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Newspaper
Clearfield Herald
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
7
Insurance notice listing rates from $1.00 to $2.50 monthly and benefits from $20.00 to $100.00, with accidental death coverage from $200.00 to $5000.00. Policy fee $5.00 payable one month in advance, attributed to W. S Ostrander.
R. C. Shaw Grocery Co. promotes Pompeian Olive Oil as pure and palatable, urging patrons to ask for the product.
Lot 32 by 100 feet on Third Street half a block from the courthouse with or without a building. Also one dwelling on Third Street, 28 by 100 feet. Farm 56 acres in Lawrence township in fine cultivation with no buildings. Also 50 acres, 1.25 miles from courthouse, with three coal veins, good buildings, excellent cultivation, cash sale or reasonable terms. Possession given at once. W P Norris co.
A string of social mentions lists Miss Beatrice Parkhill leaving for Hopkintown Iowa and several visitors and residents stopping in or passing through Clearfield. Names include George Miller, Louise Wright, Mrs. B. Leslie Wallace, Art F. Boynton, Ellen Rudy, Rankin, Uniontown, L. J. DeWalt, L. J. Lanach, Mrs. Frank Reed, Jay Martin Kirshner, Albert Henderson, Swope, Lois Denning, William Patterson Jr., Mrs. Albert Wright, Mrs. Grant J. Thompson, Dr. L. R. Browne, Philadelphian trips, and various local hosts and guests.
Miss Sara Cummings, instructor of Civil Government and History at Clearfield High School, departed on the noon Flyer to her home in New Washington to spend the summer vacation and return next fall to resume her teaching duties.
The Valley of Death on Java Island is an oval basin about a half mile wide and thirty five feet deep. Its floor is sand and bones lay scattered while explorers rarely enter due to deadly carbonic acid gas that settles in the valley bottom. The gas sent un warned fumes cause rapid unconsciousness and death.
The account notes a Privy inquiry into Sunday theatricals in 1631 England. Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream was privately performed at the bishop of Vincola's London house. A Puritan court ordered bailiff punishment for Bottom’s actor Mr Wilson, forcing him to wear an ass head and sit in stocks with a hay bottle and a public placard.
The article notes tobacco as North Borneo's main product requiring yearly field clearing due to multi year cycle. It describes jungle clearing by burning and labor by Chinese workers using hoes, with thousands of acres and up to 1,000 coolies noted, and no plows used in cultivation.
C W Fleck Plumbing and Heating Regineer in Clearfield PA offers furnished estimates and guaranteed work. Contact phone 62612.
Administratrix of Harry Byers announces an adjourned public sale of the homestead property at West First and West Walnut streets Clearfield borough on Monday June 16 at 2 PM at the Court House. Sale per Orphans Court order, free of encumbrances. Terms require 25 percent down with balance at confirmation and deed delivery.
Suburban Life notes the hollyhock as a flirtatious, pretty, and willful flower. It resists careful placement, scatters seeds in undesired spots, and after cautious sowing may fail to bloom as hoped, yet remains a striking garden queen with double blossoms.
Notice announces the mutual dissolution of Robinson & Company with Isaac Robinson withdrawing and Ray Robinson continuing the business. Creditors are directed to pay Robinson & Co and claimants to present their claims to the firm. Signed by Ray Robinson and Isaac Robinson. May 27, 6.
The department overflows with dainty and practical fabrics for Summer Wear. New lines include Linens, Flaxons, Waistings, Crinkles, Ginghams, Seersuckers, and Italian Silk Vests. Prices range from 10c to $2.00 with lace trimmed and crochet tops available.
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