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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1898
Page
5
Various shoe lines and prices listed including Ladies 4-ply linen and Ladies ebts per pair Gent's 4-ply linen Shoes for men women and children markets. Includes details on heavy calf Algo fine shoes at Men’s fine shoes at 1 and heavy working congress Children’s school shoes Infants’ ete Children’s fine shoes Mandell hoya Boys’ school shoes with multiple codes and numbers
Local notes report Mr Clark Henderson ill with typhoid fever and many residents traveling, visiting, or returning from nearby towns. The community records festivals, school repairs, property updates, and visits across Indiana County and surrounding areas.
Enzer Lewis of Blairsville visits friends in town over Sabbath. Horace McGinnty and Chauncey McAdoo of Indiana spend Sabbath in Marion Center. Miss Ella Dilts leaves for Reat ing to stay with her brother for a month. Myra Park visits Elders Ridge this week. Mary Foresman and Alice McGinity attend Christian Endeavor convention at Blairsville last week. Hal Thompson of Erie visits family in Blairsville. Lewis Dubs of York visits Varion with friends. H P Wetzel and family visit Brushvalley. Borough schools reopened. Rev J H Norris of Pittsburg holds protracted meeting at the 41 E church. Wilse McCartney and family visit Dr and Mrs Allison. Norman Avey of Dayton spends a few weeks in Marion Center. Pearl Carey visits Pittsboro and Greensburg this week. Tilsie Spence returns home after month in Indiana. Sida Neal visits sister Mrs Nora Steffy near Indiana.
W J Roberts survived lip cancer scare and marked his 69th birthday with a family dinner at his home. Visitors include daughter and son in law W L Roberts and Mrs John Getty. The piece notes local visits, friendships, and an upcoming Methodist church gramophone event hosted by the Epworth League.
An account describes a Moorish town guide warning travelers of the evil eye with red and green marks on faces, while Italians wear coral pieces for safety. The piece notes the ancient belief’s persistence and cites modern cures and social observations from Dixonville and nearby communities. W. C. Buchanan and others are noted visitors, with camp meetings at Patchinville and local commerce and services listed. Electric Bitters are advertised as a cure-all, with outlets in Indiana and Blairsville.
A promoter touts Ayer's Ague Cure as the certain remedy for ague and fever. A veteran letter from O. B. Smith of St. Augustine recounts wartime recovery after using the medicine in Kansas and camps. Local shop notes announce enlarged rooms, a large bargain-filled sale, and a fall winter clothing stock upgrade.
Our assortment of suits ranges from 4.50 to 9.00 with fine dress suits 10.00 to 16.00. Men s pants and overcoats in stock with a broad shoe selection including 1.25 and box calf lines. Tin ware, iron wagons, and tin cans offered. closing Queensware out with bargains in this line.
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