22 Mar 1917
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text shows a city editor and classifieds header with mentions of ads priced at one cent per word. Context indicates a clipped classified section with advertising rules and staff names, no clear events or people beyond FRANK M. SMITH.
A historical prompt examines presidential proposals to avert civil war, fugitive slave laws, and state recognition. It discusses constitutional powers and limits, enforcement, and the role of presidents like Buchanan and Monroe in shaping territorial and legal arrangements across the early republic.
A fragmented inquiry asks for toll rates of the S S Canal No clear toll data provided and no context. It also asks what Germanic consideration was established in 1843 and whether Britain agreed not to assume adversary rights in Central America. It queries when the last Portuguese monarchy was overthrown.
Mrs. William Simpson of Seventh Street visits Pittsburgh this week. Dr. Edwin K Wood attends the Auto Show. Mrs. Roy Maloney of Beaver Falls visits her Langham parents. Mrs. Allison of Marlon Center guests the Mc Cartneys. Mrs. Calloway leaves for Punxsutawney then Baltimore. Cosmopolitan Club dance in their rooms. Mrs. Charlie Hill and daughter Mrs. William Davis return to Batavia. Charlies Gyles sails Saturday to France. Attorney John L Getty visits Harrisburg. Auld Lang Syne club guests Mrs. T. B. Clark. Mrs. Elizabeth Yount visits West Newton. Mrs. Curtis E Elkin and daughter stay with John F Steving family. Wilmer Stewarts visit Pittsburgh for the Auto Show. Matt and Jeffs Wedding comes to the Auditorium next Tuesday and is advertised as a laughing show designed to banish cares. Seats are selling fast.
Matt and Jeff cartoon duo take their latest act to Indiana for a Tuesday performance. The series from Gus Hill and Bud Fisher remains a longtime favorite, appealing to New York citizens and audiences across professions.
A Dutch missionary who visited Russian prison camps in Siberia reports that only about 40 percent of German and Austro-Hungarian POWs will survive the war. Civilians from Eastern Prussia and Galicia fared worse, with about 70 percent dead. He describes starving, mentally and physically ruined survivors and the plight of 150 orphaned children brought to Tientsin by Red Cross representatives, many without names or birthplaces due to missing records.
A narrator extols observing all around to learn virtue and fault. By comparing successful and unsuccessful people, one finds tangible lessons. A friend, newly married, learns by watching Ethel and noting small tasks, then shops for an afternoon bag during a bargain sale.
Boston reports statistics from the Wellesley College News showing first semester personal expenditures of 1917 year students. Sophomores spent about 75 dollars at the tea room, while a freshman and a junior each spent 10 dollars on taxi rides. The class of 1918 averaged 16.32 dollars per member on tea room and related items, versus 21 dollars on books and supplies.
Transfers include Viola Burkey to Dolly L Burkey for 113 acres in Grant at 400 dollars and Janws Bence to Clarence D Bence for a Rayne tract at 8200 dollars. Frank Fleming transfers 4 acres and 12 perches in Rayne for 55 dollars. It is estimated over 17 000 farmers fatten sleely for the spring market. Lancaster ranks first York second Adams third Franklin fourth in ou dyt saysapay Burpoay 494s ayu thern part of the State noted as a dairy section.
The Congress of Women's Clubs of Indiana County invites entries for its best song contest to be submitted to the contest committee by May 1. The winning song will be adopted by the Congress at its annual meeting, after which Mrs. Cogswell will set the words to music. Details will be sent to each club. Committee members listed include Mrs. NH. P. Rhoads Blairsville, Mrs. A. W. Wilson Saltsburg, Mrs. JT. W. Cary Indiana, Mrs. W. H. Heneback Josephine, and Mrs. G. D. Strong Penn Run.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.