19 Jul 1911
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1911
Page
1
The entry notes the Offee and Printing Plant located in the Gacette Building on Carpenter Avenue in Indiana Pennsylvania. It states the Indiana Post Office designation as Second Class Mail Matter.
Jerry Moore a fifteen year old from Winona South Carolina is hailed as The Champion Boy Corn Grower of the World after producing 228 bushels and three pecks from a single acre He plowed planted and cultivated the land and then gained national fame The article credits state and federal efforts that boosted corn yields from about eight to over eighteen bushels per acre and says youth enthusiasm spurred farmers across the South to adopt better methods and seek government agricultural guidance
President Taft weighs horseback riding as a daily exercise and plans walking sessions likely to spare the horse, signaling a shift toward gentler physical routines and public sympathy for equine comfort.
A florist notes that a peanut plant grown in a six to eight inch pot indoors can be a beauty in cold weather. Kept warm, a peanut kernel sown in loose mellow soil germinates quickly, grows with spreading branches, and shows leaves that close like a book at night or in rain. Tiny yellow flowers appear on the plant.
A historical note recalls Farinelli’s contract with Philip V of Spain. The king suffered deep melancholy until the tenor arrived in Madrid. The queen delighted in the royal patronage and employed Farinelli to sing nightly for ten years at ten thousand dollars.
An 1700 Leytonstone England register records a cure for smallpox using thirty to forty live toads burned to ashes, crushed into four parts black powder, with a three ounce dose. This primitive remedy reflects early medicinal experiments and the era’s try-anything approach to disease.
A fragment from the Kansas City Journal shows playful wordplay about sweetness and signaling, with remarks about keeping secrets and a note that someone would not reveal the price of an engagement ring. The quirky dialogue hints at a social scene and a private wager.
The snippet records a terse domestic exchange about holding a short Mecalon with a husband and a brief reference to approving or passing QS appropriation bill, attributed to New York Zines.
Washington B. Thomas, chairman of the American Sugar Refining Co. board, testifies before Congress on campaign fund contributions and the Arbuckle dispute. He denies knowledge of donations, likens Havemeyer to a ship’s captain, and debates armed neutrality vs amnesty as industry allies face price controls and refinery moves.
Four witnesses testified in the Lerme senatorial inquiry. Charles McGowan and Wo AL Johnson denied Burgess’s claim that he raised funds to elect Lorimer. Isaac Baker corroborated movements and calls tied to Lorimer’s election. Donald Frame corroborated Hettler and Hines statements claiming election efforts.
In a tense baseball clash at Homer City on Tuesday afternoon, Heilwood, the league leaders, edged Homer City 6 to 4. Empfield pitched well for Homer City, as Rumgay and Clymer sparked Heilwood with key hits and late-game scoring before a decisive ninth inning.
A fragmentary note blends playful lines about love with a flirtatious tone. It juxtaposes the speaker declaring affection before claiming only want for fun, then cites Aristotle on virtue and moderation as tempered by desire.
Washington July 1 A shift centers on Dr Harvey Wiley food expert under fire for salary payments. Taft asked Wilson to add his recommendation while Wickersham’s opinion shapes the legal basis. Wilson’s role and Pinehot’s fate colored the dispute as Wilson seeks to remove Wiley.
A yard conductor named Joh McCreevy faces prosecution in Pittsburg after he rode on the engine of a Pittsburg and Lake Miserac Toad train at Braddock to rescue a foreigner from being struck. Ganodin suffered head injuries and bruises but recovered consciousness.
Warren Pa July 1 W - It is rumored Stella Hodge Warres woman who confessed to Detective Fl G Silcox at Atlantic City una she accidentally killed Emile Amann for Whose murder John M Andrews has been convicted will be out of jail soon From a source considered authentic but not official it is learned that the Hodge woman has made two important statements since she was locked up in jail there. Constable Shoots Laborer Uniontown Pa July W During a battle between Mike Kondor a laborer at the Polecat cake works and a constable Kondor received two shots in his right hing onee in his left hing am two in the right arm He is in the hospital with litte hope for his recovery Kondor resisted arrest.
A resident of this city died at the Roeville substation of the Connecticut Telephone Company from an apparent electric shock while standing at a telephone line. authorities report the incident as a fatal accident.
Sealed proposals for a steel concrete bridge, 130 feet long over Sulphur Run in Blairsville Pa, will be received by the Borough Council until 6 pm July 20 1911. Plans may be seen with HR Wiley City Clerk Blairsville or Engineer B J O'Brien Lacrohe Pa. Bidders must include a certified check. council reserves right to reject all bids.
A young woman faces a string of social and service demands throughout a hectic day, from managing staff to thwarting overcharges and guiding a taxi. In the same issue a health ad urges readers to keep Chamberlain's remedy ready to combat diarrhoea at its first sign.
In Ticino Switzerland a quaint wedding custom unfolds. The groom dressed in his Sunday best gathers friends and relatives, seeks admittance, and must answer truthfully to gain entry. He is shown a series of matrons and dolls as mock obstacles before finding his bride in her bridal dress ready for church.
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