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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1900
Page
7
Adirondack guides and native hunters use deer hides for moccasins, gloves, full buckskin suits, thongs, shoestrings, chairs, carpets, and warming oil from bone marrow. Raccoon fur garments are common. deer hair affects color and seasonality. The piece notes meticulous hide selection and pride in traditional crafts.
London Outlook notes men have grown more liberal in dress. White duck trousers now seen, once a rarity in parks. A society man at the Eton and Harrow match wore a straw hat, looking cool yet conspicuous, as if a Christy minstrel wandered into the scene.
In a dramatic social note from the era a titled bride Lady Randolph Churchill journeys abroad seeking a new match. She faces opposition from Mrs West and an old rival Lady Ralph Clearchill. The marriage to Breret's son, 24 years her junior, is seen as revenge and social maneuvering.
Naturalists describe how birds bathe with water dust or both and note preferences by species. Widelocks seek fresh water inland, sparrows vary bath dust quality, partridges favor dry earth, and ash baths attract many birds after bonfires. A dream tale of a newspaper editor printing nothing ends the piece.
Fragmentary OCR heavy item notes a stagecoach driver warning a passenger about danger while crossing the Rocky mountains. A death notice reports Mr. Jacob Edward Kring dying near Goncenton on September 1 at age 31 years 7 months and unknown days with mournful verses from a wife.
An assortment of 19th century promotional blurbs and letters about tonics, grain drinks, cures, Jell-O, and a rheumatism remedy. The text mimics period newspaper filler with brand names like Grain-O and Anderson’s Indian Herb Cure, plus anecdotes and quotations.
A promotional piece extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for relieving childlessness and other maternity obstacles. It includes patient testimonial from M Vastine and mentions Golden Medical Discovery and Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as gentler remedies for women.
An inquest and partition will be held by the Orphans' Court of Indiana County on the real estate of James J. Duncan deceased. The property includes two tracts in Buffington and West Wheatfield townships with dower and widow interests noted. Heirs residing out of the Commonwealth and in Indiana County are named in the notice.
The notice sets Wednesday October 17 1900 at 10 o clock A M as the announced time for the auction or proceeding stated in the public notice. The event is scheduled for that morning with no additional details provided in the fragment.
A joint resolution amends the constitution to strike out a voter registration phrase and add a provision allowing laws requiring elector registration to apply to cities only, with uniform rules for cities of the same class. W. W. Gries t, Secretary of the Commonwealth, signs true copy.
A Commonwealth notice states Asshil Bly of the Commonwealth of Phn LVanta is rejected by the General. Published by order of the Secretary of the Commonwealth in Constitution.
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