17 Aug 1917
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
1
Subscription rates listed for 3.00 per year, 1.50 for six months, and 0.35 per month by carrier. Managers and editors named FRANK M. SMITH as Manager and Editor and the city editor. Public notice indicates post office mailing as second class matter for Mhaindiana Printing and Publishing Co.
A long list of individuals with hometowns like Indiana Blairsville and Lucerne Mines is given, followed by notes on a physical examination clearance and a hay fever resignation claim. The piece also mentions new draft serial numbers being issued at state headquarters and references to religious groups opposing war with minimal support.
A general tells the men they have lived through much while warning the younger man a discharge would leave him with a yellow streak. He urges the other to go to camp where the President will assign a noncombatant position.
Death notice from Indiana describes arrangements for a private interment in Greenwood Cemetery after services at the Gilbert home on Wayne Avenue. Rev. Dr. J. R. Reigler of the First Presbyterian Church will conduct tomorrow afternoon at 2:48 o clock. Additional services are to be held prior to burial.
Yr and Mrs HH Peterman of Baltimore and Dry and Mrs TW Peterman with two daughters visited J L Peterman on Wayne avenue. Mrs Alonzo Miller and her two sons left for Wheeling to care for Mrs Miller’s ill mother. Rov Dudley W. Rose spends a week in New York Conference at a camp meeting near Wilkes Barre. Rev Arthur J T Palmer and family attend district meeting in New Brighton. Rev W W Spiker visits from Indiana. Edward Rein recovering well after windshield accident. Miss Josephine A Buzzy of Philadelphia visiting Mrs James St Clair. Mr and Mrs George Prothero return from an auto trip through Pennsylvania and New York. Dr and Mrs John Monks tour Philadelphia Atlantic City and return to Martin’s Ferry Ohio via Washington and Baltimore.
Transfers involve L L Shank to Modestine Cooke for a lot in Green at 165 dollars. D W Saltsgiver to W C Fulton a lot in Young for 387.50. S Clark Marsh to C C Hovvell for a lot in Conemaugh at 62. David Blair to Frederick Terlinger for a lot in Second Ward Indiana at 500. McClelland oults to R B McCabe 6 acres and 101 perches in Burrell at 20.
A Portland farmer buys rubber nipples in a drug store to nourish an underfed litter. G H Kellar of Whipple Creek says one son in the family of twelve has provided for ten, so he will use the nipples to nurse two pigs, avoiding loss from hunger.
A French scientist reports that war era nerve strain makes military and naval careers the most likely to drive men to insanity. Among 100000 entrants, about 100 become confirmed lunatics. liberal professions follow, with artists, lawyers, and others also listed as high risk for mental decline.
A newspaper writer discusses whether motion pictures convey morals. He recalls viewing Her Husband and notes a flaw the heroine overlooks, portraying the dangers of a wrong choice. He highlights a boarding school girl and a military academy student as central figures in the romance and its cautionary moral.
A newspaper item portrays a cautionary story of a young woman who elopes with a man after he forges her father’s signature to obtain permission. The husband’s thefts and forgery land him in prison, revealing a moral about trusting the wrong man. Also mentions job prospects at a rubber works and a furniture sale at Smith's Department Store.
The article compares lunacy rates across occupations. Doctors, clerks, civil servants, and lawyers show high confinement rates near 177 per 100,000, while domestic servants and laborers hover around 160. Mechanics are at about 61, and surprisingly commercial men have the lowest rate at 42 per 100,000.
Judge Pollard of Bi Lonts presided over a case where a driver faced charges of malice. An expert testified a mule’s back sore did not affect the animal, and the judge tested the mule by touching the sore with a cane. The mule’s reaction prompted adjournment and further questioning of the prisoner.
The piece argues that genius in many fields is less crucial than the ability to do one thing well. It claims Newton and Napoleon could not excel in other areas, yet their specialized skill altered history. The central claim is that execution style, not breadth of talent, shapes outcomes and careers.
The text lists several sparrow types the sparrowa, including white throated white brown ed sparrows and the sung sparrow with a long tail and breast spot. It describes the chipping tadl field spar rows as smaller with no breast spots. It ends warning rhubarb leaves contain substances poisonous to many persons.
Public notice announces Pennsylvania Railroad Company seeks a public convenience certificate to build a grade crossing east of Coral Station Center Township Indiana County with a new track along the northerly area of existing tracks. A hearing was held at Harrisburg on August 1917. attendees may appear to be heard. solicitors listed.
A Beecher inspired meditation on the American flag as a symbol of liberty and national identity. The writing extols the flag as bearer of government principles and moral ideals, urging readers to renew faith and courage under the Stars and Stripes.
A fragmented, antiquated account praises Quito as a peaceful yet bustling capital. It portrays life amid crude housing, limited amenities, and sporadic infrastructure, with glimpses of markets, streets, and public spaces. The piece hints at civic plans and contrasts with more developed centers, while noting local life and occasional hardship.
Board of Law Examiners announces that Joseph C. Alger of New York applies for admission to practice in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Applicant has five years of practice in another state and appears before the Court in the County of Tue divine as listed.
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