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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1917
Page
3
The Indiana Progress announces Moorhead A Ralph and Moorhead A as editors and proprietors. Listed as second class mail at Thaheny Postoffice since October 26 190. Public notice of publication details for the county’s oldest newspaper.
A wartime digest outlines infantry loadout daily life and medical care plans. It details tools and weights carried by soldiers, a Staten Island hospital for returned troops, and programs to reintegrate injured servicemen into industry.
The Grand Jury's presentment urges renovations to the County Court House, jail, and Willard Home, cites unsanitary basements and cold buildings, and notes inadequate food at the County Home. It recommends new management at the Home, improved pen fencing, and the construction of suitable new facilities for children, with emphasis on proper heating, milk supply, and school access. Dated Dec. 7, 1917. Signed S. McCune, Foreman.
Local attendees J N Langham Senator John S Maher Jair Sutton and others joined the Tennessee Society annual dinner in New York City Saturday. French Ambassador Dr Jusgerand was guest of honor. Mrs Stewart and Mrs Taylor accompanied their husbands.
The 1917 Red Cross Christmas seal is on sale at penny price in various county businesses. Proceeds support Red Cross efforts against tuberculosis. Include one or more seals in holiday packages to aid the cause.
In a small village, Bob Stillwell, penniless but inventive, crafts toys for his siblings using pine cones, birch bark, and found scraps. He secretly rescues a puppy, then on Christmas morning his family discovers gifts he made, plus a sled and wool muffler from Santa.
A fragmentary verse riffs on street food aromas like hot dogs, popcorn, and roasted peanuts stirring appetite, with playful rhythm and local flavor. The draft hints at a jingle campaign tied to a vendor named Gingles, weaving sensory details and sly humor.
Indiana post office clerks logged quick card distribution tests led by James Piter with 605 cards in 20 minutes error free. Several others scored 99 plus percent in the concurrent exercise as Red Cross workers tally hospital supply efforts in Brush Valley.
Auditors report the White Township road fund and general accounts for year ending 1917 show deposits, interest, exonerations, and balance due the township. It details bonds, sinking fund credits, and a final total on assets and liabilities including a 1,000 balance owing to the township.
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