This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1889
Page
5
The Indiana Progress notes postal law changes threaten publishers with fraud charges if readers order papers and later discontinue or mark them refused. It outlines legal advertising rates: one inch weekly to four weeks, and additional issues, with charges for legal and official notices.
Smith's gallery in West Indiana advertises thirty five new landscapes at Zecta each with frames from 3 inches up, touts low prices and a large inventory. A large crowd is expected as gallery claims to offer unbeatable bargains on pictures and a variety of wall decor.
Blairsville notes report sickness in the area, a poet in Livermore, local business openings and moves, and obituaries. Announcements cover Miss Sadie Geary, Miss Annie Evans, and Mr. George Taylor’s typhoid death with family impacts. Also details on Dever Miller, Globe Clothing, and Edison store plans, plus railroad era social snippets. Brushvalley reports, preaching plans, and a Republican county committee meeting with primary election rules and venue adjustments for White township voters.
Miss Rosa Snyder visits friends in Pittsburg. Prof. Gilbert from Homer City was here last week. Miss Mary Mays visits friends near Greenville. Our town well represented in Indiana this week. Mr. Will Garman of Rambaugh visits his parents. Miss Sadie Geary visits Blairsville friends this week. Chewing gum out of season yet snuff not recommended. Mr. Jecot George and family plan spring departure. Mr. John Lear sick but slowly recovering. Miss Emms Beatty of Blairsville spent last week in town. Mrs. Flynn of New Castle visits brother Mr. Gil Doty near Mr. Harry Berry Halle Mills.
Programme for an Institute in Rayne township at Pleasant Valley Church from March 29 to 30, 1899. Friday evening features writer’s work results, lessons on teaching, debates on a Pennsylvania constitutional amendment, with names such as Herry Cordron, Luna Napp, M Lizzie Lewis, Jas Peterman, and Effie Thompson. Saturday topics include teaching apparatus, Friday afternoons, summer plans, recitations by Luna Napp and Gertrude McElhoes, plus general business committee notes.
Chambersville March 11 89 Hawthorne district citizens met to discuss fertilizer and farming pay topics. A Farmers Debating Club was organized to meet every alternate week with a three member rules committee. Officers elected include Chairman M C Fisher Secretary Mollie Kimple and reporter Jas Speedy. The next question to be debated March 15 asks how the public can gain best results for taxpayers.
The message calls for urgent private and public prayer to sway voters in Indiana toward the Prohibitory Constitutional Amendment. It prescribes weekly temperance prayer meetings in churches through June 18, with a two to three person committee to plan topics and leaders, urging faith over carnal means.
Extracts show growers reporting on oats from M B Kline sown in 1888 in Pennsylvania. Statements praise yield, early ripening, stiff straw and good standability. Multiple farmers including Wm Risincer Homer City and Philip Kunkle Creekside mention sowing plans and sale availability.
The fifth session met at Leisure Schoolhouse No 6 on Friday March 8 1889 with an attentive audience. An entertainment by the school earned praise for teachers and pupils. Saturday sessions included teaching by a schoolmaster, a keynote address by E W Griffith, and criticisms and commendations. The debate weighed new versus old education. As the last institute of the year the event was deemed a grand success with thanks to directors and Leisure District villagers.
From March 6 to March 11 1889 M Seanor sent 9 cattle 5 calves 146 hogs to Chalfont Pa H Bryan moved 390 hogs to Lansdale Pa J N Stewart shipped 205 hogs to Salford Pa J D McKalip 16 horses 35 hogs to Radnor Pa J J M B Moore 1 horses 83 hogs to Spring City Pa J Creps 67 sheep to West Philadelphia
Oame, an express driver from Uniontown Pennsylvania, lost vision to one eye and faced possible removal of the other after severe inflammation. James Morrie, father of Dr Sadler of Pittsburg, advised consulting Dr Badier who reportedly restored sight in thirty days without removing an eye, following decades of blindness for another patient.
The spring term of the California State Normal will open March 25. It promises to surpass prior terms in attendance and interest. Board and tuition for 14 weeks range from $40 to $56, with tuition alone about $10.50. Read for catalogue. The source text mentions an Indiana-related phrase.
A lengthy obituary honors Mrs. Prothero born July 3, 1817 in Armstrong County. She married John Prothero in 1835, built a mercantile fortune, and raised thirteen children. Known for nursing during the diphtheria surge, she cared for the sick, helped the poor, and stood as a devoted wife and mother in Kellysburg for fifty years. Her memory is praised as embodying charity, steadiness, and steadfast faith.
Newton Beer's excellent company presents Lost in London with Seavey scenery praised as top quality. Grand transformation scene captivates audiences and the capable cast delivers strong singing and dancing including a male quartet. Admission details note March 16 at Library Hall with seats available.
On March 7 1880 by Rev A T Ball at the Lewis House Indiana J C McGaughey of Davis and Minnie Harman of Willett were married. On March 7 1889 at the bride’s parents near Cherrytres Indiana county by Rev Shaw George Michaelis and Emma S Gooderham wed. On Saturday March 9 19 Mrs Polly tel man of Bayne township aged 9 years. Wanted two thousand cords of chestnut and oak bark highest market price paid Tomas LowMas Indiana Pa. FT ppetel boneaeghad
The passage highlights Wm. P. Shagan and the early carpet industry in Philadelphia, noting Axminster origins and the city as a great carpet making hub. It cites production figures, varieties such as cotton, wool, Brussels, Wiltons, and Venetians, and claims Philadelphia firms dominate with low prices and a broad stock. It advertises Smyrna rugs, wall papers, and a spring 1889 stock, urging local patronage.
An impassioned plea for renewed vitality notes many suffer nerve weakness and fatigue in prime years. It praises Counted claims for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a pure botanic tonic improving digestion and blood, eradicating dyspepsia insomnia and related ills, and mentions widespread malarial ailments and constipation.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.