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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1914
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows a local newspaper ad for The Indiana Progress subscription terms. It outlines cash in advance rates, monthly and yearly durations, and mentions postage and entry as second class matter with notices to readers. Printing, mailing, and payment instructions appear amid garbled text.
Harrisburg Telegraph reports the Pennsylvania Good Roads Association appointing organizers to popularize the good roads movement. The piece urges a shared effort among farmers motorists and city residents to align interests for economic and ethical highway improvements, noting bad roads cost Pennsylvanians about 20 million dollars yearly and calling all citizens to support pulling Pennsylvania out of the mud.
Washington January 20. The Weather Bureau explains forecasting storms as a businesslike process. Observers gather data from distant stations and ships, tracking storm centers and isobars to estimate arrival and track speed up to ten days ahead.
Forecasters describe how storms drift from Siberia across the Pacific to Alaska and Washington Oregon, then to the Great Lakes and Atlantic coast in days. They warn about delays from unreleased ventitions, magnetic effects, and misdirection. Floods are forecast by river gauging, with warnings reaching Cairo a week to ten days early and Pittsburgh within 24 hours of heavy rain. A man, 25, near Homer City attempts suicide. he is jailed awaiting state-institution care. County tax levy remains six mills county, one for poor, half for sinking fund. Bibles advertised at Huey & Moorhead's.
A string of local marriages including Arthur W. Miner and Beman M. T Howes in Tabure, with families from Endiana and Parkwood. The ceremony was performed by James Shelton and followed by a reception as the newlyweds plan to reside on their farm near Ernest. Additional notices list other nuptials, fair officers, and social events across Green township and nearby communities.
A large chorus and orchestra led by Mr. Cogswell performed The Holy City and Barbara Freitchie at the M E church on January 29. Proceeds went to the YMCA subscription fund. Tickets were 25 cents for adults and children.
A dense set of classified notices offers farm and house sales in Brushville, Blairsville and Homer City areas, listing properties with acreages, housing, outbuildings, fruit trees, coal seams and terms. Multiple buyers seeking farms, rentals, and tenant placements are advertised with contact names and locations in Pennsylvania counties.
103 acre farm west of Indiana on macadam road adjoining County Home. Brick house 20x86, tenant house 16x82, barn 76x86, wagon shed 35x45, large spring house with perennial water. 20 acres timber. Coal underlying included. Write Mrs. Lewis Denbender, R. D. 6 Indiana Pa. B2tp
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