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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1871
Page
6
An old fashioned verse paints a morning scene of light and sea. It speaks of waters, birds, and waves as summer wanes. The imagery shifts through seasons, with flowers, banners, and ripples marking the passage toward autumn’s approach.
A sprawling 19th century news digest reports numerous deaths across Paria and Africa and notes on storms, political shifts, and religious establishments in the United States and Canada. It covers Losses in Georgia and South Carolina rice crops, a resignation in Wisconsin, and counts of religious houses in the United States, with literary pieces on mortality, and social fashion notes from Saratoga.
The Lynn area reports a workers meeting of upper fitters and finishers of boots and shoes where resolutions condemned any wage reductions and wage forfeiture rules. They vow not to accept terms that enslave them and express solidarity with Lynn shoemakers while guarding rights. Also noted is the Golden Rule wreck aftermath with a $1,000,000 safe contents investigation and no trace of the notes.
Society and fashion notes discuss Latin trimming for silk dresses, near square visiting cards, and bad taste for street jewelry. winter outfits of gray merino with crimson underskirts and vests are described, while Saratoga alters daily grooming to two simple toilets. tips on freckles use nitre paste, and lore of a ring finger vein linking to the heart are noted. hair revived in a French updo with a coronet braid. casual home entertainments gain favor over large dinners as guest lists shrink. crimson gloves with black attire are discouraged as unflattering to hands and disliked by French tastes since the Communists era.
The lamentable death of oatsman James Renforth is seen as a warning against excessive training and manly sports. The piece argues intense strain in training and competition harms nerves and circulation, risking fatal outcomes and aging athletes before their time. It cites a Hudson River boat racer who collapsed after victory, illustrating the cost of chasing athletic glory.
A large piece of coal fell on a Virginia trainer recently, crushing him and forcing the stem of his pipe through the roof of his mouth and out the top of his head, according to initial reports.
A Parisian communist leader recounts escape from Louvre defenses as surrounding troops close in. He hides in a closet with an officer, evades search, moves through multiple refuges, and finally gains safe passage to Belgium with aid from Nadar and a loyal Assembly member. The account ends noting fashion trends in square toed and box toed shoes.
A long discussion on Staten Island ferry boiler disasters argues that water level is the key danger factor, not boiler strength. Experts compare boiler risk to gun and blasting tamping, warning that strong boilers still fail without proper water management and vigilant supervision.
A Victorian sketch contrasts the Lammermoor tragedy with a Wisconsin sheep killer rumor likened to a vampire bat. It notes Lord Rutherford and Janet Dalrymple, the Dunbar of Baldoon tale, and an elegy by Andrew Simpson. It adds a short home remedy for mahogany stains using aquafortis.
A historical sketch describes Algeria’s geography and diverse peoples including Kabyles Arabs Moors and Jews. It recounts piracy in Napoleonic times and the 1830 French siege of Algiers, the rise of Abdel Kader, and ongoing clashes as French colonization met stiff resistance.
The Cornhill Magazine paints Tousereting as awash with officials. It lists a prefect, secretary general, four assistant judges, a public prosecutor, tax receivers, police ranks, clergy, engineers, postmaster, archives keeper, and an army of five hundred thirty seven clerks and attendants all paid from the public purse. The tone satirically condemns the vast, imagined number of public functionaries ubiquitous in the town.
Camel hair, imported mainly through Russian ports from Persia, is used to make drawing pencils and paintings. The hair is finer than sheep wool and comes in black red and gray. the darkest is the most valued. In Bokhara the belly hair is carefully harvested, spun into soft yarn, dyed bright colors, and used for shawls, while Arabs and Persians weave carpets tents clothing from camels hair.
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