08 Aug 1911
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1911
Page
1
Published daily except Sunday by Indiana Publishing Company Walter H. Jackson managing editor CG McLain business manager subscription rates posted. Offices and printing plant at Gazette Building Carpenter Ave Indiana Pa entered second class mail matter.
Deputy State Highway Commissioner Frank I. Rogers details practical gravel road building in Michigan. He cites cost ranges from 200 to 400 dollars per mile, notes higher prices on hilly routes, and emphasizes proper drainage and high quality gravel with pebbles as key. He advises layered placement, careful barrowing, and rolling, arguing gravel roads are durable, labor friendly, and attract state rewards.
The piece surveys Hon. W. O. Smith on direct senator voting versus governors, arguing popular election for senators aligns with democracy and Montesuieu’s cure for democracy. It blends editorial stance with witty local snippets and quips about marriage, hints of Cornwall, and social observations reflecting a period sensibility.
Local note states a batch of found keys has been turned in. Owner must present description to Gazette office and pay any applicable fees to retrieve the items.
Newport Illinois August announcement of Miss Mildred Sherman daughter of Mr and Mrs Watts Sherman to Ralph Francis Julian Stoner Lord Camoys of England. Miss Sherman twenty three, granddaughter of the late Mrs John Carter Brown. Lord Camoys twenty seven, head of the Stoner family. He attended the wedding of Lord Decies and Miss Gould in New York and met Miss Sherman at prior social events.
In Cleveland on August 8, a 16 year old boy and an older thief robbed Miss Hannah Hyland of $1000 near Star Baking offices. The pair fled in a buggy as a pursuer closed in,Hyland shouted for help but日本.
Mrs Ida Loder a Lorain widow files a breach of promise suit in common pleas court in Sandusky claiming she accepted a marriage proposal after more than one hundred love letters and sold her household goods for 250 dollars to elope with contractor Samuel L Hodson who allegedly refused to marry after repeated assurances.
A man named Thomas Bevans was lost for two days while traveling in a wide circle and was found within seventy five feet of a plate behind a blind wall. The incident occurred near Wilkes barre Pennsylvania on August 8.
Medical authorities declare true eczema cure lies in a liquid treatment rather than greasy salves. The D.DT. DB Prescription, a compound of wintergreen and other ingredients, is claimed to penetrate to the disease, eradicate germs, and heal the skin, offering rapid relief.
Beatrice Grimshaw notes South Seas fashion quirks in a tale of island attire. A laundered robe worn as best dress in daylight caused amusement. A poppy flower toque sparked island-wide fascination as women copied Paris styles in hibiscus. A wedding featured a bride changing fourteen ank dresses during the reception.
London Answers reports on how infant education varies abroad with France and Belgium omitting core subjects to focus on happiness, Germany providing toys and requiring clean handkerchiefs and weekly baths, Finland teaching children to care for dolls and tidy tasks, and Japan offering a resting room for naps.
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