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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1899
Page
3
A story of a boy named Bobbie who feeds ants in a window crack, learns about their nest, and helps relocate them to the yard after a carpenter fixes the window. The tale ends with a view of ants scampering to seek new homes in the garden.
An advertisement claims rapid relief from kidney bladder and back pain within six hours for men and women. It says the remedy relieves retention of water almost instantly and offers a speedy cure. Sold by Herrick Bros. druggists in Indiana Pennsylvania.
Ice dealer Kellar Harris must serve customers through the hot season with artificial ice as his supply runs low. This week he received two carloads of manufactured ice from Greensburg to meet demand.
Sergeant John Kenney of Company E Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers writes from Cavite May 14 1899 describing duties guarding 1000 native prisoners who clean the city, moving to Corrigidor Island, his health and happiness in service, and his growing language skills plus daily fruit and tobacco. The piece notes his father F G Kenney of Grant township and includes an ad for Mystic Cure by Indiana druggists.
The New York Star announces a educational contest running June 26 to August 21, 1899, with daily prizes including a high grade bicycle, two watches, and dinner sets. entrants must submit word lists formed from the letters in the newspaper title, enclosing twelve 2 cent stamps for a thirteen week trial subscription.
In 1899 the Pennsylvania Railroad offers two personally conducted tours to Canada and northern New York. The July 22 trip covers major sights over 17 days for $125. the August 12 trip lasts 14 days for $100. Each tour has a tourist agent leader and a chaperon for unescorted ladies, with meals, parlor-car service, hotels, transfers, and carriage hire included. Tickets and itineraries available from multiple PRR offices and Geo. W. Boyd.
Excerpts discuss the dynamic between minister and congregation and whether a church community shapes its pastor or vice versa. The main question: what kind of men has the minister made, and what have congregants made of their minister. It warns against harassing or indulging leaders and praises an atmosphere that fosters virtue and discourages pettiness.
Pennsylvania Railroad offers low rate round trips to Atlantic City Avalon Anglesea Wildwood Helly Beach Rehoboth and Ocean City on several Thursdays in 1899 including return within 15 days with special trains from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia and onward. Also reduced rates to Indianapolis for Epworth League Convention with select travel dates and return conditions.
Pennsylvania Railroad offers single fare round trip tickets from Pennsylvania stations to Philadelphia for the July 21 convention in Philadelphia. Tickets valid July 20 to return by July 23. Minimum 50 cent rate. Also notes NY figures Chanler and Cummings among directors. Cascarets claim constipation cure.
A large Mennonite gathering in Millersville Pennsylvania witnessed a by lot selection of a bishop among four candidates. Rev Abram Herr emerged as the chosen bishop after four similar Bibles were shuffled and one chosen by blind selection. Herr descends from Hans Herr, an early Mennonite leader who helped settle eastern Pennsylvania nearly two centuries ago.
Letters from Dr. Nansen in London reveal plans to organize an Antarctic expedition ready to start in 1902. He aims to join and supplement British and German efforts, will travel to Berlin for the geographers congress, and attend an Antarctic conference with Sir Clements Markham and Sir John Murray meeting Professor von Drygalski to decide a general plan of action.
A short quip from the Chicago Record recounts a marital quarrel over fashion choices with the line Miss digger and I have fallen out for good. She urged a waistcoat to match her parasol signaling a humorous social disagreement. Also advertised Cascarets candy cathartic cures constipation with refunds if not effective.
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