26 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1910
Page
1
An Indiana post office update notes changes in mail handling and processing procedures affecting Second Class Mail. Officials outline revised timelines, eligibility, and compliance steps for local businesses and residents.
The article argues that Christian activity quietly drives social change through preaching, Sabbath School, missionary and youth groups. It notes public attention lags, while reforms stem from church work and leavening the whole community. It also anticipates county road reports and public criticism of road supervision.
The meeting opened with S. T. Gibson presiding Indiana leaders W. R. Mahan and J. L. Peterman elected president and secretary for the day. A long 160 foot dinner table was set, prayers offered, and a feast shared. A program followed with welcomes, songs, recitations, and informal talks. A permanent organization was formed with officers led by W. R. Mahan and Katherine Moorhead as secretary treasurer. The next reunion will be in the same groves on a date to be set. The gathering closed with the hymn God Be with You Till We Meet Again.
About 400 persons attended the Startzell reunion at George Startzell's Covode area home on Wednesday. Residents from nearby gathered with baskets, sharing food and memories as John Lewis, a Covode pioneer of similar age, joined the event.
The day featured gates and music as the family organ was moved to the grove enhancing the occasion. Dinner and supper were served in the grove. Several people gave addresses before the gathering dispersed.
The Lydick reunion was held on the Berkepile face in Cherryhill township five miles from town. About 150 persons attended a traditional dinner at noon. Harry White led the event as principal speaker after a horseback journey.
An advertisement touts Zem o as a cure for eczema with claims of national agency and efficacy. It also promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for dysentery, claiming success in nine epidemics and suitability for all ages.
In a vivid London Graphic vignette, a deranged man bursts into the Duke of Wellington's private chamber falsely claiming the name Tam Dionymus and intent to kill him. Wellington coolly questions the intruder and suggests an appointment, after which the visitor departs, leaving the duke unshaken and unharmed.
A shy seven year old thanks her busy father after a long walk by asking what flower to plant on his grave. She chooses sunflowers as the symbol of gratitude, expressing love through a simple, poignant moment.
Mrs Russell Sage is named as a backer of a proposed rest cure resort. The coverage notes her support among women circles seeking a health retreat project, highlighting philanthropic interest and social influence in backing the venture.
A syndicate of wealthy New York women led by Mrs. Russell Sage and Miss Helen Gould has bought a tract near San Angelo Texas for a rest cure resort. They plan more than $500,000 for a modern hotel and grounds, aiming to expand the facility.
The Brown sisters Wile 21 Mabel 22 and Lucille Cand 13 were arraigned in Brooklyn on shoplifting charges. Mary Chiton, a department store detective, testified they stuffed pockets with jewelry and offered bribes of 2000 and 500 to drop charges. A Seaman lawyer for the prisoners adjourned the case citing family bereavement and illness.
Uncle Sam invites examinations for railway mail clerk post office clerk carrier customs house and department clerks with life time job prospects short hours twice monthly pay and vacations thousands of appointments expected common school education suffices city and country alike to prepare now free information free scholarship this month write Central School Dept 9 Rochester N Y take Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy before travel as water changes may cause diarrhoea sold by all druggists
A Marchand academy reunion gathered about 600 former pupils and teachers with Rev. J A Crosby Rev Virgil C Zener and Hon J W Morrow giving informal addresses. A Covode Academy reunion followed with 150 attendees and a cane presented to Rev Robert Hood. Officers were elected for Covode Alumni Association and a grand music festival closed the event with 200 voices under Dr J Miles Blose.
Several tales recount Tennyson's blunt speeches and rude quips. A neighbor, Mrs. Drotherton, recalls an odd scene at Freshwater where he arrived with putty-gray roses as a peace offering, revealing his misguided etiquette and stubborn pride.
A Boston Post item describes the muddled advice given to women on train timetables, noting feminine directions mislead travelers into wrong departures. The piece suggests men may need discipline to avoid skirting the proper schedules, citing examples like 3:02 as a more reliable time.
Two men in a crowded car clash over a long whistle. The distance whistler asks for quiet and warmth in letters, while the other rejects the idea and notes warmth in business correspondence but not this morning.
A Vive dollar bill was lost Wednesday morning between Ori's Grocery and Ninth Street. Please return to 122 Church Street for a reward. Call 302-21p if found.
Januet-Viola notes one drawback to her wedding. Fanny asks the drawback. Janet says her father was too cheerful when he gave her away. Boston Globe line contrasts with Addison quote on ancestry and virtue.
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