Mountain League forming for Brockwayville and neighbors
The Mountain League joins Brockwayville Ridgway DuBois and Brookville with New Bethlehem and Punxsutawney possible members. No salaries, visiting teams only expenses. Five clubs likely, Indiana fans urged to apply if towns join, Captain Harry Wilson urged to pursue entry.
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Haseball
Brockwayville
Ridgway
DuBois
New Bethlehem
Punx'y
Indiana
Harry Wilson
Wilson
Must Take a Rest Rural Carriers Must Schedule Leave
Rural mail carriers must take their two weeks off with pay between July 1 and November 1 under a new post office department order. They may no longer take winter layoffs. leave now aligns with better driving weather. The New Castle News notes the change aims to avoid winter road hazards.
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Post Office Department
Washington
New Castle
Ithaca Conservatory Scholarships Open to Pennsylvanians
The Ithaca Conservatory of Music offers two scholarships valued at 100 each for twenty weeks starting September 10 1908 in Voice Violin Piano and Elocution. Open to any bona fide newspaper patron and applicants from Pennsylvania. Entry or information requests should go to Mr Geo C Williems Ithaca NY before September 1 1908.
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Ithaca Conservatory of Music
State of
Pennsylvania
Mir
Geo. C. Williems
Ithaca
N. Y
Fisherman on Train Lands Breakfast Catch at Sunrise
Westover of Santa Monica relates a Salton Sea fish tale from a Sunshine convention trip. He rigged a cane line from a moving dining car and hooked a large fish at sunrise, landing and cooking it for breakfast. Chicago News notes a confident man trusting only himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O, Westover
Santa Monica
Cal
Nouston
Tex
Westover
Salton Sea
Hurdy-Gurdy Play Amid City Noise Poem Fragment
A fragmentary poem by Charles Hangon Towne portrays a hurdy gurdy player on Sixth Avenue in a city clamor. The speaker praises the musician’s brave, plaintive tune as traffic roars and audiences remain unheard.
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Charles Hangon Towne
Snakes in a Bottle Story From Indiana Woods
A reader recounts capturing three tiny snakes nearly forty years ago in Indiana woods. The creatures, under four inches total, crawled freely in an eight ounce bottle and impressed onlookers including a gospel minister, according to the Hoosier press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods
Indiana
Hmporia Gazette
Huckleberries and berries ripening fast in DuBois area
The DuBois Courier notes huckleberry bushes in the mountains heavy with fruit and ripening quickly with forecasts of a large early and late crop. Blackberries look more abundant after several lean years. Raspberries bring 10 to 12 cents a quart. remaining cherries sell cheap locally with tree prices as low as 2 to 4 cents in a large orchard.
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DuBois Courier
Marriages Include Lydick Waller and Palmer Owens Pair
The notice records several marriages with details. Oliver Berten Lydick of Indiana wed Lyla Maude Waller of Latrobe on July 2 1968 with attendants Reed Robinson and Edna Shears. Additional unions include Palmer and Pounds, McPherson and Edmiston, and Pearce and Owens with dates and officiants.
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Lydick—Walker
Oliver Berten Lydick
Indiana
Lyla Maude Waller
Latrobe
Wm. L. Barrett
Reed Robinson
Blairsville
Edna Shears
New Kensington
Ruth Neal and Tennie Neal Tie Knot in Waller
Ruth Neal of Waller marries Miss Tennie J Neal in a ceremony noted by Justin K. Neal and Silas Clayton Ruth is listed with the groom Ruth Neal, and Tennie J Neal are named in the wedding notice with local connections to Waller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth—Neal
Justin 11. K. Neal
Silas Clayton Ruth
Waller
Tennie J. Neal
Fiamilton
McPherson Edminston Wedding in Indiana Pa
Rev Lewis Hay officiates the July 7 ceremony of Wim R McPherson and Miss Laura J Edminston in Indiana Pennsylvania. The pair exchange vows and begin married life in a small community setting with family and friends in attendance.
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W. RR. McPherson
Punxsutawney
Laura J. Edmiston
Lewis Hay
Lutheran Parsonage
Regent Deaths McKaige Wife of David dies at 43
Mrs. Margaret Agnes McKaige aged 43 and wife of David McKaige died at her Wilkinsburg home on July 3. The notice records her death and residence without additional family details or funeral information.
Judge Evans Gives Decision on Excess Fare Case
Judge Evans in common pleas court No. 3 at Pittsburg rules that passengers without a ticket may be charged an excess fare. W. T. Pyle sued Pennsylvania Railroad after being ejected for refusal to pay. Ticket agent busy. conductor lacking notice that ticket could not be secured in time. judgment for the railroad.
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Judge Evans
Common Pleas Court
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
W. T. Pyle
Pyle
Indiana post office July 4 1908 uncalled letters list
Uncalled letters advertised at the Indiana post office on July 4 1908 include Chester Arlington Gimmi Branda Mrs Calvin Devinney Jan Babiemek Lev J Govern Miss Bird Henry Domenico Lanhardo Georget Leone Latine George Madura Mrs Dorsey Moore Mike Murray George Perkin Miss Annie Van Voorhis Mrs Edw Wakfield Miss Elizabeth O Williard Carli Fillippo Daniel Janas Rev W A Maher Joan Petrekovic Jakev Smakovia Giuseppe Trunze. Inquiries should state the letters were advertised giving date James McGregor P M.
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Indiana Post Office
Chester Arlington
Gimmi Branda
Calvin Devinney
Jan Babiemek
Lev. J. Govern
Joan Petrekovic
Jakev Smakovia
Giuseppe Trunze
James
McGregor
P. M
A Reliable Firm Promoted by Blairsville Courier
The Blairsville Courier endorses Meregor & Co. of Judiana as a reliable firm for haying grade electrical work. They promise $500 insurance with each job and install 4 percent strand copper cable in a neat, artistic manner. Local farmers report satisfaction with their rodded buildings.
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Meregor & Co
Judiana
Fim
Blairsville
Haunted house uses shades instead of curtains
A description notes a spooky dwelling with shades drawn across windows replacing curtains. A caution about not letting a train of thought run wild adds a reflective, enigmatic touch.
Free Reading Room Sees June Visitor Increase in Town
The New Century Club maintained a free reading room with 131 visitors in June. The venue is praised as a convenient cool leisure spot offering a wide range of magazines and newspapers including the Indiana Democrat. A long list of titles is provided, highlighting broad reading material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Century Club
Indiana
Indiana Democrat
American Magazine
Century
Christian Endeavor World
Chattanquan
Collier’s Weekly
Cosmopolitan
Current Literature
Everybody’s
Forum
Harper's Weekly
Independent
Ladies, Home Journal
Lippincott’s
Munsey’s
McClure’s
Sat. Hvening Post
Scribner’s
Outing
Sunday School Times
Travel Magazine
Woman's Home’ Companion
Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Pittsburg Leader
Youth's Companion
Six New Gas Wells To Start In Several Townships
The Philadelphia Gas Company will start building rigs next week at six new wells located on the Stockdale farm in Boggs township the Henry Colwell farm near Mahoning the Marshall farm in South Mahoning Indiana county the Leard farm in West Franklin township the Robert Montgomery farm in East Franklin township and the Dr Aiso1 farm in Kiskiminetas township.
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Philadelphia Gas Company
Stockdale
Boggs Township
Henry Colwell
Mahoning
Marshall
Mahoning Township
Indiana County
Leard
Franklin Township
Robert Montgomery
Dr. Aiso1
Kiskiminetas
Iitunning Times
Marion Center National Bank Ad
An old style bank advertisement invites depositors to grow with Marion Center National Bank. It promises four percent on time deposits and emphasizes mutual profit from customer deposits. The copy stresses usefulness in finance and building a relationship with customers.
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Marion Center National Bani
Reflections of a Bachelor on Romance and Professors
A four man faces an affinity she does not share as bubbles emerge from romance when uncorked. The piece jokes that college professors cannot do things themselves because they instruct others on how to do them.
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Elizabeth Pounds
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Ree Methodist Church
Palmer
Maple Street
Edmiston
Cunningham
Department On
Copenhagen
Ecru
Marion Center National Bank
Baker's Corn
Henry H. Steving
New Indiana House
Indiana, PA
J. H. Hill
Court of
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Mary Street
Guareld
Said Avenue
Jata
Martha Johns
West Wheafield Township
Harry T. Johns
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Patron’s Mutual Fire Insurance Company
S. M. McHenry
James Speedy
John Kinter
Home
Democrat
Crooked Creek
Shelocta
Nshelogta
I. N. Banks
Sarah Ann. Sansom
Indiana Borough
Register
A. W. Wilson, Jr
Tomb
Mathias I. Eakman
South Mahoning Township
W. Harman
Smicksburg
F. D
Eisinger
Graceton School
Chacelon
Coral
Camilltes
C. MM. Lingle
Graceton
M. Miller
Center Township
Chicago Evening Post
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