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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1918
Page
1
The Brooklyn Eagle editor urges all readers to buy War Savings Stamps as a universal service, supporting war finance and the men at the firing line. A wartime appeal cites liberty loan ads and a graphic hospital scene to urge readers to buy to the limit of their capacity.
Notice from the President and Pennsylvania Governor urges enlistment as regular War Savings Stamp purchasers on National War Savings Day. Stamps paid throughout 1918 with value at maturity. maximum $1000 per person, loans to Government repaid with 4 percent interest. Subscriptions may be placed for family members including minors. early withdrawal available with ten days notice on Money Order postmaster.
The notice urges citizens to sign the war savings pledge by June 16 at their polling place, with stamps declared as tax free, insured against loss, and backed by U.S. property. It emphasizes saving to help win the war and allows appearance in person or by proxy on the pledge deadline.
A wartime appeal urges families to write cheerful letters to the men at Camp Greene North Carolina. Absences without leave rise from worry about home troubles, but letters of support can bolster discipline and morale. Instructions note furlough rules and warn against disclosing hardships that could undermine soldiers.
In a ornate dialogue a wealthy suitor named Charles James Edward woos a pork packer’s daughter amid opulent wealth. He hints at noble blood and a secret aristocratic scandal, while she asks if she loves him for himself alone and signals trust in their union. The exchange blends romance with intrigue and ends with her declaration of love for him.
The Makemson tract near Danville, four miles east, yielded a record timber sale. Indiana buyers paid 95000 for standing walnut with ash adding 20000 and other species bringing total proceeds near 160000. The hunt for virgin woodlands ended after years of private guardianship. Martha's Vineyard voyage notes from 1602 describe Bartholomew Gosnold's impressions of fertile land rich with lakes vines and fields.
Stonewall Jackson died at age 39 after Chancellorsville, born January 21, 1824. He served at Kernstown and was noted for strict Presbyterian faith and cutting-edge battlefield leadership. He lies buried in Lexington, Virginia.
The piece notes sauerkraut prices may rise as Professor Metehnikot warned it an antidote to aging while Barlic is promoted by Romanian hygienists as another longevity remedy. It mentions the Hebt diet is affordable for all, per the Springfield Republican.
A well known player discusses a brilliant but unsuccessful disciple of Blicekstona. He criticizes the person’s habits as to blame for a failed tail or outing. One remark suggests habits influence outcomes, noting Nevane in the Varien club. The talk references OPS and homes, withSociete among the other tied PPS, alluding to broader opinions.
A garbled OCR fragment references individuals including Indiana, Katherine Ann Goss, and Warren. Details are unreadable. no clear event, dates, or affiliations emerge to form a full obituary or notice.
The Board of School Directors of Indiana Pennsylvania will receive sealed bids for fitting two Second Ward rooms and related work, painting of the Third Ward, lining furnaces and building mites, repairing Janitors house, and other specified tasks. Plans are at 617 Church Street, secretary to receive bids June.
The court records a petition to grant a charter for a nonprofit corporation to be named SOCIETE MM. 8. LAVORATPORE INVALIANS for ALSVILLE Penna to furnish aid to members in sickness and death, per the Corporation Act of Pennsylvania. The filing shows sponsor names and the proposed corporate purposes and powers under the state act.
Front reports from Rome say Italian and Allied troops restored positions on the Asiago Plateau and Monte Grappa after Austro Hungarian offensives. In renewed actions around Piani and Montello, counter attacks reclaimed positions and yielded hundreds of prisoners. In Washington, officials note a Turkish overt act may lead to war, with Turkey said to have taken Tabriz, seizing consulates and ransacking a hospital flying aSpanish flag.
Mary Ann Smith aged 85 dies after long illness. Funeral services are held at the Davies home this afternoon. The death notice appears in this section with hopeful Bible verses and details of the service.
A jumble of family notices and obituaries references Hancock County and local residents. Names such as Rev Davies Weyand Laughlin Shankle Weitzel Carson and others appear with mentions of funerals and relatives, interment at Greenwood cemetery, plus a brief recycled geography note on Africa.
A faded fragment shows Roland resisting a fixed evening hour while his mother notes his fatigue. The child’s thoughts drift as he eyes his bed and utters a sleepy, confounding exchange about tiredness.
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