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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1889
Page
4
The Indiana Progress comments on President Harrison's inaugural address warning foreign sentiment, notes the Prohibition Amendment timing, and urges united effort to defeat a possible defeat. It lauds the American people at the inauguration, praising order and good humor of half a million gathered in Washington.
General Harrison spoke at Indianapolis about the loneliness of high public duties and the isolation of decision making. He urged reliance on divine guidance for direction and safety, noting the presidency carries great responsibility beyond honor. He compared Lincoln’s loneliness to illustrate the trust placed in leaders.
The Pennsylvania Railroad carried 105000 excursionists to Washington for the inaugural event, using 210 trains and ten car sections per train. Despite weather and crowding, the operation moved smoothly with only minor delays for safety, praised as a remarkable display of management and organization during the Centennial celebration activities.
Citizens of Conemaugh township appoint viewers for a county bridge project over Blacklege creek on Robt Newry's farm. The docket covers estate settlements, naturalization, larceny, forgery, liquor to minors, and a major murder trial of Pasquale Renaldo with Jesse Palmer and Joseph D Alexander, including jury selection and opening testimonies.
The subject was a woman of sterling character beloved by all who knew her. Widowed in May 1877, she lived with her son Richard D. McGaughey and was cherished for frankness and kindness. A dedicated M. E. church member, she has entered rest in Heaven after a life of service. Grandmother’s chair is empty as she rests with the Lord. Also includes an advertisement claiming Hall’s Catarrh Cure cures deafness caused by catarrh, with a $100 reward for any uncured case. The note promotes this remedy from F J Cheney & Co Toledo and mentions a money-back style assurance and druggists’ supply.
A fragment emphasizes a vital link between digestion and health, noting that blocked pathways can cause illness. It identifies the stomach and liver as key organs, reflecting a medieval or early medical belief in the body's routes of sustenance and toxin processing. The text appears as a clipped excerpt discussing how diet and organ function affect well being.
The Legislative committee including Hon H P Crown of Beaver and Hon J B Fruit of Mercer toured the State Normal School at Indiana, praising the building from basement to dormitories. They commended order, earnest student conduct, well furnished rooms, ventilation, abundant hot and cold water, and the extensive physical apparatus. The verdict: superior arrangements compared with other Normal Schools.
A sale advertisement offers numerous glass chimneys lantern globes lamp parts and lamps at deep discounts. Items include Flint Glass Chimneys No 1 3c or 2 for 5c No 2 4c or 2 for 7c Tubular Lantern Globes 6c Lamp Buzzers 5c Lamp Burners 7c Pint Tumblers 30c per dozen Good Hand Lamps 20c 10 inch Cake Stand 20c Weight Extension Lamp discounted from 200 to 165 36 prisms 450 to 3.25 Automatic Spring Extension 5.00 to 3.75 Brass Bowl 7.00 to 5.00 72 prisms Colored Shade 10.00 to 7.75 Plus new Vase Lane shapes.
A farmer journal urges prioritizing vitality in seed wheat oats and potatoes. It argues that high grade vigorous seed boosts yields 25 to 100 percent, and urges tested, improved varieties only after verification. M B Kur endorses careful selection and truthful claims.
A testimonial from Indiana Pa cites sowing one and a quarter bushels of Early Swedish Oats from M B Kline in spring 1888 on under an acre yielding forty three bushels of clean oats. The ad also notes the oats are sold only by Kline and that the oats are expected to become a leading variety. Also mentions Hotel Albion in Pittsburg offering modern accommodations at low rates with American and European plans and updated amenities.
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