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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1889
Page
2
A survey of 19th century topics includes river improvements enabling steamboats to reach Chattanooga from New Orleans, census clerks rising to 2000 by March and 40,000 by June, and a rising trend of telephonic links across mid America. Reports cover European population growth, Paris exposition profits, vast rainfall estimates, and Darlington style industrial schemes with coal, roads, and land consolidations.
A reversed clipping shows a newspaper column turned to death notices, describing somber, awe filled tributes to the deceased. The lines speak of Rich and rare humor giving way to quiet mourning as the page reveals obituaries.
A rambling Civil War reminiscence recounts Joe Cooley, a tall volunteer known for kindness aboard a river steamer, surviving a brutal Haterras storm, surviving the Port Hudson siege, and earning a promotion after detaining a colonel while on day guard. He later braves enemy fire to fetch water for wounded comrades, earning lasting fame among his company.
After hours away, Cool is described as calm and brave in battle. He shields comrades, shares scarce food and water, and helps the wounded without complaint. On the train home to Vermont, Cool’s tense reunion with his mother reveals the weight of war on a soldier’s heart.
New York City correspondent recalls a Second Avenue scene with two infants in a double-ender baby wagon. A fourteen-year-old girl explains they are not twins, one belonging to Mrs Carney and the other to Mrs Lochmuller. The infants cry as the caretaker warns them to quiet down.
A German scientist’s calculation lists diverse speeds in one second from a snail at .0015 metre to light at 300000 kilometres, including man walking 1.25 metres, express train 16.7, ocean wave 21.8, cannon ball 463,500, and the moon moving 1 kilometre.
Smithsonian in Washington housed slippers crafted from human skin until visitors protested. The display was removed and now only shown in special cases. A New York Tribune note mentions Colorado sheep, claiming environment sharpens their wits and posture due to nearby predators.
Farmers and readers discuss remedies for horse corns including barefoot work to relieve pressure. The issue moves through tree-killing methods, profitable mule breeding, insect nest torches, and beekeeping with small colonies for honey yield as described by various sources.
Bee keepers report favorable results with Alsike clover as a homey plant and pigeons enjoying a bit of green food occasionally. Hedge trimming should wait until shrubs show thrifty growth. A new general idea in cooling mix with ice, per Country Gentlemen, concerns milk being drawn first.
A mix of farm advice and household tips discusses milk viscosity and cooling, fat recovery, quassia use on roses to deter pests, Dominique hens as mothers, pest control with cemented wire fencing, lawn care cautions, succulent winter feeds for cattle, grape bagging costs, shade for apiaries, egg nutrition comparisons, bone feeding for hens, milk cleanliness, and worm reduction by cleaning debris and burning waste to destroy pests.
A Victorian despatch reports Prof. Willoughby visiting Muir's Glacier and photographing a phantom city. The image showed warehouses and churches, prompting theories that placed the scene in Victoria Seattle Portland or San Francisco. A French Canadian later identified the phantom as Montreal nearly 4000 miles away, astonishing many observers.
The Noisiel farm of Mme. Menier hosts tests of agricultural machines from the Paris Exposition. The Menier chocolate factory produces about 40 million pounds yearly, with significant wrapping paper costs and 600 women employed, plus vast cocoa plantations in Nicaragua and internal sugar farming. The company operates its own railway and began in 1816, employing 1,500 workers with education and savings benefits.
The Tontine system, devised by Lorenzo Tonti of Naples, entered France around 1630. Subscribers join a general fund, each receives an annuity, and survivors gain as others die until the last survivor collects the total annuity for life.
An unnamed speaker, returning home after a convivial gathering, quips to his fallen hat in a wry, self mocking moment. He declares that picking up the hat would cause him to fall, while failing the hat would leave him unable to rise, and so he abandons the hat.
In a church scene Cumso asks if Simeral is a member. Gazzam confirms membership and Bellows that Simeral is “one of the sleepers,” not a pillar.
A New York fashion column surveys footwear from the Queen of Siam's London shoebox, detailing 18 plush pairs in diverse colors with beaded decorations and bejeweled tints. It also reports on hats, fabrics, and color trends for fall, including fichu bonnets, mohair braids, and rich silks, with styling tips and color guidance.
A collection of short animal anecdotes sourced from a London Spectator and Picayune items describes a mastiff named Bob guarding a hen that lays eggs in his kennel, a monkey rescuing a baby Marquis of Kildare from a fire, and sparrows saved from a plastering mishap when a woman cut through walls to feed the nest. The stories portray uncanny animal assistance and loyalty.
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