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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1902
Page
3
An 18th century London Opinion piece portrays a dramatic spider feud as a test of strength and strategy. It details cautious threads, feints, and a dramatic midair tussle ending in a hand to hand death grapple with six legs active on each side.
Mushrooms can be raised in a bed of dark loam kept in a dark damp place with 60 to 70 degree warmth and frequent watering. Spawn bricks are split into fine surface particles and covered with earth. Other items include a tale of soldiers sampling buttermilk, saving money by regular deposits, a mispronunciation joke, a mad legacy tale, a quip about life and death, and a shy suitor.
A terse exchange hints at marital and neighborly strain, with a sharp remark about a neighbor’s character and a comment on national property scarcity. The Baltimore News quotes the couple’s jibe about sense and distance, underscoring a lighter yet pointed local reflection.
An article touts Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a grand remedy for insomnia and nervous fatigue, citing Mrs Jennie Stoutenburg of Indiana Pennsylvania and noting pills sell for 50 cents at local druggists with the doctor’s portrait on every package. It also mentions other notes and local ads including room rentals and transportation discounts.
Pennsylvania Railroad offers excursion tickets from all lines to San Francisco or Los Angeles at reduced rates for the National Wholesale Druggists Association meeting in Monterey, October 7 to 11, 1902. Valid September 28 to 30, return by November 15 with joint agent payment of 50 cents at LA or SF. Inquire at ticket offices for routes and rates. Also ads: muslin notices 382 for sale at Progress and gun shop promotion at Elmer W. Allisons.
Letters testamentary on the estate of J G Graham of Green township Indiana County Pennsylvania granted to J C Leasure as executor. Creditors to present authentic claims for settlement and debtors to make prompt payment as of August 13 1902. Peeler Felt attorneys appear as executors' counsel.
Train stops listed for various Pennsylvania Railroad routes with specific weekday and Sunday departure times from Blairsville, Allegheny City, Butler, and other stations. Schedules include connections to Altoona, Indiana, and Pittsburgh area corridors. Contact Thomas E. Watt at Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street for details. signatures from B Autchlin and the General Manager.
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