For Sale And Wanted Items From Local Gazette
A mix of sale and want ads including a 9 year old driving horse for cash, a recently overhauled Ford car offered as a bargain, a good cow for inquiry, a double house with ten rooms priced at 1600, inquiries to N. N. Swenk. WANTED include a girl for house work, modern house for rent by a childless couple, washing services, three or four girls for housework at Kiski School, a single keyboard typewriter, a 110 volt motor, a boy age 16, pastry work at Weamer Bros Restaurant, and rental listings for furnished rooms, store space and a six room house.
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Kiski
Saltsburg
Emma Kunkle
Repair Your Jewelry in Time See That Your Jewelry Is in Good Repair
Repair Your Jewelry in Time offers jewelry and watch repairs with emphasis on reconstructing and cleaning. Specializes in reset ring work and tightening settings to protect valuables.
Outdoor movement urged by Grace Seton for youth
Mrs Grace Gallatin Seton wife of Ernest Thompson Seton and Woodcraft League member urges outdoor education for both boys and girls to build equal partnerships. She argues training in outdoor life from a young age fosters respect for women, national vitality, and knowledge of nature through woodcraft and indigenous symbols.
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New York
Grace Gallatin Seton
Mrs. Seton
Ernest Thompson Seton
The
Woodcraft League
Lfe
Flo
America
Lewin
Aryan Race Divisions and Slavic Subgroups Outlined
An article catalogs racial classifications detailing the Indo Germanic Aryan race across Europe and other continents with population estimates. It lists Slavic divisions into eastern and western families, naming Russians Bulgarians Serbo Croats Poles Czechs Moravians Slovaks and others, and notes Volhynia White Russia as an original homeland.
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Europe
America
Persia
India
Australia
Asia
Arabia
Africa
Australasia
North
South America
Carinthia
Carniola
Syria
Russia
Austria
Prusia
Hungary
Saxony
Prussia
Volhynia
White
Victims of Niagara Birds Go Over Falls in Night
The article notes that many water birds including swans, ducks, and geese fall over Niagara Falls each migratory season, often at night. It cites 1912 reports by Ernest Harold Baynes of 140 whisting swans, hunters selling birds killed or stunned, and anecdotes of people chasing swans in power boats to provoke falls.
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Niagara Falls
Ernest Harold Baynes
Baynes
Philadelphia
African Marriage System Narrative in Atlantic Columns
An Atlantic article excerpt discusses the complexity of African marriage customs and the friction within a family. A Heminger sermon to congregants features a wife accused of stealing food and a ten child mother named Wawa, who laments conflicts with her husband's other wife.
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Wawa
Jean Senyan Mac
Kenzie
Turks Name For Greeke and Ottoman Identity
The article discusses Turkish classifications of Greeks in the Ottoman realm. It notes Turks use terms for Greek inhabitants tied to self-rule and origin, referencing names like Yunan and Homatoi from Byzantine history. It mentions old provincial designations and historical labels derived from Byzantium.
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Constantinople
Helladilei
Greek Identity and Domestic Piety in Faint Fragments
A London Chronicle excerpt contrasts Greek self-identity with Romaic usage and notes Greeks abroad calling themselves Hellenes. The piece also records a domestic aside where Mr. Jarphiy extols a wife as heaven's gift, while Mrs. Jarphiy interjects with a biblical line, Jeremiah, in a moment of solemn humor.
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Roumelia
Greece
Turkey
London Chronicle
Mr. Jarphiy
Jeremiah
Even Break Says Draw in Carpet Contest
Louisvile Courier-Journal notes a humorous exchange about a carpet contest ending in a draw with comments on a husband’s success and a sportily inclined brother. The brief dialogue preserves the local paper’s tone and quirky interaction.
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Saya
Louisville Courier-Journal
Just What Did He Mean Do You Remember Proposal
Richmond Times Dispatch quotes a man recalling his marriage proposal with a playful exchange. The dialogue highlights memory and sentiment, capturing a moment of intimate humor and timeless romance.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Kitchener to wed Countess of Minto in wartime era
London hears engagement of Lord Kitchener minister of war and the Countess of Minto is imminent. Kitchener, a bachelor aged sixty four, has faced repeated engagement rumors. The Countess, daughter of the late General Grey, was married to the Earl of Minto in 1883 and has five sons and three daughters.
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London
Countess of Minto
Lord Kitchener
Countess of
Charles Grey
Earl Grey
Earl of Minto
French Forts of Sugar Widen War Effort In France
Government explains sugar shortage tied to German attack near Soissons. Military authorities used 2,500 tons of sugar to fortify trenches after sand shortage left no parapets. Georges Clemenceau publicized the unusual wartime measure.
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France
Soissons
Georges Clemenceau
I Wonder If My Santa Claus Will Sail Across the Sea
Poem by Robert Irwin Patterson, Rest Laureate of the Department of Indjiagg G. A. BR, reflecting wartime fears and hopes for Santa delivering gifts to children across Europe and war zones while asking whether Christmas will bring relief, food, and peace.
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Santa Claus
Sant Claus
Europe
Kida
Hana
Woo
Santa
Mexico
Cyr
Robert Irwin Patterson
Department of Indjiagg G. A. BR
Natural Life and the Notion of Natural Life
The piece explains that the phrase natural life is not a legal term in modern law but contrasts it with an unlawful death. It notes how medieval parlance treated death as leaving the world and how the concept evolved from religious to secular usage, reflecting on the abbey and grave as end points.
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New York Mall
Inventors Propose Thousands of Ideas to War Dept
Inventors flood the United States with suggestions since the European war began. The board of ordnance and fortifications has received about 3800 proposals a month. A new system lets department heads screen proposals first to reduce useless labor for the board.
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War Department
Board of Ordnance and Fortifications
Lakes of Killarney City Ruins Legend
The lakes of Killarney are said to have housed a great and populous city once, a lore linking the scenic waters to ancient urban ruins and stories of bygone civilizations.
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Killarney
Air and crowding dangers in transit and health tips
The piece warns that crowded street and railroad cars lack air space, spreading grippe and other diseases. It urges walking five to six miles daily with proper posture, and stresses breathing clean air and avoiding polluted spaces. It also includes a garbled sports fragment mentioning Homer City and others with scattered names and scores.
Last Chance to Pay Dog Tax in County Areas
County commissioners authorized assessors in townships and boroughs to accept dog taxes from those unpaid by December and issue receipts and tags until the 30 days of list publication end. Paying now incurs an eight percent additional compensation for the assessor’s services. The list will likely be published in county newspapers next week.
Peelor's Class Chooses Officers at Methodist Channel
The Elder Peeler's Bible Class of the Methodist Episcopal church elected officers at yesterday's meeting. A. K. Coon was named president with P. B. Bowman as vice president, J. W. Barry treasurer, C. Warren Lydie secretary, and committees for membership, reception, devotional, entertainment, and visiting assigned to noted members. Also noted are letters on W. W. Bralhart estate administration and a call for payment and claims within thirty days. Jan 0 LNG Mrs. A C Bralhart Jan Y-10-LT. Subscrib e for The Evening Gazette.
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Elder Peeler
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
A. K. Coon
P. B. Bowman
J. W. Barry
C. Warren Lydie
Ward Longwills
J. A. Nolf
J. A. FE. Lenewill
J. R. Richards
J. Elder Peeler
W. W. Bralhart
Plan for survey of rural churches announced in Columbus
A statewide plan to survey rural church conditions was outlined by the Commission on Church and Country Life in Columbus. Volunteers and church leaders will aid a yearlong study, with aims to improve church facilities and plan interdenominational programs. Names of leaders from Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Meadville, Pittsburgh and other cities were listed as potential organizers.
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Columbus
Kan
Ereit Unis
Priacis
Commission On Church and Country Life
Hames
Mide
Pankoriente
Evo de Possibie
Hmidmand Ce
Brunner
Easton
Wo A. Granville
Gettysburg
W. FL
Seeweed
Harrisburg
D.C
Notable Clergy and Leadership Names Linked Across Cities
A list of individuals named across multiple cities including Pittsburgh Philadelphia Johnstown and Reading appears with titles such as bishops deans reverends and doctors. Notable names include Gifford Pinchot Samuel J. Gill Clarence Sears Kates and Rufus M. Jones, among others, suggesting a regional ecclesiastical or academic network.
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Bialandoy Philadelphia
Widith Ellicott Smith
Pennsdale
R. L. Watts
State College
Albert Geo
Rau
Bethlehem
Small town notes from a January weekend in Coral
Saturday notices advertise people like Erminie Votta and Miss Clarit Gin in Coral. The page lists visits and social crossings including Minnie Russell, Jonnie McCormick of Pittsburgh, Charles Keller of Greensboro, Anna Laughlin of Trafford, and local agents for Pillsbury Flours. It mentions J E Clukey and John Lindsey as Indian youths now local agents, plus several intros to residents visiting or staying with families on North Sixth Street and Wayne Avenue.
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Votta-Granto
Erminie Votta
Miss Clarit Ginto
Coral
Squire W. M. Mahan
Cadit Place
Charles Keller
Greensborp
North Sixth Street
Anna Laughlin
Trafford
DuPont Powder Plant explosion probes held urgent
Department of Justice and Secret Service Agents rushed to Washington to investigate the DuPont Powder Co plant blast at Carney's Point. Authorities aim to determine if the destruction was accidental or the result of a plot, with officials pledging swift action.
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Washington, D.C
Jane
Department of Justice
Mington
DuPont Powder Co
Carney’s Poin
Men and Women Canvassers Offered $5.00 Daily
A terse ad promises agents can earn 600 a day or more with a 500 percent profit on an article pitched to be worth 2.00, sold at 25 cents per home. Exclusive territory to first applicants. address Post Office Drawer 76 Buffalo New York.
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Uiade
Buffalo
N.Y
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Cattler
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Ford
M. J. Kelly
Hetrick Building
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Gazette
Chestnut Street
Thomas Flats
H. Gazette
North Seventh Street
H. P
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Homer Koontz
Weamer Bros
Ifs
Bath
Thquire
North Sixth
Grant and
West Alley
John M. Daugherty
Philadelphia Street
Wayne Rigg & Co
Wayne Rigg and Company Jewelers and Engravers
Phila
E. T. Seton
MRI
Ernest T. Beton
Buchheit Bros
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Victims OF
Niagara
Kitchener
United States
Samuel G. Dixon
Fhomer City
Naor
Larmestqyt
Homer Cityy
Idobnetan
Bowe
Moorhead
Dobosten Ti
Kirher
Phillins
Lockhart
Benson
Moul Guals
Johnston Youl
Manning
Evening Gazette
Peelor
Menke Sport
Jan O, Lng
A, C. Bralhart
Minnie Russell
Jonnie McCormick
Bittsburgh
J. E. Clukey
John ©. Lindsey
Pills- Smiry Flours
Jacob McGaughey
West Philadelphia
HuBois
C. E. Morgan
Brackenridge
My Nogan
Trick Opers
Pennsylvania Station
Murray Pounds
Murry, Jr
Wilkinsboro
Missex Pounds
Wayne Avenue
Ward Gilson
Windber
Gibson
Mast Philadelphia Street
Krank White
Wilmerding
Mra
Charles Alter
Day McCartney
Ed. Wilse McCartney
Marth
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Philade'phin
BU Pont
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