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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1895
Page
5
The advertisement urges shoppers to save time by going directly to WLR Loughby & Co. for purchases. It argues that most consumers end up buying there after delays and consultations, presenting a simple, direct shopping conclusion.
A brief note outlines Spray Dress Goods and Sprig Wraps with Dresses, detailing a period fashion update. The item references ae Speues in passing, signaling a local goods catalog summary rather than a full feature.
Bold ad details ladies capes priced from 2.00 to 20.00 with several midrange options. Shoppers are urged to explore the display at the store to view styles and lengths before purchasing.
The store announces its first venture offering ready made dresses from a renowned maker with guaranteed best work, style and fit at prices around the cost of making. Duck suits S2 priced at 2.50, 3 and 4 dollars. Wool suits range from 4 to 12 dollars. They pledge extra values to buyers.
The ad promotes a season opening featuring wide dress goods lines in Wash Cotton, Wash Silks, China Silks, Glace Silk and Black Silk with prices 25 percent below prior levels. Includes Nice Waist Silks priced at 35c 40c and 50c and higher. Gents' Fine.
A clothing advert text claims steady supply by selling only extra qualities and the best makes. It asserts decades of market presence and a long tenure in the line, noting 25 or 3 years in operation.
The ad lists children's two piece suits from 5c to 8, 1 25 and up, boys three piece suits 2 50 to 10, youths suits 5 86 to 12 50, men's suits 5 to 20 all wool. Prices are 25 percent less than last season.
Mrs Wm McCracken is seriously ill with consumption. Harvey McLain will leave this month for Iowa. Miss Mabel Grumbling visits in Johnstown. Mr Josep Mack of Derry visited his father in Clyde over Sabbath. Ephraim Robinson serves as juror this week. Ice left Conemaugh river with little damage. Germany M E church social set for March 16. ladies to adorn church with carpet and window Illanois. John Robinson of West Fairfield guests Euphrim Robinson. George Clawson now runs his father’s blacksmith shop with good patronage. Roads in parts of township are nearly impassable. huge snow drifts linger. pike open recently. Win Jho of Seward opens a saw mill at Harry Dick’s farm. timber to be cut on John D Clark farm.
Harvey Breth suffers a severe throat attack while residents report La grippe and measles spreading. McKeesport visitors Mrs. McCreery and Mrs. Weaver are noted, plus Dr. Martin’s Conemaugh travel. A. Grumbling trips to Lancaster. Vincent Tonkin fills an ice house. Liveryman Harvey Brickley buys a sorrel team in Altoona. James Thompson becomes a father. Miss Mary Reed departs for Jefferson Medical College Hospital for three years of nursing study.
Thos Weston and Mrs George Roush are on the sick list. Prof Hammers with Directors Marshall and Wells and Bell of township schools visited our schools last week. Henry Stiteler injured hand at saw mill in Jefferson county. Andrew Wilson sold his farm to Gus Smith who will take charge April 1. Lutherans secured Rev L L Leiber to begin meetings March 13. Last year’s state superintendent report shows Iricksburg and Clarksburg top attendance in Indiana county at 95 percent. Armagh, Indiana and West Ir… close behind at 92 percent.
The Free Methodists conduct revival meetings at Tanoma with strong attendance. Thomas Conerby moved from Irwin Gibson to E E Winsheimer to work as a fireman in Winsheimer's mills. A child of Mr and Mrs Frank Burnheimer died near Tanoma after a short illness, with interment in Tanoma cemetery. Mollie Oatman encountered a raccoon among her poultry, later learned to be a neighbor’s pet thief.
W A Donahey visited Cookport on Wednesday and Dr Miller D J Bougher J A Wheeler and others attended court at Ebensburg this week. Several residents including W H Sterner I P Newpher Earl Fleming Geo McAnulty and Porter Rmports were here recently. It reports births illnesses and local events with community updates.
East Wheatfield reports several residents ill including John Fry D W Wakefield and Twinam Bracken. A revival at Armagh draws many and Maggie Dick visits Johns town. Bethel church youths show strong activity while Blacklick creek ice blocks flow and alarms of gorge breakage rise. Isaiah Van Horn buried at Armagh cemetery. he lived near Stewart station for a year. Roads near Armagh are nearly impassable due to heavy snow drifts. supervisors urged to open the main routes or face liability.
Mrs Andrew Gibson is ill and Miss Lonnie Carnahan remains seriously ill with lung trouble under Dr Ehrenfeld of Indiana. Neal Murray of Blairsville visited. M F Couch visits West Lebanon for health. J T McCrea was on the sick list last week. A creek incident Friday night passed off without damage. Frank Row and Frank Clowes left for West Virginia to explore and seek a place to settle.
The Indiana Normal trustees purchased from Wm Alters the property adjoining their grounds facing the railroad for 1600 dollars. The price exceeded value but it secures land for a complete campus and planned improvements to power electric lighting pump water and heat buildings. When finished the institution will be the most complete of its kind in the state.
G W Riddle loses a cow while John Rice is noted as the busiest miller in town. Visits by W H Wineburg and illness notes on Joseph B Hazlett accompany church meetings led by J F Cess and Rev Kryder. Baptistry plans and revival notes feature in East Mahoning Baptist church with Rev Hile moving to the congregation. Pennsylvania Railroad tours to California described with itinerary details for 1895, including dates March 20 departure and March 29 arrival, plus contact points for travel agents in New York and Philadelphia.
Local ads announce bargains on ladies shoes salt oil and cotton blankets at Red Front and Checkered Front. Clearance on slippers and calfskin shoes at reduced prices, wholesale and retail on dry goods boots and shoes, plus closeout of lines at Mack & Ray. Mystic Cure promoted by Herrick Bros. druggists Indiana Pa.
The report lists attendance figures for Smicksburg School No 1 with teacher Cora Black. Girls attendance 90 percent, boys 97 percent. average attendance 12 girls and 25 boys. Names of students present daily include Pearl Marshall, Mable Elkin, Cora Hynkell, and others.
Mystic remedy asserts a radical cure in 1 to 3 days with actions upon the system described as remarkable. It promises immediate disappearance of disease after the first dose and lists price as 75 cents, sold by Herrick Bros, Druggists, Indiana, Pa.
Mr. Isaac Griffith of Pine Flats will become landlord of the Kinter House after April 1, succeeding the current proprietor, his brother Chas Griffith. A Small's Hand Book for 1893 is noted as being on the pike west of Indiana near the Bratton farm. Also mentioned are notices of a pneumonia death, the Dixon child, and a marriage between W Ames and Lanrab Sutton near Homer City.
Leslie Pattison offers limited time portraits in crayon size 22x29 inches for $5.00, 20x24 for $4.00, 16x20 for $3.00, and 14x17 for $2.00. Send order or write to the provided address. also invites interest in fine poultry and requests a postal card with address.
Notice and prices for Brilhart's store offer a wide range of goods including corn brooms, tin shovels, bird seed, oil stoves, buggy whips, corn poppers, lantern globes, wash tubs, wood buckets, butter bowls, parlor matches, oil cloth, dish pans, towels, bread raising pans, decorated dinner and toilet sets, tea sets, hall lights, hanging lamps, lamps of all kinds, and books from Dickens to Shakespeare, with emphasis on value and variety.
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