Twenty Years Ago Notes From Journal Miles Oct 1028
Nov 1928 chronicle reports traffic to Waterford opening on the west highway while clarifying delays. A fire near the Arcade threatened a touring car before extinguishment by Michael Litz. John Danielson of Youngsville injures in a fall on West Main. hospital condition listed as serious. Bail may be posted for two dry raids suspects. football: Cory Independents lose to Jamestown Pros 27 to 4 on Celoron field. Fire from a tractor engine ignites an ensilage barn, with losses around 34000 dollars.
Three States Join In Celebration of Penns 300th Birth
Philadelphia reports three states Delaware New Jersey and Pennsylvania plan Oct 24 celebrations marking the 300th birth anniversary of William Penn founder of Pennsylvania. Notable attendees include UK ambassador Justice Owen Roberts and governors Bacon Edge and Martin. Historical lectures begin Sept 17 and Penns Treaty painting linked to Shackamaxon.
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Smeene Bierman
peaRman
Philadelphia
Tower Hill
London
William Penn
New World
Charles TE
America
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Willim Penn
Margaret Jasper
Academy of Music
Bart of Helléux
United States
Owen J. Roberts
U. S. Supreme Court
Walter W. Bacon
Walter B. Edge
Edward Martin
American Catholic Historical Society
Benjamin West
Shackamaxon
Kensington
Watts Flats Fight Over Erie Station Closure
Watts Flats residents testified at a PSC hearing on the Erie Railroad petition to retire the Watts Flats station arguing the railroad discouraged use by making facilities inconvenient. Postmaster Chas E Willets and Erie supervisor Glenn A Snyder presented rival views as residents petitioned against discontinuing operations.
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Jamestown
Watts Flats
Erie Railroad
PSC
Erie Railroad Company
Chase
Willets
Watts
Meerdink and
City Hall
Glenn A. Snyder
Allegany-Meadville-Bradford
NBBC-8 Lucille Manners Finale and Evening Radio Schedule
On air listings show NBBC-8 with Lucille Manners finale at 18:30 from Duffy's and Dorothy Lamour at 9:30. Other programs include People Are Funny, It Pays To Be Ignorant and The Stage Door Canteen. CBS-8 features Henry Aldrich, Thin Man drama, Moore and Durante, Ed Wynn and a Doctor Talk segment. MBS-17:30 music and Freedom of Opportunity double feature, Tony Janiro event, and Santa Buces rounds out the night with network variety and sports.
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NBBC
Lucille Manners
Duffy's
Dorothy Lamour
Anos
Andy
Bi Stern
CBS
Henry Aldrich
Moore
Durante
Ed Wynn
van Cleave
al Donahue
Fire follows wreck near Ridgway injures, losses rise
A 21-car Baltimore and Ohio wreck near Ridgway ignited oil soaked debris after a torch used by wreckers sparked a serious fire. Firemen from Brockway and DuBois contained the blaze as losses climbed to about 100000. Rail traffic resumed, but Route 219 remained closed amid scattered debris and potential hazards.
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Ridgway
Baltimore& Ohio
Lanes Mills
Brockway
DuBois
Son of centenarian of Ripley dies before observance
Robert M. Rownd Jr. 60 of Ripley, son of the Civil War veteran Robert M. Rownd Sr., died suddenly at a Sewickley hospital. The village had planned a 100th birthday observance for Rownd Sr., Chantauane county’s last Civil War veteran, who once served as national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. An earlier railroad collision left 16 coal cars and other cargo derailed after a broken axle on the seventh car behind the engine caused a pileup in a 70-car train.
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Robert M. Rownd
Sewickley
Robert Mr Rownd
Chantauane
Grand Army of the Republic
Railroads Propose One Percent Annual War Debt Plan
A railroad association suggests national war debts could be repaid over 100 years by paying one percent of the principal each year. With an estimated $300 billion debt, initial payments would total about $9 billion including interest, prompting questions about feasibility amid future wars and adjustments.
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Association of American Railroads
Ang
Tull
Homeopathic War Echoes in German Rhetoric and Nazi Cries
The piece ridicules Nazi claims of righteous defense as European nations retaliate, noting mock reforms and foreign medicine metaphors. It mocks Germany's view of aggression, suggests Western powers would mirror Nazi horrors, and urges foes to value peace amid militant rhetoric.
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Furone
Germany
Aachen
Europe
How's Your I Q A Quick Quiz From 1910s Paper
A reader quiz asks ten questions about geography, chemistry, authors, and history. Topics cover new place names near Guadalcanal, arson definition, liberated towns Eysden and Maastricht, author of Nana, Mindanao and Celebes waters, Quezon's death, the Mark TV tank, Napoleon’s ensign, the Vatican queen, and The Day of the Nymphs painting attribution.
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Ehent Nol
Guadalcanal
Eysden Tid Maastricht
Belgium
Holland
Mindanao
Philippines
Celebes
Netherlands
Walter
Jaleo
Manuel Quezon
Soviet
Russia
Britain
Germahy
Napoleon Bonaparte
Vatican
Dade
Minillo
Coral Reynolds
Titian
Delirium Tremens and Its Harsh Stages Explored
The piece explains delirium tremens as the final stage of alcohol withdrawal, describing early tremors and apprehension, progressing to nervousness, insomnia, tremors, and visual hallucinations. It notes treatment with sedatives, fluids, and vitamins, and warns of the horrifying experiences seen in fully developed delirium tremens.
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Saares
Many Store Windows Damaged at Titusville
Titusville reports window vandalism as a young man with a knife marked glass across Franklin Spring and Washington streets. Stores named include S. S. Bryan E. K. Thompson & Son L. Schleuber Jr Bennett Davis Ralph Bonn and the Central Cigar and Brownell shoe stores. Mayor Hoenig laments defacement and vows to apprehend the suspect.
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Titusville
P. J. Hoenig
Franklin
Spring
Washington Streets
S. 5. Bryan
E. K. Thompson
Central Avenue
Hoenig
Boy Injured After Falling From Moving Car
Four year old David Seth of Wetmore Avenue sustained head injuries and bruises when he fell from his father’s moving car near Chatman’s service station on the way from James City to Kane. Taken to Community Hospital for x rays. mother says he reached for a window handle while eating a pear in the back seat and the door opened.
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Kane
David Seth
Herold Seth
Wetmore Avenue
James City
Chatman's
Invasion Veteran Lad Returns to Mayville School
Dewittville Oct 20. Arbe W Wilson Jr who joined the Navy November 16 1983 completed six months at sea after training at Sampson and gunnery school in Norfolk. He served on D-Day, visited ports in England Russia Australia South America India Africa and many others. He returned to the United States August 21 and after 15 days leave was discharged for being under age. He turned 16 September 5 and has now resumed studies at Mayville Central School.
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Dewittville
Arbe W. Wilson, Jr
Navy
Sampson
Norfolk
England
Russia
Australia
South America
India
Africa
Armed Guard Center
New York City
Mayville Central School
Word Banana Etymology Traced to African Dialect
A linguistic note identifies the word banana as derived from an African Negro dialect, while the fruit itself is said to have originated in India, reflecting an origin cross between language and agriculture.
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India
Green Vegetables and Nutritional Tips
Readable text highlights leafy greens as delicious and nutritious when eaten raw or cooked briefly until tender. Emphasizes that both wild and homegrown greens provide health benefits and versatility in preparation.
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