24 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
1
The text reflects on Christmas as a time of memory and home where love and goodwill express itself. It emphasizes sharing nostalgia with customers and wishing everyone a merry Christmas as a core sentiment of a business message.
One cent per word paid for each payable to advanas For Charge Accounts apply at Business Gazette Building Carpenver ages iuna Pa Results Follow Advertising WANTED ANTED stenographer with knowledge of store work Address to Gazette stating age experience and salary wanted 80-x
A fragmentary note discusses curious hermit crabs and their use of sponges and sea anemones for protection. It mentions the hermit crab’s behavior in preparing a shell, cleaning, and defending itself, with references to naturalist ideas and the concept of crab bounty and shelter.
A damaged obituary fragment lists a well known resident survived by her husband and three children Murray of Pittsburg Ross ett and Helen at home. No funeral arrangements have yet been made.
The Children’s Aid Society thanks contributors for a fund raising drive using little tin boxes in stores. About $62.62 collected, with $52.62 from yesterday’s takings. Inmates at the County Home will receive box treats and gifts. A Christmas greens delivery arrived, and a second prize award was won in a window trimming contest by Steving & Streams with a $25 check. The contest had 2,280 participating stores.
Charles E. Mumau and Nora M. Harmon, both of Indiana, wed yesterday at 2 pm in the residence of Rev. Dr. Lewis Hay on Sixth Street. Also notes promotions for R. W. Wehrle & Co silverware and a large piano display at Pollock's with two floors of pianos.
A fragmentary account describes Zanzibar as an Arabian town ruled by a sultan deposed by English forces. The sultan’s palace and deserted harem sit near a fort with rusty cannons as a British gunboat siege unfolds. An English captain ousts the sultan and sinks his palace defense with a single shot.
A Washington Star quotation depicts Diogenes asking for a buneat map and replying that the aim is to reveal how to conduct a lengthy, inexorably costly investigation. The exchange satirizes protracted inquiry and expense in pursuit of knowledge.
A garbled OCR snippet hints at a quirky line about luck and desire. The fragment includes unclear phrasing and lacks concrete details, pretending to reference a person, a situation, and possible dialogue without clarity. Further readable context is needed for a solid summary.
The article recounts early American locomotive lore, claiming the Antelope on the Boston and Maine and the Davy Crockett on the Mohawk and Hudson set mile a minute records in the 1840s and 1880s. It notes dangers of early rails, snake heads, and that real progress began with telegraph signaling by Charles Minot in 1851, detailing anecdotal episodes and engineering peril.
A series of dramatic anecdotes recount a thief raiding homes in Tipwood and London. In one tale a tradesman's wife foils a burglar then flees as fire is started on the stairs. In another, a man chases a thief who escapes with a cash box, tumbles into the street, and drops a bottle to mislead pursuers. The report ends noting a man who hid as a impostor and used a rope to escape from a back window.
A fragment notes Grattan's Parliament named for Henry Grattan and its declared independence by act in 1782. It allegedly dissolved in July 1800 as the era closed and Grattan later recalled witnessing its end, a metaphorical march from cradle to hearse.
Fragmentary quotation from the Baltimore American mentions Jones commenting on Lissu and a bell ringing for an action in the next block. The passage appears from a clipped historical page with unsure context and scattered phrases.
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