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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1936
Page
2
An OCR damaged notice from The Indiana Democrat lists advertising rates and duties for various items. It mentions executive actions, dissolution notices, and legal matters with charges of two dollars per line and three erits per die. Cash must accompany the order.
The fragment announces a local paper established 1861 by James T. Sansom, published 1885 to 1926 by Franklin Sansom, titled The Big Little Newspaper of Indiana County. It targets urban and suburban homes with rising circulation and appeals to prosperous readers to join the Democrat family led by editor Augustus Teod alitor and Westecdlay publisher.
A unsigned editorial questions Florida coastal policy requiring money or work prospects for visitors and compares it with California. It argues states cannot bar free movement, cites Pittsburgh Press liquor law coverage, and condemns licensed venues selling alcohol to youths while urging sellers to obey the law to avoid prohibition.
An editorial defends thrift amid pension talk, urging saving over reliance on government. It warns against idleness and argues the old-fashioned habit remains a virtue, essential for aged and infirm security, and for national character. Despite fears, thrift endures as a practical, enduring value backed by history.
A warning across newspapers highlights yearly casualties from carbon monoxide gas. The article explains CO from car exhaust is odorless, invisible, and deadly, often causing death before warning signs appear. It urges readers to take precautions during periods of increased exposure.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions weather, safety, and precautions. It references Ybor antivax ideas, a delayed event, and warnings about the most deadly things in the world. Several nonsensical phrases impede clear meaning.
The piece argues that fads permeate autos foods medicines dress and entertainment yet many beneficial trends arise from observed facts Indiana citizens are urged to study trends rather than condemn them noting past fads such as autos rationing and films proved influential and enduring.
The New York Way Show featured few toy boats or sailors as makers report demand shifts. Toy makers say children prefer G Men and bandit chasers, signaling Hoover era crime prevention themes ahead.
Harvest and burn old plant debris to cut disease next year. Use winter vegetables like parsnips and salsify. Dig after hard freezes and store. Kill perennial weeds with sodium chlorate at ten to twelve pounds per thousand square feet. Homogenized milk described as uniform and digestible. Christmas plants offered by Penn State horticulturists. Sell low producing cows if feed is scarce to protect herd profits.
The speaker recalls the old patent medicine man and his traveling show, noting that despite fifty years of progress the man remains on the air with many cures and bold claims. The piece reflects on nostalgia, media, and the persistence of classic medicine shows across stations tonight.
Several local obituaries list Geraldine Clare Hill Lucas and Josephine Brady Thompson. Geraldine Hill Lucas 82 of 1817 Church Street Indiana died after months of illness from a kidney condition. services conducted by Rev. Robert L. Clark Jr. at the Hill home with burial in Oakland Cemetery. Sara Margaret Lucas, 27, of Indiana died following a car crash near the Oakland Cemetery site. funeral by Rev. Robert L. Clark Jr. with burial in Oakland Cemetery. Josephine Brady Thompson, 82, widow of Robert Thompson, died in Indiana Hospital from complications after a hip fracture. services were held at her residence with interment in Oakland Cemetery.
Multiple death notices from Indiana County and surrounding townships spanning Gallagher Coulter Treese Cramer Watterson and Murray families. Names include Mrs Gallagher and descendants, William Ward Coulter, Oneida Treese, Sarah Cramer, Sidney Wateman, Robert Cresswell, Thomas Murray, and James Mahaffey with details of births dates and funeral arrangements in local churches and cemeteries. Funeral services held in West Lebanon Edgewood Armagh Harmony and St Bernard churches with interments following.
Memorial Hospital reports the death of William Mahaffey age 68 from a paralytic stroke after a month of illness. Born in Mahaffey to Mr. and Mrs. William Mahaffey, he married Gadie Clark of near Dankport. He once ran the Mahaffey hotel and later farmed. He leaves his widow and adopted daughter Mrs. Alice Cooper of Pittsburgh. Continued on page 2.
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