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A missing item from the area between Sixth Street and the Presbyterian church. The owner requests its return at the Pree Reading Room.
02 Mar 1915
Page 1
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1915
Page
1
A missing item from the area between Sixth Street and the Presbyterian church. The owner requests its return at the Pree Reading Room.
A brief item from Reed station notes shopping varieties encountered while waiting, highlighting local shopper behavior and community commerce in brief form.
Riverside lecturer C M Barnitz leads a farm institute program opening at 9 30 with talks on Decreasing Soil Fertility and The Possibilities of Alfalfa by W M Patton. Afternoon sessions include Feeding for Winter Eggs by Barnitz and Corn Growing by L W Lighty. A closing session tonight at the Court House invites large attendance to hear Mr Patton explain the scale subject amid a record turnout already.
Earl Sexton, eight, died at 9 10 PM Monday at his home 741 Oak Street from a medical complication. Survived by parents Jerry and [unclear] Sexton and siblings. Funeral at home Wednesday afternoon at the Spieher Pass of the Pree Methodist Church in Greenwood.
The event featured an inspiring speech on Washington and Lincoln, praising their roles in founding and preserving the nation. The article notes the speaker’s excerpted lines, stressing patriotism, free government, and the duty of citizens to uphold constitutional principles. An Indiana County writer highlights local pride and encouragement for youth seeking to achieve in any field. Local notices also announce a Public Service Commission hearing on March 1916 for Homer Light and Power Company as to public convenience certificates.
Recap of Blairsville Indiana team lineup and substitutions with field goals by Snyder McCann Shaffer Dayer Protherg White Douglass and others. Details on score, referee Mourne star and the Methodist versus Lutheran game, plus correction from Punxsutawney Spirit defending P H S players as bona fide students. Also notes visitors Misses Reula Mack and Bertha Campbell visiting Sabacribe car the Evening Gazette.
Notice is given that Penn Public Service Company will apply to the Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania for a certificate of public convenience authorizing the absolute purchase of the controlling rights in the Tomer Light Heat & Power Company. A public hearing will be held in Harrisburg on March 17, 1916 at 11:00 A.M. All interested may appear and be heard. Co B Miller Solicitor March 2-9-x.
The article discusses lawn soil requirements similar to pastures, favoring clayey, heavy yet moisture retaining soil. It warns against coarse fill like brick or stone in the top layers and advises layering heavy material first with surface soil of good capacity on top. It stresses using moderately red subsoil and lighter topfill from cultivated fields without drastic change in character.
Columbus March 2 Governor Willis used the veto for the first time when he rejected the Myers bill to amend the Forrens land title registration act to make its use operative. The attorney general warned the act could be mis construed leading to litigation due to errors including a misplaced period. Senator Myers will draft another bill.
In London and Huntingdon County officials report mixed notes. Britain says France will respect the London declaration and transfer of ships remains invalid. Huntingdon County licenses court denies all three liquor licenses, keeping the area dry for another year.
Fragmentary weather note reports light winds and a brief forecast. No location, time, or temperatures are provided, making concrete advice or regions unclear.
A compact, dated survey touches on early crude petroleum milestones including the United States first petroleum milestone and subsequent global producers, then shifts to Hawaii noting Waiapele Crater Lake as a five acre freshwater body fed by springs with a pumping plant for domestic and irrigation use. It also briefly defines whale classification and ends with a light anecdote from National Monthly about dinner guests and lobsters.
The piece explains a clay press technique to bore a hole in very thin glass. A cucumber shaped lump of clay is pressed onto the glass, a hole is tested through the clay, exposing the glass at the hole bottom. Molten material then poured into the hole breaches the glass, with abrupt heating causing the glass to crack away.
Paris dispatch reports a second abortive plot in Constantinople aiming at Talaat Bey and Enver Pasha. The plan failed due to betrayals and widespread precautions ordered for officials linked to the plot. Authorities suspect peace party engineers behind the attempt.
A Vienna dispatch reports the Austrian government will ration all food and seize supplies as soon as stocks are tallied, saying current reserves cannot cover standard consumption until the next harvest. The order aims to regulate distribution amid concern over shortages.
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