Democratic World Edits Taft Bryan Election Outcome
A Democratic World editorial analyzes Taft's narrow loss as due to his own strength and Bryan's weaknesses. It argues Bryan failed to unite the party and that Taft benefited from hard times, voter dissatisfaction, and Roosevelt's shadow. The paper calls for a prudent, progressive presidency and rejects a proxy or personal government.
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New York World
Taft
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
New York
Minnesota
Illinois
Roosevelt
Ohio
Indiana
Mr. Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
Local Option and the Rule of Popular Government
The Pennsylvania Anti-Saloon League defines Local Option as a law enabling communities opposed to saloons to ban them while others may allow them. It supplements Brooks law, rests on popular government, and requires a petition of voters to trigger an election on prohibiting liquor sales for a set period, not a partisan issue.
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Craven Hill
Pennsylvania Anti- Saloon League
Meaning of Majority and Plurality Defined for Clarity
The Standard Dictionary defines majority as more than half of a given number or group. Plurality is the greatest of more than two numbers, or the excess of the highest vote over the next highest, as when a candidate has 4000 of 10000 votes while others have 3600 and 2500, giving a plurality of 400.
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Yecaivea
New Milk Route Announces Daily Deliveries by Hileman Bros
Hileman Bros offer daily wagon deliveries of high quality milk and cream to all town areas. Milk priced at 7 cents a quart. Orders via Bell or local phones will be promptly delivered. Will Hold Bazaar and Supper by Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society in church social room on December 10 and 11.
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Hileman Bros
Bell
Ladies’ Aid Society of
The
Presbyterian Church
Memoriam for the wife of Brother Jas A Smith
A memorial resolution from Gipsy Camp No. 616 P O S of A mourns the wife of Brother Jas A Smith. It lauds her Christian life and devotion, notes her last act preparing a meal before death, and calls for printed notice, minutes entry, and a one minute silence. The committee Bk B Irwin J K Marshall Roy Brickoll sends sympathy to the bereaved husband.
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Jas
A, Smith
Bk. B. Irwin
J. K. Marshall
Roy Brickoll
Card of Thanks for Stormer Family
The wife and children of the late Charles Stormer thank friends and neighbors for kindness and aid during their bereavement.
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Charles Stormer
Indiana Markets Stockholders Meeting In 1908
The Savings & Trust Company of Indiana Pennsylvania will hold its annual stockholders meeting at eleven o clock in the morning on November 12 1908 at the company offices to elect ten directors for the coming year ROBHORT M WILSON secretary A two line note mentions an estray ram and ewe lamb owner to claim at cost in Peak Pa separate items reference fishing anecdote about sheep in Cornwall England and a note on maslin prints for sale
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the Savings & Trust Company
Indiana
Pennsylvania
M. Wilson
Costa
Harry W. Cameron
AG-81
Peak
Wanted and found notices from a small town page
A classified set shows a girl for general house work sought by a small family at 839 Maple Street Indiana Pennsylvania. A shaving parlors ad promotes White Palace Shaving Parlors in Farmers Bank basement. Richmond Bag Co seeks second hand bags burlap with freight paid. A notice seeks a home for a 12 year old girl addressed to Progress office.
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Maple Street
Indiana
White Palace
Farmers Bank
Richmond Bag Co
Richmond
Subscription Renewal Notice Under New Cash System
A period notice warns subscribers their paper will stop at expiration under the Progrdas cash in advance system. It urges renewal within a reasonable time by mailing one dollar to avoid missing issues, and instructs checking the paper’s date tab for expiry.
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Progrdas
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Progress
Inana
J. N. Langham
Butteteccc
Cornwall
England
Care of Progress Office
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Homer City
Directoire
Empire
the, Pattison Company
L. Pattison Company
PENNA
Wilson & Wood
Blue Sergers
Hnone
Court House
Indiana, Pa
D. M. Caldwell & CO
D. M. Caldwell
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