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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1917
Page
1
A column denounces Senator La Follette and a proposed national party as antiwar threats allied with pro German sentiment. It compares to Civil War Knights of the Golden Circle and discusses past pro secession groups, citing potential efforts to embarrass the Administration and influence Congress while warning of disloyal activities during wartime.
Headquarters requests 500000 knit sets including helmet scarf sweater and armlets. An Indiana Chapter knitting class will be formed at the Chapter House soon to train members and coordinate material supply with auxiliaries. Yarn needles and garment fabrics will be provided by auxiliaries. Hope is for a large response.
Trading in wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade will cease on August 25 after directors approved the action following a request from Commissioner Hoover. The notice appears in the Gazette as part of the Chicago market update.
Bowser Reunion will be held at Lin Armstrong's Grove 2 1 2 miles west of Kittanning on Tuesday August 21. Bus and taxi service each way cost 25c. Come bring a friend and have a good day with us.
Citizens in Drumright Oklahoma have called a mass meeting for tonight to organize opposition to the selective draft as it affects workers in local oil fields. The gathering aims to coordinate actions and spread information about the draft within the community.
Story lovers are invited to read The Ambition of Mark Truitt a Pittsburgh steel industry tale with romance of a top official who rose from the bottom and Lube Cane an energetic real boy tale about stealing a Christmas tree from a graveyard for his sweetheart. Both titles join the Public Library shelves as good summer reading.
Dr and Mrs Wallace Hopkins and their young daughter of Summit Station Ohio arrived last evening en route to Marion Center to visit the former's parents Mr and Mrs W W Hopkins. The Misses Fanny and Elizabeth Dugan of Cleveland former Indiana residents are visiting Alfred Dugan on Wayne Avenue. Alfred Dugan Jr returned from Buffalo where he stayed with his grandmother Alex Gershman of Lewistown formerly connected with the Hue Store and is spending a short time with friends here.
Rt Fleming transfers to Sutton Plass ford two lots in Green for 5000 dollars. T o Brichall transfers to Margaret Ellsworth a lot in Banks for one dollar.
Denver Colo Aug 15 City Attorney Marsh has drafted a condemnation suit to compel H Koch owner to sell land on Lookout Mountain where William F Cody Buffalo Bill is buried. City seeks full ownership of the knoll for a monument site and surrounding improvements attract national attention.
A War Department issued lesson outlines a thirty day program for National Army recruits. It stresses intelligence cleanliness cheerfulness and three battle qualities spirit tenacity and self reliance, with examples from Civil War hardship to illustrate resilience and initiative. The course aims to build self control endurance and courage ahead of camp training.
The War Council of the American Red Cross approves a 10000 dollar grant to eliminate malaria in the Columbia South Carolina cantonment and surrounding area for training troops. Red Cross teams work with the South Carolina Board of Health and Public Health Service under Dr French Simpson to direct sanitation in the district, with other units planned nationwide.
Under the watchful eye of a yap Ammen mi, August 1h, a marine reportedly failed to move. The brief item notes a paused or stalled action aboard a vessel or location tied to a royal or naval context. No further details are provided in the fragment.
Wor SALE-One or two horses weigh 1100 lbs or one black mare 1200 lbs. Inquire W. I. Hovis, Indi ana RF. D. 277 FOR SALE-Firewood. Inquire Atlantic Refining Co., Eleventh and Water streets, 276 The trouble with Life Insurance is that we can't see far enough ahead. Then what had one better do? Smith Northwestern Mutual, 301 Saving & Trust Co. Bldg. Phone 3$7-7 Liver Trouble. "Tam bothered with liver trouble about twice a year," writes Joe Ding man, Webster City, Iowa, "I have pains in my side and back and an awful soreness in my stomach. I heard of Chamberlain's 'Tablet'and tried them. By the 'time I had 'used half a bottle of them I was feeling fine and had no signs of pain." Ob tainable everywhere. Jetmaster sergeant some U. S. Mar ine recruits were being fitted into uni forms, today. One recruit was ob viously awkward and nervous. He was endeavoring to fit his "number . . blank feet? into a pair of "number eight regulation sites", and experi enc ing much difficulty. "Come on-shake a lot!' wrowled the sergeant, impatiently. "T tried that, but it don't do any good," ventured the prespiring re cruit, suggeing planfully to accom plish a hopeless task. The sergeant pave it up in disgust. "Shake a leg," in the parlance of the United States Marine, means, "Tlurry up."
In San Francisco Aug, Mrs Sc lend Bundshu sought compensation for her fifth husband, ill-treated by gas while working in Los Angeles. She told Prank Moarvell he faded away eighteen months later. She could not recall prior marriages and claimed they were long ago forgotten.
A German visitor at a Catholic college home argues Germany cannot win the war, predicting shortages of food and metals will hurt the Axis while the United States remains neutral. He foresees a long conflict, possible starvation, and eventual strain on Germany’s position.
The readable text presents a garbled prophetic musing about the duration of a war and the fate of America. It mentions following a House of Lords figure and questions how much longer the conflict will last, with speculative bets about repentance and destiny. The fragmentary wording limits clear entities.
A Dallas restaurant posts signs that molasses left on a plate after a meal will incur an extra charge. The place also stages pennies in change and odd cent pricing on several menu items, a rare Southwest practice. Also notes a stray line about a state forest plantation ash tree. and a health tip endorsing exercise, water, fruit, and Chamberlain’s Tablets as a laxative option.
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