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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
3
A Shaflesbury Magazine verse column laments cynicism and urges belief in the good. It contrasts blaming others with choosing to stand for justice, even amid doubt and despair. The piece speaks to unity and courage in facing social strain.
Emily Reece rises from chorus to star in a musical comedy with plans for her own opera. Hugh Kelsey, a young reporter, wins her heart, and she retires from the stage to marry him. Years later Fred Hamilton, the stage manager, finds her content in a simple home with a child, realizing true fame is a happy family.
Moody's Magazine notes eight Government nurseries across Western National forests raise 2.5 million trees with 700000 planted in 1907. Dismal River site leads in ready stock. total saplings for planting near 3 million across sand hills. Western yellow pine and jack pine predominate, with Scotch pine Norway pine and Douglas fir under test. Saxony’s forestry shows 450000 acres cost 38 per acre with net revenue 5.30 per acre, while U.S. Bureau funding remains under one cent per acre.
A New Yorker recalls boyhood near Beacon Hill as his wife shows a new hat. The round yellow cabriolet sparks nostalgia, likened to the dome of the Massachusetts State House. He murmurs a sentimental line about childhood scenes, then departs in a shy, humorous moment.
In White township Beaver Falls a wealthy dairy couple Mr and Mrs William Thompson faced three masked robbers who burst in, threatened torture, and stole $4 in change from the pair and neighbor Reilly Hites before departing after Thompson showed his bank book. Fayette county plans two merges to form separate breweries and distilleries groups amid coke merger talk with heads unnamed.
Franklin approved a $260,000 water plant bond issue by a four to one vote. The first annual statement shows a net profit of $14,344.68 with gross income of $44,741.38 and expenses of $30,396.70. A 10 percent rate cut was considered but deferred to allow a pumping system upgrade that could cut pumping costs by 25 percent before the first bonds mature in 1913.
George J. Roesch, secretary treasurer of Charles Roesch & Sons, held on $5,000 bail after being charged with obtaining $34,000 from Quaker City National Bank under false pretenses. Cashier William D. Bretsford filed the affidavit, claiming Roesch overstated his debts to banks and individuals. Roesch is a bank director and president of Consolidated Beef Company.
Mrs Eugene Mazar age 72 hanged herself at home after her husband and son Alfred left at sunrise. He found her body when he returned three hours later. She left rambling notes and feared poison and a killer plotting against her son. Deputy Coroner Ferguson ruled death by own action due to melancholia.
Five drownings were reported Sunday in the Philadelphia vicinity. Michael Juskey age 8 and William Harris age 10 sank while swimming in the Delaware river. Ernest Emmons age 19 of Burlington drowned in Sylvan lake. Albert Saylor age 19 drowned in Big Timber creek. Florence Trude age 16 of Camden died while boating on the lake at Laurel Springs.
Ten of the twenty hot mills at the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company plant are operating along with eleven tin house stacks. Manager W H Davis says 00 more hot mills will be added. Davis claims union members are weakening and notes sixteen job applications have been received from Amalgamated Association members.
The McClintic Marshall Construction Company secured an order for 13 000 tons of fabricating steel for the new 20 000 000 railway terminal in Kansas City. Other orders will keep the Pittsburg plant busy for months, with Carnegie Steel also expected to win large contracts for the terminal project.
Martin Cresnevar, an Austrian, was brought to the county jail by Constable Charles Best of Kaylor charged with the murder of Johan Pelan in Brady's Bend township. Pelan and Cresnevar were returning home after a neighbor visit when Pelan was stabbed near the heart and died almost immediately.
Typhoid fever is epidemic at Whitsett near here with patients sent to city hospitals daily. Six were removed in one day as health authorities inspect drainage walls and surroundings to uncover the disease origin.
Punxsutawney officials plan a circumguratory pageant of the prophets and meteorologists during Old Home Week on August 27. Governor Stuart and Lieutenant Governor Murphy will attend to see 57 varieties of weather from thunder storms to blizzards as a mile long parade unfolds with five sections led by Captain Leon Pitcher and the mounted Zouaves of Canoe Ridge.
Construction has started on a $7,000,000 Isabella Connellsville Coke Co tract in Connellsville district. The 3,000-acre site near Amesburg, Fayette county, will feature 1,600 ovens and capacity for about 1,200,000 tons of high grade coke yearly, with plans to expand. George Baton of Pittsburg is engineer in charge as Monongahela division main line will be realigned to serve the new plants.
Canonsburg reports wire lines out of service from 1 PM Monday to Tuesday morning between Pittsburg and Wheeling and Pittsburg and Washington. Investigators found damage four miles east, with three lines cut for half a mile and copper wire stolen. Loss estimated at $500.
Bodies of Frank Gardner age 8 or 9 and Henry Francis age 10 were found by a search party led by the father of one victim near Valley Camp in the New Kensington Water Company reservoir. The deaths occurred in Arnold area.
A Richmond man recounts questioning mountaineers about Hank Waters for a job in West Virginia. An old local notes Waters is well known yet not widely regarded, adding a wary, humorous portrait of mountain character as quoted in Fars Perr's Weekly.
Willan E Armstrong, a farmer, was killed at the home of Mrs. Louis Parker in Carmichaels. Linden, a carpenter known as Waynesburg Renry, is jailed for the murder. The incident involved two men who were reportedly attending Mrs. Parker. A separate note reports a child burns death in Bayldson. A shed fire at Jesse Tressler’s home in South Connellsville was contained and a new Magothe temple site is planned in Butler.
Dr. Jesse Copa Green retires from dentistry in West Chester after a long career. The 0% age claim reflects a humorous note about his age. He is described as the oldest in years and in service, known for daily bicycle rides through the town. Harrisburg. Assistant Deputy Attorney General William L. Hargist issues an opinion on whether an officer in a building and loan association may perform duties of another office without holding it, noting no officer may hold more than one office.
La Nature notes grapevines yield good paper and a lecture at the Royal Institution discusses nonuniform matter. Sir James Thompson demonstrates hydrogen and sodium diffusion through glass, and tantalum offers cheap, strong filament use in lamps and razors. Excavations near Jericho reveal Herod’s palace and twin temples, plus a citizen’s dwelling. Oregon rancher Frank Touvelle grafts alfalfa roots to strawberry vines to obtain three crops per year without irrigation.
A Modern Society essay notes strict Sabbatarianism in Harrodsburg forces deacons to confiscate eggs laid by hens on Sundays. The pastor resolves the issue by removing Sunday eggs for use in church duties. The piece critiques extreme Sabbath enforcement and its practical quirks.
A blue eyed girl's reflection on social change and money worries shows how paying for meals alters how friends treat her. She notes she was once freely hosted, now must pay, and feels bemusement and distance from close friends who suspect she is economizing at their expense.
A London Chronicle reflection notes men’s vanity in clothing, focusing on ties as key visual cues. It observes the pressure to wear new, straight, clean neckwear daily, encouraging cheap ties to be discarded nightly with one’s shirt. The piece critiques fashion’s grip on masculine identity.
The Pittsburgh Post notes how revelers burn money on the Fourth of July, paying no heed to debts. It questions whether such extravagance provides value or meaning beyond the moment, as purveyors of essentials worry over unpaid bills and long-standing obligations.
The Nile valley stands as Egypt’s sole productive heart, shaping agriculture and industry. Its fertile plains, irrigation systems, and seasonal floods drive crops, labor, and regional economies, reinforcing the country’s economic identity around this singular geographic axis.
A Newark woman describes agonizing eczema covering her body with bleeding from scalp to feet. After applying Cuticura Ointment and using Soap and Resolvent, she reports cooling relief, sleep, healing, and hair regrowth, concluding with a full cure and urging others to try Cuticura.
The Rosemary Magazine cites 28,709 adult baptisms across all U S dioceses in 1908, a rise from 25,055 in 1906 and 28,709 noted after improved reporting since the 1906 congress. Figures come from chancery offices and reflect progress toward the Washington congress.
Washington Star reports New Jersey authorities plan a rogues gallery of portraits for men convicted of reckless driving within the state. The move aims to highlight drivers whose recklessness causes accidents on highways and streets.
The Harvard president argues that economic motives should not dominate university or professional schools. He stresses that students may consider earning a livelihood, but the primary aim must be service and being well equipped to provide valuable service.
Labor World reports Europe bans night work for women in fourteen countries and strikes ripple across cities including Montreal Evansville and New York. Union activity grows with leaders like James Wilson and T S Lewis guiding trades, while memberships rise toward ambitious targets as pay and hours prompts walkouts.
It is estimated that a successful physician should maintain a clientele of 140 families, roughly translating to about 730 persons. The figure reflects expected patient load and community reach for medical practice.
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