Richard Gatling Inventor of Gatling Gun
Richard Jordan Gatling born in Hertford County North Carolina in 1818 assisted his father in sowing cottonseed and later developed rice sowing and wheat drill machines. He studied medicine in Cincinnati then conceived the revolving battery gun later named Gatling gun perfected 1865 adopted by the U.S. government. He died in 1903.
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Richard Jordan Gatling
Hertford County
N. C
Cincinnati
United States
Congress
Varieties of Phobias Referenced by Literary Digest
The piece notes that 16 percent fear the dark, another 16 percent fear thunder and lightning, 12 percent dread water and drowning, and a portion fear heights. It lists phobias such as siderodromophobia, cynophobia, mysophobia, keraunophobia, astraphobia, ailurophobia, gephyrophobia, tapphophobia, ergassophobia, and triskaidekaphobia.
Rockfield Roundup of Local Visits and Church Event
Mrs. Bessie Surface attended the Home and Hospital nurses picnic Thursday at Lafayette near Rockfield. Mrs. Dorthea Snyder Vail of Long Beach Calif visits her sister near Rockfield. Ernest Flora family of Peru joined Rockfield Presbyterians for an 8 8 event and Sunday visit. Children’s Day service by Rockfield Sunday School supported missions with offerings for other children. Lizzie Biddle and Carl Sayers near Rockfield visited Greensburg Indiana with David Biddle.
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Bessie Surface
Rockfield
Lafayette
Dorthea Snyder Vail
Long Beach
Calif
John Coble
Ernest Flora
Peru
Rockfield Presbyterian Church
Local social notes recap from Cass County area
Mrs Bob Mayne returns home from Cass county hospital. Mr and Mrs W O Pettiner attend family reunion at Frankfort. Mrs W W Snoeberger, once gravely ill, now able to sit up in bed. Mrs Doris Kesling hosts Mrs Paul Black and her son from Oklahoma City. New awnings added to Camden State Bank west windows. Donna Tribbit visits sister Mrs Willard Moon in Logansport. Mr and Mrs David Ringer vacationing in Michigan. Mabel Mayne returns from Omaha trip. Mrs Eva Penn and sons visit relatives from Detroit. Grandchildren Helen Marilyn and Beverly George visit grandfather A G Campbell in Delphi. Mr and Mrs Jess Zook return from motor trip. Harold Jones and D I Payton join M W Dillon’s Sunday guests with P W Musselman family returning to Ohio. Mr and Mrs Frank Huston of Florida guests of W S Paeden and wife. Huston formerly Lula Omen.
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W. O. Pettiner
Frankfort
W. W. Snoeberger
Doris Kesling
Paul Black
Little Son
Oklahoma City
Camden State Bank
Donna Tribbit
Willard Moon
Logensport
David Ringer
Michigan
Mabel Mayne
Omaha
Eva Penn and Sons
Detroit
Lewis
Helen
Marilyn
Beverly George
Delphi
A.G. Cambell
Jess Zook
Strawberry Ice Cream Quick Recipe for Hotpoint Freezer
A brief recipe note suggests strawberries turned into ice cream using a Hotpoint refrigerator. It lists ingredients including 2 cups crushed strawberries 11/2 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt and 2 cups whipped cream. The method involves washing hull ing crushing berries dissolving sugar adding salt folding into whipped cream pouring into a speed-freezing tray and freezing with occasional stirring.
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Hotpoint
Astrological Note on Short Nose Traits
A writer in Pearson's London Weekly says the short nose signals obstinacy and impulsive temperament. It also denotes physical strength and courage, with people sticking to their decisions even when facing danger to fulfill their desires.
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Pearson
London Weekly
Community notices and social updates in Flora area
Flora residents share weddings visits and club events including Mrs Vina Northcutt hosting a card party Virginia Hawkins to study at Wisconsin Dale Honecker visiting from Cincinnati Brucella Briggs visiting from Brookville Mrs Cecil Hendrix recuperating at Methodist hospital Dora Wray and Patsy King at Leslie reunion Marjorie Landis visiting Cleveland families and friends in town engage in church and garden clubs traveling plans by E H Brubaker and C Thomson five weeks Northwest trip to national parks and family gatherings and house visits by local residents
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Dale Honecker
Ella Hursh
Cincinnati
Brucella Briggs
Brookville
Perry Landis
Cleveland
George Parks
East Chicago
Howard Parks
South Bend
Frank Parks
Shakespeare in Hall of Middle Temple Where Twelfth Night Was Performed
Visitors in London view the Hall of the Middle Temple built in 1572 with a famed Elizabethan roof. It is noted that Twelfth Night was staged there on February 22, 1602 and Shakespeare is believed to have acted in the production.
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Shakespeare
London
Middle Temple
Ekklesia in Athens and Early Christian Church
The term Ekklesia denotes the ancient Athenians assembly of free citizens allowing voting and also the early Christian body organized for worship and religious work used in Greek and Latin texts.
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Athens
Had Great Foresight Hagrid Martineau
The English writer Hagrid Martineau 1802 1876 is noted for powerful prose and bold aims. A late quotation reflects her view that the world as it is darkens yet the future world appears brighter each day.
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Hagrid Martineau
Mirth That Glitters Brightens a Gloomy Mind
A vivid simile compares mirth to a flash of lightning breaking gloom, briefly brightening the mind with cheerful, steady serenity.
River Pool Stage Definition From Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau defines pool stage as conditions caused by dams or debris blocking a river behind which water is held after overflow ceases.
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Weather Bureau
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Porch
C. E. Baker & Son
Camden
Indiana
Pathfinder
News Center of the World Path
Stark Brothers Nursery
Ed Sweet
Rockfield News
Bob Mayne
Cass County Hospital
Harold Jones
D. I. Payton
M. W. Dillon
P. W. Musselman
Bill
Fren Musselman
Ohio
Frank Huston
Flordia
W.S. Paeden
Huston
Lula Omen
UCR
Som
American Fruit Grove
American Magazine
Capper's Farmer Child Life
Christian Hi
Collier's Weekly
Country Home Delineator
Nessesssseee
Etude Music Magazine
Farm Journal
Flower Grower
Agazine
Liberty Ae
Literary Digest
McCall’s Magazine
Modern
Mechanix
Motion Picture
Open Road
Yas
Pega
Opportunity Magazine
Eaaandey Ei
Hanics Ore News
Ast
Silver Screen
Eereeoeas
Answor
Caer Ik
Stree
Flora News
Vina Northcutt
Card Club
Virginia Hawkins
The
University of Wisconsin
George Burns
Mrs
Harry Burns
Indianapolis
Caroline Ayres
Ora Ayers
Community Art and Garden Club
William Spitler
W. C. Aschanhart
Cable Tabernacle
E. H. Brubaker
Charles Thomson
Northwest
Black Hills
Yellowstone National Park
Pikes Peak
Garden of the Gods
Banff
Lake Louise
Canadian National Park
Frank George
Thurlow George
Walter George
John Hornan
George Anderson
C. J Ruston
Danville
Ind
Owen Britton
Chas, Britton
Walter Britton
John, Britton
Farmer's Co-Operative Store
Rockfield, Ind
Great Lakes Exposition
Juan B Larrinaga
Pegie Stumphirdy
America
Ernest Davis
Texas
Station
Winfrey Lloyd’s Barber Shop
Royal Garment Cleaners, Inc
Frankfort, Indiana
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