06 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1911
Page
1
The entry notes an office and printing plant located in the Gazette Building on Carpenter Avenue. It indicates the facility is entered in the Indiana Post Office and Second Class Mail Matter.
In Crow Valley a nameless Stranger, cold and wary, stirs town talk as he digs a mine and watchers sketch motives about a lost wife and rival. A series of letters and a telegram heighten suspense until a dramatic coach arrival reveals he has found both wife and child, and the town learns of a revived mining venture and future home.
Editorial condemns state lawmakers use of city government as a political plaything. It urges constitutional change to curb meddling by Boies Penrose and allies in appointing Pittsburgh councilmen. A visitor notes Indiana County sidewalks while Indiana trolley baseball opens its season with hopes for harmony and competitive best.
A Pall Mall Gazette note describes an Irishwoman stepping out in a raincoat and small hat to walk in a heavy downpour. She enjoys the feel of the rain on her face, then returns home to change clothes and rub her face dry with a towel.
Vienna physician Dr Paul Kruger endorses mustaches as beneficial to health noting they protect the nose from dust and bacteria. In a study of 500 patients with severe headaches and nose trouble, 420 had upper lips clean shaven, supporting facial hair as a health aid.
A reader describes spilling ink on lunch cloth and failing to remove the stain with butter and vinegar. They then use peroxide hydrogen in cold water, boil the cloth, and claim the stain is completely removed. This presents a two step approach to ink stain removal.
A golf swing by F Dunham on the Warren course at Woodham Hesex England ended tragically when a drive struck and killed a skylark located 200 yards away. The incident was noted as a peculiar accident during a round of play with no broader impact reported.
A Senate select committee of eight, led by Pillingham, will probe Lorimer’s Illinois Senate election. Kenyon, former trust buster, joins to examine beef and lumber trusts funding claims, with sessions likely in Washington and witnesses compelled to testify. Pomerene drops possible prosecutions. Lewis nomination faces floor fight. House rules backs broad DC government probe.
Two miners, John Welsh and laborer Mike Sobel, were trapped when rock fell behind them in a heading at Barnum mine, Pennsylvania Coal Co. near Pittston. They crawled and dug their way to safety after a desperate two day struggle, though they were exhausted and carried home. Officials initially believed they were crushed to death.
John W. Springer, president of the Continental Trust Company and prominent Denver figure, files a divorce suit against Isabelle Springer formerly Miss Patterson of St. Louis. The case highlights a high society circle, with Springer noted as a leading Denver bon vivant amid ongoing proceedings.
Chattanooga June 6 David P Wrinkle aged forty a street car conductor had his head torn from his body by striking a steel girder of a viaduct while standing on the rushing board of an open car.
A fragment recounts Andrew Jackson’s quip to James Buchanan about a lady suitor visiting the White House. It describes Buchanan’s neat, formal persona and Jackson’s rough appearance, then a famed rebuke about tending to one’s own business. The anecdote ends with the visitor praising the republican president.
After the Jena battle Napoleon invaded Prussia and visited Potsdam where the mausoleum holds the Prussian kings. He uncovered the sarcophagus of Frederick the Great, paused in thought, then traced the name Napoleon in the dust and told his marshals he would not be there if Frederick were alive.
A scrambled anecdote from the Chicago Tribune recalls Henrik Ibsen’s reaction to a misprinted line in a play about a doctor. Mrs Ibsen jokes about the doctor. Ibsen’s anger stems from a misinterpreted joke and a toothache excuse.
An odd quotation from the Philadelphia Record notes a wine seller and a simple mig remarking that nothing is so bad it couldn’t be worse. The exchange plays on insomnia and a night mare as a humorous aside.
Don Pintt remarks that life is a campaign rather than a battle, noting that hosts face defeats and victories as part of the ongoing effort.
The article surveys claims of the Luz bone the supposed indestructible core of the resurrected body. It cites Hebrew writers, the Theatrum Anatomicum description, and authorities like Hadrian's scene with Rabbi Joshua, Vesalius, Magius, and Agrippa. Several anatomists place it at various locations from skull base to coccyx.
A brief quotation attributed to the Houston Post examines how judgments about a woman’s manners arise from overheard remarks. The exchange questions what it means to be called a lady and suggests that social labels hinge on overheard gossip and perceptions rather than intrinsic conduct.
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