06 May 1911
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1911
Page
1
Fragment from a notice advertising printing plant rates and postal matter. Mentions Indiana location details and classification as second class mail. Includes broken phrases about building and Carpenter age.
Harvard researchers in Samaria uncover 850 B C inscriptions on wine and oil jars. The records describe palace warehouse storage dates and vineyard origins, noting pure wine and oil labeling. A jar of pure oil is mentioned without district origin.
Mary Wenton describes simple chemical tests to verify fabric contents. A 5 percent caustic potash solution tests all wool or silk by dissolving animal fibers. no residue confirms cotton. Mineral weighting is detected by ash test on silk. Sulfuric acid tests linen by consuming cotton while linen resists. Use precautions as acid and caustic solutions are hazardous.
The text argues that the word exercise is vague and harmful, noting that many forms of activity strain the body differently. It contends that forcing organs to work through routine tasks can be dangerous and that real fitness may not align with common notions of exercise.
An article on Randolph JH Meflin's observation of Confederate independence. It cites a night attack on Grant's lines at Petersburg where a private Texan challenged timing, delaying the advance until 1 a.m. and proving private initiative can direct a column.
Pongee silk comes from undyed silk of silkworms fed on scrub oak leaves chiefly in Shantung and north China. Each cloth piece uses a specific silk lot, so pieces vary in quality weight fineness and color. The real pongee is uncolored and differs from commerce pongees dyed from other silks.
A western Ontario bishop, traveling north from Tendon, forgets his stop and asks a conductor for help. He telegraphs from the west station to his wife asking where he is bound. The reply comes back, and the bishop notes that small difficulties always resolve satisfactorily, per Argonaut.
A Berlin correspondent explains the Deutsches Ceschlechterbuch records bourgeois ancestry rather than noble rank. It aims to prove middle class or working class origins, countering noble privilege and fostering pride among nonaristocratic families.
Two Broadway businessmen argued over a dog incident with a chauffeur blamed for damage. The exchange reveals tension, apologies, and a demand for payment, highlighting city wit and a puzzling misunderstanding in a comic frame.
A lone inquiry asks how to describe a mountain that has seemingly changed its position, contemplating the implications of landscape shift and the framing of natural movement in language.
A brief guide urges farmers to test seeds before planting. It recommends testing clover alfalfa and corn using a homemade seed tester made from two ordinary plates and muslin to assess vitality, noting that poor seed quality wastes land preparation and reduces yields.
The article explains a simple germination tester using 100 seeds on moist cloths to estimate seed vitality. It details daily checks, counting sprouted seeds, and extending the method to corn with a larger tester divided into squares. It notes sampling from ear sections and discarding ears with low germination.
A bantam hen near New York reportedly flies daily in a basket monoplane and lays an egg each flight to pay her fare. The owner plans to raise more for potential high prices and notes her unusual poultry feat as Female Supremacy. A steer destined for the block contrasts with dairy cows yielding multiple milking cycles yearly.
The article notes a farmer prepares for summer tasks while winter remains harsh. It highlights prudent planning, stocking supplies, and timing of planting and field chores to maximize yields despite chill and short days.
Advice on orchard care covers ash scattering on sandy soil and weed control for soil conservation. It recommends keeping cover crops, maintaining cultivated ground, and using stormy periods to repair hot beds. Sash painting, chicken grazing, and frequent disking are advised. It describes frame construction for harrowing and pest control, inspecting grafts, removing suckers, and pruning to secure proper growth.
The final session of the Robert Hoe library sale netted $42,876 bringing the total to $997,363 about $2,000 short of one million. Also reports from Negaunee Michigan on a fatal lab accident and a Pittsburgh market roundup with prices for butter, eggs, poultry, cattle, sheep, and hogs.
Evan Long and Son report a set of keys missing on Philadelphia Street between the post office and the B P station. Believed to be in the Gazette office. Owners urged to claim them.
An advertisement promotes Gettlewitt's Easy Task soap as a superior dirt remover for laundry. It asserts the soap cleans delicate fabrics without harm and offers a money back guarantee after buying two cakes from a grocer.
Miss Carrig Rutherford of Utica New Jersey dies from railroad wreck injuries becoming the twelfth fatality. Reports list other affected parties and cautionary notes on lingering injuries from the Martins Creek collision.
Twenty one republics of the western hemisphere forming the Pan American union present Andrew Carnegie with a gold medal to honor his work for peace and friendship. Carnegie says the gift is the greatest honor and pledges an additional 100000 dollars, atop the 260000 already given to the union.
In Erie on May 16 William Larter, 23, shot and killed his brother George Larter, 30, after pressuring him to sign a note. He tore the note and then fatally shot himself. Both died before medical aid arrived as Officer J T Grant's wife witnessed the scene. George Larter, a noted Great Lakes yachtsman, is identified in reports.
An Italian youth named Sarig Di Pelog, said to be a nobleman, was seized in New York by government officers on May 1 for smuggling two valuable old master paintings. The arrest occurred in General Henry Maraial Hensel’s office, where the suspect allegedly admitted to the February thefts. The canvases, framed with arabesque frames, are currently under seizure.
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