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 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1894
Page
8
In Livingston County, Eph Parks is taken by a government officer for allegedly making illicit money. Mandy, his wife, watches grimly as the events unfold and later uses a rifle to exact her own form of frontier justice before accompanying the constable to the Dobson case.
A London Tit-Bits excerpt recounts the founder of Guy's Hospital dining solo by a dim stove with a soiled proof sheet as a tablecloth. A visitor seeks lessons in saving and is impressed when Guy extinguishes his farthing candle rather than waste light. The tale emphasizes extreme frugality and self-denial.
A New York Times note suggests stamping envelopes on the back and writing the address across folds to reveal tampering. It likens the idea to an electric burglar mat that rings bells and exposes a thief, implying stronger mail security and potential identity tracking with a letter opener as an aid.
A fragment of dialogue from Pearson's Weekly expresses regret that life plans failed. The speaker contrasts half a life spent growing whiskers to hide youth with the other half dyeing them to hide age, reflecting social pressures on aging and disguise.
The Deir el Bahari temple near Thebes is revealed as a single period monument with additions by the queen and later vandalism. Excavations by the Egypt Exploration Fund with 200 workers and a Decauville tramway uncover a new north hall, a high altar to Harmachis, and a brilliant white limestone platform. Excavators and locals comb mounds for scarabs, beads, and fragments, turning the site into a living archive of Egypt’s past.
Boston publishers tout the Youth's Companion as a premier weekly family paper for 1895. It features works by Queen Victoria's daughters, Gladstone, Dickens, Twain, ArnoId, and other world famous writers, with editorials seen as frank and fair. Prospectus and free specimen copies offered. new subscribers get free access to 1895 with $1.75 yearly subscription.
On November 1 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company began selling excursion tickets at principal offices for winter resorts across New Jersey Virginia North and South Carolina Georgia Florida and Cuba. Tickets are offered at low rates reflecting the railroad’s extensive connections and reputation for travel. Squire James Fenton refurbished his office this week and will wed the first couple to arrive for a nominal fee, signaling a lighthearted local note.
An advertisement promoting Dr Sadler of Pittsburg claims ear infections with pus discharge and deafness are curable. It cites a patient, Charles C. Dryden, treated in 1880, with restored hearing, and invites others to be examined free. Also promotes a Spring Curry Comb for horses priced at 23 cents from the Spring Curry Comb Co. of South Bend Indiana.
Dr Little the Eye Specialist will be in Indiana at Dr Churchill's office on November 17. Persons with eye trouble or in need of glasses should consult him as this will be his last visit for 1894.
White Township taxpayers hear in the Court House on Tuesday and Wednesday November 20 and 21 to pay poor and school taxes. Gilpin McHenry 2 Collector.
Pure blood is absolutely necessary in or der to enjoy perfect health. Hood's Sarsa parilla purifies the blood and strengthen the system. Large line of umbrellas for 50c 75c 90c $1 and up at W. M. Cunningham's. Get your groceries and provisions at Mc Master & Hood's. Headquarters for fine family groceries and provisions. Try our horse and cattle powder. Emp field the druggist opposite the Court House. Men natural wool underwear only $1 a suit at W. M. Cunningham's. Gold silver and steel spectacles and eye glasses repaired by Nesbit. McMaster & Hood wholesale tobacco and confectionery. Fifty dozen fried oysters ordered at the restaurant in the Kline building. See W. M. Cunningham's stock of gloves and mittens and prices. He can save you money every time. New line of men and boys caps for 20c each and up at W. M. Cunningham's. Frank Nesbit practical watchmaker repairs watches clocks jewelry guns revolvers locks etc. Scissors sharpened with patent grinder. A positive guarantee with every job. Nesbit's store opposite Central hotel. 1764t Chenille fascinators 25c and 50c showl fascinators 50c at V. M. Cunningham's. Save 50c on the dollar at Stumpf's millinery. Another base of that matchless one yard wide muslin 4e a yard at W. M. Cunningham's.
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.