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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1933
Page
3
An observation on Thomas Jefferson as a prolific letter writer who produced thousands of formal long hand letters. The piece notes his plain habits, the era’s fashion in epistolary etiquette, and the absence of typewriters, prompting readers to imagine modern reactions to such hand written letters.
In the United States about 14 million people have defective hearing and one third cannot enjoy talkies. A new bone conduction device uses a transmitter, battery, and oscillator worn on a headband or handle, contacting the mastoid bone behind the ear. Tests show generally good results, but about one in five may see little benefit due to non conductive bone.
The most daring American pirate is described as Saxon or Edward Teach known as Blackbeard. Active in the early 18th century, he raided ships around the West Indies and Atlantic while also living as a respected North Carolina planter. He served on the governor’s council and secretly commanded his ship on expeditions before being captured and hanged with his crew.
A drought driven collapse of camel use has left thousands of beasts roaming Syria as owners abandon them. The caravans multiply, threatening crops as agricultural communities guard grain against raiding herds driven by scarcity and neglect.
A Bermuda flower, a convolvulus variety, opens pink at sunrise then shifts to mauve and rich blue by noon. In the afternoon the blue fades, by night it turns white and crumples, and by morning the petals are collapsed.
A tale recounts Edward returning from Spain with a tride and his father Henry II gifting them a furnished house with glazed windows. The windows were called treasures and reportedly provoked fear, as the steward advised storing them away for safety when the Duke of Northumberland left his estate.
A Sheffield University investigator argues migrating birds are guided by surroundings and experience rather than a special sense. Birds use eye brain vision, landmarks, coastlines, river courses, and even heard waves. They band together to guide young travelers, but fog and thick weather cause misrouting and rare sightings.
A South Wales colliery adopts a gramophone warning method to reduce underground dangers as miners begin shifts. The record lists chief hazards and safety steps, proposing broader use in coalfields though notes that novelty may wear off like printed warnings.
The enfleurage method uses pure pomade made from mutton lard to absorb flower scents. Flowers are kept in contact until saturation, then pomade is dissolved in wine alcohol to capture the aroma, which is fixed with additives and frozen to remove residuals before bottling.
In early 19th century England, three tailors on Tooley Street in Southwark, near London Bridge, allegedly issued a manifesto appealing to Parliament under the phrase We the people of England. Some accounts view the petition as a self invented political myth tied to Catholic disabilities debates.
Early engineers who ran the first railroad trains were bold and carefree according to accounts linked to the electrification of the Pennsylvania line. An 1832 advertisement for Baldwin's first locomotive claimed the engine would pull the train in rain.
The text traces how the name John evolved in spelling and pronunciation from early forms like Jobo and Jhon to Tho and Jing. It notes dropping or substituting sounds and the influence of a and a related vowels, highlighting that Jing became the recognized abbreviation over time.
An article humorously describes Native American Pueblo governance as a running for office ritual. Each year the pueblos of New Mexico split into Turquoise versus Squash or Progressives versus Conservatives, with 20 runners per side. The race begins at dawn along a quarter mile course by adobe homes, and runners pass an eagle feather as a symbol of swift flight. The winning group then selects an elder as governor for the new year.
A dispatch reports Cochin in a British Indian state as the planet’s most densely populated large region with 814 people per square mile, far surpassing Rhode Island and Nevada. The earth’s total population is listed as 1,820,000,000 with Asia holding 954,000,000 and Europe 478,000,000, while Cornell estimates place 1050 world population at 465,000,000.
Tourists near the Azores plan to mail letters during stop uncertainty. Mail matter is prepared to be sent, but if stop is skipped it is cast overboard in a sealed keg with a small reward. Dishermen recover the keg, seize the money, and mail the letters.
A group of compounds, alkaloids, are central to medicine yet highly poisonous in excess. The Washington Star notes common alkaloids like caffeine, morphine, quinine, strychnine, atropine, and cocaine contain hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and often oxygen, occurring in daily household products and fictional plots.
The blue gum starts with large silvery juvenile leaves that become long and narrow with age. The red box variety keeps rounded silver leaves, while young and old growth shows a pendulous habit. Despite small white flowers, it is prized in Australia as a top bee tree.
A recent finding shows adding about 1 percent calcium phosphate to sugar prevents lumping in certain atmospheres and provides a healthful bonus. The calcium aids bone formation and is a welcome dietary addition amid modern flour milling processes.
The article explains how banks set exchange values, noting a New York bank might pay $3.84 for a British pound, $3.00 for 100 French francs, and 28 cents for a Chinese silver dollar on a typical day. Rates shift daily, reflecting faith in foreign currencies.
William Gleppy dined with Mr and Mrs G E B Holmes at Helsano Saturday. Indiana visitors included A J Taffel Jesse Ober Mrs Marie Jacobs and Dolly Detwiler and daughter Tuth. Numerous locals and visitors from Armagh Strongstown Pittsburgh Penn Run Karns City Imperial Grove City College spring visitors and family gatherings are noted across the Maple Grove area with many called on at Sleppys Coys and associated homes.
Local residents report visits from Mr and Mrs Jethro Jacoby to Rossiter relatives. Mrs Edward Howells and Mrs Harper Steifel travel to Du Bois Friday after their mother Mrs Smith’s death. Miss Rhoda Bennett of Smithport visits brother Merle. Mrs Mary Napp visits Clymer on Friday. Mrs Helen McKenricks and daughter visit Rev and Mrs Tampt. Rev Shaeffer departs for Erie to lead Wesleyan church next year. family to join in June. Ford Myers and Leroy Ferrier of Purchase Line visit town Saturday. James Kinter, previously ill, shows improvement. Ord Hennett and wife visit Mrs Margaret Jacoby last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Cunningham spent a couple of days in the valley this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Artemus and Anna Margaret spent Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Stewart. Mrs. Frank Wilkinson visits her mother, Mrs. Flora Roser. Mr. and Mrs. Guy McCormick of Johnstown and Mrs. Geo. McCutcheon of Armagh called on Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Evans Sunday. Russel Overdorf has returned. Edith Sharpe, at college, spent her Easter vacation with Rev. and Mrs. Sharpe. Mrs. Margaret Overdorf and Miss Naomi Dearmy of Altoona visit friends in the valley. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Myers of Butler, wintering in Bay Galle, Florida, stopped to visit Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Buchanan. Mrs. D. C. Davia visits her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Wilson of Altoona.
Local residents and students from Indiana State Teachers College Millersville State College and Du Bois are listed visiting relatives, attending events, or spending holidays in Cherry Tree and nearby towns. Names include Hanna Lytle Berringer Barnes Peterman Tonkin Sebring Dunmire McAnulty and many more with several Easter weekend visits and calls noted.
Marchand L W Powell, ill for three months, was in town briefly and cannot resume work at his blacksmith shop. Mrs C M Baun of near Locust visited her sister Mrs Samuel Wineberg over the weekend. John Colbert of Punxsutawney called on friends locally during the past week. Miss Maryline Braughler of Rochester Mills spent Easter with her aunt Miss Adna Braughley. Martin Beam of near town was at his home in Luthersburg recently, returning Friday. The C M Wingert family hosted Easter guests W C Roderus and family of Braddock.
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