26 May 1910
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1910
Page
1
Editorial clarifies driving etiquette for passing a vehicle. It states that when vehicles meet from opposite directions both should turn to the right, and when passing in the same direction the passing vehicle should go to the left. The Gazete urges readers to follow this rule.
WANTED-Tomorrow F900 on Brat mortgage. Inquire at this office. 2221f WANTED-Dining room girl at the Clawson Hotel. 21p. WANTED-Everybody to sea the air ship in A. T. Taylor & Son's ice window. Tt. TWENTY BOYS WANTED to work for Shetland pony, cart and harness. Liberal pay to bright boys, beside: the chance to earn a pony. Successful boys will be given permanent position which will not interfere with school duties. C. H. Moore, WANTED-Two Dining Room girls and one second cook, $7 per week. Must be competent and A No. 1. Cour teous, obliging and up-to-date, and speedy workers. No night hawks wanted. Write or phone, 5S. W. Zim merman, Prop., Hotel Bremser, Lig onier, Pa. FOUND-A yellow bulldog with a white cing around his neck. Owner can get game by calling at this office and paying for this notice.
Fragmentary Chicago News dialogue reports Captain Deepeeres seen today amid talk of a vessel going down last week with alien involvement. Beere-Well questions the claim and reframes the vessel as a submarine.
An expert calls for the establishment of chairs on road building in colleges, arguing for a formal education in practical road making as a prerequisite to a modern national highway system. He notes Washington's potential leadership, cites past waste from ignorant roadwork, and urges trained students to advance scientific road construction nationwide.
In parts of the United States notably Florida and in some European areas, leaves from the longleaf pine are used to form noiseless road surfaces. The leaves, straw colored, are laid to create a hard, quiet roadway that reduces noise from horses and wheels. The piece argues that good roads support education by improving access and demand for schools.
A rural Good Roads movement reports progress yet delays persist as funds and supervision come under scrutiny. Community voices and local inspectors weigh the effort while a lone boy with a hoe does slow manual work, prompting meetings and resolutions to uphold discipline and progress.
The article surveys famed consumers of fish from antiquity to the French court. It recalls Gatis queen of Surin ordering entire stocks to feed her sight of seafood and Lucullus courting sea produce for his gardens. It notes Roman and medieval appetites, royal licenses for fishmongers, and Louis XIV era fashion for fish afloat in court banquets. A tale of a prince’s chef allegedly killing himself over a missing seafaring feast closes the sketch.
Absentminded Annette, member of a west end club, forgot her wedding present twice at two separate bridal showers. After the first lapse friends shrugged it off and suggested sending it later. Weeks later she realized her mistake and quipped that someone else had forgotten a gift before, but no one stepped in to help.
The Chicago Tribune recounts Washington marching across the Delaware river at Trenton amid ridicule by artists who depicted him standing in a stern pose. He dismisses the floating ice as eight feet thick and then attacks the Hessians with ferocity.
Sir Arthur Conn Doyle sits at dinner with a lady seeking help for recurring misdeeds at her home. He quips his detective powers are at her service and identifies the culprit with a playful verdict, suggesting the thefts stem from a goat on the premises.
A Houston Post quotation features a wife who proclaims an eighteen inch waist looks better than twenty two and jokes about her “genuine torture” for her belief. The husband counters by noting someone today may still suffer for beliefs, provoking a wry exchange on martyrdom.
Report reflects on what remains after debts are settled for millionaire Flammer. Lippincott's notes relatives benefited. A Carlyte quote urges purpose and strength of mind in work as God grants.
The May 26 ceremony at St. John's Episcopal church Arden united Miss Mary Harriman and Charles Gary Rumsey. Miss Carol Harriman served as maid of honor, Lawrence C. Rumsey was best man, and Rev. J Holmes McGuiness officiated. Decorations featured maiden hair ferns and wild hills flowers. A wedding breakfast followed at the Harriman mansion. gifts filled the Arden depot.
In Washington Senator La Follette denounces Congress for public indifference to Interstate Commerce Commission recommendations. He cites only four provisions of the railroad bill as beneficial, nine aiding railroads, while a House committee favors a post office printing ban on business cards in stamped envelopes. A post office bill aims to bar stamped envelopes bearing firm names after June 30, 1944. A Republican caucus backs the administration postal savings bank bill as passage seems likely. Senate panel also favors delaying the inauguration date to late April for the president and vice president.
A weekly prayer meeting in the House of Commons has persisted through parliamentary sessions since 1833. The brief 20 minute gathering, led by a rotating president, involves Scripture reading and short prayers from MPs. Notable early attendees included T Fowell Buxton Sir George Grey and Zachary Macauley.
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