Farm Bureau notes and bee and hog show notices
A Farm Bureau notes section lists events in Pennsylvania including a Calling Demonstration at Henry nd s farm in South Bend on Friday September 21 at 6 pm, a Millers Meeting in Diana with George Stewart and H B Mudser to discuss wheat grade and winter meat flour use, a Bee Demonstration at W Uber's on Sept 19 at 9 am and Sept 21 at 2 pm at J A Galagher's near Clarksburg with N E Phillips, and the Wilgus Berkshire Hog Show at Blose Schoolhouse on Sept 30 at 10 am with Dr. H H Havner officiating. It also reports two large litters: a ton litter from qasow sire in Marion Center weighing 2244 pounds at 180 days, and a 12-pig litter of Chestey Whites from March 17 in Blacklick township totaling 2876 pounds at ~240 pounds each.
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Henry
South Bend
Townsend
Inna
Armstrong
Jefferson
Westmoreland
Chamber of Commerce
Diana
George Stewart
Bureau of Markets
Harrisburg
Mudser
Beate College
Fred Haer
Marion Center
Qasow
Chester
Poland
Warner
T. TH. Rhone
Blacklick Township
Strone
Electric warms for Amsterdam police at street corners
Palisemen's Comfort installs hot plates heated by electricity set into street corners of Amsterdam to aid police officers and craft workers. The setup aims to provide warmth and comfort during duty in public spaces.
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Amsterdam
The Road to Punxy Classified Ad Poem
A humorous verse traces a journey toward Punxy in a Ford, noting rough roads and hopeful arrival. It playfully riffs on travel mishaps and urge to read the Gazette Classified Ads for further details.
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France
Sheep In Cattle Country Tale Of Range Clashes
Will James describes a clash between sheepmen and cattlemen over grazing land. Sheep thickened ranges, crowds formed on prime benches, leading to potting and fights. Government intervention limited, cattlemen regained control as range damage became evident and cattle fattened on their turf.
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Will James
Scribner's
Cured His Swelled Head by Meeting General Grant
The anecdote recalls Joseph Jefferson’s brush with fame after Rip Van Winkle. Jefferson told John Drew that a stocky man with a grim beard boarded the Fifth Avenue hotel elevator and asked if he was playing in town. The elevator boy revealed the man was General Ulysses S. Grant, highlighting how success can inflate pride.
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Joseph Jefferson
Rip van
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Jefferson
Rip
Gottland and the Peak of the Baltic Saga
The tale names Thielvar as Gottland’s discoverer and first settler who tamed the island’s perilous waters by fire. It notes modern tourlets seek Gottland for fairy lore, while later history recalls Tyler becoming U.S. president after Harrison’s death, amid early financial hardship.
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Gottland
Ile
Thielvar
Baltic
Aland
Tourlete
Otrangé Grating
Boston
Transéript
Africa Stands High and Untouched by Ocean
Geologists state Africa rests on a massive crustal block thrust above sea level, creating a harborless continent. The north is low and intermittently sea covered, while the southern plateau rises high, with rivers cutting rapid courses toward its edges.
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Africa
Swiss Frontier Closes as German Unrest Grows
The Swiss government closed its frontier with Germany amid fears of rising riots and potential civil war. Reports say violent clashes continued in Brandenburg, with a deadly food flight killing 12 and wounding 15. Loerrach near Baden reported further turmoil as authorities impose stricter measures. Saxony and Bavaria see clashes between Fascists Nationalists and Communists.
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Washington
Switserland
Switzerland
Germany
Brandenburg
Loerrach
Baden
Saxony
Bavaria
Dainty Dancer Quietly Weds Leading Man In New York
Armin Pennington and Brooke Johns were reportedly married in New York a few days ago with Johns’ leading man in Jack and Jill named as the groom. Johns’ parents would not confirm the marriage and Pennington denied that the dancer had become Mrs. Johns.
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Washington
INS
Armin Pennington
Brooke Johns
Washington, D. C
New York
Johns
Jack and Jill
Red Cross buys medicines for Jap earthquake victims
The American Red Cross designated a quarter of a million dollars in disinfectants and medicines to combat disease in the Japanese earthquake area. The supplies will be rushed to Yokohama on the first fast vessel leaving the Pacific Coast after the executive council meeting at National Headquarters.
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Chicago
INS
American Red Cross
Yokohama
Pacific
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Uber
Wednesiday
J. A
Witta
NY Druguists
Chichester
Punxy
Gazette
Delco-Light
Wei Chi
DELCO
Dayton
Ohio
R. F
Ut Toler
Btato
Joseph Jefferson Mae
John Tyler
Aame
William Henry Harrison
Harrigan
Tyler
Virginia
United States
Utility Electric Co
Indiana Hotel
Old Sutton-Miller Bldg
Indiana
Wylie V. Thompson
D. C
Margaret M. Thompson
Bell
Thompson
Palmer
X-Ray Laboratory
Deposit Bank Building
Penna
Forbes Magazine
Penn Public
Penn Publics
The
Erie, Warren, Punxautawney
du Boils
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Lake Erie
New York State
Acove
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Penn Public Office
Penn Public Service Corporation
Johnstown, Pa
Iva
Johnstown
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