This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
6
A poetic passage titled Woman's Life portrays a bedtime scene. It describes children climbing stairs, buzzing tongues, make-believe tales, and a dreamful web of stories. The moon rises, a nurselike lamp glows, prayers are murmured, and weary heads rest.
Philippa helps Rupert choose a prospective fiancée by graphology and letters. He reveals he sent handwriting to a graphologist and received five letters from potential brides, including Geraldine, Bertha Unwin, Olivia, and Miss Betterton, each with traits. Philippa evaluates them, noting Geraldine is out and Olivia is abandoned for being overly ambitious, while Bertha appears cold and calculating and Miss Betterton is left as the final option.
Philippa and Rupert debate optional wives and graphology in a witty, domestic exchange. He mocks her with a five shillings fee for a reliable wife while she critiques his own writing, then reveals playful mutual recognition of character and flaws. The scene blends romantic teases with a humorous critique of self-pabricated profiles.
Orison Swett Marden argues poverty is a disease stemming from bad living and thought. He says abundance is human inheritance and that preventable poverty stems from laziness, slovenliness, or lack of effort, urging readers to resolve to regain competence and pursue success.
A World Today summary notes the American Society of Equity aims to protect farmers while broadening its role to secure equitable conditions for all. It envisions direct farmer to consumer sales, removing middlemen, and forming distributing stations with labor ally AFL. If organized, farmers could wield political influence Washington and state capitals to pass favorable laws.
A speaker argued that mixing races harms nations while the true American emerges as a blend of German brains Italian artistry French wit Irish heart and British stoutness. He predicts the ultimate American will unite the world in admiration with a composite heritage.
Nicola Mondillo a 17 year old Italian confesses to Sheriff Peter A Johns that he was forced to kill Mondi or face death. He implicates Mrs Pasquale Mondi her father Michael Fatino her brother Gerado Faring Grazia Marzochie and two others. Mondillo says Mondi was shot twice on the return from Matontown after a plan to kill Mondi failed. Mondillo was arrested days later as the last seen with Mondi.
Mark Miller a 23 year old son of ex-Sheriff W. B. Miller is confined at the family home under Dr. Tobey care. He wandered from home, was found in woods on Stillman Sample farm ten miles northwest, resisted capture and was tied after a desperate fight. His madness is blamed on ill health.
Greensburg reporters describe Emanuel Geiger pressing a revolver at his 13 year old brother after joking I ll fix you the gun misfired. The younger boy suffered a back neck wound but doctors could not locate the ball. He was sent to Westmoreland hospital for X rays and the wound is not deemed dangerous.
At the closing session of the Eastern Synod of the Reformed Church the Miami Florida classes offered an overture urging all church members to quit liquor dealing. If refused they would be admonished. expulsion for liquor dealers who refuse was rejected. The revised overture was adopted.
William Martin, 55, of Bessemer, died from hydrophobia linked to a December dog bite. He was bitten in the hand and treated, then suffered paroxysms at the sight of water on Sunday. He leaves a widow and one daughter.
Judge J O Van Swearingen overruled a new trial motion for John Stanley and John Abraham. Sentences of 100 years were imposed for torturing Mr and Mrs William Yauger, an elderly couple, in December and extorting over 32000. The Yaugers identified the defendants at trial. the men will be taken to the penitentiary tomorrow.
At the Bessemer and Lake Erie siding near the show grounds 20 roustabouts broke into John Isaacs store, bound and gagged him, stealing 10 suits of clothes, jewelry and fruit before fleeing the circuses. Officers pursued toward Meadville where the show will appear, to locate the robbers.
The New Castle register refused to admit an alleged copy of the will of Angeline Saviers into probate. Heirs claimed one relative tore the original will and burned it, while others filed what they call an exact copy for probate. The 1905 events are central to the dispute among beneficiaries.
John Burke a former star pitcher for Lancaster in the Tri State league will be ordained on June 15 at St Bonaventura College in Pittsburgh and will celebrate his first mass at St Gabriels in Hazleton. He studied ten years and worked toward education by playing ball to earn money, planning a life in Catholic priesthood.
A $300000 transaction moves ownership of a coal tract from J. W. Thompson of Uniontown to W. Y. Humphries of the Bessemes Coal & Coke Company. The area lies near Pittsburgh-Buffalo Company lands with a Pennsylvania railroad extension from Scenery Hill to Zollarsville providing an outlet.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.