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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1900
Page
1
A local notice announces a gathering Monday at 8 am for all employees including waitstaff and others, inviting attendance and informing that refreshments will be provided. The text references a Valley event and a grand gathering, with unspecified details and conditions.
The Hon. J X Afrion president of Union Trust Company of Philadelphia and ex secretary of Internal Affairs died at his Huntingdon home after a several month illness of valvular heart disease. Born September 16 1822 he served as Hunt ingdon County Surveyor clerk of the State Senate and in 1862 as State Secretary of Internal Affairs. He wrote a history of Huntingdon and Blair Counties and was known in financial circles.
Readable fragments list names of teachers and students, school openings, and wages for a district. Mentions Septembers, wages per month, and multiple places such as SOUTH NEND and WHEATFIELD while listing numerous surnames and roles across several schools. The text is garbled with many misspellings but preserves that schools open in September with staff and pupil names.
The report fragment notes a picnic organized by the Backwhed group at Coleman grounds. Details are unclear but indicate a social gathering with male attendees and unspecified activities or outcomes.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions noon timing and content destruction. It references monte and lage with crops and logs valued at 1, 100. The readable items are fragmentary and lack clear events or identities.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at new load, reduced work, and Sunday schedule changes. Details are unreadable, with garbled phrases and partial dates. Further clarity needed to identify involved parties, places, and exact actions.
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