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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1915
Page
6
Fourth of July celebration may delay Progress next week report accidents or events from the holiday. Mail letters at regular time and call or telegram at our expense if you hear of accidents deaths or anything interesting after you have called. Editors urge prompt reporting and not assuming prior knowledge.
Wilkinsburg residents Finsthwait and Hawes visited Ebensburg while Mrs Francis Glenn owns a new car. Pitcairns toured Buffalo including Niagara Falls. Miss Helen Pitcairn joined from Wilkinsburg. Mrs Rinports returned from West Virginia. Mrs J Auld recovers post surgery. J C Mahaffey group heads to Chicago for California fairs via special train. Dr L R Mahaffey to wed midweek.
Paul J. Leib of town died Monday evening after a spring grip illness worsened. Born in Horb Germany 29 years ago he came to Indiana 14 years ago, established Leib bakery four years ago, married Lillian Adams February 4 1914, survived by wife, father and a brother in Germany, another brother drowned at Twolick Creek. He was a member of St Bernard church and Indiana Lodge Elks. Funeral at St Bernard church Thursday 9:00 am. Interment in church cemetery.
The notice lists deaths and interments in the Black Hick area with services led by Pastor Rev W GC Wallace. It notes David W. Smith aged 61 of Black Hick, Amanda J. Davis of Vandergrift, Minerva Duncan Beatty of Center Township near Homer City, Annie Lovoda, a seven week old child of Waterman Center Township, and John Weaver a Civil War veteran of North Point, with survivors and burial details included.
A Pittsburg Dispatch report notes charitable institutions in Frankfurt Germany operate lodgings and meals for the poor at fixed prices. Dinner soup meat and vegetables cost about eight cents. lodging ranges from thirty eight to sixty cents per week. The piece mentions several local deaths including Mrs Arthur Gramfus Mrs Daniel Grimm Mrs James Wood of Mt Union near South Bend.
County commissioners are informed that under the 1918 act the secretaries or clerks of cities boroughs townships and school districts must send written notices listing all offices to be nominated at the fall primary. Notices must reach the county commissioners by July 20. Include unexpired term lengths for vacancies filled by appointment.
Markets report cattle hogs and sheep values for Pitaburgh and Cleveland with prices for prime steers heifers cows and bulls. Grain quotes show July wheat corn and oats along with regional cattle and hog averages and assorted livestock categories.
Samuel Dixon notes dangers of self medication and reliance on neighbors for remedies. He argues diagnosis requires skilled physicians and cautions against patent drugs and untrained treatments. U.S. drug spending nears 500 million annually, most not physician prescribed. seek professional medical care for ailments.
Fireworks for the Fourth of July described as safe and sane. Balloons sparklers torpedoes repeater caps pistols Roman candles pin wheels and other items offered at Huey and Moorhead's to celebrate with young people.
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