Weekly Health Talk on Bottled Water Safety in Pennsylvania
Dr Theodore B Appel explains the drought highlight ing water as vital to life and public health. He notes public supplies are generally safe but private wells can harbor typhoid risks, urges testing. The rise of bottled water grows with demand for purity, yet some bottlers neglect cleanliness and pollution safeguards. The 1929 Law requires permits, inspections, and labels with permit numbers and bottler names. Consumers should buy only from compliant sources. the label guarantees safety.
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Pennsylvania
Secretary of Health
Anc
Pan American Day Observed By Schools And Clubs
Pan American Day will be observed on Tuesday April 14 in accordance with President Hoover’s proclamation. Schools colleges and civic organizations plan exercises to hear addresses by the President and Secretary of State as broadcasts over NBC and the Columbian stations at 12 30 p m EST.
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President Hoover
Pan American Union
Secretary of State
United States
Washington
National Broadcasting Network
Pennsylvania fur trade dips as season ends
Harrisburg reports a 200000 decline in furs value nationwide, with 949696 fur bearing animals taken in the past trapping season. Musk rats led with 407852. skunks, opossums, weasels, raccoons, mink, squirrels and wild cats also listed, plus 447 bear hides sold.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Game Commission
My Past at The Ritz Theatre Promises Thrilling Romance
The Ritz Theatre brings My Past with Bebe Daniels Ben Lyon and Lewis Stone on Thursday to Saturday. A love triangle amid loyalty and sacrifice drives the drama as old friends, lovers, and missteps unfold across a seaside port setting.
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Ben Lyons
Lewis Stone
John Thornley
Dora Macey
Robert Byrne
Ben Lyon
Byrne
Natalie Moorhead
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Dora
Thornley
Europe
Drive results in 26,006 dead crows
District game officials report 25,000 crows slain in a drive against the birds near York. William C. Stevens of York filed the figures with the Game Commission, noting heavy participation from sportsmen and farmers in the region.
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William C. Stevens
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Kiwanis Club Hosts Community Chest Drive and Good Friday Talk
Members of the Kiwanis Club and Community Chest supporters met Monday evening to support the Community Chest project. J Cloid Rinn presented a talk titled The Business Mood and Some Threads of Thought Along the Road to Recovery.
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Kiwanis Club
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Mournful Deaths Reported In Local Notices
Mrs David Weaver and Mrs Mary Weaver aged 68 died at home near North Point after months of illness. She is survived by husband two daughters and one son Dora Elkin Starry Weaver Portal and Mrs Will Stear Hamilton. Infant Robert Steele son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Watt Pittsbur g, former Indiana residents, died at home on Friday. Mose was taking examination for letter carrier. The examiner asked him distance from earth to the sun and Mouse quipped about resigning Ab's.
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Mary Weaver
North Point
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Portal
Will Stear
Hamilton
Robert Steele
Herbert Watt
Pittsburgh
Indiana
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Mouse
Soviet plan to build high power radio stations stirred alarm
Red propaganda by Ale Europe reports Moscow plans to set up a chain of high power broadcasting stations as a Soviet five year plan agency for disseminating political and other communist propaganda at home and abroad. Estimated cost exceeds 45 million dollars. Germany protests Russian jamming that disrupts broadcasting.
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Germany
Rare Pike Whale Exhibited From Glacier Island Find
A 42 foot long whale carcass from Glacier Island near Cornova Alaska was found by accident and misidentified as a prehistoric monster before official confirmation as a rare piye whale. The preserved skeleton retains hair covered flesh and will be shown at the National Museum Washington. Also a tangential note proposes deporting alien gangsters to aid steamship firms.
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Glacier Island
Cornova
Alaska
National Museum
Washington
Untold Wealth Awaiting Spread of Man's Empire
Exploration envisions oceans holding vast metals in sea water and deserts, swamps, tundra, and treeless wastes around the world as opportunities for engineering, mining, and expansion. The piece argues mankind can electrify earth heat, drain swamps, and open every oxygenated region to empire.
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Japan
Grand Canyon
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Sahara
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Borneo
Tibet
Alaska
Canadian Arctic
Tivery
Short Shrift Given Bible in Fine Writing Forms
A Manchester Guardian columnist notes that Fourth century Julian banned Christians from using classical writers in schools, prompting some to create a Christian literature. The Bible was reshaped into epic verse and dialogues, but Julian’s reign was brief and the so called Literary Bible did not endure.
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Defender of the Faith title for Henry VIII
The article notes Henry VIII was titled Defender of the Faith by Pope Leo X in 1521 for defending Catholic doctrine against Luther. After Henry's split with Rome the title was revoked by Pope Paul III, then restored by an act of Parliament in 1544. The designation, symbol FID, DH, remains borne by English sovereigns.
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Luther
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Spain
France
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Rome
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England
London Daily Mail
Song Writer's Inspiration Behind After the Ball
The song After the Ball was written by Charles K. Harris after a Chicago ball inspired him. He and a Kentucky hostess introduced partner danced all evening as a drama unfolded with an engaged couple and a man who took home another woman. The moment sparked Harris to write the music and lyric in about an hour.
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Charles K. Harris
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Harris
Kentucky
Apple Pie Dowdy at National Food Show
The most characteristic historical American dish is debated, with New England apple pie dowdy winning at a national show. The deep dish dessert uses tart apples, maple sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a salt pinch, dotted with butter, a water sprinkle, and a top crust. It bakes slowly to thoroughly cook the apples.
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New England
Garden Child Riddle From The Christian Register
A gardener jokes with a nursery maid about a child in the garden. The maid answers with a playful mispronunciation, leading to a quip about women and crops. The exchange reflects a period tone and humor from a 19th century style publication.
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Christian Register
Right A magazine writer study on American marriage patterns
A Shreveport Journal summary notes a line claiming any American girl earning $80,000 a year can marry well abroad in Europe, suggesting a broader story about US wealth and marriage. The piece comments that the statement is not the entire tale.
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Europe
United States
Shreveport
Local notes from Zions Valley and area
Zions Valley and Vandergrift residents share visits and calls in recent days. Notable events include births, a death from pneumonia, and a baby named Thomas Alexander born March 26. A humorous exchange at a photo studio is cited among miscellaneous items.
Indiana Candy Works Public Sale Near Cockport
Public sale at the late residence of William Bagley one mile south of Cockport on Saturday April 11 at 1 00 PM. Items include three milch cows Auburn wagon covered hack hay rake sleigh shovel plows cultivator set work harness two harnesses gas tank oil tank copper kettle iron kettles ropes pulleys farm bell churns washing machine fruit drier ice cream freezer two heating stoves extension table apple butter jellies canned fruit and more. Conducted by G M Bagley administrator. Card of Thanks. We thank friends for assistance during illness and death of Mrs Tressa Lynn and for flowers car use and consoling words. Miller Lynn Effie Lynn Mr and Mrs James Taylor Mr and Mrs Boyd Peoples April 11tp
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Cockport
G. M. Bagley
J. B. Reed
Tressa Lynn
Rey
Miller Lynn
Effi Lynn
James Taylor
Boyd Peoples
Local Notes From Smicksburg Area Social Visit Highlights
Miss Luella Walker visits sister Mrs. Glenn Lewis in Jeanette. Lottie Crawford and son James travel from near Willet to visit Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Crawford. Clark Hellman of Canton Ohio visits grandfather Aaron Lakehart. Mrs J A Elkin hosts Fancy Work Club ladies. Mable McCormick visits daughter Mrs. Frank Steynson near Georgeville. Merv Westch and child from Indiana visit Mr. and Mrs. Chas Beck. Kings Daughters class quilts at Zula Bulter home. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Stoops of Punxsutawney visit Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. J G Walker. John Good and son from DuBois visit Taylor Good. William and wife return from California to home nearby.
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Willet
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Clark Hellman
Canton
Ohio
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Georgeville
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DuBois
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Currys Run Social Notes Reflect Local Moves and Illness
Mr and Mrs Homer Fairman of Sagamore hosted guests from the McCurdy household last Monday evening. W R Thomas family members are ill with grippe. Elda McCurdy stays in Vandergrift this week. Pearl Sloan visited the McCurdy home Tuesday. Stear Ray and two sons called on the Ross family last week. Carnahans, wintered in Shelocta, moved back to their farm. the Rosses plan to move to Brush Valley township. Robert Munshower of Idaho attended the CG EB event last Sunday evening.
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W. R.’ Thomas
Elda McCurdy
Vandergrift
Pearl Sloan
Shelocta
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Unusual humor and travel notes from old papers
A bashful suitor proposes by the cemetery family lot and a foreign item describes a hotel moved across 500 miles in North Africa. In America humor and ads offer Progress Trespass Notices printed on heavy paper or muslin with mail orders and postage details.
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