Farm Extension News on Pennsylvania State Grange meeting
Mr Boak outlined fraternal first, commercial second, and moral and legislative Grange activities. Vernon Carr, B B Dorsett, Mrs Gross, and P H Morrin spoke. Seventeen Fourth Degree members were initiated in the Fifth Degree. Two films were shown. vouchers approved for lecturers' conferences and a Western Pennsylvania Grangers' Picnic invite.
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Pennsylvania State Grange
Boak
Grange
Vernon Carr
Prunxsutawney
B. B. Dorsett
Tioga County
State Grange
Gross
Johnstown
P. H. Morrin
Washington County
Pomona
Etna Springs Park
Ira C. Gross
N. F. Richards
Bedford County
Pomona Grange
Marton Center
Forest Tree Planting Demonstration April 10 Near Blacklick
A forest tree planting demonstration will be held April 10 at 1 30 P M at H P Williams farm near McCormick Bridge in Blacklick township Indiana county with Frank T Murphey Penn State extension forester to discuss tree species and reforestation efforts. A related lecture and 4 H Forestry Club formation are planned at Marion Center High School the same evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn State
E.P. Williams
Blacklick Township
H. P.williams
McCormick Bridge
Mongay
Frank T. Murphey
Indiana County
Murphey
Marion ‘Center High School
County Forestry Pool
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Farm Calendar Timely Reminders From The Penn State College
Early planting of strawberries extends the growing season and increases plant survival. Remove and burn garden refuse and nearby weedy areas to reduce insect infestations. Maintain a good dairy program with strict records and culling. Feed bees lacking honey stores with sugar syrup if needed. Chicks need space with one square foot per two birds for eight weeks. Apply lime-sulphur or oil spray against fruit scale. Harrisburg urges caution as brush fires cause ten percent of state fires. burn only in small piles on damp days or at night, never in dry windy weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State College School of Agriculture
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters
George H. Wirt
Wirt
Indiana Social Notes and Community Roundup
Indiana community notices recount local calls, visits, and family events from week to week. Names include Henderson Ewing Hine and Lambing, with shifts to a church meeting and an infant death buried at Ridgeview cemetery. Also included are a taxation poem and short humorous lines reflecting local newspaper humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver W. C. T. U
Lambing Home
Alfred Bair
Indiana Hospital
Ridgeview Cemetery
Ross Wilson
Evelyn
West Lebanon
Elmer Painter
Harry Boden
Ila McIntyre
Brick Church
Lester Shearer
Eljabh Shearer
Young Hedgehogs Inquisitive Hideaway Visit
A Montreal Herald reader recalls an evening encounter with a young hedgehog and three siblings emerging from under a shed. The naturalist observer notes the creature’s fearless curiosity, soft underbelly, and gentle handling before returning them to the garden with the family at dusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Herald
The Guillotine Doctor Lifts Laughs Across France
Rumor circulates that Doctor Guillotine, inventor of the execution machine, died. Historians note similar devices existed in Scotland and Germany. In 1789 he proposed the plan to the constituent assembly, and deputies reportedly found the notion humorous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guillotine
Scotland
Morton
Yorkshire
Halifax
Germany
Italy
France
Constituent Assembly
Messieurs
Carlyle
Farmer Keeps Accounts Here But Not His Money
A London firm sued for payment after supplying agricultural implements to a farmer. After failed cash demands, a representative accepted a check, only for the local bank to refuse payment. The cashier explains the farmer maintains accounts locally but not his money there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George
Boston Herald
Driest Place on Earth Payta Peru Deserts Rain
Payta in Peru is described as the driest place on earth with locals noting ten to twelve year old children who have never seen rain. Despite coastal location and sea fogs, rainfall is extremely scarce though streams from the Andes nourish life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payta
Peru
Andes
Sepoy Highlights Language Gap In Telegraph Office
A sepoy in India handed a telegraph message to a Vancouver Province clerk. After the clerk found the wording flawed the man insisted he knew English and warned he would report to the superintendent. The corrected telegraph read Come quick father dangerously dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mandalay
Vancouver
Painting known to Indians on western plains of U S
The article notes crude Indian painting on western plains and South American pottery slips. It mentions Central American slip painting on pottery with colored clay outlined by contrasting color, referencing the Mayan empire era.
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United States
South America
Kansis City
Radium Price Holds Steady Amid High Treatment Value
Radium remains scarce and costly, with prices around seventy thousand dollars per gram and about ten ounces in existence. The substance holds significant medical value for treating certain diseases, despite years of limited supply and rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Local Social Roundup in Vandergrift and Nearby Towns
Saturday visits and calls populate the Vandergrift area with residents from Elder ton Moorhead Apollo and Shoup. The South Bend schoolhouse hosts an April 21 Tax Justice League meeting with readings recitations and songs. A fortieth wedding anniversary is celebrated by Mr and Mrs Hutchison with a large family gathering and cake from Harris Boyer Co Johnstown.
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Bhady Hollow
Roy Siverling
Wilbert Turner
Vandergrift
Byron Wherry
Moorhead
Steele Henderson
M. D. Anderson
Billie
Harold McIntire
South Bend
Louise Russell
Bernjean Sheaffer
Elderton
Wilbert Rearick
Glenn Huenberger
Royden Fulton
L. M. Henderson
Harry Moorhead
L. B. Deemer
Ruth
Shelocta
Anna Altman
Frank Altman
Herbert ’ Frick
J. F. Russell
M. ‘D. Anderson
Apollo
L. ‘M. Henderson
R. D. Fulton
Margaret McGaughey
Harry ‘Rearick
Tax Justice League
W. P. George
William Rosborough
Mt. Union
Frank Russell
Indiana
Stony Point
Girty
Ben
Shoup
Helen Henderson
Ruth Deemer
Mrs McGaughey
T. M. Rupert
James Geiger
Floyd
Kenneth
Blaine Boyer
John
Robert Deemer
William and
George Weaver
R. T. Hutchison
Harris Boyer Co
Johnstown
Mack Hutchison
George Hutchison
Robert
Fred
Bernice
Oscar Hutchison
Martha Elizabeth
Oscar Brady
Lou Hutchison
Betty Margaret
Raymond Robb
Christinia Catherine
Clifford Clark
Robert Ferry
Helen May
Susan D. Bracken
George
Local notes from Bmicksburg and area events
Sunday callers visit Punxsutawney and Dubois residents. Many local residents attend relatives homes in Indiana. Mrs. J B Troutman and Mrs Taylor Good visit Kin. The Gleaners host poverty party. Miss Lada Muckle recovers from a transferral. Marriage of Miss Isabelle Tackitt noted. Several moves and health updates across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Walters
Geo. Condron
Silas Daugherty
David Rhdmunds
L. A. Casedy
B. B. Crawford
Sylvia ‘Crissman
Lola Fulton
Oe Dodson
Lawrence Wingard
Jack Peron
Alma Louise
Sagamore
F. C. Uncapher
Albert Millburn
Chas
Beck
Dallas Smith
Gypsy
Theo. Hikin
Thomas Edmunds
Hikin Edmunds
Pittsburgh
Angus Hoover
Kings Daughters
John Ritchey
Indiana
Angus ‘Ritchey
Martha Uncapher
William Condron
J. B. Troutman
H. B. Dodson
New York
Fred Daugherty
Gleaners
Wayne Walker
Elizabeth Bitterbaugh
Kenwood
John Adams
Taylor Craig
Ruby Craig
John Blakeley
Ralph Fout
Bulotta Shirey
David Blakeley
Heber Miller
New York State
Annie Shirey
H. H. Shirey
Howard Harrolds
Rossiter
Bud Hazelett
Local gossip notes from Girty and surroundings
Girty and area residents are listed visiting family and friends across nearby towns. Names include Alex Scott family, Bud Scott of Dutch Run, George Houser and Irene, J. R. Jamison’s family, J. C. Schrecengost household, Mr. Kane of Indiana, and several churchgoers from Shady Plains and Mt. Zion. Friday night play at South Bend school house April 7 marks upcoming local event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Scott
Edgar
Bud Scott
Dutch Run
iMr
George Houser
Irene
Mt. Zion
J. H
Stoney Point
South Bend
V. A. Stepp
Jean
Harold
Jamison and Smith
Martin Beightey
Faglers Run
H. J. Johns
Bruce Keppel
Murray Meyer
Walton Smith
CG. Keener
Laura
A. Rupert
Indiana
A.M. Jamison
Sarah Smeltzer
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W. I., Dever
Punxsatawney
DuPont Company
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Boot Shop
Watson's Ridge
J. G. Henderson
Walter Ewing
S. R. Hine
Esther
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Minta Snyder
Saltsburg
Mildred Mountain
T. C. ‘Hood
Dan Cribbs
Clarksburg
Ginith
Mary McCracken
Esther Hine
Aleatha Hood
New Kensington
Olivet
Marjorie
Purina
Syracuse
J.M. Stewart & Co
Big Ware House
East Wheatfield
Bmicksburg
Parkwood
Mark Twain
Pacific Ocean
Christopher Strong
Katherine Hepburn
James Dunn
Sally Eilers
Kay Francis
Geo. Brent
Barbara Stanwyck
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