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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1908
Page
3
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Indiana Democrats report the Pennsylvania Railroad Co and the Standard Oil Co as decisive forces shaping legislation and appointments in Harrisburg. The piece cites how corporate influence ties to the Republican party machine, notes Pattison era contrasts, cites a Philadelphia minister’s libel retraction over an intoxication claim about Gilfillan, and critiques Senator McNichol and Elkins.
A fragment reflecting on spreading bad news about friends and contrasting male and female religiosity. It mockingly notes men excusing extravagance and claims temptation within family life, suggesting a wry, satirical tone about gendered behavior and moral judgment.
The document lists jurymen drawn for December term including grand jurors first week December 7 and petit jurors second to fifth weeks through January 1909. Names span Frank Lear W Wheatfield James Ruffner Speedy Blairsville Kerr Grant Richards Blatvrll etc with occupations and towns such as Brushvalley Grant Canoe Blairsville Indiana Montgomery Rayne Conemaugh and White. The passage also notes a Gettysburg battlefield monument design and a $150,000 state appropriation with a warning about past capital misspending.
A playful paragraph contrasts social roles with fortune and reputation. It notes a once wealthy crank becomes eccentric, a man who demands payment loses public praise, and the stage is filled with energetic performers. It also hints that absence therapy may ease lovesickness and comments on female friendship in marriage.
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