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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1902
Page
5
Local correspondence lists visitors from Indiana and New Washing ton and Norman, with many calls on residents. Three new scarlet fever cases surface as community life continues with services, dances, and social events. Strongstown and Shelocta items note hunting trips, moves, repairs, and local visits. health concerns mix with religious services and small town news.
Local residents and visitors listed from West Wheatfield and Blacklick towns. Names include Tom Muir Klondike, D C Mack Indiana, Lewis McCoy Pittsburg, Gilbert Campbell Homer City, Hugh Mack Clyde, Col Hoff party Blacklick, Miss Carrie Sharp Bick list, Miss Bell Rankin Pittsburg, John Sleppy Pittsburg, Mrs W T Smith and Jennie Leechburg Apollo visitations and small-town activities noted.
A. H. L. Yeagley, Lewis Warren and Dr. Caldwell of Allegheny returned home last week after hunting in the neighborhood. Mrs. Jane Parry, staying with Samuel McCoy’s family in Cockport, visits here. Frank Altimus and family were in Johnstown Saturday. Clarence Foulkes traveled to Ebensburg. Miss Clara Laney of Pittsburgh, who had been visiting, returned home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lewis of Ambrose visited T. W. Shields and A. H. Shields is remodeling. T. B. Harmon is building a stable. Lelia and Wilber Shields hosted 30 young people at a Wednesday evening party.
A Cen tral Hotel patron writes that rumors wrongly claim fever or scarlet fever caused her daughter's death. The letter states death was due to brain congestion. She denies other accusations and requests patrons' continued support.
Miss Sarah Bel Mahoney performs an elocutionary entertainment at the Lutheran church in Smicksburg next Saturday evening. An admission fee will be charged with proceeds benefiting the church.
Emergency fire rescue story aside the ad promotes Dr King's New Discovery as protection against throat chest and lung troubles. It touts a teaspoonful as a late cough remedy with safe tasting formula and guarantees satisfaction. Local distributors Daugherty Bros Indiana Pa Moore Homer City Park Marion Center offer trial bottles free and home furnishings ad appears on page 7.
The prothonotary reports accounts filed and confirmed nisi will be presented for final confirmation Saturday December 6 1902 unless objections are filed by that date The accounts include A M Harbison committee of Henry L Doersch lunatic and D C Mack committee of John Burton late of West Wheatfield township Also note store news on page 7 of this week is the Progress.
D. H. Turner of Dempseytown Pa claims Dr King's New Life Pills cured his constipation stomach and liver troubles in two weeks. The advertisement touts the pills as infallible and lists price 25 cents at several local drag stores including Daugherty Bros Indians Pa and Homer City Wm I Moore Marion Center and L N Parks.
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as stopping coughing and curing a cold in one day with a price of 25 cents. It uses marketing terms like Nocura and nopsy to imply effectiveness and inexpensive availability.
Market notes list butter eggs potatoes beans cabbage flour wheat and lard prices per unit. Figures show per pound, per dozen or per bushel, with retail and sack prices for lard and flour and general wholesale prices for beans cabbage and potatoes. Names of units include Ib., bu., sack, and dozen.
Dun's Weekly Trade Review reports that trade and industry show steady progress nationwide with large autumn distributions and robust demand for heavier goods. Rail freight remains slow despite enormous business, with October earnings up 4.8 percent from last year and 142 percent above 1900, while prices broadly declined about 1 percent led by meats and fuel.
The Pittsburg market closes with corn at 69 14 to 73 76 cents for yellow shelled and ear, oats at 87 87 ¼ cents for No 2 white and 35 36 cents for regular, hay prices from 9.50 to 16.00 per ton, butter rates from 16 to 28 cents, eggs around 21 to 28 cents, cheese with several varieties priced, and cattle hogs and sheep categories listed with typical ranges for quality grades.
Legal notice of real estate description and mining rights tied to a 163 acre tract in Green township Indiana County Pennsylvania. The Engle deed of April 2 1901 reserves coal rights two acres opened, timber use two years from 1901, and rights to enter mine shafts and build roads and buildings. Executed in McCullough suit Fi Fa No 41, December Term 1902.
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