18 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1918
Page
1
Rates listed show one year by mail two dollars and six months one dollar and a half. Carrier rates are four dollars per year and monthly charges. The ad outlines payment terms for readers choosing mail or carrier delivery.
A patriotic wartime exhortation declares the nation’s unity and duty to fund the war through Liberty Loans. It links World War I sacrifice to American democracy and urges citizens to lend money to back troops, warning that failure at home or abroad could threaten victory.
An appeal run urges farmers to bring wall of their wheat to market before May first, except necessary reserves. If local millers cannot buy all wheat offered, markets should use other channels to reach the Grain Corporation. Enforcement machinery for selling price regulations is in place and complaints will be investigated. Farmers pledge patriotism and support for Uncle Sam in the war effort.
In Hill Page 1 coverage the relief effort promises safe conduct for its ships and an assurance that clothing is delivered only to intended recipients. The report notes German behavior remains a concern.
A Commission for Relief appeal urges Indiana to donate clothing for French and Belgian refugees behind German lines. Citizens are asked to share both used garments and new items to keep aid flowing as hundreds of thousands are in need. The note links wartime hardship to local charity efforts and calls for a strong, timely response. Meanwhile a Jules Verne tale Around the World in 80 Days is adapted for the Colonial Theatre, opening March 21 with 20c admission for adults and 10c for children.
A fragmentary poem signed Theodore EB. Buchhols from Philadelphia attacks Wilhelm and Hohenzollern with grim imagery. The verse laments death, rebuke of tyranny by bloodshed, and declares a hellish fate for the alleged murderer. It reads as a wartime era pamphlet style critique.
Fragmentary text mentions taste feelings and color, references boxes at a price of 25 cents, and notes about taking nightly doses. Unclear context prevents clear events or entities.
Reports indicate negotiations between The Hague and Allied capitals continue as noon arrives for the plan to seize the 600,000 Allied loan holdings. Signs point to Holland receiving a deadline to conform to Allied demands amid cautious public statements and uncertain outcomes. Nearby notices mention Mrs. W. TP. Wileun and Mage liv Diven visiting in Staprins Ferry, Ohio, with Mrs. John K. Braker visiting town earlier in the week.
Notice is given that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company applied to the Public Service Commission for a certificate of public convenience to approve the construction operation and maintenance of three at grade crossings where a siding crosses roads from Bolivar to the Northern Pike and to the Nuthern Pike in Wheatfield Township Indiana County Pa A public hearing is set for April 1 1998 at the Campbellიოს office in Punxsutawney with appearances welcome by any interested party The notice includes thanks for condolences on the death of a young child from the WILLIAMS family
An Indiana Pennsylvania shop announces a one week sale starting Monday March 18 and running through Saturday March 23. The jeweler Schwеrk offers broken lens duplication frame adjustments and other optical services while maintaining prescription records and standard charges.
Ralston Wilker from Grant Ham N. Brown’s unit to Headquarters of Company 110th United States Infantry. Private Ross H. Ankeny, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Ankeny, training at Camp Lee and Camp Merritt, has reached France via cablegram. Jesse Ankeny left for Kelly Field to train in the Aviation Section Signal Corps. Alfred Wiggins resigned as music instructor to serve as Educational Secretary at Camp Lee. Instructors selected for Overseas service are awaiting sail shortly.
Union Town reports a deadly barn fire on March 18. Several boys perished in the blaze, with responders rushing to the scene and authorities beginning investigations into the cause and sequence of events. The article notes the tragedy struck during a period of intense heat and rough conditions at the farm.
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