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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1908
Page
3
A dramatic fable tells how a humble pebble boasts of enduring a world in harsh weather. An infant oak upright after a struggle proves worth, while the pebble learns humility and resolves to remain silent about pride. The tale ends with a vow to endure quietly.
An elderly Maine woman, Aunt Hannah, escapes family strife by boarding a train to Denver after saving for years with help from Sam and other kin. She travels alone, recalling a long life and faith in Providence as strangers help her reach a distant West, reflecting on loss, memory, and resilience.
An elderly aunt travels west aboard a train toward Denver seeking care after escaping hardship. A kind stranger helps, a young passenger funds aid, and her reunion with her nephew Sam brings promise of a stable future in the food commission line, ending with a hopeful departure to a supportive household.
A humorous line from Harper's Weekly markets a velvet suit for tin dollars, with a sly aside that Norah-Yes can obtain one for free by sharing information about the bargain with her mistress.
More than 1 million dollars will be spent by the Crane Company of Chicago to erect a large manufacturing plant at Edgewater station Oakmont. A 33 acre site has been purchased including land from the estate of S. M. Willocks and adjoining parcels. Work is to begin within 40 days and more than 2,000 workers will be employed when ready. The company, a leader in valves fittings iron pipe tools and railway supplies, has a 10 million dollar capitalization. Representatives spent days in Pittsburgh finalizing the purchase.
Honorable John Henry Negley, a longtime figure in Butler politics and law, died after a prolonged illness. Born in 1823, he helped establish the early Butler settlement, studied law in 1845, and practiced for 62 years with brief forays into journalism.
Several changes among officials in the Sharon and New Castle district will take effect July 1. The district superintendent position is abolished. B J Ross will transfer to New Castle as superintendent of the Greer mill. D S Pyle will become superintendent of the Shenango mill. W W Davis of Cleveland will become superintendent of the South Sharon plant.
W A Ensign and his son Charles, owners of the defunct W A Ensign and Son bank, were arrested by County Detective Frank H Watson on embezzlement warrants. Depositor H E Schultz says he was paid to leave a large deposit, knowing the bank could not reopen next day. Bail set at $2,000 each for Thursday hearing.
The Carneste Steel Company coking plant at South Sharon will resume in about two weeks with ovens starting before then. About 600 men will gain employment as ore shipments begin and one blast furnace is fired up around July first. Two more furnaces will start at Sharpsville within three weeks.
A boiler explosion at the Keeler mill in Wetmore, near Warren, killed stoker Frederick Markum and fatally injured John Passenger. The mill was wrecked with property loss estimated at $10,000 as Markum’s remains were scattered from the blast.
Marine Thomas Hagen or Hage died from a heart blow in a six round boxing bout with Johnny Hogan during a smoker on the battleship Mississippi at the navy yard. Hogan vanished after Hagen collapsed. State College joins Carnegie retirement fund list with I Thornton Osmond named to receive a pension as dean of Mathematics and Physics.
Commissioner re Named Harrisburg reports Governor Stuart appointed A H Bowen of Philadelphia a member of the Valley Forge commission.
Butler County suit seeks injunction to restrain Burgess and Council from contracting with F.G. Ross of Pittsburg for plans and engineering of a $100,000 sewage disposal plant. Petition claims lack of competitive bids and irregular proceedings. Ross bid $6,000, others reportedly lower. Health chief Dixon ordered plans submitted by July 1. hearing unlikely before September.
Harrisburg reports the state will pay costs for capitol conspiracy cases including contracts and trials. James T. Walters as prosecutor bears no costs. all defendants must post bonds until next fall when further cases go to trial. Metallic exhibits were moved from the courthouse to the Capitol.
Butler board of trade reorganized with Louis B Stein as president and Dr M B Hardland J H Whitesides as vice presidents John C Graham as secretary and Elias Ritts as treasurer A resolution asks council to begin public improvements to create work for the unemployed Auto restrictions to be lifted in other cities informally reducing petty offense fines A new monument at Grove City College honors Benjamin Franklin bust unveiled by J A Coles New Castle Nick Sanati jailed 20 years for second degree murder in Duff case at Hilleyilte Walker family reunion near Salisbury fires threaten 6000 freight cars at Hollidaysburg locomotive shops in Reading resume five day work week
The text extols Syrup of Fig and Elixir of Sonna for cleansing, sweetening, and relieving internal organs without debilitation. It claims physicians approve its components and warns to buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
Consul James HB Dunning of Milan cites a leading coffee journal showing world consumption at 16,825,000 sacks in 1907. The United States used 6,980,000 sacks, Germany 3,060,000, France 1,625,000, leaving 5,170,000 for all other nations, with Italy at 1.44 pounds per capita.
Matthias Campbell, Civil War veteran and longtime Blair resident, 218 East Nebraska Street, recounts back pain and kidney trouble cured by Dean Kidney Pills. He notes the medicine’s effectiveness after doctors diagnosed the condition and urges readers to buy the product, sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y.
An elderly man, living alone in a wood about 30 miles from London, has spent two decades under an umbrella. He sleeps through storms, remains healthy, avoids taxes and wife, and uses a sack and mackintosh for warmth each night. He says he has no worries, no obligations, and many friends.
Force of Thunderbolt describes how a lightning strike on an open Northumberland moor created a central hole four to five feet across, radiating furrows, turf pins scattered, and a large one foot thick hole fifty feet from the crater. Small earth bore holes also appeared radiating from the main excavation.
A historic recipe describes browning six loin chops with vegetables and butter, then frying after coating in flour eggs and crumbs. It then assembles on a hot serving dish with macaroni pieces and a creamy onion sauce seasoned with salt and pepper. An item notes that raising an American society girl costs about $200,000, per the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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