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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1905
Page
6
A fragmentary poem in a rustic voice celebrates wildflowers. It recalls a hurried walk, spotting a small starflower with silvery eyes, and gathering many blooms for a loved one. The speaker extols wildwood flowers as sweeter than roses or marigolds, praising their simple beauty.
A vain young lawyer, Frederic Gunning, courts Antoinette Carroll a rising singer while backing her against a stingy manager. Rodman Gregory, a wealthy financier, maneuvers to keep Carroll’s case from court to benefit himself, leaving Gunning betrayed and ruined when Carroll’s suit collapses. The revelation exposes manipulative morals in a world of money and fame.
A department store clerk charms a shopper who believes in bargains. She claims to be twenty three and they marry after a swiftly spent honeymoon. He discovers the item he wanted was marked down from thirty one to twenty three, revealing the store’s discount tale.
A collage of witty lines and mini dialogues from multiple papers, featuring quips about aging, manners, religion, vegetarianism, travel, court rulings, and social norms. It blends exchanges from New Yorker, Detroit Free Press, Punch, Chicago Tribune, and others, with playful misunderstandings and punchy one liners.
A gentle landlord explains only canaries and similar birds are allowed while a stork is barred from the flats. Mr Younghusband asks which bird is forbidden and learns the stork is the objection. The Louisville Courier Journal records the humorous exchange.
Dissatisfied with their homes at Altoona, Ernestine Moore aged 14 and Ruth Hewitt 13 ran away and were detained in Harrisburg. The Southern Oil No.1 Hartung farm yielded 20 barrels an hour, 500 feet from McBride Busher. Freehold Oil started a well at Whitechurch near Waldron. Greensburg area groups plan consolidation vote June 27, potentially creating Greater Greensburg. A state bridge contract over the Susquehanna was let to New York Bridge Co. for 209,500. Butler remonstrances against liquor licenses circulated by Protestant ministers. Coroner probes death of 15-year-old Harry Yates after a revolver incident. Immigrant Inspector counts 300 Chinese in Pittsburgh and 80 in Allegheny. Three Italians in Carney tunnel killed by freight train. another man, Gustave Albright, commits suicide in Altoona. Hopwood man Thomas Burkholder dies by self-inflicted gunshot. 8-year-old Peter Conti injured at New Castle carnival. Michael Garrity dies after climbing a live wire. Thieves steal about 300 dollars near Connellsville. Thomas Davis, 44, collapses dead in New Castle. Republican state chairman calls for meeting June 21 in Philadelphia. J. M. Arman, 75, has eyes blown out blasting. 11-year-old Michael Remick drowns bathing in Youghiogheny. George Smith electrocuted in Bradford. Charles Long, 40, killed by train at Grove City. Miss Minnie Miller crowned Jeannette carnival queen. Laura Richter second. William Urish drowns near Harrisburg. Postmaster J. W. Miller’s office promoted to second-class status.
A 19th century discussion argues poor lighting harms eyesight and promotes defective vision among children. It praises acetylene gas as a clear, steady, sunlike illumination, cheap and installable in homes, churches, and schools, predicting fewer eye defects as its use grows.
A Topeka woman used an old parrot with a sharp tongue as a booby prize for her card club. The bird circulated among members, returning to its origin, where it greeted the owner with a quip about kitchens being dirty. The tale, reported by the Kansas City Journal, highlights the parrot's persistent participation in social games.
A fragment from a late 19th or early 20th century page detailing domestic tips on coffee preparation with Lion Coffee, two settling methods with eggs or water, and cautions not to overboil. Included are brief notices about a New York tree-raising venture importing German chambers, Mrs. Winslow’s teething syrup, a Persian pig reference, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, and Oyama’s temperance claim.
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