21 May 1910
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1910
Page
1
The Office and Printing Plant is located in the Mew Gazette Building on Carpenter Ave Indiana Fa. It is entered in the Indiana Postoider as econt Class Mail Matter.
An advertisement praises Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney disorders causing backache weakness and urinary issues. It cites Mrs M Z Martin of Indiana Virginia and notes visits to T B Hildebrand’s Drug Store. The ad claims lasting relief and urges readers to remember the name and price 60 cents from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A London Chronicle note records Lord Palmerston rebuking foreign office staff who mocked the ladies opposite by reflecting sunlight with mirrors. The incident prompted his minute urging officials not to cast disagreeable reflections on the ladies across the street.
A London Globe note describes a paper test: rub the paper in sands to reveal holes and cracks. Good paper resembles leather after testing, while dark dust indicates earthy impurities and excessive bleaching causes brittleness.
A fragment recalls a man noting he quit drinking smoking and golf to please a fiancée, while declaring the woman’s influence left him to give up several vices. The cryptic line ends with a reference to Judee's Library.
A fragmentary tale contrasts feminine bliss and a bargain sale with a lone customer. An elderly man interrupts a tune muttering about payment, while a Smart Set quote hints at virtue and contentment amid changing fortunes.
The piece explains wind speed in simple terms using smoke and tree responses. It notes a one to two mph breeze makes smoke rise straight, three mph stirs leaves, twenty-five mph sways trunks, forty mph breaks small branches, and a gale at about sixty mph snaps large tree trunks.
A witty exchange cites a maxim that nobody listens to advice. The reply notes one frequent counterexample, the person who always goes ahead. The Cleveland Leader framing suggests a humorous editorial stance on taking or ignoring counsel.
A quoted exchange from the New York Times discusses whether women with blond or brunette hair differ in temperament. The speaker Binks claims his wife has been both types and notes he cannot separate any difference based on hair color.
The article outlines basic sea traffic rules emphasizing defined maritime conduct. It describes established signals and whistle blasts for vessel meeting maneuvers and the duty of vessels to keep clear to avoid collision, citing power and sailing craft sharing the same waterways.
A historical note describes iodide of nitrogen as a highly sensitive explosive. Dampened iodide on bass viol strings vibrated at sixty cycles per second to trigger detonation, with the G string vibration causing the explosion while the E string did not.
A playful scene shows a woman complimenting a man on a new suit. He admires his reflection and boasts of the bargain, five shillings down and five shillings each time the collector visits, a lighthearted jab at fashion and expense from London Answers.
Senator Hoar sent birthday congratulations to William Evarts on his long life. Evarts replied with a tale of an old New England woman who, after thirteen pages of writing on a trifling matter, confessed with Please excuse my longevity in a humorous note.
A fragmented dialogue shows a nun and a maiden in a playful exchange about beauty and folly amid puzzling phrasing. The piece hints at social wit and companionship within a Chicago News context.
A terse exchange shows an actor asking for extra compensation after years in the company and the manager granting a condition that the actor will play all parts involving eating. The source phrase appears from Fliegende Blätter in a humorous exchange.
A Cleveland Leader quips that a modest man is not low self opinion but keeps his good opinion to himself.
The New York American traces heraldry to prehistoric totemism, noting early man painted or carved totems on canoes, weapons, and pillars and tattooed them on the body. It argues coats of arms of great families evolved from savage superstition linking animals like cranes or bears to noble lineages.
A sarcastic woman jeers at a husky man who admits he has spent the past year begging. He adds he recently finished a thirty day stretch, highlighting a grim street scene from a Chicago News item.
Describes bees with two large compound eyes and three simple eyes on top. Each compound eye has about 8,500 facets forming inverted pyramid structures. Facets reflect objects, giving bees extensive vision. Mobility is limited but aided by tree position and flower gathering cues. Details mention potential reasons for eye complexity and unadvertised features.
A French post office conflict sees a wealthy merchant sued by postal authorities for nonpayment of excess fees. In retaliation a shanty is built near a post route and a shepherd subscribed to a daily paper. The dispute centers on a 10 centimes fee and costs, with a shelter house nearby and an annual expenditure quoted around 250 francs.
The piece notes Donizetti’s heavy coffee intake, describing how he used three or four coffee pots in writing seclusion, and then ordered more after each emptied. The biographer calls his consumption fabulous and its toll on his health cited as leading to premature decay. The block also touches on scorpions and their antennae as described by Loudon Spectator.
A neighbor asks about RL and Johnie explains Willie spilled a jug of molasses in the pantry and has been trying to comb his hair, reflecting a heartreading scene from a morning incident.
Stanley described Livingstone as living among cruel, savage people for years without anger or violence. He portrayed him as a cool, wise old man who felt offended and looked grave.
A fragmented dialogue from Tudge's Library describes a poor man seeking help and a comical reversal of fortunes. The exchange references a skyscraper across the street and a climb to the top floor as part of the scene's setup.
A compact, humorous exchange centers on poetry as Crabbe notes no law compels him to read it. The quoted question asks what poetry offers, and Crabbe answers with irony about personal taste and freedom from obligation. The fragment shows a witty, informal tone.
Remark on the stubbornness of early beliefs by the writer Maurice Thompson. He notes that once formed, opinions cling like grips that resist all effort to loosen them, underscoring the durable nature of initial judgments.
A national guardsman recounts a late night incident on a Metz to Paris train. After a crowded August journey he exchanged francs for a twenty mark note and lost the change when the transfer failed. A fellow passenger alerted authorities. the station kept the train, withheld the change, and returned it after a formal recount and receipts.
In Lovden Standard style, the article paints trout poised above crystal waters like kestrels in air. It describes the suspenseful pause before a bite, the leaded cast, and the reel’s song. Winter scenes feature hundreds of trout surfacing and thrashing, forming a damlike splash as they seek prime spawning spots.
In Buffalo Commercial recounts a humorous exchange about an envelope labeled Berlin Germany with U 8. A postal clerk corrects that Berlin Germany is not in the United States and jokes the label means upstairs not United States. The dialog captures language mixups and regional geography humor.
An inveterate punster questions a ship captain about dinner on a board laden voyage. The skipper says they always cook aboard and jokes that they cook a board. The punster notes provisions appear ample this trip, per London Graphic.
A Boston Transcript humor piece records an exchange between an English clergyman and a Scottish minister. The Englishman boasts his head could hold two of the Scottish man’s, who retorts that the Englishman’s head is so empty he has never told him so before.
Quote from Cleveland Leader reveals a newspaper artist explaining rapid progress and new permission to draw crosses at tragedy sites. The remark highlights evolving editorial guidelines and the grim visual shorthand now permitted in reporting.
A small Pearson's Weekly item cites Cholly catching a brain fever after meeting a girl who kept saying Just think The remark prompts speculation about how the illness arose and its humorous context within the periodical.
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