09 May 1912
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
1
A San Antonio column by Hugh Tallman praises Dr King’s New Pills as restoring energy and vigor. The writer and his wife claim the pills improve stomach, liver, and kidney troubles. The ad mentions price and outlet at Daugherty Bros.
Pitt, a Baltimore grain firm figure linked to a 290000 dollar failure, was seized after a detective traced him to Athens and Istanbul. He shed a false beard, was recognized, and arrested on a Baltimore grand jury presentment alleging he secured thousands by manipulating bills of lading.
Army engineers project probable flood damage in the Mississippi valley at not less than 50 million dollars. Some estimates rise to about 100 million. A general exodus from the New Orleans district is under way as officials report panic at the rising river. Levees remain under strain but largely hold, though in critical condition.
A humorous letter from the Holy Land recounts a Turkish post office official denying postcards and sending the correspondent to Joppa for them. The piece then recalls eighteenth century snuff taking among Pope, Bolingbroke, Swift, Washington, Jefferson, Henry Clay, and others, noting its social polish and personal habits. It closes with a reflection on fashion and the “nothing to wear” dilemma among women and men’s outfits, ending with Atlantic Monthly prose.
A quip about a player winning 200 last night leads to a privacy dispute. One friend objects to sharing the win with his wife, while another argues the wife supports his gambling, exposing a tension between secrecy and family backing as they discuss how to handle the winnings.
The article explains that pure solid gold is rarely used today. Jewelers alloy gold to improve hardness and wear, yielding 18 14 or 10 carat varieties. Settings must balance design with durability, making 10 carat more common than 18 in many pieces. A comic quote contrasts a spouse’s divorce suit with a man admitting defeat in arguments with his wife.
A brief dialogue sketches longing and humor as Miss Wrs asks about a future husband while Misa Guy responds with a wry remark about personal development, set in a casual exchange that hints at future plans and self-perception.
A garbled excerpt discusses phosphorus and other chemicals with mentions of 4000 packages of something, sodium and potash quantities, and a Fourth of July rocket stock. It also recalls Uncle Duck asking a child for a father’s office phone number, with Elizabeth answering that money is what mother asks for.
The original of Captain Cleveland in Beott's novel is James Gow, a pirate who terrorized the Orkneys for years and was captured through a trick. He was hanged in June 1725. Defoe wrote a conscientious account of his exploits and execution, with the sole known copy now in the British Museum.
Excerpts show a speaker recalling a harsh feud with an old associate and a wife seeking an absolute divorce. A lawyer, described as an old friend of her husband, offers to take the case as a favor. The tone mirrors early 20th century newspaper wit and critique.
A Birmingham Age-Herald line contrasts a man’s quest for satisfaction with a Tot lying beneath a suburban frog pond in a witty, clipped anecdote. The humorous remark highlights a domestic, everyday image through sharp local voice.
A biographer recounts how George Stephenson chose the four feet eight and a half inch gauge for railways after inspecting a Roman wall near Newcastle. He noted deep chariot ruts matching that width, arguing Roman practice justified the standard for rail transport.
The passage notes that nature is never permanent as changes occur constantly. Land rises and sinks, coastlines erode in some places and form new shores elsewhere, a process described as ongoing and endless.
The article recalls Howells and a daughter’s reading scene, then shifts to Cape Point at the Cape of Good Hope. It notes Vasco da Gama’s pillar, a tall promontory rising 840 feet, and a lighthouse-like high house illuminating the Atlantic and Indian oceans. The coast is wild, cliffs grand, and strong surf pounds the ironbound shore where sharks abound below.
A Philadelphia Times excerpt shows an Overbrook mother aiming to marry her daughter to a promising civil engineer. The suitor wavers about proposing as he visits, while little Bobbie presses him to commit, saying he will marry the sister. The scene hints at family secrets and fate.
Arthur Ames of Altoona confessed to stealing a suit from Blair County hospital for the insane to attend a dance. He said he only took the “glad rags” temporarily and was sentenced to thirty days.
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