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Newspaper
Orland Zenith
Location
Orland, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1900
Page
2
A fragmentary meditation contrasts a spiritual realm beyond a covered bridge with the soul’s earthly toil. A mixed prose-poem includes reflections on sacrifice and fate, citing a Washington Star fragment about universal toil and passage to a brighter shore.
A ragged English country belief holds a single lilac boutonniere can ruin marriage prospects and snare a spinster. White lilacs deemed darker omen than colored ones, yet lovers cling to flowers and charm hearts despite the superstition.
A report notes that Drake built an open twenty mile aqueduct from Dartmoor to Plymouth to supply water. With demand outgrowing the old system, officials plan a new large reservoir to ensure continued water access for the town.
A San Francisco baby show showcased 200 Oriental heritage infants. Boys appeared with shaved heads while girls wore stiffened hair adorned with beads and paper flowers.
The passage recalls sad scenes of widowed lovers in a grim last illness and a mockery of royal and military rituals. It shifts to reflections on Moltke and Von Buelow with anecdotes about nine word speeches and orchestral rehearsals. It closes with musings on art’s restraint in music and a singer’s transformative reading of an old world.
A voiceover on Japanese music explains its alien tones that repel or attract Western listeners. It speaks of mysterious sounds arising from deep centers, awakening dormant nerves and a perceptual shift akin to a forgotten dream.
Henry Bowers of Camden Maine discovers a damp bog white clay bank on his Mount Megunticook farm. He processes it at home and a paper mill offers twelve dollars per ton, claiming the sample matches European quality. The find could cost under two dollars per ton to produce, with potential for widespread use in white paper.
In 1884 Commodore Schley received a medal from the Massachusetts Humane Society for his Arctic rescue, presented in Washington by Benjamin W. Browithfield. A Boston elder recalls meeting Gen. Winfield Scott in 1840 along the same line, noting Scott spoke of a son of Schley’s friend being named for him. Now the speaker travels to deliver the medal to Schley as a baby’s origin echoes history.
A trio of women from Rumford Center Maine report relief from menstrual irregularities lower bowel issues and abdominal swelling after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Letters dated Nov 20 1897 Dec 13 1897 and June 1 1899 praise improved health and urge others to seek the treatment.
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