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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1901
Page
5
Community gossip lists relatives visiting relatives in Scottdale Blacklick Pittsburg and Vandergrift plus family moves and new unions. It notes church groups forming a Jacksonville Methodist Presbyterian union and reports cataract surgery promotion by Dr Sadler with eye care pamphlets. Also classifieds seek a housemaid and announce found spectacles near Seventh Street with contact for pickup.
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil marketed as a life enhancing product for all ages it claims to restore appetite ease digestion and restore flesh making work and life brighter A free sample offer is advertised from Bowne Chemists 409 Pearl Street New York with pricing at 50c and 1 savers.
Miss Mollie Fisher returns home from Luthersburg where she taught. Edna Clever of Echo visits grandparents J B Rankin. Calvin Bley of Punxsutawney buys horses last Friday. J B Pierce back to work in D Andrews store. Mrs Martha Tucker and Miss Sabina Hilberry ill. Prof Harman visits his mother in Dayton over Sabbath. Elmer Shaffer family visit Elderton Thursday and Friday. Dr McEwen and J N Cochran improve properties. Mrs Anna Taylor of Ligonier returns after week with her mother Mrs Eliza Weamer. Mrs Elizabeth North of DuBois visits sisters near town. Wm Weamery visits son Dr J A Weaver in Homer City. Cherryhill Brethren church Christian Endeavor Society reorganizes. Blaine Short elected president, Robert Helman vice president. Misses Ella Fry and Rebecca Long of Indiana visit Fry family Saturday. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Eby of Indiana visit in-law parents over Sabbath.
Weekly specials showcase white and colored collars at 25 to 50 cents, Chenille bows, trim with spikes and silk ribbons, and a wide range of waist and skirt styles. New designs, reduced prices from muslin and cambric lines, with silk waists and fine garments up to 3.50 dollars direct from major makers.
New scholars enroll including Penn Eun William McCracken and Miss Goldie Adams. A telephone line is being built between Pine Flats and Indiana. Neighbors visit for sickness and leisure as Miss Mary Stake’s birthday party and Sabbath gatherings unfold.
Migs Lulu Smith of Apollo visits relatives at this place. Aaron King visits relatives at Ford City and Wilkineburg. Mrs J N Wherry and daughter Bessie visit relatives in Apollo and Vandergrift Thursday. Walter Rohm of Vandergrift spent a few days at a big home in Idaho last week. Continued on Eighth Page.
Catalog style ad lists Perset waists in 25c to 1.50 range with extra stout sizes, plus KABO corsets and bust formers. Also features striped wash ginghams 12.4c, batiste Ray's Latin 18c, and korah pongees. Curtain fabrics, poles, rods, umbrellas, and shoes highlighted at varying prices. Local store emphasizes newest designs and value.
A local ad notes a large lot of window shades offered at 25c for special value options, with better qualities priced at 40c and 50c. Shades are made to order in any size, with customers selecting colors and taking advantage of a concession.
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