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Indiana Progress

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1903

Page

6

Woman and Fashion For a Little Girl Gowns and Tailor Made Suits

A fashion feature describes an afternoon gown in merceri nd with a full gathered skirt and a tucked shoulders blouse waist. It notes embroidery with yellow nasturtiums, color harmonies, and suitability for light woolens. It also covers autumn tailor made suits with box plaited coats, mannish materials like tweeds and serges, colors gray brown green and purple, and an attractive new beal hat. Dress shields in linen mesh are mentioned.

New York Evening Post

Last Excursion of the Season to Atlantic City

The Pennsylvania Railroad runs the final low rate excursion of the season to Atlantic City and nearby shore points on September 10. Special Pullman and coach train leaves Pittsburgh 6:53 a.m. arrives Altoona for dinner, then Philadelphia 6:25 p.m. with return within 16 days. Tickets sold from various stations. overnights in Philadelphia allowed. stop-over rules apply with proper validation. Also notices of public auctions in Strongstown and Dixonville with details of property sales and an auctioneer, plus cemetery monument notices and a prompt reply request from F Murray for cemetery work estimates.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City Sea Ty Axaton Nelesen W Beene Holly Beach N. J Rehoboth Del Med Pittsburg Altoona Philadelphia Delaqware River Bridge Market Street Wharf Broad Street Seashore Tareotuni Natrona Livermore Blairsville Astings Cherrytree Philadelphi Pullman

Reduced Hates to the Pittsburg Industrial Exhibition

The Pennsylvania Railroad offers excursion tickets at half rates to the Pittsburg Industrial Exhibition on select Thursdays from September 17 to October 22, 1903. Tickets from Pittsburg Monongahela and Indiana branches to Pittsburg and Allegheny City include admission. not less than 75 cents. Valid for outbound trains before noon and return until the next day.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company Pittsburg Monongahela Indiana Western Pennsylvania Allegheny City

None Quite As Good As Litster's Ice Delivery

Samuel Lucas the iceman now delivers Litster spring water ice with two brand new wagons for the season. Each wagon is hauled by two horses as he expands a townwide trade. The ice, made from Litster spring water, is priced the same but said to be much better and sought after by patrons.

Samuel Lucas Lucas

Wheat Crop Almost a Failure in the Dakotas

D E Fulton formerly of this county writes from Mandan North Dakota that the wheat crop is nearly a failure due to drought. No rainfall from June 1 to August 25 left the wheat straw only about two feet long and smalter where irrigation is absent. Harvest hands are scarce and wages run about 3.50 dollars per day.

D. E. Fulton This Mandan Dakotas

Wenrum Makes Rapid Strides In Growing Coal Town

Wenrum, a young coal town on Blacklick creek, hosts the Tackawanna Coal and Coke Company plant with daily coal output rising from 500 to an anticipated 7,000 tons. The town features modern streets, water, electric light, a hotel with fifty rooms, a company store, and housing built by J P Kennedy. A national bank plans to build, signaling prosperity for farmers selling to Wehrum.

Wenrum Blacklick Creek Tackawanna Coal and Coke Company Indiana Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Buffalo Wehrum Wellum C.G. Brixner J. P. Kennedy Blairsville

Resolutions Honoring Edward Bell of Smicksburg Church

At a Christian Endeavor meeting of Smicksburg Lutheran church a resolutions committee proposed honoring Edward Bell who died August 23 1903 in West Mahoniog township. The committee urged recording the resolutions in minutes sending a copy to his family and printing in a county paper.

Christian Endeavor Society Smicksburg Lutheran Church Edward Bell West Mahoniog Township EB Luxemart Karl Marshall Cortlandt Klein Doux LE Goon

Rewiring Local Traces Railroad Ties Replaced

Railroad workers from Blairsville began repairs on the Indiana Branch at this place on Monday. For two days about forty men removed old ties south of the depot and installed new ones. The Pennsylvania Railroad plans further upgrades along the route to Blairsville, including more than two miles of new rails and 80 pound steel rails for heavy hauling.

Indiana Branch Blairsville Pennsylvania Railroad Company Here

Bucklen's Arnica Salve promo and veterans meeting rail fare

Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised for cuts burns sores and eruptions sold for 25c at Daugherty Bros Indiana Pa Wm I Moore Ho mer City Pa and LE N Park Marion Center Pa Also Pennsylvania Railroad offers reduced round trip fares from all stations to Altoona Pa Sept 9 12 for the Society of American Veterans Philippine and China Wars meeting with return by Sept 13

Daugherty Bros Indiana Wm. I. Moore’s Homer City LE. N. Park Marion Center Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Pennsylvania Railroad Company Pennsylvania Society of American Veterans of the

Farm for sale in Armtrong township Indiana county

A good farm in Armtrong township Indiana county is for sale within eight miles of the county seat and a mile from the Holfaln Rochester and Pittsburg railroad. It has a six foot coal vein, fertile land, fruit trees, water, churches and schools nearby, and a new house. The sale will be at bargain with payments to a purchaser. For details call Progress office.

Armtrong Township Indiana County New Holfaln Rochester and Pittsburg Progress Office

Planing Mill Plans Rail Better Materials Center

W. M Daugherty locates headquarters for building materials plans to supply yellow pine ceilings by car load with prices steady from last year He invites orders for porches verandas including columns spindles and ornaments A young man with post office store experience sought for in Homer City Pa Apply in person to B B McConnaughy Sharretts shoes advertised with heavy wear and dress styles 35 26

W. 8. Daugherty B. B. McConnavg Hey Homer City Sharretts’s

Toledo Blade announces new building and modern plant

The Toledo Blade reports its new building and modern plant with equipment equal to major publications, claiming broad reach and nationwide weekly circulation. It emphasizes readiness for readers who do not use daily papers, offering stories, departments, and plain factual news for one dollar annually.

Toledo Blade New York Chicago News of the World Blade U.S THE Toledo

Reduced Rail Fares For Centre Hall Exhibition

Patrons of Husbandry encampment at Centre Hall Pa set for September 12 to 18. Pennsylvania Railroad offers round trip tickets from all PA stations at reduced rates. Tickets on sale September 11 to 18 and valid for return until September. Vendor notes include muslin trespass notices and rubber boots advertised for wet days.

Pennsylvanian Railroad Centre Hall Pennsylvania Railroad Company Pennsylvania

Premium record payment in 1902 to Mutual Life

The largest premium on record totaled 349621 dollars and 78 cents, paid in September 1902 by Eben Smith of Denver Colorado to the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.

Frank Hutchinson Peavey Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York Eben Smith Denver Colorado

Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York Assets Lead World

The amount of assets held by any life insurance company in the world is held by the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York and exceeds measurements discussed in the report.

The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York Mutual Life of

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Atlantic Coast Resorts A. W. Strong Strongstown A. W. Syrone D. J. Ouner Dixonville W. A. Bouenen F. Murray F. Muggay Elsirsville Pennnsylvania Railroad Litster’s Wew Bucklen Sharretts's Gale R.W. Wehrle Practical Optician Philadelphia Street Indiana, PA the Mutual Life Insurance Company of Western Hemisphere Savings and Trust Building
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