15 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1905
Page
1
Everett P Wheeler argues that in the United States it is safer to be a murderer than a brakeman. He contends murderers are executed to prevent future crimes, citing mistaken clemency and a Greek premier case. He critiques gender norms, claiming bad women are more dangerous and manipulative, while noting Wellington on impunity.
Cong George E. Foss, chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee, argues the Sea of Japan battle will inform naval construction and warfare. He urges continued naval buildup, noting both big ships and torpedo boats, and stresses preparedness as essential to deter war and strike a decisive blow.
Local residents and relatives are noted traveling and visiting in nearby towns and cities. John Fieming of Homer City is mentioned among travelers, with many names from Vander, Rayne, Strongstown, and Pittsburg visiting relatives or staying at hotels around town. The piece records numerous family and social visits, with some names and places including Rural Valley, Crystal Hotel guests, and a death of Baral Valley postmaster Beary Trollinger.
The obituary notes the death of a former postmaster under McKinley’s first administration. He was father to Mrs. T. B. Grader of Vandergrift and R. M. Trollinger, president of the Rural Valley National Bank.
A meditation on how nerve and nervous have changed from their roots in sinews to modern sense. It contrasts ancient usage with Johnsons era and Shakespeare and notes the term nervous now often denotes psychological rather than physical vigor.
In a sharp stage sketch a restless actor questions a new role and audience appeal while the stage manager delivers a fatal verdict threatening the lead’s exit in the first act. The humor hinges on theater life and the fear of dying early on stage.
A tale from Lincoln’s era recounts a tall Confederate-leaning youth who refused to shake hands with Lincoln at a public reception. The president tests the rival’s claim of height, confirms it, and gently persuades him to greet the commander in chief, while two friends watch. Lincoln then advises never to let someone taller or thinner pass by without a handshake.
The piece traces how Stevenson’s Jekyll and Hyde drew inspiration from a man named Creggan and a restless night writing, then connects Dickens’s early works to ideas sparked by Cruikshank sketches and ads for schools. It notes Stevenson’s rapid chapter output for Treasure Island and recalls Captain Kettle’s origins in a Yorkshire tale.
A fragmented discussion of a literary mystery about Mercy Philbrick's Choice in the No Name Series. Critics debate authorship, noting Hugo Holmes and Victor Hugo quotations, then dismiss suspected misattributions to Helen Hunt Jackson due to floral details and place names. The true author remains unresolved.
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