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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
3
A dramatic interior monologue of a dying man reflecting on fear, decay, and the desire for contact with a beloved presence. He imagines a looming horror and questions whether the dead ever rise, while contrasting his own restrained life with imagined reunion and release. The passage blends themes of mortality, memory, and longing with stark, meditative images.
A murky September evening leads a traveler to a shoeless street urchin named Billy who sells matches to support his widowed mother and younger sister. They visit a dingy Banner Street garret where a leg-wounded mother lies ill, while Billy remains the breadwinner, a quiet local hero.
In a grim city room, Barnardo learns of a poor mother caring for two children with no help. A nine year old boy and his sister are found by Barnardo, who promises to shelter the kids while the mother enters hospital care. The act restores faith as the family begins anew in a safe home setting.
A Scotsman excerpt claims a leech in water acts as a weather prophet. If the weather holds, it stays motionless at vial bottom, rolled in a spiral. When wind is coming, it surges rapidly to the top and remains there until the weather settles.
A fragmentary motto urges resilience and optimism, mentioning a humorous note about baldheads and gaining a front row seat. The text reads like casual advice or a quip, lacking clear context or named entities beyond its playful tone.
A Boston Post tip describes a chest poultice using flannel, melted lard, and turpentine to loosen a cold overnight, noting it saved trips to the doctor. A New York World piece praises pale yellow denim curtains, washed to a deep ivory shade with a close mesh and sail-like color.
A practical birthday concept suggests giving each guest a small cake with a name card and motto, skipping a large cake. A central flower arrangement with candle circles offers an elegant, inexpensive centerpiece using affordable glass candlesticks.
A Boston Post item suggests building a neat wooden box shelf with denim covering, two compartments for shirts and undershirts, a shelf and a loop, a cover pocket for collars and cuff links, elastic bands for cuffs, and hinges to convert into a chair. The design emphasizes practicality for a bedroom piece.
In a tall dining room decorate with a filled plate rack of china and quaint pottery above the doorway to relieve height. Avoid a haphazard display and round the walls with careful lines to keep a cozy look, steering away from a full china shop aesthetic.
A recipe column lists Lemon Salad with large lemons, lettuce, and a cheese cracker pairing, followed by Smelts cooked in roiling water with parsley garnish and tartar sauce. It also gives a Quick Cake mixing butter brown sugar milk and flour with spices and dates, plus a Boston Baked Beans method with yellow eye beans, salt pork, molasses and mustard baked long in a covered pot.
Samuel Bridgeman's home in Burgettstown was robbed at night after a burglar entered, bound and chloroformed Mrs. Bridgeman, who fought back before the intruder overpowered her. Mrs. Bridgeman is seriously injured as bloodhounds are brought in to track the suspect while Mr. Bridgeman is away in Ohio for his mother's funeral.
After the Knights of the Golden Eagle parade the judges Major Frank O D Beary Captain Charles D Rhoades and Dr A J Erdman awarded prizes. Commanderies received thirty five dollars for largest to Hellertown thirty five dollars for best appearance to Norristown twenty six dollars for greatest distance to Willam…opoly. Castles awarded fifteen dollars for largest to Richland eleven dollars for largest in Lehigh county to Catasauqua fifteen dollars for best equipment to Bogerstown fifteen dollars for handsomest banner to Kutztown.
Rev. Dr. Maurice Penfield Fikes, pastor of the First Baptist church, announces a plan to reserve a center block for Merry Widows and banns women from those seats or in front of them. He states no more hats to bother in that area.
Tony Short, a lineman with South Penn Telephone, was shot and killed in a family quarrel in East Waynesburg. His brother-in-law William McClelland surrendered to authorities and is jailed on the charge. McClelland said the shooting was accidental and made no further statement.
Three new corporations filed in the County Recorder's office: Westmoreland Lumber Company with $20,000 capital and directors Walter Byerly E K Long J O Smith Charleroi and C W Lynn of Donora. Valley Star Vending Company with $5,000 capital and directors Harvey J Steele Fayette City John R Steele Pittsburgh and Charles H Steele Charleroi. HE N Coddington Confectionery Company with $25,000 capital and directors E N Coddington H B E Pitcher Charleroi and James R Craft New Salem. Pittsburg Bank the Buyer: Reese Hammond Tire Brick Company property in Bolivar and Garfield sold to M R Murphy for First National Bank of Pittsburg to satisfy mortgage, sale conducted by Union Trust Company of Pittsburg holding the first mortgage.
John W. Minnich Wrightsville burgess along with Thomas Wilson Gary Barnes and Marshall Weller were arrested with police officer Drenning assisting the arrest. Drenning claims the chief burgess and others aided the escape of a drunken prisoner, causing a notable uproar in York.
Three ejectment proceedings filed in Greene County courts target former Cashier J B F Rinehart of the closed Farmers and Drovers National Bank of Waynesburg. Bonar Land Company of Waynesburg seeks return of several properties now in Rinehart possession.
Harrisburg has been selected as the see city of the diocese of Harrisburg by Rt. Rev. James Henry Darlington. The cathedral of the diocese will eventually be erected in Harrisburg. Greensboro reports a court has ordered a special term of Common Pleas for June 22 and 29 to try damages from the Bradenville explosion four years ago.
Mike Hollander, described as a cripple, was convicted of highway robbery and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. He assisted by robbing another cripple near a roadside deathbed. Meanwhile, Kittanning County Medical Examiner T N McKeas analyzed water samples from Kelley’s Station and White Rock, linking an apparent mold fever epidemic to the local wells and springs.
Lynn Saylor, a puddler from Hyde Center, was attacked by three highwaymen at Mosgrove Junction, robbed of $40 and his gold watch, then thrown 30 feet into the Allegheny river. He crawled to the riverbank and reached Templeton, now in serious condition.
Prosperous conditions return in Monongahela valley boroughs as Carnegie Steel restarts all structural mills at Homestead. Twenty seven open hearth furnaces are in operation with multiple plate mills running double turn. Braddock area reports a third blast furnace blown in and a fourth likely to start Friday.
Following thefts at St Walburger s Catholic parish house electric bells connected to the rector s apartments rang loudly Sunday. Several members quietly entered the parish house and caught Frank Linsky, a man with a police record, who is now in jail.
In Shenandoah near Ellangowan Mrs Albert Major was shot by her four year old son after he picked up a flobert rifle from a table and pointed it at her pulling the trigger the bullet piercing her heart. Also reports on mine foremen exams in Greensburg and a fire boss pass list, a hotel photo flash injury in Reynoldsville, honors at Slippery Rock Normal, a contest over a shortest will in Greene county, and a theft escape in Hookstown with a minister transfer in Washington county.
Joseph Sykes of Butler township was arrested for refusing to pay taxes and argued the country is free from tax duties. Justice Jacob Keck replied that everyone but the rich pays taxes and prayer is optional, after which Sykes paid. Greensburg notes council finance committee backs a 380000 bond issue to fund RTVPOK improvements.
A compact vignette of humorous quotes and brief witticisms from various papers including the Philadelphia Record and Tit-Bits. Jests touch on troubles, philosophy, piano thefts, prose gender puns, and a barber’s chair of wit.
The Cleveland Dealer notes a wry remark about spendthrifts and a poor boy’s fortune being his tongue. The exchange implies critics view some men as wasting words and wealth alike as a sign of miserliness in speech.
A trimmed and fragmented quote from Chicago News and San Francisco Star features a lawn dispute and a joking remark about sports reporting. The misattribution hints at rival paper banter and a playful exchange about available reporters.
A collage of quotes shows a puzzled exchange about a child’s language and a joke about trusts. The Washington Star notes on an early adjournment reveal a joke about leaving undone tasks versus mistakes.
A fragmented transcription combines a druggist asking for a prescription copy and a passenger jostling aboard a crowded train. The quips reference misread handwriting, a boastful Bull, and jokes about a punchline from Cassidy and Finnegan, captured in antique newspaper tone.
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