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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1912
Page
7
A scrambled passage portrays a young person expressing deep worry and a desire to breathe free from life’s burden. The speaker reflects on family ties, a sister and her beau, and questions their path forward amid emotional strain.
A humorous column imagines dramatic, overblown consequences of today’s fireworks. It contrasts a single loud yell, vast regrets over spending, dogs tied to crackers, hot air from speeches, and a colossal roman candle reaching toward the moon, all underscoring playful hyperbole.
A fragmented report describes Willie surviving severe injuries after his father loses his whiskers and coats in ashes. Noge is in court, one eye blackened, shirt cut to graft skin for Bar. The hose was turned on to save his eyes. Mothers fear ruin as she loses a collar and an eyebrow. Willie travels on crutches with a candle ball, while questions rise about his future safety.
A man with a large firecracker warns that carelessness causes accidents on the Fourth, claims he has fired firecrackers since youth with no injuries, recounts a memory of his Uncle Thomas teaching boys to fire an old toy cannon, then bolts to a drug store after a loud blast.
A distorted excerpt shows a quarrel in plain voice with a boy and a man debating a dog. The fragment hints at a domestic dispute or casual confrontation, lacking clear names, places, times, or outcomes to identify a full event.
Engaged crowd joined in the Star-Spangled Banner as exercises ended, with a man loudly singing every word including the tune echoing "tum te te te tam" though one spectator appeared to mock or misinterpret the performance.
Henry Talmore, a young man judged by his father as naive, proves his plan to outdo rival towns by staging a full Old-Time Fourth of July in Millridge. He quietly orchestrates posters, excursions, fireworks, and attractions, drawing a massive crowd and altering Millicent’s view of him as a serious planner.
A distorted OCR line hints at rhymes about a drum tattoo and a cracker bomb metaphor, with garbled phrasing referencing love for a land and a childlike beat. The text includes odd spellings and broken terms that obscure clear meaning or identifiable names.
The piece argues states should provide care for the tuberculous poor, including early stage and treatable cases, and those advanced in need of protection to prevent spread. It emphasizes humane aid for the sick unable to pay for care while prioritizing stamping out tuberculosis overall.
Resolutions from Creekside Presbyterian Sabbath School mourn the loss of Carrie Riddle a faithful member who served in the Master's name The committee offers sympathy and asks bereaved parents to trust in the Lord while noting her gain through death and rest in God’s will
H. A. Bowers at 720 Locust Street Indiana offers carpentry and repair services. Customers may leave orders at his home or mail him requests. No job is too small and all work is done promptly at reasonable rates.
A description touts matting covered boxes as versatile receptacles for clothing and fashionable furniture. It notes high demand due to first quality items offered for less, with skirt boxes previously at 7.00 now 5.00, and details dimensions 49 by 90 by 17 inches in fine white matting with bamboo brass fittings and interior sliding tray.
Scarfs and shams showcase Nottingham woven style with elaborate openwork lacy designs. Shams measure 30 inches square while scarfs are 20 inches wide. prices range from $4.00 to $7.00 per pair and specialty Battenberg Torchon Cluny lace scarves from $1.00 to $16.00.
The auditor appointed by the Orphans Court of Indiana County reports on distribution of funds held by J Oscar Lydie trustee for Margaret Lydie of Creekside Borough. Hearing July 12, 1912 at 2:00 PM in Marshall Building Indiana PA for interested parties. James W Mack Auditor June 26 1912. Notice to M Goldstein collateral not redeemed by July 11 1913, sale at Wayne Time & Co Indiana PA Biaphan Kib Indiana PA June 26 1912.
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