20 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
Punxsutawney Spirit
Location
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes advertise an internal remedy for piles and claim external treatment insufficient. Mentions a booklet titled How it Be Cured by Internal Medicine and a Dr Ironchard Co selling a Hem-Hold device at $1 per bottle for internal treatment.
Local festivities hosted by Markton Ellaworth Newcome brought young folks together for a pleasant evening. Guests included Mist Orpha and Eva Hetrick from Mariton visiting Mrs Wachob of Oliveburg weekend. Farmers report a fine corn crop as husking begins. Sunday church services at Starket Hollow Church start at 3 PM with Rev. Jones delivering the sermon.
Invitations reach residents in Washington California Utah Montana Oregon Idaho and British Columbia for a Murray Idaho celebration. Idaho Northern Railway head Speulding coordinates a regional feast with 200 young turkeys and fixings including cranberry juice pies sweet potatoes apples and doughnuts shipped direct to recipients.
Marchand Indiana area notes detail Mrs. George Peffer and relatives hosting and visiting across Sagamore, Punxsutawney, Greensburg, and nearby towns. Names multiple families including Powell Small Woks Vail and others, with several short trips, visits, and dinners recorded during a two week period.
Philadelphia correspondent from Brookville reports the Jet Ferman County race as October coverage unfolds. Republicans seek to balance Penrose and liquor issues, with Penrose allies pushing for majority-rule measures like local option. Mitchell and Longwell emerge as key figures in party shifts, while Boyer leads liquor-aligned backing. Democratic ticket includes A. D. Deemer and Lewis Simpson as local option proponents. Campaigns intensify as November approaches and liquor interests test party lines.
The article surveys Toomas A. Balaon’s forecast of people crowing the ocean in airships within five years at 200 miles per hour, noting his past achievements in laboratory work and electricity. It discusses his belief in unconventional propulsion, helicopter principles, and cautions about weight and safety versus balloon and aeroplane methods.
A survey of major mills shows vast forest waste even after best practices. The United States Parcel Service estimates 440 million board feet of wood cut and 1,970,000 cords of slab unused yearly, underscoring potential inventors’ aids for pulp makers and dust utilization.
The piece discusses HL Mackay’s stance on voting rights and public perception of women’s roles. It notes her engagement in social grace and domestic virtues, contrasting educated suffragists with critics who doubt their domestic capabilities, and hints at societal expectations in Toatyn, Long Island.
Pittsburgh reports William Montgomery, former cashier, indicted by the Pestoral grand jury on three counts and two informations alleging $489,000 looted and $125,000 bonds wasted. The piece notes slag, furnace residue, and coal mine dumps becoming potential briquette materials, with experts envisioning pulp production possibilities.
The article notes advocates of equal rights energized by a movement resembling the Countess of Warwick in England. It recalls the first push into politics with Henin's school board election, a highly noticed contest, and a photographer capturing Mom Mackay with her daughter driving with her husband.
A fragmentary 19th century notice discusses a feared opium problem in Verman with references to rating, gender roles, and social stigma. The text mentions women reverting to opium use and a troubling social dynamic surrounding unhappy spouses and self-perceived misery.
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