10 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
1
The notice for the Indinita Gazette publishes weekly Sundays and lists delivery by carrier within Indiana and surrounding areas. Subscription rates are six months at $1.50, one year at $3.00. single copies 5 cents. Advertising rates are a cent per word with display rates available on request. Authority and editor listed as M. Binith City Waiter.
The Sun-Sir letter questions daylight saving as passed by the Senate and awaiting House approval. It asks if shifting clocks from late April to late September brings enough advantages to offset disadvantages and whether the change would cause confusion.
An excerpt criticizes standard time as arbitrary and artificial, arguing it disrupts daily life and that the boundaries of time zones were drawn haphazardly. The writer accuses those who map time zones of deceit and calls for a re-evaluation of the system. The passage reflects a conservative stance on time regulation and its impact on ordinary routines.
The piece recalls the adoption of standard time by the General Railway Time Convention, noting towns once used varied times. It describes the 1888 November 18 noon implementation and argues that if many shifts could work then, a small watch setting should pose no confusion, reflecting a Conservative reform stance.
Miss Helen Holmes famed as a top feminine adventurer discovers a terrifying stunt while filming The Lost Express for Mutual Stenal. She planned a fifty foot dive in a diving suit but quivered at the dangerous prospect directed by John P. McGowan.
Countys Crops continues noting deliberate price hikes across commodities. Lancaster county is cited as the richest agricultural region with a total crop value of 7122,678,228.67 and tobacco alone valued near 10 million, a figure highlighted as a major component of the county's yield.
York county takes second with 17 803 121 14 dollars while Berks ranks third with 14 099 395 72. Chester and Bucks follow with 11 872 499 49 for Chester and 1 714 175 10 for Bucks. Indiana County lists Wheat 760 027 84, Corn 1 487 508, Rye 206 666 40, Oats 556 208 00, Buckwheat 444 712 50, May 1581 378 00, Potatoes 1 958 58 80, total 5 595 846 10. Grand totals for the state show Wheat 894 584 700 50, Corn 112 272 998 88, Rye 1 070 431 0, Oats 8 085 500 08, Barley Say 88 199 900 00, Potatoes Say 601 00LA1, total 340 2700 5?
Treasurer William N Liggett and adjusters W W Hopkins HT M McGee attended the annual meeting representing Indiana and Clearfield counties and Jefferson county respectively. President Jared Brown of Burrell township was absent due to postoperative appendicitis in a Pittsburgh hospital last week.
Kieht sustained head injuries requiring stitches as his companions J. K. Coach of Punxsutawney and John Donnelley of Tselin remained hospitalized at Taiana F Hospital. The truck engine may be repairable despite extensive damage to the vehicle.
Tuesday’s evening update says the condition of the two train collision victims remains satisfactory. Ralph Swires, the other injured, is much improved and at his home on North Ninth Street.
John Stear of near Smicksburg dies after illness. Funeral services and interment held Tuesday at Smicksburg cemetery. Widow, several children and two brothers survive.
Reports from Berlin indicate Austria backs Germany in holding Lorraine and colonies, while Germany pledges support for Austria over Trentino and Trieste. Austria would annex Montenegro and Albania to safeguard autonomy, and Poland’s fate may be settled by Austria. A cabinet crisis and open talks in Berlin accompany this development.
Miss Helen Holmes converts a California alfalfa farm into a pig run with a Japanese superintendent Iji in charge. Pigs sul furists say Iji refuses pigs to play nips in clover while Holmes pushes for clean hog welfare. The tale appears in a Mutual Signal photo novel and an Adv piece notes a German political summit at Count Stertling’s residence discussing Brest-Litovak movements.
The case on trial is Slanley Bernadwill versus R I Roberts on appeal from a justice’s decision. Also noted is Sarah E Krout versus W T Herron settled with continuances granted in Max Kestelnik versus Brush Creek Coal Company for trespass and LD Cribbs against W S Goffman.
Auto thefts in Atlantic Ga totaled about two hundred from August through January with forty percent recovered. Local Gazette urges subscriptions as thefts remain a concern for residents and police.
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