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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1919
Page
4
A rambling piece contrasts amateur gardeners with chicken raisers and notes the joy of gardening. It also describes a French inventor adding a tiny electric lamp to a pistol mechanism, enabling a bright beam to guide a shot and claim accuracy up to 60 to 100 yards.
The article discusses a proposed French twenty four hour time system. A. De Mortellet suggests counting with two bells or a single bell to indicate tens and units. One bell could handle up to nine, while a second bell marks tens, enabling decimal time with distinct tones for units and tens.
A clean cut German applicant seeks work in a clothing shop. The boss questions experience and the man claims to have sold clothing at Zwanzighundert Blankstrasse, which the employer doubts. The punchline reveals the address is four pawnshops, implying a misunderstanding about selling clothes.
A note cites The Handy Man copyright year 1619 attributed to Western Newspaper Union. The fragment records a copyright reference amid older period material. No further details or context are provided in the readable text.
Notice to contractors, sealed proposals recalled by Indiana county commissioners until 12 o'clock noon Friday June 30 1919 for three election houses at Dilltown Burlington Township Trcksonville Wallopaburg South Mahantongo Twp. Each bid to include a $75 certified check per house. Checks payable to Commissioners of Indiana county forfeitable if contract not entered and bond not provided within ten days after award. Old Zeb Darrell scene and Ward Evans handyman tale ends with Ward seeking work and romance. Plans and specs at County Commissioners office or from County Engineer. June 4 1919.
An auditor appointed by the Orphans Court of Indiana County will settle and report distribution of funds in the hands of D A Palmer administrator of Anna K Varga late of Center Township. He will attend at his office 701 Philadelphia Street Indiana PA on Tuesday July 1 1919 at ten o clock a m. All interested parties may attend. Attest secretary. James L Kirdea auditor. May 21 1910 4t
Notice to electors of Pine Township Indiana County Pennsylvania of a special election on June 28 1919 between 7 am and 7 pm to obtain assent to an increase in indebtedness. Board of Township Supervisors supports the debt increase for highway improvements with last assessed valuation 501784 and proposed increase 93501. For purposes of funding the township’s share of highway improvements.
Letters of administration on the estate of W Milton Stewart deceased have been granted to the administratrix. Creditors must present claims properly authenticated for settlement and debtors must make immediate payment. Meeting notices also announce teaching positions and bids for coal and kindling.
The undersigned auditor for the Olpha Court of Indiana County announces he will attend to duties of appointment at his Philadelphia Street office in Indiana PA on Friday June 24 1919 at 10 o clock a m. All interested parties may appear to set aside and receive the distribution money in the hands of Samuel Grimitt estate administrator.
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