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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1902
Page
8
A Pittsburgh art store offers Oscar Holliday Banghart pastel works at 159 dollars each. The Pitts burgh Sunday Gazette will give a free picture with each issue starting October 1, in a substantial promotional arrangement.
The directive names Friday October 17 1902 as Autumn Arbor Day for rural and public schools to plant trees and hold forestry focused exercises. It emphasizes teaching tree care, growth, and protection, and highlights the state’s half million acres set aside as a public forest reservation.
Republican meetings set for October across Mechanicsburg Strongstown Penn Run Cherrytree Glen Campbell Richmonddale Jacksonville Blairsville Plumville Smicksburg Trade City Georgeville and Cockport with doors at 7 p.m all urged to attend by J N Larg ham chairman. Also ads note wall paper bargains at Smith s and lost papers in East Wheatfield township seeks finder reward. Porch Brothers piano and organ firm announces branch store in Indiana with W N Davis in charge offering cash or installment plans.
The Indiana station reports September freight revenue of 9057.79, up 650.53 from last September, and passenger revenue of 5583.42, up 817.53 from the prior year. Cord of thanks from Mr and Mrs Davis A Palmer of Blacklick express gratitude for kindness during their son's illness and death.
Markets in Indiana list Tuesday prices for batter, eggs per dozen, and general produce. The fragment notes weekly market items and price points, indicating a routine update of goods and rates.
Auction to expose on October 20 1902 at 12 oclock noon the estate of the late Thomas Asking in Cherryhill township one half mile southeast of Kenwood. Items include mare and colt gas and buggy gear cattle hogs sheep lambs wheat hay tools furniture organ and household goods with sale terms to be announced day of sale. Gibson auctioneer Ferrier clerk.
A farm journal propagates its weekly issues and urges readers to subscribe for one year at 1 60 for both Tribune Farmer and Priocess. An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a cure for skin eruptions, eczema, and sores, claiming to heal chapped hands, piles, and other conditions, with retailers listed in Indiana, Homer City, and Marion Center, Pennsylvania.
The passage records a confession from a Connecticut mutual fire insurer urging policyholders to cancel and transfer to better companies, with return premium offers. It lists local ads for a Keystone Comic Opera Company production, buckwheat purchases, an overcoat mix up at Central Hotel, and thanks from the Dangherty family, plus art supplies and gallery notices and upcoming performances of Said Pasha and Girofle Girofla in Indiana.
Extra heavy sales on men’s footwear with prices dropping from 2.25 to 1.00. Creole and buckle Oreedmore work shoes originally 1.25 to 1.45 now reduced to 1.00.
Catalog lists ladies chrome kid dress shoes, pegged leather shoes, felt lined and heavy oil grain lace styles, all discounted from $1.25 to $1.00. Boys and miss sizes feature fine dress and school shoes, with most pairs marked down from $1.25 to $1.00.
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