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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1903
Page
3
Instructions from American Bee Journal describe selecting worker comb pieces, removing drone cells, and assembling frames with No. 16 wires. The method uses small box combs, precise cuts, and careful wiring to create solid worker comb patches without leaving wires after repair.
The advice notes currant pests sink into the bush with a greenish white currant worm. Apply Paris green and hellebore in water at one tablespoon per gallon until berries reach one eighth inch in diameter, then avoid until harvest. Early, repeated sprays are most effective. Bordeaux mixture also works, but avoid sticky residue on fruit.
Describes use of corrosive gublimate and formalin to prevent potato scab. Recommends dissolving poison in water, soaking seed potatoes for one to two hours, then diluting. Claims formalin solution is cheap, efficient, and nonpoisonous for grain and potatoes. Includes dosages and soaking instructions.
Deeds placed on record show transfers across Indiana Blairsville Saltsburg and surrounding townships. Notable transactions include 75 acres in West Montgomery to Erastus A. Stees for 300 dollars and 33 acres in Cherryhill to J M Bartlebaugh for 40 dollars. Additional lots and farms change hands including 60 acres in Center to August Haberstick for 600 dollars and a 100 acre West Wheatfield parcel to Bantley for 1,500 dollars.
An advertisement praises Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills as a tonic for blood strength digestion and sleep. A customer testimonial from Charlotte Im at 362 Philadelphia St Indiana Pa credits better rest, nerves, blood and bodily strength to the pills. The notice also lists a sale house in Smicksburg Pa with property details and contact W T Crawford for more information.
A damaged notice lists various building supplies including columns and halting items with delivery offered. It also mentions a job posting seeking a man to care for livestock and general work locally with good wages. An old drug advertisement touts Dean's Ointment for instant relief and cure available at drug stores.
The 37th annual G B encampment will be at San Cal for old veterans with itineraries guiding travel to Albuquerque New Mexico. Participants will reach the Grand Canyon Arizona Thursday morning August 43 viewing the canyon then proceed to Los Angeles for a four hour stay and a Pacific voyage to Saaversey.
A fragmentary notice references a named individual and ongoing social interactions. The readable portion hints at repeated invitations and fate, with unclear context and missing dates or places.
An East Coast to West Coast guided tour package for the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in San Francisco. Includes multi-city departures, extensive sightseeing from August 6 to August 31, with grand canyon, Pasadena, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Portland, Yellowstone, and San Francisco legs. Round trip prices from $100 to $215 plus add-ons. Pittburgh departures discounted. Tickets via Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
Notice is given that an application will be presented to the court on the th day of August 1903 at 2 o’clock p m under the Act for incorporation of certain corporations. The proposed name is Smicksburgh West Mahoning Botk Wheat Club to maintain a social club through annual reunions among residents of Smicksburg and vicinity. Names listed include CE Sendron and many others as solicitors for the charter.
Fragmentary OCR shows rail timetable details for Pennsylvania Railroad with assorted numbers and times. Includes Sundays and weekdays notices, arrival and departure times, and lines to Butler Blairton and Blagesville with limited legible cues.
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