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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1898
Page
6
A short poetic dialogue describes a girl naming seven family members including her sister, brother, parents, and two stepchildren. The speaker explains how seven are in her family, counting through relationships and complicated ties, with a lantern of verse concluding We are seven.
In a rural tale John Smith plots to disinherit his daughter Sarah by leaving the farm to Jackson Goggan, an old maid foe. Sarah, seeking to save her mother’s home, enlists John Howard to pretend they are engaged to marry until the will is made, hoping to avert expulsion and keep the farm intact.
In a rural tale, Sarah agrees to marry John Howard to save the farm after Jackson Smith reveals plans to disinherit. The couple confronts truth and social pressure as Jackson’s deathbed twist unfolds and Sarah learns John’s long-held love. The widow Mrs Smith supports the reconciliation as the pair move toward a traditional marriage.
An 1896 advertisement touts Bacon's Foot Powder as a remedy for tender feet and tight shoes, claiming it makes shoes feel a size larger. It promotes free samples and 18 large powders in a box for 25 cents at Daugherty Bros. drug store, and includes a testimonial fragment about Indian Herb Rheumatism Cure from Big Ron, Pa.
An 1894 frost on the Kent river ended a curse claiming the heir of Captain Bagot. Mrs Bagot bore a son, ending the long superstition that the land would pass only to a direct male heir. The anecdote appears in the Longon Graphic as a curious folktale.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will sell excursion tickets August 27 to September 3 for a round trip at one fare from East Liberty to Bryn Mawr and other listed stations on the Northern Central and Philadelphia and Erie lines. Tickets returnable by September 5. For details on service and rates, inquire at ticket agents. The U S Civil Service Commission will hold a poster service exam in the city between October 1 and 14, 1898. Applicants must file Form 101 with the board secretary before September 1.
The well known Drs Sadier and Sigmann of 894 Penn avenue, Pittsburgh, describe a triumph of modern surgery. Mr Massey of 107 Third street, S S Pittsburgh, had his right eye pierced by steel, lost vision due to cataract and internal membrane. Dr Sigmann performed a tridectomy and cataract removal, eight weeks later Massey reads coarse print and sees with glasses, a remarkable recovery.
The New York chemist T A Slocum offers three free bottles of a claimed cure for consumption and lung diseases to Indiana Progress readers. He cites thousands cured worldwide and asks sufferers to write to 98 Pine Street New York with address details, noting the offer appears in this paper.
Warning against purchasing or meddling with property left with David Johnston in Third ward Indiana Ps. It was purchased at the Sheriff's Sale on Saturday August 6 1898 and remains subject to order at any time. Items include a brown mare a two horse wagon a buggy harness sets a bag and acres of corn. W A Johnston Indiana Pa.
A New York Sun excerpt urges developing personal sand the ability to stop worrying by taking action. It notes bugbears fade when faced with persistence and self reliance. It argues success comes from attacking tasks and laughing at worries until the sandbox fills with sand, giving sense of achievement.
Public entertainers and speakers suffer throat weakness and related symptoms. Dr Agnes Catarrhal Powder is praised as quick acting and painless for singers, actors, and readers. Endorsements from AL Emmett Fostell and others note rapid relief for tonsillitis and catarrh. Sold by Elmer W. Alison & Co in Indiana.
James N. Stewart Register notes accounts examined and passed at Indiana Pa. for continuation and allowance by the Orphans Court. Includes first and final, partial and full accounts of numerous guardians admins and executors across Green Montgomery Blairsville Cherryhill Conemaugh Canoe Grant White East Mahoning and other townships, dated August 10 1898.
The New York Life Insurance Company offers policies without military clauses to U S citizens, regardless of military status or location. B S Altsman general agent operates from Farmers Bank Building in Indiana Pa.
An advertisement urges homeowners to insure life as fully as a house, arguing the family bears a total loss when the insured dies. It contrasts insuring a $1,000 yearly rental with potential full value protection and emphasizes inevitable death. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States promotes comprehensive life coverage.
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