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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1898
Page
4
The Indiana Progress announces its price at one dollar per year in advance and Moorhead and Son as editors. The office is on North Seventh Street. The Wednesday December 25, 1808 issue features a year end poem urging to ring in the new year with gaiety and bid farewell to the old year.
An obituary of the past year notes the conquest of Cuba and Hawaii by the United States, the war ending, and the nation’s rise as a great power. It looks forward to 1899 with confidence in divine guidance and a duty to defend humanity and good government by the people.
The Progress vows to build on its 1898 gains with 1899 plans including Yellow Stone Park letters by Eva G. Thompson and a history of the underground railroad through nearby counties. The editors urge readers to boost circulation, publish facts, rebuke wrong, and welcome differing views while inviting new subscribers.
The legislature convenes Tuesday January 3 with Republican house members meeting Monday January 2 to select their speaker candidate. Home parrons who have been disip-
The piece railitates on fusion attempts by Democrats and Wanamaker followers, predicting the usual Republican caucus for United States senator and adherence to tradition after organization. It praises John P. Elkin as attorney general, lauds farmers institutes, and notes The Progress as a growing newspaper presence as teachers bring winter to the county.
Local correspondence reports visits by Dr. Pierce and families in Garbleton and Marion Center, plus Sabbath activities, church services, and Christmas treats at St. John's Lutheran. Real estate transfers list multiple properties in North Mahoning, Center, Garfield, and other townships, with sale prices. Also notes upcoming piano tuners, paving brick presence on sidewalks, and a feature on Grant from The Youth's Companion.
Mystic Care claims to cure rheumatism and neuralgia in one to three days with immediate effect and removal of the disease source. First dose reportedly brings quick relief, offered at 75 cents by T. E. Hildebrand and Hetrick Bros. druggists in Indiana, Pa.
A long list of visitors and locals visiting friends and relatives across Johnstown Greensburg Saltsburg Indiana Latrobe and Vandergrift over the holidays. Names include Stella Hassinger Don Hill Ella Braden Harry Garman J M Cunningham Roy Cunningham and many others with brief notes on travel and hosting.
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