19 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1911
Page
1
The notice states that the item is entered in the Indiana Post Office as Second Class Mail Matter, indicating standard mail processing and eligibility for periodical status.
James H. McCoy died at his Seward home Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock from cancer after four years of illness. He was 60 and survived by his wife and three children Mia Blair Cohoe Mary and Frank, all of Seward. Sister Agnes Walker of town is a relation. He lived in Indiana about ten years ago and was an elder in the Presbyterian church at Armagh. He belonged to Modern Woodmen of the World and the Odd Fellows. Funeral Tuesday at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
Sunday notes list academics and local residents visiting Indiana and area. Prof Will Grant Chambers of the University of Pittsburg spent the day in Indiana. John A. Scott and son visited Eldersridge Academy trustees. Indiana base ball team members joined a trip to Clymer. Hale Tomb of Washington Jefferson College enjoys summer at home. Mrs W H Whitfield and daughter Mary May visit McLain home. William Pierce leaves for Washington Iowa to play with Washington and Jefferson College. Prof JN Hickman of Grove City College to speak at Emerton Academy graduation. Mr and Mrs George M Over, Miss Myrtle Durst, and Miss Rose Neal attend the Neal-Widdowson wedding.
George Murphy of New Florence receives a gold medal at the annual commencement exercises in Washington Pa for achieving the highest general average in the third year at Washington and Jefferson Academy.
A newly installed telephone wire spans the bay in Oregon, linking Captain Wellander’s pole to a 100 foot high mast on South Beach for about 2,500 feet. The average height above water is around 135 feet, high enough to clear any sailing vessels. The Newport Signal notes the span is among the longest in the state and currently unblocked for traffic. Also seen is a transfer company window sign promising baggage pickup and delivery to all parts of the known world per the New York Press.
A partial OCR fragment describes a maiden woman aiding a wan by opening a box at 3:00 a m in what appears to be a sale. The text is incomplete and unclear about names or locations.
The fragment mentions an odd pairing with Swit Traveler and the phrase the two aes are the ant creation are the kangaroo, presenting an unclear, incomplete idea with no discernible event or entities to verify.
An old advertisement touts Rheuma as a scientific prescription to remove uric acid and end rheumatic pain. It cites testimonials such as E W Rice of Troy Pa who writes he could not write or walk before using Rheuma since Jan 3 1910. The ad also promotes English Marine for stomach issues and lists Buffalo New York as a mailing address.
Delaware June 19. Paul L Bliss attorney for Mrs Jesale R Way Henkle vows Way s body will not be exhumed to test for arsenic, after returning from Wheeling with County Detective William B Matthews to gather evidence on Edward Way s death two years prior. A sermon at Poughkeepsie and a 30 day respite for Charles Hickman are also noted along with a severely bitten child in Meadville.
An ad style note promoting Hyomei vapor therapy for acute coughs with a boiling water method and a 50 cent bottle. It cites a doctor claim for cures and mentions other medical claims and a mis-spelled list of conditions. It also includes assorted notes about warming winters and a large gold nugget find in Australia. It ends encouraging Chamberlain's ointment for rheumatic pain with dealer availability.
The girls of Miss Belie O'Neil's Sun day school class from First United Presbyterian church picnicked at Chestnut Grove today. They plan to return to Indiana this evening. The Chanberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ad appears, noting its wide popularity and dealer availability.
A New York Tribune tribute recalls Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. as a diminutive, renowned physician and witty writer. It notes his Paris studies, sought after expert services, and an episode where a patient mistook him for a boy, prompting the family physician to intervene.
The experiment uses a candle in a dark room to create a misty image before the eyes. Moving light six inches from the face supposedly triggers nerve counter irritation, projecting a brain outline on the retina which is then seen as the brain itself.
A Sunday school sermon compares a minister to a shepherd and his flock to sheep. Children identify a cloaked figure as the shepherd and, when asked what the shepherd does, chorus that he shears them. The simple tale conveys a moral about guidance and care.
An archaic list of laughable folk cures is presented noting epilepsy rings from coffin rings and seven drops of cat til blood, tooth ache charms with soldier teeth, and curb-all wart methods using potato and chalk. The text mocks these remedies as equally effective and inconsistent across ailments.
The text discusses the origin of farm and farm life in Saxon estates. It cites various lines about how lands granted to freemen evolved from fields to farms and a shift from produce to money. It includes references to editors and dialect forms, with scattered quotation fragments and interjections from a literary miscellany.
Washington June 19 25th wedding anniversary of President Taft and First Lady to be celebrated on the White House lawn with 5000 guests. Elaborate illumination with fire outlines and searchlights, outdoor reception without lines, Marine Band music, and gifts from officials and diplomats. A massive silver and floral display, a giant cake with 25 crystal hearts, and extensive decor will mark the event pending weather suitability.
An advertisement for Dr. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid claims to cure piles by removing the internal cause with a tablet taken internally. Sold at Tom EK Hildebrand's and druggists on a money-back plan, large bottle $1 lasting 24 days. Buffalo NY firm invites written inquiries.
Indiana Cubs a high school age team from Indiana traveled to Blacklick for a Saturday afternoon game against the Trolley League. Battery for Blacklick was Starry and Watson. Laufffer and Pack scored for Indiana. Rain ended play after four innings with the score tied at four as the Trolley Leaguers pulled ahead early and the locals faced fast pitching.
Nash Hoyer, contract mover for Watson and Fegir houses, has set the former on a new line and completed its foundation. Today he began removing the Fair house and expects to finish in a few days.
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