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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1910
Page
2
An 1859 reprint begins with Walter Gordon a west rural farmer driven by greed. He hoards wealth, mistreats kin, and spurns warnings as a curse grows with superstition and doom. In a stormy night, a poisoned dog foreshadows violent retribution from hidden thieves seeking his gold.
A dire tale of Walter Gordon plagued by robbers who seize his wealth and drag him through fear and misery. After the raid he appears beggared and mad, wandering the road, muttering in a ruined life, until he dies, with his mother's words proven true.
J.P. Lytle of Rayne Township recounts wintering in Sanford Florida and urges readers not to buy land unseen. He notes thriving crops, new development, ample churches, and no saloons, but warns of land sharks and the need to visit and assess first. He stresses caution and firsthand inspection before investing.
News from fifty years ago notes the Indiana Brass Band out Thursday night, entertaining locals. A burglary at Henry Ow’s White township home occurred while families attended church, ransacking rooms for little cash. A house owned by A P Lytle in Armstrong township burned Tuesday, the fire fed by a faulty stove pipe and spreading quickly.
A report notes Lytle will have all goods removed before a blaze consumes the property. A. W. Taylor Hay named Representative delegate and Wm. M. Stewart Enq. Senatorial delegate, by Armstrong county in a court-house meeting to join the People’s State Convention at Harrisburg on June 7. Jamison brothers start a hack line from Indiana to Brookville via Punxsutawney, with departures and arrivals on Tue Thu Sat and Mon Wed Fri schedule.
Government announces exams for Railway Mail Clerks Custom House Clerks Stenographers Bookkeepers and other positions with salaries up to 2500 annually Applicants over 18 in any location may request free instruction and information from the Bureau of Instruction 674 Hamlin Building Rochester NY 9 11 Road Masters Report available in 100 report books for 35 cents each plus 10 cents postage Separate offer for rural delivery patronage and local notices Also a hot meal marketed for 26 cents at Clannon's restaurant East Philadelphia Street 8 tf
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