G A S Convention In Session At Western Pennsylvania
Delegates arrive as Children’s Aid Society of Western Pennsylvania holds its convention. Reports praise statewide efforts for neglected and dependent children. Clearfield county noted for strong work. Memorial for late member Mary E Tompkins. afternoon sessions feature devotions, reports, music, and addresses. evening program planned with speeches.
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Children's Aid Society of Western Pennsylvania
Sion
Frank K. Brown
Clarion
Howard B. Hartawick
HL. Lamb
Galeton
Indies
Clearfield
Fj WH. McLean
Pittsburgh
Etale Society
Cetely
Clearfield Fecmty Society
James H. Kelly
Cleasfield
Bors
Cleartieta Society
Othare
Clearfield Society
Firet Presbyterian Church
Devdlock
A. H. Woodward
Ware
Jas
H. Kelly
Mary
Mary Mitchell
Cis
Presse
Vening Sresson
Young man Sherman Hess Operated For Hernia
Sherman L. Hess, son of Amos R. Hess, superintendent of the Clearfield Clay Working Company, underwent hernia surgery at Clearfield Hospital this morning. Dr Waterworth performed the operation with favorable prospects for recovery barring unforeseen complications. Sherman is twenty years old and employed at the Clay Works.
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Shrman L. Hess
Amos R. Hess
Clearfield Clay Working Company
Clearfield Hospital
Waterworth
Pamg
Sherman
Olay Works
Woman Lifts a Horse at Wyoming Historical Wild West Show
Madam Yucca, billed as the strongest woman, lifts a horse weighing over 1,800 pounds for the Wyoming Historical Wild West show. She is featured as a primary attraction, appearing at each performance in Clearfield on Monday, June 16.
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Wyoming
Madam Yucca
Madam Yuccca
Clearfield
Ministers' Retreat Ends After Successful Session
The Methodist ministers convention at Philipsburg closed on a Wednesday session with encouraging reports. Rev. H.R. Bander of Clearfield praised the revival in Clearfield, noting attendance rises at midweek prayers from 75 to 300 and from 25 to 90. The evangelist Mr McCannnell was described as entertaining in portraying the great meeting.
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Methodist Church
Philipsburg
H.R. Bander
Clearfield
McCannnell
Minor Prophets Question Excuse Plea From Candidate
A satirical note recounts a candidate dodging the question "Who were the minor prophets?" with the reply "I do not fill this in" citing the inquiry as invidious. A schoolboy later faked a medical certificate claiming the student was unfit to attend for 30 days, but the doctor had written 3 or 4 days, altered to 304.
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Senate House
On Exhibit See Mamie’s Ring Hiding Effort Noted
A fragmentary exchange suggests interest in Mamie’s engagement ring and hints at a concealed effort by a party named Derrolt Free Presa. The oddly worded lines imply a private plan or hint at a public event surrounding the ring.
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Mamie
Very Dercolfete Quote Exchange Armchair Gossip
A clipped social exchange mocks a man named Very Dercolfete and his finances. A remark implies his earnings go to his wife, followed by a sharper retort about the wife’s opera attendance, suggesting public perception of domestic spending.
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Dercolfete
Dimeling High School Class of 1913 Farewell Night
The 1913 class at Clearfield High School bade farewell as alumni banquets and commencement exercises filled the opera house. Dr. Lockwood and Miss Ruth Daughenbaugh led diplomas and orations while Miss Dorothy Woodward delivered a salutatorian speech on immigration and the melting pot. The alumni banquet promised festive reminiscences as Merle Chamberlain and Olive Chamberlain left for Geneva, N.Y.
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Clearfield High School
Opera House
W. G. Carl
Mies Dorothy Woodward
Doe deer seen crossing river near Moose Creek
A large doe was spotted Wednesday evening emerging from the woods and moving through the East End. It dodged a 7 18 train near the Pennsylvania tracks and crossed the New York Central bridge toward Moose Creek before vanishing from view.
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Moose ‘Creek
Penmsylvania
New York Central
Moose Creek
Popular Westover Girl Becomes Mrs Schnell
Mrs Walter J Schnell formerly Miss Bess Clary, popular in Westover, wed at Westover on Wednesday. The couple plans a wedding trip to Pittsburgh Chicago and Ohio. Schnell is a chemist for Wm P Mosser Co in Richwood West Virginia and among the firm’s valued employees. Mrs Schnell is the daughter of E Clarey, supervisor at Mogser Co in Westover. Neighbors extend hearty congratulations as the newlyweds prepare to reside in Richwood.
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Wentover
Richwood
W. Va
Men's Mass Meeting Postponed by Chamber Plans New Date
The upcoming mass meeting scheduled for the courthouse is postponed due to other meetings. The Chamber of Commerce will announce a new date next week with notices in the newspapers.
Daguerre’s First Photograph Born Amid Panic and Rush
The tale recalls Mme Daguerre fearing insanity as her husband pursued light and shadow on copper and glass. A doctor advised confinement, but Daguerre’s breakthrough saved him from the asylum and launched photography. The piece also notes early fashion and a London scene about trousers and a voyage from Strathheyes, with Tibby Torrance remarking on a dry spell.
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Daguerre
Dus
Mme Daguerre
Louis Jacques Daguerre
M. Daguerre
Mme
M. Daguette
Bloem
Bui
Pat
New Yorks
West Side Fire Destroys Smith Residence
Early morning blaze on the West Side gutted the upper floors of the Smith home after a neighbor, alerted by a cracking attic, reported suspected break in. Fire damage estimated around $5,000 with many household goods saved except beds. cause believed to be crossed electric wires. firefighting crews worked until about 7 o'clock.
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Gurney Smith
Smith
Kurt Sentimam Alain
No. Kke
Adil
Alanm
Hardrode
Arnold Bloom Passes Away In Local Notice
A fragmented obituary notice reports the death of Arnold Bloom and references a pension matters. The readable parts note his passing and a dated pension detail, with several garbled phrases surrounding his friends and a monthly pension.
Sunday sale violations settled by fine payment
Lawrence BSchillen the Market atract tobacco miist and Mrs Cameo paid the fine costs required by the act of assembly enforcing the 1794 law prohibiting Sunday sale of merchandise. The payment occurred at Phird and Market on Wednesday.
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Lawrence Bschillen
Cameo
Act of Assembly
Small Boys Rob Kurts Book Store
Five boys including Bishop Sammuel Straw Walter Eaton Pam Turner and John Turner face a hearing on theft charges after allegedly entering Kurts Book Store through a window and taking goods The case may send them to the juvenile court Also notes Laura Johns leaving for Seattle and Pear Henry recovering from ptomaine poisoning after canned salmon incident.
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Gien ‘Bishop
Sammuel
Straw
Walter Eaton
Pam Turner
John Turner
Kurte
Peme Tatore
Sumilay
Notable local travel and weather in Knox Township visit
Motored to Knox Township and to Laois and Denied Barnett's. visits with kin in Knot township. This morning there was a white frost in rural districts, recalling the great freeze from four years ago on June TM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laois
England
Denied Barnett
Mr. Chase
Knot Township
Mitty
Woman and man kill tarantula in daring daytime attack
Mrs Cuneo and Charles Mahaffey faced a large tarantula terrorizing a banana bunch. They attacked it this morning, drawing applause from witnesses for their bravery in confronting the dangerous creature.
Fragmentary exchange on map accuracy and road quality
A partial dialogue from Barper's recalls a tense exchange about a road's condition and its representation on a map. Silas questions judgment as a version of the route is tested against a mapped view, highlighting confusion over road status and accountability in a muddy setting.
Judge Threatens Contempt Over Jury Summons
A judge warns of contempt for failure to respond to a jury summons. The remark signals strict enforcement as legal proceedings press forward with juror participation in court.
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Musige
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Olive
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Geneva
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Ing
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Itu
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Uanturidge Street
PSP
Acareel
London Optiston
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A A. Berle
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Suakin
Red Sea
London
Fouth
Wagegley
Beatt
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