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 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1896
Page
6
An early morning ritual unfolds as a Scotchman repeats a “chance passage” from the Bible to a young friend. The pupil dutifully reads Proverbs about blessing a friend and rising early, prompting the elder to admit the verse’s pointed lesson was likely for his own benefit. Youth's Companion.
A town figure touts Bacon's Celery King for nerve and stomach ills stating his wife improved after three packages. Advertises mail-order purchase from multiple agents across Indiana and Pennsylvania with a free trial and a large size price of 50 cents.
The article cites California Fruit Grower advice on mixing paris green with bran to kill cutworms, with optional sugar or molasses to attract worms, and describes applying a handful per tree or vine. It also promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a guaranteed remedy for various skin conditions with local sale listings.
Reader testimonials claim Castoria eases child diarrhoea and promotes health. Advertises Dr Fowlers Ext Wild Strawberry for relief and emphasizes safe blood, skin comfort, and horse liniments. Mentions German and Hungarian millet seeds and garden seeds at Kline's with seasonal offerings.
Report from Le Temps via New York Times describes a duel in a Paris park on the 13th inst between Prince de Sagan and playwright Abel Hermant. Both men fired twice, each missing, as seconds supervised and spectators watched the cold, bright day.
A reminiscence of portrait sittings for The Queen Receiving the Sacrament and The Christening of the Princess Royal. The narrative recalls the formidable Duke of Wellington and his sharp humor about distance and time, with anecdotes of Sir Edwin Landseer and a tale of pasting engravings on walls.
A Grove Ohio mother reports thirteen years of success using Dr Bull's Baby Syrup to treat dysentery and diarrhea in infants. The ad urges mothers to use the remedy to regulate bowels and curb inflammation, noting its sale by all dealers at 25 cents.
A Chicago Times Herald remark praises the last quarter century as a quiet yet real advance in temperance, noting the emancipation of higher class journeymen tradesmen and railway employees from drunkenness as a significant social improvement.
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the New Great South American Kidney Cure. This remedy relieves pain in the bladder kidneys back and urinary passages in male or female almost immediately. Sold by Herrick Bro's druggists Diana Pa. Also a farmer joke about planting yellow corn on shares.
An old advertising line references Castoria across stages of life from infancy to motherhood. The mnemonic emphasizes Castoria as a trusted remedy, noting its use for children and continued consumption by the parent for offspring.
An advertisement touts a “Mystic Cure” that allegedly cures rheumatism and neuralgia in 1 to 3 days. It claims immediate symptom relief and drastic system-wide action, with the first dose said to help and a 75 cent price. Sold by Herrick Bros. and Tom E. Hilde brand druggists in Indiana.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will offer excursion tickets from all points to Pittsburg and Allegheny City for the National Prohibition Convention on May 27 28 and 29. Tickets sold May 24 25 and 26 are at a single round trip fare no less than 25 cents with return validity to May 30.
Train listings show multiple trains from Pittsburg to Kittanning and Oil City, with arrivals at West Penn Junction and Junction. Express and local cars connect Pittsburg, Kittanning, Oil City, Emlenton, Titusville, and Titusville Express timing figures appear as scattered times.
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.