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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1911
Page
7
A fragmented account discusses Aleut islander resistance and upheaval linked to the Pacific trade routes. It notes migrations from San Francisco to Asian ports, ties to the Orient, and the strategic Behring Strait region with Russia and the United States near two key islands.
A 19th or early 20th century remark argues dentists lag in ad use compared with cosmetics, fashion, and patent garments. The piece notes women permit cosmetics and fashion in photo ads while false teeth face universal disapproval, with a quoted critic predicting libel risks for denture claims.
An octogenarian on a pay as you enter car is absorbed in a book titled The Desperado of Devil's Gulch. He ignores the city sights until at Fifty fourth and Sprinde Street he drops the volume. Passengers retrieve the title and return it to the owner per Philadelphia Times.
A Philadelphia piece notes pew rent reductions to lure congregants. A sexton recalls a young woman choosing a cheaper pew elsewhere, illustrating the rise of discount pew hunting as a modern church trend, where a new member may join for lower rates rather than fit with the pastor or congregation.
A shopper describes a versatile ornamental frame that can stand upright for portraits or rotate to a landscape orientation. The back support folds and a disk on the frame enables easy transformation between orientations. This design addresses the difficulty in finding frames that are longer than tall.
A brief item describes a teen automobile matter titled Wig Greed with cryptic phrases and a question about creed. The readable text hints at a youth involved in a local car situation or dispute, but specifics are unclear.
Transcribed will excerpts from 1904 to 1911 detail bequests to Hamill family heirs including farm property in Pins Sevudbip, steady homestead rights for daughters, and specified sums for each child. Executors named Galtitdin J Hamill, Elizabeth Hamill, Sarah Hamill, Colletta Hamill, and Monson Hamill. The text notes wills dated June 1904 October 4 1906 and April 13 11.
Letters testamentary on the estate of Jacob Dennison of Blairsville borough have been granted. Those with claims against the estate must file promptly or be barred. Executrix Mes. Mary M. Dennison of Parkwood, Pa. April 20, 1911. Mullen & Oliver Mining Engineers, Indiana, Pa. Oldest engineering office in Indians County. Land surveys offered with prompt attention.
A fragment from a period piece explores the quill versus fountain pen, noting writers cling to the quill for personality while a fountain pen replaces it for convenience. It recounts a Lexington street tale of a bo n oratah and ends with a New York Sun joke about a bootblack’s influence on carpet choices and stair cleanliness.
Two elderly belles gossip at a ball about a flirtatious flatterer Wooter von Twiller. The exchange reveals they were told they looked nice, but the flatterer claimed praise for the other belle. The cartoonish quip notes there is a game no one needs a gun to play: trouble.
A reader recalls a social gathering where a chafing dish party caused a spillover. The writer mentions ruining the food early and then dining at a regular restaurant, sharing lighthearted reflections on the event.
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