23 Sep 1891
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1891
Page
1
The Premium List is fuller and premiums more liberal than ever as managers strive for a grand fair. Emphasis on improving agricultural interests, horse, cattle, sheep, and poultry breeds, with all departments seeking to please crowds while advancing local agriculture. Also mentions Lane's Family Medicine promising relief for constipation and head- related ailments with two 50 cent packages.
A profile of Albert Claggett a premier New York tea taster whose judgments determine the value of importers tea lots. He endures insomnia from constant tasting and favors champagne to soothe nerves. he travels to Europe twice yearly and spends seasons in Saratoga. He is fluent in six languages and closely linked to Mr Barnes in New York society.
In a backyard near an uptown house two boys designed and built a canoe using barrel hoops canvas cheese boxes and a wooden frame. The 50 cent project shows ingenuity and perseverance and the boys expect to paddle at a nearby summer resort. The other tale retells a bold bull at Furglough Lake chasing a painter with a red pot turning itself golden before hostlers intervene.
An advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a premier remedy with pure ingredients and a bright bottle. It notes prices at 50 cents and one dollar and urges readers to compare its clarity to rival products. Also included is a tale of a Russian sailor aboard French ships shouting Vive la France and submerging back to sea. Additional notices promote Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy and a Chronic Sore Eyes and Eczema cure sold by Daugherty Bros. in Indiana Pennsylvania.
A collage of curiosities covers culture science and commerce from Russia to Norway. Notes on stove heating in Russian homes a Luxor era moon theory and Marsh Marvin crackers with fresh oyster crackers and ginger snaps promote trust in brands. An art laden German Baden exhibition features snuffboxes fans and porcelain.
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