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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
1
Ida M. Barbell explains a new system for locating parts in the Watertown arsenal workshop. Lieutenant Colonel Wheeler assigns a gun carriage piece, and the clerk identifies its location by number. The method dramatically reduces search times amid 4600 parts and 50 materials, easing stock tracking and material readiness.
S A Keller of Slida Ohio credits two or three bottles of Chamberlain’s Tablets with curing two years of indigestion. He reports feeling greatly benefited after prior illness and says he was sick for two years before taking them. Sold by all.
The article details British naval shipyard security measures to prevent leaks. It describes frequent searches of visitors and workers, plain clothes guards at entrances, and strict scrutiny of parcels. Draftsmen swear secrecy and ship plans stay under lock and key.
A midwestern plan travels from Catalina Island to Los Angeles aboard a crowded boat. A passenger boasts about carrying a corked bottle of supposed salty ocean water to prove locals wrong as another insists the bottle will burst once the chile rises. A man offers to pour a little out.
Fragments show a chatter about attending a masquerade ball and old time attire. The dialogue hints at social plans and playful approval with remarks about style and propriety. The brief exchange captures a social moment and the mood of the attendants.
World Magazine notes the tanillas or manillas, curved two horseshoe coins used in southwest Nigeria and coastal towns. Three-eighths inch thick soft copper, over eight ounces each, seven coins equal one quarter, making a dollar weighty. White traders accept them as legal tender. circulation waned to bush towns and small seaboard places like Bonny Brass Akassa. Collectors prize them for sericity and as novelty napkin rings when silver plated.
Edward Young of the Night Thoughts era is noted as rector of St Marys Welwyn and a seen wit. He wrote Impromptu verses in his garden at Welwyn and quips followed a guest’s summons. A remark about Adam Eve and Angela mirrors his sharp tone and human charm.
A historical note argues that a purely spoken universal language faces physical barriers from differing speech organs and articulation. It cites Italian and other language groups, noting Lips held closed in cold regions and open mouths in milder climates, hindering mutual understanding.
A writer notes intensely cold nights in Siberts where ice bubbles burst with explosive reports. Bubbles on the river form six to eight foot ice hillocks as water pressure rises and finally explodes, sending water rushing and refreezing to trigger more blasts observed within miles.
The golden crested wren is the smallest bird in Britain and Europe. It weighs about eighty grains troy on average, so seventy two birds weigh a pound. The feathers measure about 3 4/5 inches, wings span about five inches, and when the feathers are removed, the body length is under one inch.
A fragment shows a woman and friend attending a quirky baseball joke about “2 male on every base.” The exchange highlights playful wordplay and newspaper tone of the era.
The fragment from the Boston Transcript records a remark about insufficient butter for bread. A character named Johnny-May asks for remedy while Mother-Well suggests putting some of the predd back as a casual exchange.
The fragment hints at a dental hardship prompting an early start and a question about when teeth first troubled someone. Names and details are unclear. the snippet resembles a transcription fragment, offering little concrete event or setting.
Mrs Verne Shaffer of Vandergrift Pennsylvania praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as superior to other medicines for her children with colds or coughs. She recommends others try it. For sale by all dealers.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a man labeled as a “glutton for work” with his wife growing weary and requesting him to help split wood. The garbled text mentions Bremen and epicures, plus a confusing name Sorrest Dimmelber FAC.
Mrs W R McLain of Blairsville Pa writes that her boy Ray suffered croup often and Chamberlains Cough Remedy proved far better than others. It always relieved him quickly and she never is without it, claiming it a positive cure for croup. For sale by all dealers.
Oppenheim defines a siege as surrounding and investing an enemy locality by armed force, cutting off communication to starve them into surrender or to attack the locality and seize it by assault. Bombardment is the use of artillery fire. Siege may occur with bombardment and assault but need not.
A large slow man described in dehumanizing terms waits by a railroad station as factory workers rush out for lunch. He muses that noon means dinner time for some, but it is 12 o'clock for him, reflecting casual racial stereotyping in the New York Times.
In a clipped exchange a girl of a certain age vows never to wed while her best friend quips that all will know she made a kerote fight against the inevitable. Philadelphia Ledger reports the remark as a light quip in a social column.
A Baltimore American quote questions enduring affection from women toward soldiers, mused as uniform loyalty amid romantic attachments. The snippet contrasts steady attachment with humor, reflecting press commentary on wartime relationships and social trends.
Indiana residents endorse Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney discomfort. Mrs. Jennie Roof of 659 Railroad age Indiana says the remedy relieves back pains and that she publicly recommended it years ago. Price 60 cents at all dealers. Doan's Kidney Pills from Foarte Milbara Co. Bla be
A report describes how exploding shells demoralize soldiers though few injuries occur. It explains that proximity blasts bruise the spinal tissue and nerves, producing lasting fear and tremors. Similar effects are noted in railway collisions, where sturdy individuals become timid without visible wounds.
India s native butter known for long shelf life is made by boiling butter and removing all watery components by skimming to prevent rancidity.
Relics of Old Persia describe Shuster as a cradle of Persian civilization once on the only navigable river. It notes Shapur built irrigation works and a grand bridge once misattributed to Valerian, with the great span largely intact though eroded. The article mentions Arabic barbarian destruction and continuing river channels nourishing surrounding lands. It also includes a barley water recipe with pearl barley and lemon juice for a cooling, nutritious drink.
The dialogue shows De Hague proposing a scheme to invest $1,000 with promises of $2,000 profit, while Dawson questions the timeframe and potential earnings. The exchange outlines a plan to attract investors with a guaranteed return and the lure of quick money.
A fragmentary quotation contrasts ancestral pride with duty. A speaker notes descent and lineage while another questions changes within the line. The excerpt ends with a terse assertion of duty and recognition of character in a historical dialogue.
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