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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1913
Page
6
A nostalgic guide warns against showing stinginess or insincerity in gift giving. It urges kindness to clerks and delivery workers, reminds readers not to reveal budgets, and to avoid rushing the act of giving during Christmas. The piece stresses consideration for friends, love, and charity over price tags and display.
A child writes to Santa asking for a safe home, good health, schooling, and happiness. The letter repeats common Christmas wishes including a sturdy sled and a gun, noting parental guidance and preference for a tree display over a stocking. It reflects simple, hopeful desires with emphasis on family wellbeing.
A humorous exchange features Wise King Solomon praised for wisdom and a child recalling Santa Claus. An elderly speaker jokes about gifts and Christmas, weaving quips about imagination, faith, and household chatter into a lighthearted vignette.
The Coal Mining Institute of America, America’s oldest coal mining body, will hold its 29th annual winter session December 4 and 6 at Fort Pitt Motel Pittsburg. Notable speakers include Emerson, Pratt, Campbell, Keighley, and others from major industry firms. demonstrations cover efficiency, safety, and coke making. Local notices include two estate auctions in Green township with tools, machinery, livestock, and farm equipment offered.
A court of common pleas of Indiana County issues sales notices by writs of vendue to public sale. The process directs property from named defendants in Pennsylvania to be exposed for auction under court oversight. Public sale times and locations to be announced by the court.
A dense legal listing describes multiple parcels in Indiana and White Townships, including lots fronting Water Street and Nixon alley, and parcels in North Mahon and Jersey mineral lands. Names include Samuel Galbreath, Charles Campbell, and G. Wineman, with deeds dating 1840 to 1918. Notices warn buyers that purchases pay court costs and that deed delivery requires full payment by mid December.
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