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Fragmentary OCR note lists names and places with unclear meaning. Readable portions reference a date fragment and aid request among local entities, but specifics are unreadable.
29 Jul 1916
Page 1
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1916
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR note lists names and places with unclear meaning. Readable portions reference a date fragment and aid request among local entities, but specifics are unreadable.
The article discusses early U S presidential elections where electors voted for distinct candidates and the system required a majority to avoid a House decision. It notes the 1804 situation where president and vice president could not be from the same state and explains how a majority of electoral votes triggers selection by the House.
The border mobilization fuels debate as families of soldiers face uncertainty while critics doubt the fighting intent. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes pleas to protect dependents, while some accuse the administration of political show rather than real need, urging restraint amid ongoing hardship.
The text argues to trim armed forces by excluding married men with dependents. It suggests a militia limited to individuals who could be mobilized without impacting family support, aiming for a force ready in hostilities with no dependents.
Houston dispatch describes a fireman at Central Fire Station trimming the hair of 29 New York 69th Regiment soldiers with an electric clipper. After each quick cut the men received soap and a towel and washed their heads, all in about one minute ten seconds per man.
Clymer sees business visitors like Don Coder of Central Hardware Supply and Edward Fyock of Penny Run. Mrs Gerove Spruce and daughter of Barton Florida visit J B Smiths. Miss Laura Hubbard travels to Pittsburgh. Roy Bee of Starforit visits. Mildred Dearolph hosts a visitors party for Miss Stoffer of Burnside, with timing noted as this week.
The Epworth League Institute at Ridgeview Park hosts over 200 delegates with classes in Christian Science and other groups. Church calendars note services from First U.P. First Presbyterian and Evangelical congregations, with lectures by Dr. Robert Wilson of Princeton Theological Seminary and various youth and prayer meetings scheduled through midweek.
The French say German attacks on both sides of the Meuse were repulsed with counterattacks gaining ground on the eastern bank. German airships raided Lincolnshire and Norfolk, but caused only immaterial damage and were driven off. Russian success at Brody and later in Volhynia. vast German losses claimed in a German official tally.
An old advertisement touts Triumph Pills for irregular or delayed conditions, claiming safety and dependability, noting they are not sold at drug stores. It references the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and hints at a wartime thinking stance by Rawmsnia, suggesting deep involvement in the war effort.
H Howard St Clair of Pittsburgh was an Indiana visitor. Mr. and Mrs. James Reyburn of Kittanning motored to Indiana on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. James Blain have as their guest Mrs. Williamson of Pittsburgh. Me and Mrs. Robert Young are at their cottage at the Country Club. Miss Nellie Guthrie entertained friends at dinner at the country club. R N Ray of North Tenth street has returned from a ten days visit with relatives in Tennessee. Misses Bessie and Edna Wholmas have returned from a visit with friends in Pittsburgh and vicinity. Mrs. Zweisig and her daughter of Reading are guests of Mrs. D Blair Taylor of South Wirth street. Miss Alice Burk, visiting with Miss Louise Grant, returned to Pittsburgh yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. George Hulton, returning from New York and Atlantic City, are visiting Griffith Ellis and wife of Church street. Mrs. Nellie Morrison of East Philadelphia street is spending two weeks with friends at Sagamore, Punxsutawney, Dubois, Oak Ridge and New Bethlehem. She plans to attend a two day picnic at Alto Park near Kittanning.
A vandal struck the mulberry tree once believed planted in Shakespeare’s garden. The felled relics were sold by a Stratford borough carpentry, fashioned into caskets and snuff boxes. One box was sent to David Garrick to place his portrait beside Shakespeare’s, sparking mixed reactions and plans for a grand jubilee.
Fragmentary OCR text references court proceedings and sandal prices with scattered names and terms. The readable portions mention Calais, Campete, Lemdaat, and BAUCO MACGUSERY with unclear context and several garbled phrases. No clear event or outcome emerges from the legible lines.
The fragment lists property transfers in Burrel Homer City and Binksville with sums from 6000 to 7600 dollars. It then shifts to London Times style dialogue about preparations and a daughter’s hunt. The piece continues with a note on cats in ancient Egypt and their domestic spread to Europe, describing rituals and frenzied methods when a pet dies.
Norman Hargell argues in Countryside Magazine that tennis traces ancient roots from sphairais to paume but has become truly American. He notes its evolution in France and England and praises how Americanized play reflects the nation’s energy, restlessness, and competitive spirit.
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