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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
5
A fragment from Lydia Schuyler in the American Magazine presents a lyric meditation on the seasons and humanity. It frames the earth as restless beneath sun and moon and invokes the cycles personified by Boreas and Autumn.
A man shares ten years of hesitation before proposing to Sally. He plans to present seven puppies as a gift, but Sally misinterprets the gift as a joke and teases him, prompting a tense, humorous exchange about intentions and misunderstandings. The scene blends romantic nerves with playful misreadings.
A speaker recounts a flirtatious exchange with Sally over puppies. He seeks to determine if her line about choosing “one that I could call Sissy” was an acceptance or a veiled refusal. The reminiscence frames a comic, tentative modern courtship in dated phrasing.
A didactic tale urges purpose and daily effort as keys to a meaningful future. A boy’s patient stone breaking teaches how learning in humble tasks can reveal hidden talent and lead to greater opportunity. The piece cautions against idle daydreams and notes a Bohemia butterfly pest issue.
New York Times reports a bitter winter for writers as magazines cut purchases and pay rates. Editors offer deep discounts, with some authors turning to teaching or marriage for income. A few bold contracts and opportunistic sales emerge, yet most writers face scarce earnings and delayed publishing.
Surgeon General Wyman issues a public health report warning of the plague as it spreads from its 1894 appearance in China to India Japan Asia Minor and Russia by 1907 reaching fifty one countries including the United States. He urges international warfare against the scourge noting rats and fleas as carriers and advocates extermination campaigns and port controls to keep rats off ships.
London’s fogs veil the metropolis, creating a vaporous Metropolis of vapors when viewed from above. A balloon photo by J. M. Bacon offers a symbolic glimpse of the city’s airborne bustle and atmospheric character.
The Pennsylvania Democratic Party denounces the Denver convention actions, backs National Committeeman James M. Guffey as the legal national committeeman and party leader, and rebukes rivals. George M Dimeling is re elected chairman and B F Myers re elected treasurer, both backed by Guffey allies.
Bellefonte reports Centre county anticipates its largest peach crop ever with Colonel W F Reynolds and Charles Schad each at least 10000 bushels. Apples plums pears and berries are prolific and huckleberries are being gathered and shipped in hundreds of bushels to eastern markets.
The Pittsburg Steel Company begins a $1,000,000 extension at Mone sen adjoining a recently completed $4,000,000 plant used to manufacture steel rods for wire. The project will cover about 9860 by 400 feet and create around 500 new jobs. Total investments at Monegsen reach $5,000,000.
J. W. Thompson of Uniontown purchased 400 acres of valuable Morris township coal for 48004.71 dollars from the New York Coal Company. It is believed Thompson plans consolidating land for a sale to a coal operator to run the territory.
After the shooting in this town that wounded Frank Padeaux 28 Nant-y-Glo and Bert Bland 20, Padeaux died. Chester Gilson of Cresson Pa is under arrest in Ebensburg charged with the crime. The incident followed a drinking bout.
The Pittsburg Harmony Butler and New Castle trolley line opening to New Castle is delayed by a dispute over crossover types at five Butler points where Butler passenger railway lines cross.
Town records indicate court proceedings will oust four Masontown council members Dr. M H Cloud D O Lardin J B Sterling and William Honsaker amid allegations they awarded grading contracts to a firm in which they held interests.
A delivery wagon with three aboard plummeted 16 yards down a mountainside near Johnstown South Fork. William Schofield aged 3 was killed instantly, Samuel Penrod the driver was badly injured, and Letitia Norris aged 6 escaped unharmed.
William McGranshaw, a respected Sheakleyville horseman, collapsed and died while talking about the funeral of neighbor and local figure Grenville. The incident occurred moments after his remark, leaving attendees in shock. Authorities reported an abrupt death with no further details available.
The Kittanning Plate Glass Company plans to resume operations in a few days as coal miners are ordered back to work. The plant employs about 400 when running at full capacity. In Washington a record piece was blown at the Phoenix glass plant, a huge globe for a Los Angeles firm. William Pastors, a skilled blower, achieved a flawless result. Guard Frank Paglara was arrested by Baltimore & Ohio detectives for allegedly stealing 180 brass journals valued at $583 from the railroad.
Discovery by workmen in the basement of Philadelphia's city hall shows a weakened pier and a rising risk of collapse on the east wall. A large crew was dispatched to shore up the structure as engineers assess the damage and save the seven story wing.
Two hundred men are at work constructing a trolley line from Masontown Fayette County to New Geneva on the Monongahela. A proposed bridge at Greensburg Greene County will connect with Uniontown, and the road is planned to extend to Waynesburg.
Berlin Alexander Berkbile, 78, was struck totally blind on Saturday after years of dropsy. He had previously read a newspaper without spectacles and now lies in a dangerous condition.
The Pittsburg Railways Company offers to grade and drain the route from Donora to Monongahela if granted right of way between the towns for a trolley line.
Dr. W. J. Hawkins of Waynesburg closed a deal to purchase the Farmers and Drovers National Bank building for 45000 dollars including all banking fixtures valued at several thousand. Possession is to be taken January first, 1909.
Through the bequest of Lee Chi who was murdered in the Chinese quarter here by George Lee, the first regular church building to be established by Chinese in this country will be erected in this city. The church is to be Baptist in denomination.
A large limestone ore crusher owned by Robert Bentley of Youngstown and operated by Carbon Limestone Company, about ten miles west of New Castle, was destroyed by flames. The loss amounted to about twenty five thousand dollars with little insurance remaining.
A large barn belonging to Harvey L. Countryman, two miles north of Berlin, and its contents were destroyed by a fire estimated at 11000 dollars. The blaze is believed to have originated from spontaneous combustion.
Burglars entered the John Michens house in California aAt and a trunk was opened securing $30 while $1,000 remained. Michens has taken the money to a bank for safekeeping. A large barn at Castile owned by J A Addieman burned with contents, about $3,000 lost, $500 insured. Sharon boards of trade seek $2,000 to attract a new Industry a barn door hangers hardware plant John B Howatt leads with $75,000 capital and 50 skilled jobs. Two acres in Budd field planned. buildings to cost about $50,000.
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