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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1901
Page
8
The Second Assistant Postmaster General issues a circular offering Star route carriers the option to deliver mail into roadside boxes for residents outside town or near routes. Details cover box placement, requests to postmasters, carrier duties, and nonchargeable service.
A dated promotional notice urges Pittsburgh residents to save by depositing $1.00 at a time at the Prudential Trust Company located at Penn and Center Avenues. It highlights 4 percent interest compounded semi annually, allowed by mail or in person deposits, and offers a free book explaining mail deposits.
W J Butterbaugh, a 160 acre Buffington two farmer, visited Johnstown last week and after business met two night hawks who held him up and robbed him of 10 dollars. He had two young men arrested but they were discharged at the hearing as the Tudiana man was mistaken.
The Democrat announces its latest issues will be on file at the Philadelphia Inquirer's Seashore Bureau on Youngs Pier at Atlantic City for reader convenience. The Inquirer has provided comfortable reading and writing rooms where guests will receive attentive service.
The New York World offers the 32 page Monthly World magazine with a colored cover and halftone illustrations. It promises romance adventure travel fiction and fact stories from around the world, with top literary contributors and a full page portrait of notable figures. Six issues cost fifteen cents postpaid from The World Politzer Building New York.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Department will publish the 1901 Summer Excursion Route Book on June 1. It describes principal summer resorts in the East with routes and fares, includes over seventeen hundred routes, maps, and illustrations. Available at ticket offices for ten cents or by mail for twenty five cents. Woolen Mill Company notes machinery installation this week.
As the warm weather season arrives and will likely last three months or more, we announce extensive preparations to meet the demands of hot weather. The note signals readiness to provide services and goods suited to high temperatures.
A catalog of white fabrics and linens highlights light sheer weaves, fine cords, and seasonable shades. Prices range from 8 to 40 cents per yard with specialties in India Linens and Dimities. The ad promotes suitable styles for women, girls, and children with a wide assortment and fashionable patterns in black and color prints.
A big Indiana retailer promotes Spring waists at $1.00 and $1.25, two waist qualities, wide wrappers, and Loomer's white batiste corsets at 50 cents to 80 inches. Muslin underwear ships in, with white skirts corset covers pants nightgowns and gauze undergarments priced from 10 to 50 cents each.
A catalog of summer wear featuring all wool stripped flannel suits coat and pants at 6 50 Blue Serge sets 5 extra large coats and vests 6 50 blue serge coats 33 507 black drab coats and vests 5 to 6 50 black coats 1 25 to 3 50 sale on summer weight pants 2 49 hats soft brim 25c better braid 50c Dunlap hat 1 Fedora braid hats 1 25 boys straw hats 5c to 50c nicer options 25 40 50c caps for boys 25 50c.
An applicant in Northumberland county faced Judge Savidge and named the president as Mark Hanna. The man produced a newspaper quote claiming Hanna was the real force behind the government, swaying the judge to grant papers. The episode reflects public attitudes toward Hanna and federal policy as seen by the Times. A Kittanning planing mill fire caused about 10000 damage, likely lightning. East Wheatfield and Washington twos teachers exams rescheduled to July 25 and July 3 respectively. Henry Stevings offers go carts baby buggies and more at cost in a special sale through July 6.
Special sale of Bedroom and Parlor Suites at Henry Stevens’ on Sixth Street opposite Jail until July 6 1991 at manufacturers prices. News notes report Arch Mabon's residence move from his lot to the Lowry lot east of the railroad by contractor Martin Wisgel who moves the hose contents without injury. Pennsylvania Railroad buys Gambia Steel Compiling in open market. reps include Wthenham B Morris in Cuubria and Pennselvania steel firms. deal jurists say the Cwobria steel company to operate independently of Pennsylvania Steel.
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