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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1895
Page
4
A historical notice section urges readers to join Dr Tal mage's sermon on motherhood duties and civic responsibility. It promotes consolidation of Indiana towns, discusses political without party bias, and notes upcoming August 3 voting hours 7 a.m. to unspecified end. It also comments on Governor Histing and Republican party sentiments amid summer gibes and national financial issues.
A Pittsburg Gazette exposé alleges Magee Flinn Martin sought to buy Indiana county delegates for a State Convention via bribes. It details letters, hotel meetings, and named locals Harry H. Robinson and Steele G Hartman resisting offers from Senator Flinn, William C McKinley, and associates.
A sequence of short notes lists visits and social calls across Blairsville and nearby towns. Names include W. P. Wheile, Mabel Brownlee, T. B. Clark, R. N. Thompson, Lottie Moorhead, J. M. Cunningham, Dewina Hart, and many others visiting from Pittsburg, Johnstown, Tarentum, Rayne township, West Indiana, and beyond. Travelers head to Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Ebensburg court, and Emporia funeral duties, with several relatives hosting or staying in towns such as Oil City, Ridgeview, and McKeesport.
Indiana, capital of Indiana County, is praised for its steady growth, clean streets, public services, and strong civic life. The article highlights two large foundries, mills, incu bator factories in Homer City, a robust school system led by Dr. D. J. Waller, and a thriving business sector led by Wilson & Son dry goods. It notes plans to consolidate Indiana and West Indiana into a Greater Indiana, linking to the Vanderbilt system and local coal and gas wealth.
A travel account describes the Vatican Museums galleries and libraries. It details the Glory of the Belvedere and Laocoon, the Museo Pio Clementino, Braccio Nuovo, Egyptian and Estruscan collections, and the vast Library with 19000 Latin and 4000 Greek manuscripts. The writer notes the Pompeii artifacts, Nineveh preparations, and global relics, praising marble halls and the grand overall collection.
This excerpt urges cheerful action and generosity, urging readers to light their lives at both ends and not meet trouble half way. It calls on readers to open purses strings, releasing hoarded coins to help others and spread happiness.
Fleet remnant auctionad promises to clear stock after 30 years of accumulation. We offer the buying public a chance of a lifetime to vet cheap goods with a remnant for everybody.
An advertisement promotes remnants in dress goods from summer wash fabrics to wool novelties. Prices drop from 75 cents to 1.50 per yard to 50, 75, 85 cents and 1 dollar. The sale emphasizes reduced yardage costs and fashionably priced materials for upcoming sewing needs.
A local sale advertises remnants in straw hats for children boys and men. Prices are cut in half from regular pricing, offering substantial savings on styles suitable for warm weather and outdoor use.
Remnants in lace curtains and window shades, one or two pairs of a kind, must be sold at about half the original price. The offer appeals to buyers seeking budget-friendly fabric remnants.
Remnants in shoes including ladies mens and boys lines offered at least one third off in all kinds and qualities.
A local sale advertises substantial savings on children's suits with prices ranging from $1.50 to $6, discounted to as low as 96 cents. The offer includes 159 suits in various sizes and styles, emphasizing marked-down quantities and lower price points.
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