25 May 1915
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1915
Page
1
The article outlines an emergency measure requiring the recipient to sign a receipt for delivered goods and attach a revenue stamp supplied by the transfer company. If payment is refused, delivery is halted and the package is placed on the shipper. Heavy penalties deter tax evasion, and local concerns await official notification before acting.
Continued from page 1 details a Memorial Day drive with a 10 30 a m start from the post room for Sons of Veterans Spanish American War Veterans and Women's Relief Corps. A memory service for seven comrades is set for 7 00 p m May 30 at the Court House, with assembly at 7 15 in front of the Post room. Invites extend to several groups and to Captain Selain, Adjutant Hell, and Commander White. Also lists volunteers for Good Roads Day and names several individuals.
Edgar Walker of Vandergrift spent the weekend with his parents on Rail Fond avenue. Mrs. Glenn Lee and her daughter of Vandergrift are guests at Mrs. George Dickie's home in Philadelphia. Mac and Mrs. Wilbur Thomae of ? are noted in connection with a Philadelphia arrest.
Piteain passes through Indiana in a heft machine to visit his brother. J R Hancuff, a sergeant in Co I N G PB, Greensburg, moves to Indiana for work at the Indiana Rubber Works. Miss Cora Cameron plans to summer with her sister Mrs J N Langham. Miss Bess Klingensmith departs for Philadelphia for Medico-Chirurgical Nurses Training School commencement. Prof J C McLaughin, Hood River superintendent, was in Indiana to see Joseph Wilson.
The County Board of Farmers Institute Managers will meet at the County Commissioners office on the second Tuesday of June to arrange for institute locations this season. All interested should attend and present their claims. The board includes legal members of the State Board of Agriculture and representatives from each County Agricultural Society, Pomona Grange, County Alliance, and related organizations. If unable to attend, send a letter to the Chairman via the County Commissioners.
Fragmentary dispatch reports bitterness toward Italy as war anxieties rise. German citizens view Italy's stance with unease while public comment frames Italian actions as political brigandage. Rome notes Italian Red Cross usage of a contact near Plorenes, tied to wartime alliances and shifts in sentiment.
Incoming cargoes of fruits should be observed for traces of poisonous insecticides. Growers may not remove all sprays before marketing fruit. Housekeepers are advised to wash fruit in several waters to remove residues before use. This protects health and prevents exposure to harmful chemicals in storerooms and on fruit.
A witty exchange contrasts rough field fishing with a lavish hotel misadventure. The Louisville Courier Journal quips that the idea of fishing becomes sitting in a hotel lobby angling for goldfish in a fountain, highlighting humorous urban contrasts.
The article recalls Milton as a public spirited citizen who once sent a large tract of land to the city on the condition that the city show death, grade and improve it before returning it. This anecdote highlights his civic generosity and concern for urban development.
A fragmented obituary style piece notes similarities between deaths on the Lusitania and Titanic. It mentions John Jacob Astor Alfred Vanderbilt and Henry Harris as notable losses. Elbert Hibbard is cited among American journalists linked to the Lusitania disaster.
A judge remarks on a strained relationship between a père and child in a fragmentary courtroom exchange. The dialogue centers on care and memory, with an accusation of lack of support and a counter claim of prior attention. The source presents a terse, dialogic moment.
A quirky Tropics style note reports on a mathematics professor and a banana vendor at New York Mall triggering a humorous exchange. The piece reads like a local theater skit with playful dialogue and urban whimsy.
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