27 Apr 1920
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1920
Page
1
A fragmented excerpt argues for daylight saving by urging Indiana to shift clocks earlier to align with trains and broader schedules. It criticizes overenthusiastic individuals who feel compelled to influence timekeeping, warning that such efforts may worsen public disruption and strain on systems.
An ad touts Mi-O-Na stomach tablets as giving prompt relief from sour stomach bloating and indigestion. It asserts the product reduces fermentation, cleans and strengthens the stomach, and promises disappearance of nervousness dizziness and biliousness with a money back guarantee. Druggists and T. E. Hildebrand offer the large box for 60 cents.
A reader denounces Daylight Saving as an injustice in a free country. The piece argues against forcing the time shift, noting its extended evenings benefit profiteers and reduce sleep for workers, especially as nights are hot and darkness comes late. It urges individual choice now that the war is over.
A reader letter argues against a Pittsburgh inspired fad and daylight saving style rule, calling it a hindrance to farmers and workers. The writer scorns city officials and urges rural citizens to resist imitate urban trends that disrupt rest and efficiency.
Washington Bissell of Anistown, Geerat Barrington, Massachusetts, marked his 100th birthday with a party at home. Born in Rochester, New York, he is the oldest living Mason in the state, the oldest living member of the Chi Psi fraternity, and a former Heidelberg University graduate who practiced law in New York for forty years and was admitted to the Connecticut bar.
The Rev. H. G. Peile, vicar of Smith Action, says British churches are deserted and have become nothing more than ecclesiastical refrigerators. He claims the church is too respectable for the average man or woman.
A series of land and property transfers are recorded, including William J. Boring acquiring 14 interest in 25 acres in Ping for 200 dollars, Annabel Long to Boring with 1-4 interest in 8 acres in Pine for 200 dollars, and Mary Adaline Rodkey selling 1-4 interest in BL Acres in Pine for 200 dollars. Also listed are Bowser to Clai Hreedtine for a lot in Third Ward at 4000 dollars, Mary M. Carney to Florence 8 Carney for a lot in Second Ward at 150 dollars, KK. H. Camp Trustee to R. M. McCormick for a Cherry Tree lot at 11400 dollars, First National Bank of Indiana to Gregory Gallo for 93 perches and 121 square feet in Second Ward at 2900 dollars, and William A. Green to Elizabeth Adams for 80 acres and 29 perches in Green for 1500 dollars.
New York dispatch reports fashion writer Mme Jean Criboon from Harve says feathers of varied shapes and colors will sprout from chic footwear.
Fragmentary OCR note references La Mouvaine seeking funds to support Paris shop girls and mentions Paris fashion trends. Text is garbled with unclear names and dates, but hints at a fundraising or promotional piece tied to Paris street life and a mystery figure.
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