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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1908
Page
6
A lyric meditation on a woman betrayed by a man who feigns care and never reveals his true intent. The speaker recalls shared walks and flowers misread as love while vows are spoken and broken. The poem laments the ache of unanswered questions and the woman’s eventual realization.
At a prestigious residence hotel John Armstrong, one of five unmarried men, remains a coveted bachelor while Daisy Silvertar and Gretta Kelly vie for his attention. Daisy exposes Gretta by calling him John in front of all, revealing a playful yet pointed rivalry that persists as the two women scheme and Armstrong navigates the social trap.
Gretta and Daisy vie for Mr Armstrong's attention while old Mrs Smith nags that he should declare himself. Armstrong travels east to marry, returning next month with a bride as Daisy tries to guard her secret and Gretta claims foreknowledge of the engagement.
The piece discusses how many rural migrants struggle in cities, facing long workweeks and few profits. It cites a Farmer's Call editorial, a Chicago broker, and notes high failure rates among saloons, doctors, and lawyers. It highlights job insecurity, low salaries, and the danger of shipwrecking lives for city work.
Mrs Ford visits Victorine Dupreux, who is crippled with rheumatism, yet her sharp tongue lightens the afternoon. The clock on the stove ticks wheezily as Victorine notes the clock is fast by an hour and a half, joking about time and precision in a humorous exchange.
The Life magazine essay ridicules the American Sunday paper as a vast, varied product with sweeping circulation figures from lit erature to Archie Roosevelt. It questions the purpose of the colored comic supplement, ponders whether it dulls youth or amuses the feeble minded, and cites Marcus Aurelius on ignoring useless knowledge.
U S Geological Survey estimates floods cost the nation about 600 million dollars yearly in property loss and wasted water. Forestation creates soil porosity to absorb rain, while storage reservoirs on headwater streams offer flood control, water power, irrigation, and navigation benefits, though costly.
The article argues the American republic in the Philippines offers natives equality and free education, contrasting it with British and European rule. It claims Manila attracts Orientals and that success could influence reforms in Java, China, and India, as other colonized peoples note the Filipino example.
Harrisburg reports the state sinking fund commission will buy outstanding bonds at recently paid figures to cut debt. Quarterly totals show 4 percent bonds at 1,487,750 and 2 percent at 552,260, with a net loss under 100,000. New surety bonds issued by the Attorney General require 60 days notice.
Bessemer Coke Company announced the purchase of a large Connellsville coking coal tract in Washington and Greene counties from J W Thompson. The tract, about 1,000 meres of coal with a seven foot four inch vein, lies near Patterson Run headwaters and was valued around $760,000. Access is via the Pittsburgh Virginia Charleston extension of the Pennsylvania.
Independent telephone companies in this and adjacent counties with a combined capital over 100000 have merged to form the National Telephone Company of Pennsylvania. The units are State Mutual Telephone Company, State Mutual of Canonsburg, Claysville Telephone Company, West Alexander Telephone Company and three others. Officers named include President John A. Howard of Wheeling, Secretary W. C. M. Handlan of Wheeling, and General Manager T. B. Lee of Crafton.
Mrs. William Rollins, a leading bareback rider with Cole Brothers Circus, died at St. Vincent's hospital after burns from a gasoline fire in Harbor Creek training quarters. While washing her hair with gasoline, an open fire ignited her hair, burning her from head to foot before male circus workers could smother the blaze. She died despite medical care.
Harry Cullen an electrician was found in an alley at the rear of the First National Bank building with a blood-stained satchel beneath boards. It contained two nitroglycerin bombs, two boxes of 38 caliber cartridges, two black masks, fuses and caps. The devices were tin cans filled with explosive and ready for use, and their discovery foiled a plan to blow up the bank.
Gettysburg was announced as the site for the National Guard division encampment by a committee of high officers who spent the day at the battlefield. The infantry will occupy the same sites as in 1904 and a date in the latter part of July will be fixed later. While in Pennsylvania a Black Hand letter was sent to Canonsburg fruit dealer John Pagano demanding 1000 in Blairsville addressed envelope.
The Board of Public Grounds and Buildings instructs Superintendent Rambo to offer International Manufacturing and Supply Co eight thousand dollars to settle a twenty thousand dollar furniture bill. An expert says eight thousand is a fair price and all the state will pay.
Miners at Puritan Coal Mining Company return to work after adjustments with the mine foreman. Striking miners at Stony Creek Coal and Coke Company mines at Holsépple persuaded men not to enter. Three oil companies filed capital increases in Harrisburg: United Natural Gas Oklahoma City? No, Oil City. United Natural Gas from 1,000,000 to 8,000,000. City Fuel Supply from 2,000,000 to 7,000,000. Commercial Natural Gas from 100,000 to 200,000. Butler coal operators plan to run mines during the strike if enough miners return. Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company orders 300 workers in Braddock to report, signaling resumed activity.
In Monongahela Charlies A Bentley captured the full 127 Republican votes in the Second ward race for the state legislature. The day also saw a bartender license revocation at St James hotel Rural Valley after a barroom brawl led to revolver fire. A nightwatchman case in Punxsutawney ended with a 19 year old shot dead. the watchman was exonerated later. The Pittsburg express wreck near Tyrone displaced six Pullman cars but caused no serious injuries. Harrisburg seeks stricter laws to curb impure food and drink moving to next legislature with cooperation from dairy and food divisions.
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