16 Dec 1904
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1904
Page
1
A string of brief notices from Pittsburg and surrounding towns covers local names, events, and ongoing activities. Items include social visits by Mrs. Bruce and Mrs. Shaukis, athletic mentions of JoJo McGregor and Blaine McSdreight, pension update for William H. Fairman, and various church and community notes from Clareburg and Blairsville areas.
Albert Donn, a piano tuner from Adelphis, will be in Indiana. Parties wanting pianos tuned or serviced can leave orders at George Battee’s Music Store, 660 Philadelphia Street, as listed.
Local shops announce a wide range of hand painted items including waist sets cuff buttons salts and peppers cups and saucers and mayonnaise bowls from Mrs E B M Roberts New Castle and R W Wehrle Co Jewelry Store. Also advertised are skating at Wottling and a shelter house with pond lights for night viewing and Christmas gift offerings.
A London Spectator summary notes Lt Col Sykes sees ants in Poo lan drying grain, Dr Lincecum reports ants cultivating seed grass, and Darwin read on ant behavior. It cites Brazil and Africa ants as formidable, with claims of indigestible morsels and a British slave-owning ant making slaves fight.
A humorous clipped dialogue from London Tit-Bits notes a minister and Janet discussing why Janet missed Sunday preaching. Janet cites three strong reasons: the minister read the sermon, did not read it well, and it was not worth reading at all.
A short quarrel between Dr Quack and an undertaker ends with a vow to make trouble. The exchange hints at professional tension and a threat of retaliation. The fragment shows tense dialogue after a dispute over conduct or services.
The author argues that children are not burdens but daily saviors who renew weary parents with innocence and peace. From baby’s touch to a child’s growth, they lift spirits and restore grace, contrary to common worry about costs and work. The piece cites maternal and paternal solace through a baby’s clasp and embrace.
A candle flame is a small gas factory where wax vapor forms and burns with oxygen to create flame. Breathing removes gas particles, cools them, and adds carbonic acid to help extinguish the flame.
A gentleman was asked by a lady to back a racehorse at 20 to 1. He did not back it but watched it win. He later sent his friend £200 to avoid disappointing her, though he could ill afford the sum. The tale ends with the trainer’s price and the man’s scrupulous kindness. The Loudon Sporting News notes the moral of a costly act.
A historical note contrasts southern gallantry with modern behavior as the New York Press recalls how men once carried women’s purchases home with deferential acts. It quotes a campion courtesy where men offered service to a woman as a vassal to the queen, a tradition now shared by northern women who tote their own packages.
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