06 Jan 1911
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1911
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a building plan process at a street address and involves multiple personal names and dates, but the details are unclear. The readable parts reference a planning matter, a meeting or submission, and potential applicant or official names without full context.
Town people welcome visitors and note arrivals from Punxsutawney Iselin Creek e Smicksburg and Pittsburgh. Sheriff H W Thomas returns from business Pittsburg visits Carl Douglas of Cincinnati visits Prof Walter Douglas at the Normal school James M Marshall tours Clymer and Dixonville George Debs returns from Washington DC to Indiana D M Caldwell visiting old friends in Indiana. The ad touts Shoop Health Coffee claiming quick genuine coffee imitation from grains and malt with a free sample via Evan Long & Son.
A recent business meeting saw the union vote to join the C. E. B. Union being organized. Elected for the next six months were Robert Fisher as President, Ross Getty as Vice President, Bessie Dickie as Secretary, and Wallace Agey as Treasurer.
Wedding notices report three marriages. Harry A Clark and Mildred May Roddy of New Florence wed at the bride’s home December 29 with the Rev N Frank Boyer officiating. The couple will settle in Ernest. Homer Hopkins and Myrtle May Getty of East Mahoning were married December 28 at Smyrna United Presbyterian parsonage by Rev W S Sturgeon.
Mr and Mrs M A Rupert of Leechburg were guests at Rev J W Schaeffer's home this week. Robert Williams has a bad cold and Wendell Miller started at the P R R station as new assistant this year. D Y W Fitzhonts suffers a severe quinsy and has been in bed for a week with critical condition. S L Crow, superintendent for Heyl and Patterson Co here, will soon move to Alabama to oversee a large contract with his wife and several skilled workers. Grant Roberts was a business visitor to Donahue and Greensburg today.
A historical reminiscence recalls a lion tamer describing how red roses worn in a corsage provoked a lion to leap at her. She fended off the attack with a blank cartridge and tore off the roses, escaping as the lions investigated the scent. The reminiscence contrasts that danger with a later scientific note explaining water density and buoyancy in the sea.
A cryptic reminiscence notes a mid century trend banning mustaches in business tours and even hair parted down the middle. The piece cites the Hank of England and a Longon drapery firm objecting to facial hair and hairline styles, while suggesting growing tolerance and altered appearance.
John Andrews and Tom, once rivals for Lucy Bonshton, fight over her affection until a bull chases Lucy. A heroic bystander drives off the bull, Lucy is saved, and the two rivals bond over her safety. Lucy laughs and coolly notes the exposure to their clothes.
In a compilation from Boston to Maine and New Hampshire, Governors Foss Bass and Plaisted inaugurations are noted with speeches urging popular control of government and progressive reforms. The piece also touches on colonial figures and reflections on friendship, law, and morality.
A fragment notes nature turning a page with spring imagery and fall colors. It mentions Philadelphia or a city motto about diligence and the virtue of patience, though lines are garbled and unclear.
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