26 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1911
Page
1
Harry Hanna aged 48 died suddenly at his home on School street Sunday night at 6 from brain fever. He worked for the Farmers Bank for several years, in charge of the heating apparatus. He leaves wife Mina Kerr. Funeral services will be held at his home Wednesday afternoon at 1 30 with interment in Greenwood cemetery.
Mrs Susan Faith aged 57 widow of David T Faith died at her home on East Philadelphia street Sunday night at 3 15 from a paralysis stroke. Surviving children are William T Reitz of Hillsdale Pa Frank and Isaac Reitz of Indiana and Mary and Daisy Faith at home. Brothers Samuel Nolf Hillside John Nolt Brookville and William Nolf North Freedom also survive. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 by Rev Lannon Campbell pastor of the Christian Church assisted by Rev William Pifer of the Evangelical church. Interment was in Oakland cemetery.
A sensitive obituary style verse laments a lost family member. It honors a voice loved and recalls a vacant place at home. The poem speaks of faith and reunion on a celestial shore as the family mourns and remembers.
An advertisement touts a strengthening medicine for middle age, praising its soothing effects and urging readers to try it. Claims include physical relief and heightened vitality. Sold by druggists.
A self‑made merchant counsels not delaying happiness, warning against IOUs of happiness that are renewed for another thirty days. He urges immediate embrace of joy rather than postponing it to tomorrow.
Advertising copy for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound promising to stop coughs and cure colds without opiates or harmful drugs. Urges buyers not to accept substitutes and to purchase from all druggists.
Two plate glass show cases offered by R. W. Wehrle & Co. at a cheap price for a quick sale.
Telegraph from Dantzig says Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm has a slight catarrhal cold likely to clear in a few days. Potsdam residents link the Kaiser heir’s throat issue to excessive cigarette smoking, reflecting public interpretation of the health report.
In Atlanta on December 26, Colonel Henry Watterson criticizes the Republican Party for splits between Taft and Roosevelt. He warns Roosevelt’s 1912 White House bid risks absolutism, suggests Taft may be renominated, and notes third term and presidential occupancy limits challenge both men. He imagines a broader struggle affecting 1916 and 1920 elections.
Two Cardenas brothers Jorge and Alfonso were killed when their car crashed into a bridge during an illegal early morning race organized by Lavalaporte. A woman was seriously injured and police enforcement of speed laws increased. The incident occurred near Pacgla as Santa For Wife reports from Framingham Massachusetts.
Price list from Pittsburg markets covering butter-printa, creamery products, poultry liver oils, eggs, and beef cattle. Cattle ranges include prime FTANG TAN, fair and common fat cows, fresh cows and springers, hogs, veal calves, and lambs. Regional figures show varied weights and prices, with totals and per-unit quotes across dairy and livestock categories.
A garbled fragmentary page describes the Bocca della Verità with its yawning mouth and the belief it bites perjurers, plus a marble round stone with holes and hair carved on the forehead. It notes ancient uses and suggests sewerage origins. The piece then shifts to anecdotes about kindness to animals, a child Pietro boasting of feeding a cat, and science tricks illustrating inertia.
The OCR text spoofs courtroom talk and public discourse with scattered names and places like Philadelphia, New York, Maud, and Stella. It weaves mock dialogue about votes, heredity, marriage, and a judge, presenting a chaotic mosaic rather than a single clear event.
Laredo Texas December 2 General Bernardo Reyes was captured near Dinares sixty miles from Monterey after a clash with federal troops. Reyes forces were defeated and scattered with Reyes captured alone. He was taken to a town and paroled under President Maderos orders allowing reasonable privileges but prohibiting him from leaving Dinares.
Lynn Massachusetts December 26 Steven Svaritisch struck by a steam fan in a factory regained consciousness and spoke with doctors during a delicate operation with his brain exposed. He said he was unconscious for two hours before discovery. Surgeons reported only a slight chance of recovery though the outlook is more hopeful.
Chicago December 26 fear of trust prosecution looms over vaudeville, eastern western territory pact denied by Martin Beck head of Orpheum circuit, with US Attorney James H Wilkerson noting possible trust case. no written agreement found. Headless body found in Lawrenceburg Indiana. two weeks in water, lead severed pre disposal. Fire destroys Carey Logan store and home near McDonald. believed incendiary, thieves suspected. Mrs Carnegie sends pastor a Christmastime literary gift in Apollo Pennsylvania. pastor Mr Carson to study theology.
Burglars entered the grocery store via an unlocked door and robbed the safe, securing several hundred dollars in cash but losing about 300 in checks. O Dee 26 is noted in connection with the incident.
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