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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1911
Page
4
The Indiana Progress notes its status as the county’s largest and oldest paper with Moorhead and Moorinead editors and proprietors. Ends with outdated advertising and contact lines. mentions obituaries and resolutions, advises readers on notices, and lists publication details and price per year.
The document lists names and roles for county offices in Indiana including Prothonotary, Treasurer, Commissioner, Attorney, Register and Recorder, Auditor, County Surveyor, and Coroner. It notes political party affiliation and party committee leadership, with a call to learn the name of a missing person in the report and to pursue redress. It mentions a GOP convention at the Court House and speeches by State Highway Department representatives.
The paper urges Republicans to choose virtuous, capable candidates for township borough and county offices. It stresses renovation begins at primaries and praises the county slate announced by Chairman John S. Fisher. The editorial calls voters to select the best qualified nominees to ensure November victory and party integrity.
The Progress notes a recent law making it a crime to submit false items for publication. A misdated wedding notice from Indiana prompted fallout after a second notice arrived by mail. The paper urges signaled genuine reports, warns against injurious claims, and vows to pursue authors of false news while protecting readers.
A sequence of marriage licenses listed for various couples across Greensburg New Alexandria Creekside Blairsville and other locales plus notices from Indiana County readers. The document also notes political candidacy, local party meetings and a summary of school reopenings and community updates.
A humorous piece reflecting on child rearing and thrift through Willie the boy. It contrasts lessons on originality and banking with Willie's lemonade stand and antics, ending with a comic mishap as his enterprise collapses after a chaotic parade.
Deaths include Christopher Wahn of Homer City aged 80 after brief illness. David Paul Cumming aged about 60 in near Kellysbar. Mrs Marshtfadden of White township died of gangrene. Also administrator notice for Andrew Hoover estate. various school and hiring notices posted by local authorities and boards.
In a family scene a father teases Jack about wealth and suggests a daring plan aboard a whaling ship to seek ambergris, the prized substance that lengthens perfumes. The tale notes the 410 pound ambergris found by the Viola crew in Boston for 40000 dollars, and hints at rewards if success comes.
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