11 Jan 1921
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1921
Page
1
M. Marshall, former County Commissioner, named general travel agent for the Indiana Evening Telegram, authorized to receive subscriptions, solicit and contract work, assign carriers, and handle circulation matters. Ads list a cent a word with minimum 26 cents and rates on request.
Advertising Age notes growing acceptance of Saturday advertising in Saturday editions of evening papers. Department stores faced earlier space limits but now rush to buy more space as advertisers, likened to a hungry man seeking an oyster, push into Saturday slots. Strawbridge and Clothier cited among leading big advertisers.
The Philadelphia Bulletin highlights how major stores like Snellenburg’s Lit Brothers and Gimbel’s use Saturday pages to promote Monday sales, while small shops keep a strong presence with local ads. The paper notes an average 224 local retail ads and 1,000 want ads on Saturdays, with national ads and manufacturer notices showing collaborative value between local and national advertising in the city.
State and county groups plan for the Big State Show with twenty County Sheep and Wool Growers Association entries. Wool exhibits will demonstrate grading, while state agricultural associations hold meetings. The Northumberland Duren Jersey Breeders will bring prize swine, and Pennsylvania State will exhibit cattle, sheep, and hogs that won at the International County Agent event. J. W. Warner will depart Indiana Monday January 24 at 8 15 AM, arriving Harrisburg 2 30 PM, to distribute programs and arrange accommodations. Farmers may leave potato, corn, and fruit exhibits at the Farm Bureau Office before January 18.
Announcement today by William G. St. Chair introduces the Right Way Plan a nationwide express industry educational program. Agent St. Clair says a special Right Way Committee will train local workers on handling all phases of the express business and will hold meetings across the county to explain packing marking filing claims and C. O. D. procedures.
An Allahabad dispatch to the Evening Standard reports heavy casualties in widespread rioting in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, notably Rae Bareli. Fighting erupted as landlords tried to suppress the Soviet movement, with armed police deployed to the area.
We finished our annual inventory and found assorted silverware parts offered at about one quarter of cost. Potential buyers are invited to apply for a license and specify the make of headlight leaves. visit the department to complete the paperwork. Dillon lenses priced at $2.00, Dillon $350.
The article outlines that deductions hinge on compliance with statute wording. Reasonable compensation equals what similar firms pay for alike services. stockholder salaries exceeding reasonable limits are treated as profit distributions. Returns must be complete for each year, with prior losses deductible only in the year of occurrence or via amended filing. Personal living expenses are disallowed as deductions, including home rent, servant wages, family costs, and auto upkeep for pleasure.
President-elect Harding orders scaling back inauguration events to curb public spending. The plan, debated in Congress, aims to curb extravagance with ceremonies at the Capitol likely reduced, though a parade on oath day could still occur as crowds gather in Washington.
Anglo American banker J A McAfee died today in London after an operation He formerly lived in Philadelphia and was known in financial circles in the United States and Britain
Washington Jan 11 Lack of aid from local officials hinders prohibition enforcement in the Ohio Maryland West Virginia and District of Columbia area. Thomas E B Stone reports last year 1590 whiskey cases in Ohio with prosecutions and Maryland records 16 of 162. West Virginia shows 44 of 308 and DC 18 of 127 convictions.
Day Brownlee of Philadelphia former Indiana attorney and Pennsylvania State Anti Saloon League associate spent yesterday with his brother A A Brownlee of East Church Street in town.
Funeral services for B. D. Rochester will be held at his Marion Center home Thursday at 1 PM. Interment will follow in Marion Center cemetery. Dr. Paul Emerson has returned from Johnstown. Also notes a tire shortage forecast for spring due to limited production versus consumption.
Miss Viola Robinson and Bessie Agus visited relatives last week. Mrs Covin Glass and Ruth to Johnstown Thursday. Mrs Neal George of Vandergrift spent the weekend with sister Mrs John Boyle. W J Hamilton of Rockwood, field secretary for the Berethern Ghureh, preached Tuesday night. United Evangelical Sunday school time changed from 2 to 10 A M.
Lisle Shawfield spent Saturday evening in Blairsville. Joe Palo, ill for weeks, is improving slowly. Director R. M. Lytle spent Wednesday evening in Tunnelton making professional calls. S. S. M. Jones was a Livermong caller Monday evening.
Advert shows Mi O Na Stomach Tablets promising quick relief from stomach misery gas and indigestion. Mentions Attde banks on money back plan.
Paris reports General Wrangel offers the Mediterranean Fleet to France in recognition of aid. The fleet, including a dreadnought cruiser two destroyers and twenty cargo boats, with a 6000-strong crew, is to be used for trade between France and African colonies as crews rejoin Wrangel in the Near East.
A quirky fragment recounts a tale of pennies and a banker's rebuke as a visitor compels payment with a joking line about penny shares. The scene shifts to a tone suggesting a witty, old world exchange involving money and social satire.
A loving remembrance notice for John N. Kephart who died November 7 1920 at age 65 years 1 month and 29 days. The family mourns a devoted father husband and source of strength. The verse asks not to cry for a race run but to honor his memory and rest in God’s wisdom. Sadly missed by his wife and children.
Five years ago doctors advised moving my wife to a warmer climate for stomach and liver troubles, bloating, and gall stones. A mail carrier recommended Mayi Wonderful Remedy, which she used and improved dramatically. The preparation claims to remove catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and ease inflammation tied to many ailments. money-back guarantee by Carson-Shrom Co. and druggists.
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