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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1892
Page
4
As the State Convention opens in Harrisburg today the Supreme Judge race is tight. At midnight Tuesday Judge Ewing led, with Judge White second and Judge Dean third, and White could surge if Ewing stalls today.
Delegates for the Twenty-First Congressional district convened at the Seventh Avenue Hotel in Pittsburg. J. O. Edelbrainte and N. K. Coller won on the fourteenth ballot, with Laux as presidential elector and Mitchell and McIntire as alternates. The piece also notes Lincoln and Washington praise, Massachusetts road policy ideas, and various political notes.
The Supreme Court rules that the 1881 act on medical practitioners does not repeal the 1877 license requirement, upholding a $51 county license fee after a Bradford County case. The decision, per curiam, affirms judgment and preserves the earlier statute. Also reported is the Conemaugh Presbytery meeting with sermons, missions in Altoona, and church-extension plans including a $2600 grant for a chapel and a $240 Home Missions request for Salzburg.
Presbytery of Kittanning met at Freeport on April 12 with Rev. J. H. Sutherland as moderator and Rev. H. Webb as clerk. Candidates licensed, calls extended to Rev. G. M. Potter. Rev. G. W. Mechlin released from Glade Run. Rev. J. B. Wallace dismissed to Saginaw. missions aid urged for Russian famine. Next meeting at Appleby Manor.
George Rowe of Indiana Pa extols Jr. GO U A M efforts in placing the national flag at public schools. He argues flag presentations inspire loyalty to American institutions, highlight liberty and civic life, and educate youth about national life and the flag’s significance. The piece stresses patriotism, constitutional rights, and the banner as emblem of the republic.
Reverend Wm Hollinshed, pastor of the Presbyterian church in Sparta WJ, writes in strong praise of Hood's Arsaprilla and other products. He claims cleansing effects for blood and liver and notes many cured cases. Local shop Daugherty Bros offers free samples of a nerve tonic amid broad commodity endorsements and Castoria usage anecdotes.
A humorous vignette from a Boston Herald piece shows a tall Irish traveler with two minutes to spare ordering breakfast. The waiter provides swift options like lemon pie and coffee or baked apples and milk, with timing tricks to match the passenger’s seconds. Other bits include a favoritism tale about wallpaper and a column on homemaking missteps.
Indiana markets weekly quotations for produce and groceries list items and prices corrected by D C Mack and Wilson Rowe & Co. plus an administrator’s notice for Elizabeth Stewart estate in Indiana Borough requiring debts and claims to be presented for settlement.
Our week’s notice highlights wool dress fabrics in odd patterns and striking colorings led by Chev Ronnes, Bedford cords in multiple grades, plain English suitings at 55c to 1.59, fig. Camels hair at 85c to 1.25, and serges Henriettas silks in black from 50c to 3.50 with Indias for waists and a full line of black silks up to 3.50.
A full line of spring jackets and capes is displayed with ongoing additions. The stock is noted as complete and current in style and fabric. Also offered are wash dress goods including Fig cloths from 12 1 2 cents, Figured Bedford Cards at 25 cents, Pine Apple Cloths at 12 1 2 cents, Organdies and Brocade Sateens in black from 24 to 40 cents, plus Highland Zephyrs Toile De Nords and Greylocks in colors. Lace curtains from 50 cents to $10 per pair and curtain poles from none to $1. A complete line of Ladies and Boys waists from 25 to 36 cents.
Auction set at the new store room to sell the balance of dry goods notions hats boots shoes and store fixtures of Jos Collins and Son starting Wednesday evening April 27 1891 at 7 30 PM and continuing each evening until stock is closed out conducted by A 8 Conminaram.
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