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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1889
Page
5
A miscellaneous Indiana County page notes social visits, renovations on Oak Street, job ads, a harvest forecast, church and school events, and local humor. It also reports bear and snake sightings, a fatal township death, a pistol shooting incident at Derry Station, and plans for fairs, gas company progress, and pension awards.
A. L. Mason of the Star Meat Market has erected a new slaughter house north of the borough limits praised for convenience neatness and cleanliness. It features a two person operation a water fountain hose system ice pond and a refrigerator using ice house vapors to freeze meat. The improved facility is described as a model of convenience and has helped Mason’s market gain popularity.
Mr Gus H Taylor of Indiana County Pa suffers severe cataracts in both eyes leaving him nearly blind. A doctor restores sight in sixteen of seventeen children born blind with cataracts, offering correction for crooked eyes to all who seek treatment.
The obituary honors E P Hildebrand born 1819 in Adams County Pennsylvania and long a resident of Indiana County. He served as Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts, later a Justice of the Peace, and a trusted civic ally to the German community, dying after a long public life and burial at Oakland Cemetery.
Local notes report a nearly finished bridge over Blacklick at Buena Vista described as elegant. Other items note cholera morbus among children, new residence plastering by L B King and F Overdorf, fording issues at Nineveh bridge, and Armagh Select School's seventh term ending under Prof C A Campbell.
The Sloan farm site south of town will host a new glass factory after terms were reached last week. Ground donations by citizens and company plans to employ 150 men and about three times as many youths, with work starting promptly and aiming to reopen by fall. A memorial tribute to John Learn of Green Two praises his honesty, craft, and philanthropy to the local Lutheran church and parsonage. Kemp's Balsam ad pitches free sample bottles from druggists with 50 cent and one dollar sizes, claiming it may help prevent consumption.
Howard Graham of Lewisville suffered a severe mowing accident when a criter bar struck his ankles as he handed a line to a hired hand. Surgeons Dr George Graham of Dixmont and Dr Buchanan of Pittsburgh arrived early Friday and feared possible total loss of both feet, though hopes persisted Monday that both feet might be saved. The right foot was the most damaged, nearly severed from the leg.
A verse praises Castoria through stages of life from baby to mother and children. The nostalgic lyric emphasizes the medicine’s enduring use and family association across generations. The piece reads like a promotional or marketing jingle recalling a familiar household remedy.
A quirky notices item announces new Indigo bine caloom at M. and K's during a thin week and promotes buying lake herring at low prices from Wegley and Johnetum. It also hints Feamsylvania shoppers can find tannelots only at Merbalids, implying limited availability.
Marshall & Kline advertise heavy discounts to clear warm weather stock before Antwen arrivals. Fall and Winter goods appear, with silks, laces, and fabrics slashed to new low prices. Shouty copy touts bargains, multiple fabrics and 19th century style.
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