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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1889
Page
5
A varied list of fair attendees from Armagh to Pittsburg, notes on local merchants, job ads and promotions, and small town notices. Highlights include editor visits, stock judges, teachers, and travelers, plus health and consumer ads for Salvation Oil, Ideal Tooth Powder, and Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.
Buckisu's Arnica Salve touted as the best world salve for cuts and eruptions with a money back guarantee. Sold by TE Hildebrand, Druggist, at 3 cents per box in Epoch era advertisement. Claims of health restoration tied to chemical cure rhetoric and tonics.
On October 8 at the bride’s mother Mrs Nancy Lowry’s Railroad Ave home, Rev D Hall officiated for R Clark Daugherty of Leechburg PA and Sarah E Lowry of the local area. The ceremony was intimate with close relatives and three old maids from Balealary. The couple planned to reside in Leechburg after a modest reception and gifts were numerous and costly.
The document enumerates jurors by district for the fifth week beginning Monday November 11 1280 including Blacklick Canoe Cherrybill Green Porter Homer City Indiana Daugherty Mahoning Wendell and others with names such as John Horner W. Hovis Samuel Fair James J. Mea foone and Peter Weaver. It mixes this juror roster with local advertisements for Dr King's New Discovery and various goods and services from Indiana county merchants including J J Kerr Sharretts Smith's gallery and the New York and London Electric Belt Company.
Jacksonville Miss Libe Lowman visits Livermore and Mrs Crooks visits Buffalo. Friends in Indiana and Georgeville are mentioned along with Edith Gemmell. Communion services planned and Miss Means visiting Punxutawney. John Y McGaughey, cancer sufferer, died Saturday. Clarksburg organizing weekly singing. School closed due to Will C McKee illness hopes for improvement. Sloan Miller seen in town seeking a new venture. Albert Pearce and Emma Ferguson wed at bride’s home. guests join a celebratory meal. Two orphans.
Misses Edith and Gertrude Dixon of Latrobe visit town for cens A group from East End sights the Exposition One day last week Dr Klingensmith and Dr Spiff amputated Albert Shrum’s right arm near the wrist in Bairdstown Dr J B Carson new to town has been ill Mrs Smith sails to Berlin to teach Indiana fair attracts a Maherville youth Dr L P Klingensmith and family leave for Greensburg to visit friends North Blairsville women return from Hagerstown town council approves street lighting Nimrods Wehrie pay and Brand hunt near Jacksonville Rev Watson Hughes of Dayton Ohio preaches here and lectures on the Holy Land Cokeville bridge opens commissioners to inspect October 12 for contractor handoff
A Blairsville man recalls a weekly town drive with his companion and a constable on the lookout for a wedding, while Te rentum visitors Orland Hemphill and Joe Girt report a good time and a mystery. Mrs McFeat ern recovers thirty nine dollars from a lost pocketbook, and late Friday night local youths caused mischief and disruption.
The article contrasts prize fighting with peaceful progress in Indiana County, praises local improvements, and highlights a large retail sale featuring dress goods, Silks, Blankets, and Ladies Wraps. It promotes prices, fabrics, shawls, and winter wear, urging readers to visit the store.
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