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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1916
Page
2
A historical page lists subscription terms and rates for the Indiana Progress. It notes cash in advance requirements, yearly and short-term prices, and routine publication details for a long-established county newspaper.
A political advertisement from Indiana Pa dated March 18 1916 lists Republican candidates for Congress Senate and Assembly in the 27th Congressional district including Nathan L Strong Wilburn Graff Wilmer H Wood John Fisher Garry R Wilson and B B Faylor. It invites Republican voters to May 16 primary guidance and notes party committee signatures.
J T Campbell from the Department of Agriculture urges conserving liquid manure on farms to retain potash. He notes manure losses through floors and the need for watertight barns and appropriate litter. Properly stored manure applied to soil can reduce reliance on chemical fertilizers. Also discussed are Baldwin spot on Baldwin and King apples and recommended Bordeaux mixture spray schedules to prevent the disease.
The Philomathean Literary Society presents a March 18 program in Brushvalley with music by the society, roll call, Edyth Wagner recitation on Ig a Panch Orchard Profitable, duets by Nellie Roser and Ruth Warner, Freda Kelly select reading, and a mock trial of Ted's ice cream theft. The trial lists A W Overdorff as judge and attorney, Ted Cunningham as plaintiff, and witnesses Rowland, Allen, Davis Stewart, Ulain with, and other roles.
Pine Flats and East Run communities report guests, visits, and family news from Indiana County. Highlights include Miss Wilda Roberts visiting Miss Blanche Stephens, Rev. Scott preaching in Christian church, and plans for the World War era film The Battle Cry of Peace at the Grand Theater next Saturday and Monday. Blairsville resident Matthew B Billingslee buys an imported Belgian stallion colt at Latrobe auction.
A humorous aide encourages laughter to overcome anxiety and improve performance. The piece extols jokes and smiles as tools to relieve fear, build poise, and persuade others. It contrasts a cheerful person with a persistent grouch who hides from effort and success.
Squire Shearer of Starford was seriously injured Saturday in the coal mines when struck by a 4 cable. He fractured several ribs and a lex was broken. The article also notes visits by Mr and Mrs James Simpson and Mr and Mrs Narry Lowry to nearby residents, plus a political ad from Ma Watson and various memoriam notices for Howard Cunningham and Catherine Elizabeth Simpson.
On January 17 1916 the Court of Common Pleas granted publication of a name change petition for Lynn Zukells to Lynn M Kelly. The order, filed for four consecutive weeks in the Indiana Progress, notes three months must pass with no objections before a final order is issued. Court clerk Walter H Ayers recorded the extract.
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