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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1903
Page
4
The Indiana Progress, billed as the oldest paper in the county, continues its long tradition of local coverage and community notices, serving residents with regional news, advertisements, and public announcements throughout its historic run.
Miss Frances Reynolds of Nebraska visits relatives in the township. Several locals travel to Indiana and nearby towns. sixty five Italians arrive to work near Garfield. Miss Gertie Alcorn returns to Indianapolis for pulpit work. Preaching times altered in Germany M E church. Christmas entertainment planned by United Evangelical Sunday school. Smicksburg and Strongstown notes include juror duties, illnesses, and local travel. a cattle shipment delay near Freeport and a farm sale near Croft are reported. A serious illness of Mrs. Susan Strong is noted.
Editorial notes warn readers to heed Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption with a testimonial from T R Beall of Beall Miss whose wife reportedly recovered after using four bottles The ad section promotes local druggists offering the medicine at 50 cents and 1 00 with free samples Also promoted areWinter's restaurant Sharretta's shoe store Smith's Moulding and a variety of apparel and rubbers sold by Sharrette's with listings for slippers stockings and gaiters.
James G. White, a leading town blacksmith, shod 1,257 horses in one week with one helper and 1,199 the week before. Other items include oyster shells at 50 cents per bushel, Winters Restaurant ad, D C Mack & Son bargain store, J J Stadtmiller jewelry, lost nose glasses, Clawson’s oyster dishes, Indiana cook book for sale, and Stumpf’s department stores.
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