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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
7
Readable sale list shows numerous men's and young men's suits with deep discounts. Prices range from 5.00 to 10.00 for various styles including plain black and fancy options. Sale targets young men with a notable assortment and budget pricing.
Indiana obituary roundup reports Margaret Lingenfelter sister of D F Rinn of Wayne Avenue buried near Punxsutawney after a Blairsville service. Survived by husband and eight children. another Margaret Lingenfelter dies at Blairsville aged 50, with three sons and siblings listed. Multiple local deaths noted with funeral details and interments.
In early Kimberley a future South African multi-millionaire amused peers by reading upside down, a joke endured as he pretended to study a newspaper. He recalls English papers were scarce, relying on a Shipping Gazette whose masthead showed ships, mirrored by his inverted view.
Court and citizens alike recount cures from Dean's Kidney Pills. Mrs. M. B. Smith of 542 Philadelphia St Indiana Pa testifies to relief from back pains and headaches after using the remedy. She bought a box at Hildebrand's Drug Store and later shared with a child. Pills praised for strengthening kidneys and ending misery. Sold by dealers at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Dean's.
In rural Scotland and England, belief in witches persisted despite neglect by authorities. Fortune-tellers act as witches under old statutes, thriving even as towns modernize. A notorious rural witch faced removal after a squire and JP admonished her, leading to relocation with compensation.
In recent years lumber costs rose making fireproof homes affordable for the average worker. New York houses now adopt hotel and skyscraper fireproofing standards with extensive terra cotta hollow tile used in Schwab and Whitney residences. The shift marks a notable change in private dwelling construction.
A student notes the play Realism on the Stage as the most realistic he has seen. He questions what is so realistic about it and points out four acts designed to unfold over four days with two different servants appearing in each act.
A reader notes a secret charm about True to Her Sex and Tor Miss Peach. The message mentions Jack Oh acknowledging a worry but stating it won’t last, set against a Chicago Wows line.
Advertises ladies cotton hose at 19 cents a pair, children's hose from 9 to 19 cents, men's work and dress socks at 9 12 or 19 cents, boys' hose at 12 or 19 cents. Gloves priced at 1.50, 1.00, 0.50, and 0.25 with 1 5e ticket references. Look for the red tickets.
William Jarrett of Glassport wed Miss Nannie Smith of Homer City at the Presbyterian parsonage in Homer City on Wednesday evening. Rev. G. G. Burns officiated. The notice hints at prudent savings and a bank book as a symbol of commitment, and mentions Farmers Bank of Indiana offering interest.
Auction notice from Indiana Stock Improvement Co. listing two stallions. French Draft Percheron imported by McLaughlin Bros in 1906 age five years and French Coach imported by Melaughlin Bros in 1906 age five years. Sale set for Tuesday February 11, 1908 in Indiana Pa. M. F. Jamison listed.
Court authorizes February election to decide whether to abolish the work road tax in White Township. Ballots will state Yes for abolition. Publication to three papers and posting across the township. Also included are local business notices and address for engraving services in Allegheny and Indiana, Pennsylvania.
Fresh canned tomatoes twelve cakes laundry soap and Splendid sugar cured hams listed with prices. Eggs at twenty cents a dozen and butter eighty cents a pound. Peaches cans twenty two cents and baked beans eight cents. Detailing 1 to 26 and 12 cakes for laundry soap with miscellaneous items and prices.
A master sale by order of the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County, Pa will expose for sale by outcry on February 28, 1908 at 10 a.m. in Buffington Township three tracts totaling 49 acres 115 perches, 44 acres 76 perches, and 65 acres 18 perches, with coal rights reserved and timbered land. Terms: $100 to bid, balance cash on confirmation. Sale conducted by J Wood Clark, Master.
The Patron's Mutual Fire Insurance Company is no experiment. It is the company for farmers, saving money and helping neighbors. It carries over 100000 of premium notes to pay losses and has nearly 2000 members representing over 2,000,000 dollars of insured property.
Patron's Mutual Fire Insurance Company J M McHliosh president home Pa James Spready secretary Indiana Pa Capt John Kinter general agent home Pa R F D Robert Lewin 4 Co Wholesale Dealers in Wines and Liquors 14 Smithfield St Pittsburgh Pa Maternity Home Private Best doctors graduate nurses moderate care taken of all no difference what the cause Call or write Dr Seaton 6615 Penn Ave Pittsburg
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