landmark wealth as Brownwood farmer F A Swinden expands to 11090 trees, alfalfa yield, and orchard income.
A New York Sun report sketches the Omish in the southern Pennsylvania hills, noting their plain dress, frugal habits, absence of divorces, communal worship, harvest love feasts, foot washing ceremonies, and strong emphasis on honest dealings and simple piety amid a transformed rural landscape.
A Washington Post remark recounts a man asking if a deformed or crippled Chinese child is ever kept alive. The reply claims that such infants are killed at birth and that cripples are disposed of after accidents, attributing these practices to Chinese religion.
A new company has formed in Baneat City, Missouri, to supply cold air through city conduits. The promoters expect success, plan to lay mains immediately, and by next summer will provide fresh air at low cost. In winter hot air will be sent through the pipes.
A historical survey traces the uncertain origins of horseshoes from ancient Egypt and Assyria to early mentions by Aristotle Pliny and Suetonius. It notes Leo the Is as the first to reference nailed shoes in the ninth century and England’s adoption by William I. The piece also criticizes modern practitioners as cobblers and warns of ruined feet from poor shoeing.
Henry Vilard remains a prominent figure in financial circles despite repeated reverses. Supporters across his network cling to belief in his ability to recover fortunes and lift backers from downturns, treating his career as a hopeful opera of resilience. A curious faith endures not for past success but for potential futuro.
A condemned inmate asks the executioner for one final favor. The exchange turns on a direct request as the condemned seeks a personal adjustment or gesture before the end. The dialogue reflects stark questions about mercy and final moments in a grim setting.
The Philadelphia Record notes ruffles on washable fabrics stitched with whipping stitches and gathered detailing on collars sleeves and fronts. The New York Recorder praises hats with twists over straight brims and recommends wreaths of wild flowers and ivy for bewitching straw ensembles.
The abnormally high sleeve gives way to close coated sleeves trimmed at the wrists with puffed armholes and point ends. Lighter wool gowns from Paris and seaside wardrobes feature mousseine de ling and albatross cloth with dotted or barred patterns, paired with Louis jackets and flowing sailor ties. Early life of the German Empress is cited, noting simple bourgeois roots and strong emphasis on physical education and family care, followed by fashion notes on shoes, skirts, and wedding gowns.
A religious page feature teems with devotional pieces. A mother pleads for the soul of her child, yearning for divine peace. Other excerpts reflect on following in spiritual leaders’ footsteps, warning against pride and urging trust in God during trials. The mix includes a dinner table anecdote about charity and a skeptical tale on testing God.
A discussion on what changes a twelve year old must undergo to be a Christian and how a child should express faith. The author argues for a child’s Christian life to be natural and unselfconscious, urging parents to seek balanced, joyful piety rather than pale saintliness and to value Christ in play and study.
In a Times of Rejoicing article, the author argues that true religion must center on Jesus Christ as savior, provide strength in affliction, joy in sorrow, and deliverance from temptation. It condemns new-fangled beliefs and warns that a religion failing to keep believers unstained from the world and fulfilled in life is not genuine.
A tale of a common soldier who saved a comrade from drink and earned pardon from his colonel. Years later he rose to general, retiring to Paris with a vow to never drink again and a claim that personal honor outweighed past sins.
Fragmentary verse from Sunset and Sunrise by W S Reed set in Agust St Nicholas. Poem speaks to daisies clover and heads bowed as day ends and night approaches with playful imagery. OCR reads unevenly but preserves repeated motifs of daisies and clover and night coming.
Excerpts from The National Baptist and The Canadian Churchman urge temperance and harsher penalties for drunkenness. They quote pastors and readers on saving boys from saloons, faith in prayer, and condemning drinking as a root of crime. The Observer notes Maudsley on unnecessary indulgence in strong drink.
A broad temperance overview cites China closing distilleries to save grain, new Sunday laws in Tacoma, and a near universal ban on licensed premises in Orkney. It recalls praise for Mildura’s development, outlines British and Australian temperance groups, and quotes statements by Dr. Davis and various moralists on abstinence, virtue, and reform.
A historical note discusses type-writing machines tiring the eyes from constant distance changes and advises developing touch typing to avoid looking at the keys. It mentions various product promos and a physician's remark on Lydia Pinkham benefiting women, amid other clipped excerpts.
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