29 Mar 1919
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1919
Page
1
An advertisement exalts San Cura Ointment as a miraculous antiseptic healing salve sold by Daugherty's Drug Store with a money back plan. It cites cases of burns and broken bones improving rapidly and claims relief for many conditions. Also promotes San Cura soap for skin diseases and infant care at modest prices.
Sam begins the Aw for the 1919 season of money big. The demand is terrific and the field is large. He plans a gang plow operation to cover every acre and raise the funds needed for munitions industry support. If Uncle Sam fails to raise dollars this season, many farmers and workers will suffer. The piece hints at Ford and a film promotion to come, continuing from page one with a restaurant discussion.
A daytime hold up was reported near the railroad before noon with no clear description of the assailants. Josephine Busy notes the Josephine plant will hire fifty more workers this week, signaling increased activity. The Manufacturers and Mechanics Bank of Blacklick held a stockholders meeting naming officers and will open in April at the First National Bank’s quarters. Francis Ford stars in The Silent Mystery at the Strand. watch for dates.
Today's casualty totals show 785 Pennsylvanians affected. The list names 73 individuals including Lieutenant James H. Wiscus of Greensbury and Private Joseph E. B. Chappel of Carnegie, with entries for disease deaths and various levels of injuries. Additional notes include Winthrop C. Manning of Altoona and Ferdinand Fickenscher of Pittsburgh, among others.
Article notes operators have met needs from fall stocks leading to fewer orders and a drop in mine output. From Nov 1 1918 to Mar 8 1919, 62 million tons less mined than the prior 18 weeks and 31 million tons less than the same period a year earlier. February production fell as a percent of full time output.
An old remedy touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a universal cure from headaches to rheumatic pain. The copy claims two centuries of use, import from Holland, and money back guarantee if symptoms persist. It references wartime fuel administration and market losses to imply broad wartime hardships.
Harriburg March 29 A call was issued to mine operators and inspectors of Pennsylvania by E F Button chief of mines to resume the mining methods that prevailed before the war. Inspectors are urged to aid in the work and are praised for wartime efforts. Button notes casualties were lower than in some peacetime periods when operations were normal.
The article notes volunteers will largely come from recently discharged troops after civilian leave as they return to Army life. It predicts a boost to recruitment with dopkell incentives and notes officers, about 16 to 12 per 1000 men, will be sent overseas from Camp Meade to train and organize replacements in Germany and concentration camps on arrival, replacing officers eligible for discharge.
Indiana Normal plans a reunion with J Woog Clark clerk of the U S court and secretary of the board of trustees present. Dr William M Davidson Pittsburgh schools superintendent will be an honor guest. Alumni, graduates in Allegheny county, and war enlisted members will attend. Six alumni made the supreme sacrifice and Capt C C Meblain received the Distinguished Service Cross from Gen Pershing.
Advertisement extols the A and J carburetor as the sole forward step in ten years offering more power and economy with simplicity and flexibility. It also touts inner armor for tires boosting life and preventing blowouts, sold by U and J carburetors and inside tires with free trial days in Indiana.
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