26 Jul 1909
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1909
Page
1
Entered in the Indiana Post Office on Second Class Mail Matter. This line indicates standard mailing status for publication distribution within Indiana.
The text lists a schedule of visitors and residents including Dr. Dodron’s mother Mrs Catherine Dodron hosting Stuckburg guests, Arthur Fireher returning to Wilkinsburg to work at Westinghouse, families from McKeesport Stoyestown Plumville and Fairview visiting, and Mrs M C Watson and companions traveling to Somerset for Camp Alfred E Hunt. George Philips of Blairsville and Philip H Nestor with Helen Dickinson of Meadville visited Indiana.
Local correspondence reports a busy stretch of visits and guests in Bolivar and nearby areas. Notable names include Rev. Dr. J V Stratton and Mrs Stratton of Pittsburg, Mrs. Sarah Adama of West Bolivar, and families such as the Reid, Goebert, and Vann households. The piece notes a deadly accident involving Albert H. McMahan near Blairsville Intersection, age 61, and mentions Citizens’ engagement with Peoples Natural Gas to run a line here, with a planned connection by November 1. Also covered are bridge contracts for Fairfield township, discussions of establishing a college, and a baseball score where Bolivar defeated the Lincolns 8-6 on July 17.
Indiana County commissioners invite bids for repair work on the Lutheran Chapel bridge over Twolick Creek. Bids due by 2 p.m. Saturday July 31. Commission reserves right to reject any or all bids. Specifications available at Commissioners Office. A $100 certified check must accompany each bid.
A reader from Folsom Iowa recounts relief from chronic stomach trouble after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The note emphasizes affordability and broad pharmacist availability, citing personal trial and strong results. Also included are bond redemption notices for Greenwich Coal & Coke Company and a trust company in Indiana with specific bond numbers and redemption date of October 1, 1909.
Greensburg Pennsylvania July 26 a disruption threatened at the First Methodist Episcopal church Sunday school for Chinamen. The council withdrew the order removing young women teachers and Chinese pupils demanded a one to one teacher per pupil. The class sessions are in the church school on Sunday mornings. In a separate scene a man asks a Pullman passenger about how many work in his office, the reply being two thirds.
Classified notes advertise storage stalls for horses and rigs, sale of oil stoves, new Buicks, a Columbia graphophone set, cheap Chevy Chase building lots, and various wanted notices for roomers harvest hands housework a piano singer yeast bread makers a traveling manager and office staff. Lost items include a gold watch fob a purse a gold chain necklace with emerald and diamond settings.
Recent deaths include the Stewart family with five sons and a daughter in Rossiter and Punxsutawney area connections, funeral by Rev. C W Miner at Circle Hill cemetery. Another obituary notes Mrs Rebecca Beauford of Bolivar, a St John Lutheran charter member, survived by husband and six children. funeral at Bolivar M E Church with interment in Westview Cemetery.
An old Doan's Kidney Pills advertisement cites persistent backache and kidney trouble relief since 1897. Herman Smith of Indiana Pa endorses the remedy, noting quick relief from kidney discomfort and stable health when used. Sold by Hildebrand's Drug Store and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Price 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's.
Detroit July 26 grand circuit meets bring America's best trotting and pacing horses to the open ing races. Entries rival crowds with purses and bets, while spectators flood the grand stand arena. A separate report notes the Jackson Grand Stand collapse injuring several, the Ohio River packet Tacoma sinking after striking a submerged obstruction, and Johnstown engineer Charles Ream dying after swallowing carbolic acid.
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