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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
4
Fragmentary notice from The Indiana Progress mentions Moorhead A Ralph Moorhead workers and proprietors with terms 1 year paid in advance and rates for non payment and post expiration. unreadable lines reference obituaries and communications.
The article extols tighter community bonds in small towns like Indiana noting merchants and doctors are lifelong locals who know their customers personally. It highlights the gentler, brotherly spirit in rural commerce, contrasts with city life, and praises readers who support the paper amid new postal regulations.
Readers favor the new postal order requiring prepaid subscriptions. The letter carriers list numerous subscribers across Indiana and nearby towns praising advance payment as a good thing for readers and the Progress.
The First National Bank of Indiana offers four percent on time deposits with a choice of a bank book or a certificate of deposit. Depositors may elect the book, which is preferred for frequent deposits, as funds remain payable to the depositor at any time without notes and interest compounds.
A Jersey City boy born without ears attends the New Jersey Institute for Deaf Mutes in Trenton. He can hear when his lips part and talks like other children, but relies on sign language. authorities weigh his education as he avoids doctors and fears surgeons.
John Smith, a farmer near Williamsburg, Michigan, found two eleven inch trout caught by the lower jaw in a mink trap along Ml creek. He transported the fish to Ralph White's store where it was kept in an aquarium and remained lively. This marks the first reported trout caught in a mink trap in the area.
Police in Lisbon raided a house where republican conspirators met to plan a coup d etat and assassinate Premier Franco. Ringleaders including journalist Joao Chagas editor France Berger and merchant Grendetta were seized. a cache of revolvers and bombs was found. The plot aimed to exploit festivities as royal family stayed at Villa Vicosa and officials attended a ball.
Governor Stuart defends reducing Pennsylvania road funds to avoid deeper cuts to schools and state hospitals. Roads official criticizes the move. fertilizer law criticized. farm labor debate aired. specialist reports submitted as meeting ends.
In Portdervis New York Miss Beatrix Pomeroy accepts a bribe to hammer three nails into a second story Moor as Gerrie Worthington Lila Peacock Iu Cameron Flora Fitzsimmons and about four dozen others watch. When she drives the nails her skirt becomes stuck and she screams thinking the spooks have detained her. The scene unsettles the crowd as the illusion backfires.
This excerpt discusses personal finance and savings, promoting the FarrER Bank of Indiana with a starter account of one dollar at 4 percent compound interest. It also includes a boxing note by A M Loughney about Japan’s interest in American boxing and jiu jitsu, comparing physical traits and fighting aptitude, and remarks on Japanese potential in prize fighting.
A fragmented notice describes rental options for multiple farms near Parkwood Water ale house Todiana Oberta and Livermary with parcels around 185 acres near Bmickeburg West Mabauing Gopships. Details include addresses like Box 31 Todiana and RD 6 Par ton rent terms.
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