Belgium Siege Echoes From Brussels Front Lines
A letter from near Brussels reports Belgian resistance and hospital strain as German forces press toward Liege and Namur. It notes 500 wounded, ambulances awaiting, Belgian lancers and sergeants, and Belgian scouts aiding ambulances and civic guard amid rumors of sieges.
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Talecnational News Service
London
Brussels
Wynseels
Bel- Nes
Mateuse
Crose
Blegium
France
Belgium
Germany
Russels
Burgeester
M. Max
Anc
Nim
T 'Eo
Leman
Stat Oificer
Muiltsry College
Antwerp
Gertis
Namur
de Ah
Railroads Likely to Raise Freight Tariffs This Year
Western railroads including Pennsylvania and Reading plan higher passenger rates and increased car storage charges by year end, aiming to boost profits under Interstate Commerce Commission guidance. Officials note freight and storage changes could affect nonperishable goods while artonnage rate increases remain undecided.
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Pennsylvania
Reading
Harrisburg Telegraph
Paseen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Maey
Local Notes From Grampian Area Incomplete Readable Fragments
Miss Naulton of Endicott visited sister Mrs John 2ipt. Mrs Glover and family stayed with Mrs F J Hamilton. Fruit Hill picnic drew many locals. Edward Gallaher spent Thursday in Clearfield. Alice Zipf vacationing with Mrs John Fox. Inez Spencer and Roxy Garr left for Indiana county to visit Mrs John Keagle. Mr and Mrs McClure of Woodland home for a week. Tad Fisia left for visits in eastern state region. Carr visiting in Karthads for a few days. Josephine Quigles of Wirourne home briefly. Mr and Mrs Drew hosting time in Buffalo. Mrs Nekken Walkers Pittsburgh visiting Walker family. Larrie Walker first of week.
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Naulton
Endicott
N. Y
John
Glover
F. J. Hamilton
Fruit Hill
Edward Gallaher
Clearfield
Alice Zipf
John Fox
Inez Spencer
Roxy Garr
John Keagle
McIntyre
Indiana County
McClure
Woodland
Tad Fisia
Carr
Karthads
Josephine Quigles
Wirourne
Asd
Buffalo
Nekken Walkers
Pittsburgh
Walker
Larrie Walker
Elizabeth
Grace Garner
Arlene Henry
Grace Wall
Humphreys
Bridge Up
Francis
Beatrice Williams
Susan
Esther Hallinan
Alberta Mathews
DuBois
W. A. Pratt
South Curwensville
Lampine Bloom
Unnderwriters Bureau
Middle and Southern States
New York
Curweneville
C. M. Hall
O. J. Baker
Portville
Anna Mitchelen
Treve Sharp
Pittsburg
Curwnnsville
F. A. Reed
Reed
Tyrone
Margaret Karstetter
Loganton
Bellefonte
George I. Shirk
Olewein
Iowa
Ella. Lang
Robert Clark
Connellsville
Mary Wolf
Francis Houlton
Curwensville
Clark
Walter Welch
Curwensvile
Roy Fullerton
Harry Ammerman
Saul Nothinson
Willard Brown
Harry
the Baptist Sunday School
Irvin Park
H. P. Kirk
F. J. Sautelle
Maryland
Freeman Wood
W. K. Wright
Clearfeld
Adolph Wilman
Estella Shearer
Mary Meade
Clearefield
Joe Draucker
A. Laing
Blue Ball
W. A. Murr
S. G. Norris
William
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Canada
Dougy” Logan
A. Kujawa
Grampian
F. F.C
S. W. Karstetter
Harry E
Aloona
Bloomington
Bloomingle
Curwensville Sees New Tennis Club and Local News
Curwensville welcomes a Junior Athletic Association with a tennis court on West State Street. about ten members aged 8 to 16. Schools reopen September 8 with three new teachers. G R Zigenfuss to teach math. John Fulton of Brooklyn to begin tent meetings. campers return from Humphreys bridge trip. Local residents and visitors frequent Curwensville, with social events, travels and a new temperance hotel opening for travelers.
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Junior Athletic Association
Lycopodiummyths and Martyrdom in Early England
A humorous note tells of a garden gate notice warned against the Lycopodiumt and fretting tradesmen. The piece explains Lycopodium is a moss near the garden and recounts St Albans as England’s first martyr under Diocletian with mass persecutions across Europe.
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England
St. Alban
Diocletian
Britain
Alban
Europe
Caesar’s Welcome Turns To Ovation Word Origin
A fragment explains how Roman rites after Caesar’s wars featured sheep feasts and public praise. It links the term ovation to a Latin root shown in the flourish of celebratory meals. The text then applies the idea to modern public figures and fanfare.
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Julius Caesar
Caesar
Marvels of Science Teleportation Without Wires
A speculative remark envisions flying telepontar travel soon. A quip notes a future telephone operator may report the air is busy, implying communication limits amid advancing science.
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Meybe
Fifteen Grampian Pupils Enter Freeztunan Class
Fifteen pupils from Grampian entered the freztunan class at the High School this morning. The group includes Misses Flo nce and Roxy Woods Norms Furr ier Reanche Derrick Carlailooye Clara Miller Marsuarjte Moore Julie Wall Inez Woods Arve Peser Ruth Fleming and Witli Wenz Charles Johnson.
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Grer Pian
Ihe Freztunan
Maling
Thes
Flo* ‘Tnce
Roxy Woods
Norms Furrier
Reanche Derrick
Carlailooye
Clara Miller
Marsuarjte Moore
Julie Wall
Inez Woods
Arve £ Peser
Ruth Fleming
Witli Wenz
Charles Johnson
Building boom has started in Clearfield area new houses rising
W A Lukens advances on the new Baptist church foundation and basement use plans. Rish el drives a dwelling toward roof for D W Speck while J P Murphy’s house nears completion. D W Anderson builds nine houses on Cemetery road and adds more on Daisy Fifth and Turnpike avenues with a sale of a Turnpike house to William Bush. Painters and carpenters busy. local improvements continue as Labor Day program organizer pledges amusements and no gambling.
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W. A. Lukens
Rishel
D. W. Speck
J. P. Murphy
D. W. Anderson
Cemetery Road
Locust
Pine Streets
Mr. Anderson
Daisy Street
Benedict Salthy
Fifth Street
Joxtenh Breih
Pine Street
James R. Maxwell
Turnpike Avenue
William Bush
Newly Weds at Home Miss Eleanor Lewis and J Lloyd Beightol
Newly married couple Miss Eleanor Lewis of Daisy street and J Lloyd Beightol wed at Niagara Falls last week after a tour through New York state and Canada. They returned to Clearfield on Saturday. Beightol, formerly employed in Winburne, now works at Ross Woods store.
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Eleanor Lewis
Daisy Street
Sanford Lewis
J. Lloyd Beizhtol
Niagara Falls
New York State
Canada
Clearfield
Beightol
Winburne
Ross & Woods
Sultan Offers Turkish Navy to Germany in Balkan Move
Rome dispatch reports Sultan Mehmed of Turkey proposes using the Turkish navy to Germany to reclaim Macedonia and the Aegean Islands. German officers and crews are said to be traveling to Ankara to man the ships. The notice frames the offer as a wartime strategic shift amid shifting alliances.
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Kaiser
Mehmed
Rome
Macedonia
Aegean
Turkey
Germany
Worth Knowing. Isurel and wedding floral customs
The Isurel was favored in den days as a symbol of love triumph. A Greek bride wore a crown of mortal flowers. A bride today may choose her own flower and stamp it with personal meaning. Some girls select a flower linked to a month, especially if it marks the month of happiness with roses. Widows typically wear violets in white or purple paired with black.
Most Handy Gate for Farm Fences Described
A Wisconsin Agriculturist describes a durable farm gate design that hangs between two posts set eight inches apart with a third post offset. The gate slides back and swings around a bolt through both posts, balancing on a cleat so it requires little lifting. When closed the free end rests between two posts off the ground, ensuring long life with strong bracing.
Feeding the Young Chicks by CE Brown
The article outlines a chick feeding schedule starting with water only and wet mush for two days, with hens kept away from young chicks during feeding. It details gradual introduction of cracked grains, shift to two feeds daily by day five or six, occasional whole grains by eight weeks, and substitutes like milk or beef scraps if worms are scarce. It also notes providing greens and vegetables when outdoor grazing is limited.
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CE. Brown
Cheapest cattle feeds boost Nebraska beef profits
Nebraska experiments at the university farm compare hay and silage mixes. Corn meal with alfalfa yields the highest profit, while corn stover and prairie hay show lower value. Fattening calves benefit from liberal corn silage and alfalfa without grain, with grain costs rising as corn meal use increases.
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Nebraska University Farm
Nebraska
University Farm of
Public Maps Aid War Insight For Citizens
The Progress prints a five color large map showing European front lines, armies, and key places to help readers trace movements and understand the conflict. Copies are sold for ten cents. mail delivery available with coin or money order.
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Europe
Soil Tillage And The Gentleman
The piece discusses soil tillage as preparation for crops and post-planting care to conserve moisture, destroy weeds, and support growth. It contrasts practical farming with social notions of the gentleman, noting social security is earned, not inherited, and that true gentility rests in others’ pleasure in one’s society. J. W. Reed and daughter Naomi are mentioned.
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G. F. Hittleberger, Jr
John Fulton
Brooklyn
Colversville Athletic Associated
Ruby
Pifer
Harrison Taylor
Lillian Taylor
Luthersburg
L. E. Tastor
D. R. Fleming
Philipsburg
Pratt
State Street
Tom Butts
F. W. Bilger
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G. C. McAninch
Big Run
Calvin Walters
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F. F. Tate
Walnut
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Fast Brady
C. T. Hile
Missi Betlen
Freda Lavender
Renovo
Elmer Ole
Curwensville Suwset
Glen Richey
Glen Rich
Clearfield County
Chamber of Commerce
Lota of Music
J. BH. Gennett
Farr
Bix
Angier
Dix
Wil Sum
Columbus
Americam’ Association
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Landom
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Boston ‘Transcript
Dir. Cumrox
Washington Star
Brother the Quown
J. W. Reed
Houtzdale
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