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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1915
Page
6
Obscure typographical garble from an old Indiana county paper likely includes publisher names and postal details. The fragment hints at obituary notices and poetry notes with nominal charges, plus an address for payments and correspondence to The Indiana Progress.
TRHAMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Are Strictly Cash in Advance One year cie e eeee eras 1.5 Eight monthe 0 eee ee 1.00 Bix Months 1.26 0 ys eeee 76 Four Months .c.es cee 50 Three Months .¢.2 505 40 All papers stopped at the expiration of subscription.
A. W. Macy recounts the first American newspaper issued in Boston on September 26 1690 printed by RA Pierce for Benjamin Harris. The issue promised monthly notices of notable events to enlighten readers about Divine Providence. Authorities later censored and suppressed Harris paper for reflections deemed unlawful.
The Progress clarifies that signing nomination papers is not a pledge of support. Signers aid legal compliance by securing required numbers, but do not pledge support to the candidate. Misrepresenting a signer's pledge undermines trust and the paper warns against such misrepresentation.
Several wills name heirs and executors with specific bequests including Mary A H Tomb sole beneficiary and later division among Tomb children Verna Virgil Fanny Homer and Martha adopted daughter Jennie receives five dollars. Also Meats family bequests to Sarah Ann Nancy and Elizabeth Meats with executors Frank Rugh and David Christie. Weaver will leaves farm and personal property to Laura B Weaver with children James W Hazel Henry and Charles Weaver sharing upon spouse death. Grant Pearce named executor. Marriage licenses listed for several couples. Festivals announced in Taylorsville Penn Run and Washington church with rain contingency and July dates.
Five children born to a family including Michel Pansy Wed dn iafaney and Caralya, with a long list of relatives noted. The obituary records a man who died while running for a car, his funeral held near Davis, and a large turnout of relatives and friends. Other notices follow of Elizabeth Moorhead, James Hart, Elizabeth Knauff, and Joseph Howe, plus political ads and local audit notes from Indiana County in 1915.
School board of Pine township will meet at the Bellwood area to discuss hiring teachers for Bellwood schools and Nes t high school. Bids will be received for turning in supplies for the coming year and coal funding. Also notices of audits and administrator appointments appear, with several names and locations listed for estate matters and public notices.
Mrs Nannie B Woodward of Rochester Mills died July 9 1915 from heart trouble aged six years one month nine days She is survived by husband two sons I B Speedy of Wilkinsburg W A Speedy of Rochester Mills a step son and daughter Frank Woodward and Miss Harriet Woodward of Greensburg Interment was at Washington church cemetery Rayne township The family expresses thanks for kindness shown during illness and death of mother and grandmother
Mrs Laura Weaver and children of Homer City thank friends and neighbors for kindness and aid after the death of their husband and father.
Under the law of self preservation we owe it to ourselves to take an active part in the fight waged by intelligence against ignorance space and sanitation against dirt and disease and assist those charged with preventing the spread of disease in our community or its introduction from outside sources.
Brushvalley 5, A. Nelson and wife of Tomer City were Sunday guests of A. G. Nelson. Also visiting were C. S. Nelson of Wilkinsburg and his son Walter of Cleveland.
Our entire stock of baby carriages go-carts and sidewalk sulkies is offered at greatly reduced prices by Ht Hl Steving & Co The Big Store with closeout sale details and store name for local shoppers.
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