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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1889
Page
2
A scattered digest cites sugar beet cultivation claims in Pennsylvania and world fair talk by Edison. It notes Egypt-France dispute costs, Amelia Edwards Egyptologist visit, a Vincennes aboriginal judge, and a saloon case with admission fees. It surveys population, land, French nationality law, US census plans, and a critique on American author earnings.
Poetic meditation urging endurance and solace found in nature. It speaks to weary hearts, mourning, and the belief that each new day brings sweet pleasures. Images of meadows, woodland birds, and God’s gracious love frame a message of shared solace and renewal.
Fannie, bright and compassionate, finds Glynn Herne injured in the dell near her family home. She tends him with care, and his gratitude blossoms into love. Albert Mahr approves their match, and Glynn asks for Fannie’s hand. The old man blesses their union as sorrow shadows their future shared life.
In a brisk exchange Gus de Jay and Miss Belle discuss sarcastic people as those who say one thing and mean another. The dialogue contrasts a harsher class who say many things and mean nothing with Sarcaistic folks, while Ilamin seeks to exercise life’s intelligence to overcome his surroundings.
Dahlia staking requires stout green stakes close to the main stalk for wind resistance and winter storage. roots kept indoors over autumn last for years. Ground mole control uses beef horns in runs to trap multiple moles. For tree plants, trim torn roots, avoid air pockets, firm soil, and bury roots evenly to prevent drying.
Discusses bran as a nutritious yet bulky feed and a European method to compress it into portable cakes for cavalry horses. Shifts to fall strawberry planting, detailing runner transplant timing, root development, potting advantages, costs, and pest risks. Provides practical propagation and shipping notes, including pot sizes and handling.
An article outlines how to judge a horse’s age by its teeth from six months to eight years, detailing dental changes and when tushes appear. It also notes aging indicators in upper teeth and overall farm and garden tips on poultry care, housing, ventilation, feeding, and cow hand manners.
Instructions from the New York World describe making cream colored thistle pompons using large Canada thistles. Process includes removing brown withered parts, keeping white fluff, cutting green coverings, inserting a broom straw as a new stem, wrapping waxed thread to secure, removing the core, and hanging the ball to puff into a decorative ornament.
A Prairie Farm Note shares a method for making tomato figs with boiling water, sugar, and sun drying, claiming long storage. It then jokes about Gladstone’s marriage, quoting W E Gladstone and poking at domestic roles with a tone of light satire.
The Ladies' Department notes there are 7,009 women employed in drug stores nationwide. It recalls the Woman's School of Pharmacy at Louisville, which began with two women, and says recent terms have more graduate applicants than the school's total graduates since it began.
Deborah Powers senior partner of D Powers & Sons in Lansingburgh New York is described as the country’s oldest banker at 99. The feature notes her vigour business acumen and her home for elderly women she founded. It also mentions her New Hampshire origins and long banking career.
Green stockings remain in vogue while tea cloths feature hem stitching. Golden tan gloves with pointer cuffs are favored for driving. Shirring and smocking appear on imported costumes as demi trains become common for dressy occasions. Low throated bodices, rich black outfits, and updated shoe shapes dominate, with rose garlands and tulle gowns enhancing evening looks.
A compilation of kitchen tips and household hacks from a housewife perspective. It covers cooking methods for chicken and veal, preserving fruits, coffee preferences, baking variations, ink extraction, stain removal, cleaning guidance, and simple remedies for common household tasks. Includes antiquated, practical instructions and everyday domestic solutions.
Washington Irving notes Columbus met Dona Felipa at Lisbon in All Saints chapel. Felipa, daughter of Bartolomeo Monis de Pallestrello, an Italian cavalier recently deceased, was stationed at the convent and had long been invited by Prince Henry of Portugal. Their attachment grew into marriage, but likely of mere affection with little dowry or dowry speculation.
Bill Webb of Iron Mountain Michigan traded his bulldog Jack for an Irish setter belonging to Prof Williams a traveling showman Williams took Jack to St Paul Minnesota Four Weeks later Jack hops off a freight train near Iron Mountain after riding freight passenger and ore trains back nearly 400 miles to his old master the emaciated dog puzzled by the mystery of the journey.
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