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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1898
Page
3
A reflective verse from Virginia Woodyard in Ladies' Home Journal laments modern haste and voices longing for Leisurely Lane a tranquil remembered path. It contrasts brooding nights and clattering wheels with a past of quiet fields a white rose gate and the distant song of a wood bird inviting a slower homeward stroll.
In the Chicago Post piece a society editor discusses youth chaperones at events. He jokes about a 19 year old girl hired as a chaperon and argues it should be a matron, noting the clash between style and propriety in social columns.
Armagh in County Armagh is renowned for its summer schools and a cadre of trained teachers. Principal C A Campbell begins his 16th consecutive term on Monday April 18, promising a large attendance and many teachers among the students. Boarding is affordable and locals welcome students.
The ladder factory reports a strong week with two carloads of ladders sent to Buffalo New York. The firm employs twenty two workers and has sizable orders booked ensuring continued busy operation for several weeks.
The notice urges Indiana residents to promptly inform of any address change, providing both old and new addresses. It requests the aid home number and new address to ensure prompt mail delivery by carriers.
The Progress invites friends to report any denied telephone use to the paper under contract. Constable W M Fry of East Wheatfield Township appeared at the county seat on Thursday and runs large monument contracts in southern parts. William Clark of Elderton recently recovered from skull fracture after a past runoff, following an operation at West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh. An advertisement promotes Neptonic Balm for skin and hair care, sold in Indiana Pa by Elmer W Allison & Co at 25 cents.
/H. B. Hawes of Grant Pa runs a 30 day bargain sale offering discounts across a full stock. Every $25 purchase earns a present watch. Includes dress goods laces silk waists skirts summer coats belts sunshades bed spreads curtains muslins and more with groceries and other items advertised at low cash prices. Present list and shop details at East Bridge St. Grant Pa.
A letter touts the efficacy of Gapros Indian Herb Rheumatism Cure with testimonials praising relief after two weeks of use. The note, from Lizzig A McMurray of Dear Sir Indiana ta, urges sending for circulars and testimonials while mentioning McMvERNAY Washington Co PA. It also markets Laxative Bromo Quinine Tableta with a 25 cent refund offer if no relief.
An ad touts Dr. Davis Anti-Headache promising happiness in 15 minutes with no equal. Sold by druggists for 25 cents. The item appears amid a collage of quotes and jokes from Chicago News and Philadelphia North American.
An elucidation of how neglected indigestion and liver torpidity erode appetite and well being. The text promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to restore appetite, liver function and energy, plus Pleasant Pellets for constipation. A testimonial from Geo. R. Coope praises lengthened life after using the medicine.
The report surveys world happenings with items including a 61 foot flood rise, river piracy alerts, Paris court action on Emile Zola, plague deaths prompting Jiddah travel limits, the sudden death of Anton Seidl likely from fish poisoning, ownership transfer at Amazon Hosiery, a bank fraud arrest in Philadelphia, and a Canadian Pacific railway wreck near English River with one death and 18 injuries.
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