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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1895
Page
8
A rapid mosaic of items from around the globe notes Chile’s monetary shift, court clashes in New York, protests in Chicago, and political moves in Indiana and Cuba. Reports touch on dignitaries, sports, rail deals, maritime mishaps, and local curiosities, painting a snapshot of global and domestic concerns with concise, era-typical flavor.
Memorial Day events in Plan Ville and vicinity included interments of veterans at Donkard and Luther churches and at Mahoning Baptist and United Presbyterian sites. Local services featured floral displays, processions with martial music, and speeches by Rev Hesse Mr Wo Werner Provisional Elder Peeler and others. An advertisement notes Mystic Cure for rheumatism and a plant sale by McMaster Hood with half price pots and fruit at Nesbit’s store.
At a Monday meeting the First National Bank directors decided to erect a new one story bank building. Bids are being received and will close June 20. E M Lockard prepared plans and specifications for the proposed structure, which will be 39 feet high on the front, 25 feet wide, and built entirely of Ohio blue stone. It aims to be among the most complete bank buildings in the state.
A fragment notes financial figures for Young Township including a state appropriation of 1 046 96 for the election house rental 400 and an amount received from the collector 683 80. The text lacks full context and date but shows funding sources and payout.
The Pittsburgh market report lists prices for butter eggs lard tallow and poultry plus beans potatoes onions cabbage and rag prices. Includes grain and flour bids and wholesale rates for wheat corn oats rye and flour with regional seller notes and date June 11.
J. R. Stumpf and Son's Great Bargain Store promotes summer wear with low prices on underwear gauze shirts priced 15 25 32 and 39 cents. Sadie's vests and children's vests offered, plus lawn fabrics dotted Swiss embroidered materials and lace. Summer knee robes hammocks and various fabrics feature among the bargains.
We offer a large lot of ladies waists in various patterns and sizes now cut to half price. Waists previously selling at 4c and up are now 3c. Children’s dresses trimmed with embroidery reduced from 1.30 to 89e.
A large lot of Busket Baskets arrives with a selling point of 13 cents each or two for 25 cents. The notice urges quick purchases before stock runs out, presenting a strong bargain opportunity for shoppers.
A local shop announced fresh shipments of straw hats including dress hats at 25c 30c 45c and 48c and ladies sailors at 10c and 15c. Shoes priced to attract buyers with men starting at 98c ladies 89c and children 28c. Chambers Encyclopedia twelve volumes cloth bound 4.94 Webster dictionaries cloth 95c leather 1.30. Battle Ax Tobacco 20c a plug.
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