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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1900
Page
5
Local column records include postmaster McConnaughey pushing voter rolls and mail service on trains, Christmas church services with treats, a Bibles gift to Sabbath school, street improvements on Main, residence visits by residents, and assorted family and social updates from Homer City, Cherrytree, and nearby communities. Names include McConnaughey Inskeep Kerr McNut and more, with notes on illness travel and community events.
The ad extols Scott and Bowne's Emulsion as the trademarked remedy using cod liver oil and hypophosphites. It claims it strengthens delicate children, aids anaemic girls, and aids early consumption recovery, offering a free sample and retail price of 50 cents and 1.00 dollar.
Robert Wilson of Wheatland pa visits for Christmas. Sara Green returns from Irving College for a week. Vern Lydie visits Blairsville friends. Ed Welch back from Indiana Normal entertaining Meade Marshall. Frank Uncapher home from Groft. Mikesell of Woodbine Iowa visiting for a month. William Stuchell returns from the west to see old home. J E Lukehart an Indiana caller. Schrecengosts visit Punxsutawney for Christmas. Mrs Wm Morrow returns from Marion Center. Baptist Sabbath school entertains on Christmas afternoon. Lutheran church program Tuesday evening with treats. Baptist services held. Rev Jacob Booth preaches. fundraising for Ridgway church exceeds ten dollars. Mrs Jennie Willius ill. Effie, Belle, Hexl, Ford B., Norris Craig visit Indiana uncle Jesse Craig. Chas Goodlin still ill with typhoid fever. Mrs Jennie Seating hires two seamstresses Katie McCullough and Pearl Kring. Dr H W Startz from New Oxford to visit January 2 for a cancer case. Local skating at Jonathan Learn’s dam ends with two swimmers taking a dive.
Miss Jennie Campbell visits sister Mrs Henry Wilson of Homestead. Turpentine cautions as fire risk after a lamp ignition burns George Hockenberg’s hand. Local families host relatives and celebrate Christmas with guests from Bolivar, Pittsburg, White Township, and Windber. J D Garman visited Indiana. Warren and Dorsie Rummel return from Patton. Miss Minnie Steffy and Miss Effie Craig visit Johnstown and Indiana respectively. Revival meetings continue at the Evangelical church. Bert McFeaters relocates to the Kelly property.
Local notes report Allen Graham visiting Johnstown Saturday. Vandergrift worker Sheldon Snyder returns home to finish term study. G F Duncan sold the Red Flouring Milla at Nipton to Otto Warmer of Patton for 43,500 with new owners taking possession next week.
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