This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1909
Page
2
A lively tale follows Major Crofoot as he tries to pay six weeks overdue rent in a boarding house. A visiting con man pitches several supposed get rich schemes, including waxed wool and a fake universal pie company, before the major exposes the fraud with a sharp quip and orders the man out.
A collection of sharp quips about public figures and political folly. The exchange includes Wax Bead boasting of a necklace that rivals real pearls and Brass Ring mocking rings. It cites remarks from Baltimore Amery CAN Minnespolis Journal and Kang? City Times on political honesty and threats of writing statements.
Eilas Woods, an elderly Black man living on Brown Street in Blairsville, lies near death. Believed to be the state’s oldest man and possibly over a century old, he recalls living through the Revolutionary War era and watching British troops capture Washington. Born in Virginia, his family moved to Indiana, with locals asserting his age well over a hundred despite lacking official records.
The State Treasurer Mr Sheatz asserts that Pennsylvania would be debt free if all bonds could be bought today. He defends Harrisburg and Philadelphia against slander, praises public schools spending, progressive legislation, and calls Pennsylvania a model state to copy.
A fragmented verse portrays a dog searching for its vanished owner, roaming rooms and streets with tail wagging and sympathetic whines. The speaker recalls a shared love with the owner and hints at unresolved grief, as the dog and narrator reflect on loss and memory.
Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice were served last month for seventeen million meals. Millions still lack them and do not know them. If you are among the unseen, try them. Serve one of these foods tomorrow.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.