18 May 1914
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1914
Page
1
Sale notice lists a dining room suite and various fur items at 45 North Seventh Street. Partial OCR reads 196tf ger and ape Bho ce ot, with limited legible details on items and location. Further confirmation needed for complete catalog and pricing.
Public sale advertised at Frank's ass barn in Indiana featuring Shoemaker A. from Blacklick Stock Farm Wehrum Pennsylvania. Bidders are listed to attend at a local farm sale event with farm and owner details.
Washington dispatch outlines the mood and demeanor of Cabinet members Yan Daniela and Garrison amid the Mexican crisis. Secretary of State Bryan Secretary of the Navy Daniels and Secretary of War Garrison are described as optimistic and resolute as they manage wartime pressures and urgent military funding requests.
An old advertisement extols Cofipoundy as the world’s most successful remedy for female ailments. It claims enormous quantities of tooth and herbs are used annually and urges every suffering woman not to lose hope before trying this traditional remedy.
A proposed measure seeks to convert Mount Weather into a presidential residence. The plan cites Mount Weather’s location near Washington and notes prior government ownership and weather observatory use. Funding has been spent on improvements, but the site is deemed unsuitable as a weather station and would be abandoned as an observatory.
An OCR snippet presents a garbled line from Macbeth with dialogue about returning home and paying a wife, reflecting themes of money and duty. The quote mentions security as a mortal enemy and includes a misrendered name Drely time.
An advertisement argues winter death rates rise due to lack of fresh air and a rundown system. It promotes Vinal iron tonic as a cure, claiming it enriches blood and restores strength with a money-back guarantee. It cites a Knoxville testimonial and adds Saxo Salve for eczema with a guarantee.
A fragmentary column claims Harmsworth appointed a one day editor for the New York World to mock tabloid trends. The piece also reproduces an old Doan’s Kidney Pills advertisement praising kidney health claims and a testimonial from Mrs. A. M. Jamison of Indiana Pa. The ad asserts 60 years of use and endorsement by 30,000 people.
The hospital corps at Vera Cruz stays vigilant for sick or wounded soldiers. Private Parks, driven insane by extreme heat, wandered into federal lines and was killed by Mexican troops. The illustration shows a mounted medical corps member patrolling the railroad with emergency supplies.
Washington reports Brigadier General Funston says Mexican forces dynamited the San Francisco bridge on the Interoceanic Railway near Vera Cruz, hindering troop movement to Mexico City. The 164 foot span over Antipas ravine is now out of use, complicating retreat routes and refugee removals. Navarette rumored nearby with 3,000 troops.
Reported in multiple towns, a wife dies after a poisoning attempt and a man commits suicide over English language struggles. A Swede arrives seeking fortune, while a Toledo case puzzles police over a dockside gun found near a self inflicted death.
Bridget D. Burray, of South Bethlehem, Pa, dies at 108 years old on May 18, leaving a remarkable age record for the community. The obituary notes a long life marked by family ties and local presence.
Hairy tint and health are claimed for a Parisian Sage tonic. The advertisement asserts that applying the solution to the hair will make it abundant, soft, fluffy, radiant, and lively, while removing dandruff and cleansing dirt and oil. Sold by Tom E. Hildebrand and drug stores.
The London Chronicle recalls Roman and medieval claims that shamrock or purple clover nourishes speed and strength. Mundy and Linnaeus associate shamrock with swift Irish men, noting breath sweetening and honeyed odors from its usage in bread.
A London weekly writer identified as T P recalls Burns visiting Dumfries and the site of his fatal chill. He notes decayed brick steps and a worn tablet, finding the simple, stark scene more tragic and impressive than any ornate monument, highlighting the stark theater of tragic fame.
Purity Candy Company offers six free Exera Grown Brand silver teaspoons with the purchase of LA RITA Chocolates at one dollar per pound. Send $1 and the names of five candy lovers to receive a full size box postpaid. Mail to P. O. Box 9L Middletown Ohio.
Eleanor Wilson, daughter of the President, will become the youngest cabinet hostess in Washington. At twenty four she will carry duties in the White House and has studied the French course in Europe. The piece also notes Silliman Reports and a quip about business college ambitions.
In New York a class of thirty six boys around twelve years old studied primitive life through Robinson Crusoe themes at the American Museum. They examined tools, utensils, and weapons, learning how early humans relied on invention and the evolution of tasks from cooking to making clothes and early art as part of human progress.
The fragment recounts the Countess of Destawit tied to TAH at the axe of HO in a distorted history of the war. It mentions Walter Raleigh Brattys and Kony the old Count of Destionaul, murdered in Edward II. A portrait back inscription and a death linked by a fever after a fall are described, with references to a Nut Cree gathering.
Philadelphia Ledger describes a company housing plan where a large employer offers workers home ownership. A $1,600 house is sold with payments of $16 monthly for 100 months or $1,800 with $48 monthly for 100 months. Eligibility requires wages above $74 monthly.
John Winnieoure humorously describes Maltese women wearing a head covering of white buné in a tidepool fashion, noting it as an odd yet stylish trend. The piece then shifts to a witty exchange about an engine with ears, lampooning engineers and fashion quirks in a light Chicago News style.
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