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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
3
A dated discussion extols women’s appreciation for in depth store advertising. It argues that big city pages attract shoppers because merchants advertise bargains women note and visit stores with those items on hand. It urges smaller towns to adopt similar ads to boost shop patronage.
A detailed two day gathering of teachers at Book amyre school Rayne township and Hutcheon station outlines sessions on grammar direct methods and reading. Programs include morning welcomes, debates on intemperance and director attendance, and lessons on spelling physiology and arithmetic with multiple speakers, recitations and a question box.
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Vital Statistics reports 192 182 deaths in 1906 with 114 436 processed in the annual figures and 8 679 still births. Urban death rate per 4000 was 18.1 and rural rate 12.4, using Census classifications.
The report details death rates by age and race, noting 8,917 typhoid deaths statewide and 10,780 tuberculosis deaths with lungs most affected. Diphtheria caused 2,433 deaths, measles 1,463, and diarrhoea 11,249, with 9,796 of these in children under two years. Cancer deaths totaled 4,208, with breakdowns by site, and 7,415 died of pneumonia.
Rev John J Wheeler of St John the Evangelist's urges Lasalle College graduates to forgo intoxicants, citing health, vigor and success. He argues a good fellow avoids alcohol, noting industry, endurance and social trust hinge on restraint. Alcoholism cited as global danger, with France as example, and doctors warn of ruined health from drinking.
A newspaper report cites Professor B. Conden of Columbus arguing that alcohol has limited physical benefit. He notes that half a gallon daily would barely sustain a person during intense activity and that habitual drinkers lack endurance, with the claim linking alcohol to reduced body performance.
Barmaida of England and Hfforta reveal that 27,000 girls are employed in barracma across the United Kingdom, with at least 7,500 in London. Most are under twenty five, and many above sixteen. Wages range from 1.26 to 3.50 dollars weekly.
In 1852 the first anthracite coal was mined within the limits of what is now the city of Scranton Pennsylvania.
John Cronin of Belleville New Jersey sank to his shoulders in quicksand while separated from his hunting party in Bargon county woods. His dog sought him, barked for help, and led the others back to Cronin, who was rescued with branches and carried a mile to a home where he revived. Chief Michael Flynn and others were in the party.
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