17 Sep 1874
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1874
Page
1
The text outlines annual charges with different payment timings: S140 if prepaid, S2000 if paid during the year, and S25 if paid at year end. It mentions low ATL varieties and references neatly filed work on a shortest possible basis, though the exact context remains unclear.
The Indiana County Agricultural Society announces a fair on the Bair Grounds in Indiana Pa on October 6 7 and 8 1871. Regulations cover livestock including Merinos and Southdowns with judges named, entry cards required, fees for ingress, premium classes across plowing horses and ladies riding, and general notices to exhibitors about stalls, entrance charges, and responsible managers.
A Siticxsnuee letter from September 1874 reports rapid building in Smicksburg with new stores and brick work by Dol Weanser & Co and the Skinner Bros. It cites plans for a marble shop by Robinsons, an active brick yard run by Lows & Robinson, and local singing schools led by Prof. Newcomer. The Hollow Midnight baseball club of Armstrong County defeats Milton 99 to 5, with Germans inviting a game against Smicksburg Mechanics.
A letter from Athel Massachusetts recalls a man once poor and haggard in a retired street who eked out a boot making living. He later became a clairvoyant doctor with a full house of patients, a thriving practice, and local medical prominence. Fortune fluctuates as a young hotel pianist from fashionable days now serves tables and occasionally entertains guests on demand.
The house of Mahlon Bishop in Edgmont Delaware County Pa harbored a six foot long honey packed cornice for years. Mr Bishop and two sons with friends removed the 18 inch wide cornice discovering a large tubful of honey. The bees likely resided there nine or ten years. Also noted is praise for Hon Edward M Paxson’s nomination to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, with Bucks county Republicans expressing strong support.
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