14 May 1925
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
1
A fragmented discussion references Ramsay MacDonald and The Red Flag while describing a nighttime display at a natural wonder. Prismatic lights and staged effects are noted to transform the scene, with mentions of Queen Victoria era imagery and a spectacle that could attract visitors without depleting natural resources.
Dr Thomas Wright Jackson earned a place on the medical roll and a gold medal at Jefferson Medical College. The Philadelphia physician, famed for tropic medicine, served at the United States Veterans Hospital and battled cholera, bubonic plague, typhus, and yellow fever in campaigns from the Philippines to Brazil. His unassuming, amiable nature and steadfast courage left a durable, noble example to all who knew him.
The Indiana vaudeville bill features Minstrel Memories with aristocrats performing past and present stage feats. Highlights include The Butterfly and Cat with Lala Selbini and Bert Albert, and Flat Love by Charles Manny and Lillian Clay. Helen Moreth is also featured as a leading prima donna. Campus bootlegger case follows as Syracuse police seize liquor after student death.
The Creekside School Directors will receive bids for coal and kindling not later than May 20. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Re Kern, President Gladys McHenry, Secretary.
Roy Simpson of East Mahoning township, Mount Vernon area, longtime member of Mount Vernon Knights of Pythias and Reynoldaville Odd Fellows Lodge No 324. A Gay Street Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday School worker, he taught a class. Funeral Monday at 2:30 pm officiated by Rev. R. F. Mayer, burial in Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon.
A church gathering in Kittanning featured delegates from Indiana Johnstown and Ellsworthville with a Young People's Conference led by Mrs Doolittle. The pageant Tired of Millsland was presented and Rev Dr J R C Ewing spoke as Presbyterian foreign missions head. An Ellshaville pageant honored a jubilee as Mrs D M Lyle of Cresson presided and speakers included Miss Anna Taylor Miss Martha Black and Mrs Hansford of Japan. Annual officer elections were announced for the morning session.
The article notes a formal opening of the straw hat season with a wide variety of hats. Bankoks and Corea made light palm hats will be featured with fancy bands, adding snap and style. Weather is not expected to interfere with Friday's event.
A Boston Transcript classified note humorously urges readers that it is never too late to mend but sometimes too late to do a good job. The quirky line reflects the period’s light local tone and hints at a broader catalog of ads.
Pittsburgh May 13 An announcement shows L F Loree head of the Delaware and Hudson backing Harriman heirs plan to reconstruct the New York Pittsburgh and Chicago Railroad across Pennsylvania from Pittsburgh to Easton. The move signals a broader ambition for a transcortintal system and strong competition to Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central with a through line to Chicago.
Harriet Brent, an aging spinster in New England, recalls a long-ago romance with a vibrant man from her youth. A recent visit by his wife and companion stirs memories of love, loss, and the lingering spark that still glows in her heart despite years of solitude.
Locals from Blairsville and nearby towns spent Wednesday in Indiana on business and social calls. Notables including J W Douds and Hon Tim Kurtz visited Indiana, meeting friends and inspecting operations. Travelers returned home after a day of commerce and brief leisure with associates in Indiana.
A damaged OCR fragment presents a list of companies and stock percentages amid unclear context. Mentions include Continental Oil, Pure Oil, Royal Dutch, Studebaker, U.S. Steel, Westinghouse, and various rail and chemical concerns. The text appears as a partial price or dividend table with inconsistent punctuation and missing details.
New York May 14 The stock market showed a steady but active start with bullish moves in principal independents. Demand dwindled as gains faded and an irregular tone emerged. Maryland in dividend column aided, oil stocks profit taking weighed on early advances, Pacific Oil and Standard Oil improved, rail stocks rose in selective trading and copper shares led gains for Kennecott Anaconda and peers amid a busy session.
The bulldog is described as a cross between an English mastiff and a large pugady from southeastern Asia, outlining its mixed lineage.
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