Inter-State Fair opens at the Fair Grounds with revised world and Indiana county classes
The 1908 Inter-State Fair sets world and Indiana county stock classes apart, outlining admission, premiums, and rules. Officers and departments are listed, with entries closing August 24 for horses and August 29 for general classes. Regulations require a sworn police force, gate controls, and strict admission and fraud provisions.
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Ineiana County
Indiana County
OM Cers
Apampire
Amy
J. Thompson
Marion Center
Board of Managers
Bargain Linen Jackets and Suits Sale Ad
Yard regular 124¢ dressinghams 9c all to go at 1 2 price. All linen plain and fancy striped jacket suits 810 values 5.00. Beautiful plain and fancy striped jacket suits 7.50 3 75.
Ladies Waists Offerings and Prices
Advertised waists range from 49 cents for plain tailored styles to 89 cents for all over embroidery fronts. Embroidery trim linen waists priced at 1.25 to 1.50 dollars, with 2 dollar waists in all over embroidery fronts and three quarter sleeves destinations.
Savings on Undermuslins and School Suits at Gde Gowns
Advertises deep discounts on undermuslins at Gde Gowns and Skirts with prices from 49c to 90c for gowns and skirts, corset covers at 75c, 59c, 39c, 19c, and 98c for boys and children’s wear. Includes wash suits and boys’ wool suits with multiple price cuts aimed at back to school purchases.
Hat Sale Ad for Men and Boys Dress Straw Hats
A compact sale ad lists prices for straw hats for men and boys. Items include straw hats marked at 2.00, 1.50, 1.00, 0.75, 0.60, and 0.25 dollars, with miscellaneous reductions. Smaller boys hats priced at 0.10 dollars.
Handsomely priced silks and dress goods sale
Save on silks and waisting silks per yard 806c to 1.00. Plain and fancy taffetas 50c to 75c. Fancy dress silks 35c. Remnants 2 to 8 yards 1-2 price. 40c fancy wool suitings 29c. 50c pins and dress goods 35c. Pajamas wool taffetas mobairs 75c. Bleached table linen 24c. Linen table damask 53c to 60c. Big assortment for sale now.
Domestic Fabrics and Toweling Price Highlights
Prices listed for cotton prints muslin calicoes and bed linens with multiple yard rates. Includes Upton Gingham 7c per yard Fruit of the Loom bleached muslin 8c yard and various Mohawk sheeting up to 30c per yard Linen Crash Toweling 12 1-3c to 1 roc Towels Huck and Turkish varieties 9c to 12 1-2c per item.
Basement sale catalog with mixed kitchenware and groceries
Readable list shows granite kettles in various sizes with price cuts plus preserved prunes dried and fresh roasted coffee, granulated sugar, and cheese. Old-time ad tones, minor typos. Notable items include 4-quart to 8-quart granite kettles, 11 to 55 cent preserving kettles, prunes 8 to 15 cents per pound, coffee and sugar pricing, cheese at 1 cent per pound.
Widow Dies By Own Action Following Ill Health
Mrs Pietro wife of contractor Money Pietro of Morgantown W Va resided here while he worked on street paving. She had been ill and underwent an operation at Hartigan hospital. A self inflicted bullet wound was found, husband heard the shot, she was taken to the hospital, died next morning. Death occurred on the evening of June 6.
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Pietro
Thorney Pietro
Money Pietro
Morgantown
W. Va
Hartigan Hospital
Gas to Oil Shift Drives Joint Drilling Push
In the field several firms have shifted from gas to oil prospects, increasing efforts as operators pivot to oil. Nineteen gas wells have been struck, with product piped to Pittsburg. Janes O Allen, a coal miner from Rossiter, was killed instantly Monday at 10 30 by a fall of slate.
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Pittsburg
Janes O'Allen
Rossiter
Oil Strike Reported Near Greensburg and Delmont
Greensburg reports say the Philadelphia Company drilled for natural gas in the Big Injun sand on the Quinn farm one mile east of Delmont. At 1800 feet a well struck pay, was bottled up, and the aid report belittled. Nearby Greens men on Pelmont Weld and a syndicate on the Coldwell farm also found gas last week, prompting a rush for unleased territory and excitement in the field.
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Greensburg
Philadelphia Company
Quinn Farm
Del‘mont
Greens
Pelmont Weld
Coldwell Farm
The Patrons Mutual Fire Insurance Company Is No Experiment
The Patron's Mutual Fire Insurance Company is no experiment. It is the company for the farmer because it saves him money and helps his neighbor. We carry over 100,000 of premium notes to pay our losses and have nearly 2,000 members representing over 2,000,000 of insured property.
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Mutual Fire
Patron's Mutual Fire Insurance Company Notice
Patron's Mutual Fire Insurance Company Indiana Pa records show M McHenry president and James Spredy secretary at Indiana Pa with Captain John Ikinter listed as general agpat Home Pa and Br FP D in the fragmentary notice.
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M. McHenry
Indiana
James Spredy
John Ikinter
General Agpat Home
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