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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1909
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR shows a small town weekly page with posting notice and payment terms. Mentions Indiana Progress as the oldest paper in the county, published Wednesdays, with paid in advance policy and instructions for notices and communications. Contains garbled postal and rate references.
Forester Pinchot affirms in a national discussion that cutting about four to four million Christmas trees annually is modest compared to overall timber use. He argues proper forest management and reforestation are essential, noting Germany’s model and predicting Christmas tree farming may become a recognized business.
County institute sessions expected to be highly enjoyable with preparations complete for next week. Seat sales begin at Hall's Book Store Thursday at 7 o'clock for evening entertainments, with Library Hall likely to host the main events and rallies.
Rossiter district figure Mr. Blice, a hardware and furniture dealer who never slept in a bed for decades, relented Thursday night as rheumatic pains and cold weather forced him and his son to install sleeping quarters. He could have afforded any bed, with a fortune of about sixty thousand dollars in property and business.
A New York hotel burglary ripped $156000 worth of diamonds from Mrs. John W. Jenkins in the Lorraine apartments on Saturday. Police suspect a long-planned hotel job, with thieves tracking Mrs. Jenkins for months, leaving the scene in disorder and seeking pawnshops nationwide.
A city shop displays a varied Christmas stock including gilded jewelry, pins, watches, and sterling silver items. The seller promises high quality and suggests customers should not miss the line of presents. Prices are highlighted as affordable.
Harrison Honeywell Hickson purchases a Queen Anne cottage in Horton Hollow as a Christmas gift to a preacher’s wife, sparking a civic rumor mill. The bachelor’s restlessness, home repairs, and a dramatic midnight journey heighten the town’s curiosity about his motives and the cottage’s fate.
A fragmentary verse describes a dog showing distress by whimpering and restlessness. The speaker reflects on shared sorrow with a loved one, noting inability to express or describe the hurt. The scene conveys deep sadness and longing through a personal, sorrowful tone.
A fragmented vignette shows George fixing a cut gas supply to revive a dimly burning gas in a parlor where a young woman feigns a headache. The Tolling Author cites his need to rewrite stories after publisher acceptance to fit illustrations, reflecting on craft and publishing.
For Salh Sayaill boiler and engine to be sold soon under a forced sale. B C Crossman trustee. Sterling Bilger novelties on display at Stadt miller's for Christmas trade. Farmers urged to note highest prices paid for old metal including iron steel brass copper rubber. Write to Handley 523 Water Street Indiank Pa. Hardwood frames offered by Findley Wall Paper Co.
An advertisement notes a one year subscription for four dollars and advance payment, with Friday December deadlines. It promises delivery of the Gazette Times and Progress papers together and invites readers to secure their Christmas presenter choice without worry. It references Pittsburg and hints at a local periodical offer.
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