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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1933
Page
1
The Washington Star notes that drum majors once a crowd favorite now face restraint from bands aiming to keep musician reputations intact. Yet bold twists and flamboyant walks again win applause from onlookers who enjoy the unusual. The loudest show often signals a weaker band, a pattern observed after years of public processions.
The text notes the coldest North American area lies between Hudson Bay and Alaska near the Mackenzie River. It cites January 1886 records of 76 and 75 degrees below zero at Tonana and Eagle, Alaska, and mentions no 80 below zero in Alaska though parts of Siberia reach such lows. It also records the United States’ lowest authenticated temperature as 65 below zero at Port Keough near Miles City, Montana, in January 1888.
The article explains concave and convex mirrors act like many tiny plane mirrors, forming focused images similar to lenses. It states rays from any direction converge near the central ray, producing inverted images whose size depends on ray divergence.
General Grant left the presidency prosperous then toured the world. He attempted a third term bid, invested in Wall Street, and joined the firm Grant & Ward. The firm failed, leaving him bankrupt. He earned money by writing for magazines and authored his memoirs to secure his family's future, completing the book four days before his death.
Thousands of Sikhs in the Punjab flock to Kartarpur to view the historic Adi Granth, a manuscript held at the Guru’s residence. Written over 300 years ago by the fifth Guru, it is said only two men have read it. The Sikh faith traces to Baba Banak born in 1049.
The article discusses how the name Stonehenge is viewed by Gint and others, noting debates over the meaning of henge. It explores theories that the word implies hanging or supporting in the air, suggests a prehistoric ladder, and proposes Stonehenge could commemorate Hengist, an early ruler in the history of Britain.
A historical note describes a so called dead sea fruit that grows on a fifteen foot tree and turns to ashes in the mouth. The bright yellow fruit, apple sized, looks luscious but is often attacked by a large black and yellow cricket, leaving the interior as dust while the skin remains intact. When picked the fruit becomes tasteless powder.
Charcot is highlighted as a pioneering figure in medicine whose enduring work was highly technical. Dr. Claude Lillingston notes his fame came from flawed early work, while his true contributions lay in neurology. At Salpêtrière he treated a diverse, challenging group, forging new methods and tests to aid patients.
A Better Vision Institute bulletin cites Dr Vladimir Dolansky, a blind Polish scientist, describing a fear like sensation that stiffens face and body hairs when a blind person nears an unseen object. The reflex arises only if danger is not consciously perceived, with eyes for sighted people offering less protection.
A Manchester Guardian column cites Sam Pepys describing the strain of temptations after Easter in 1666. He revealed delaying temptations to seek pleasure while noting he stayed at home and accomplished much business with resolve.
Dr John M Arthur heads a Boyd-Thompson Institute study showing green apples can be turned red quickly by exposing them to ultraviolet light from a mercury lamp through special glass. The process works only on living peel cells and requires fresh fruit, achieving color in 40 to 86 hours without burning or overheating.
The Plymouth Brethren sect was founded by Irish clergyman Dr. John Darby in 1827. It established headquarters at Plymouth England, with missionary success across Switzerland Germany Italy France and the United States. The doctrine emphasizes predestinarianism and manlenuiumism and rejects a formal ordained ministry, teaching all believers are equal in faith and doctrine.
The Star Spangled Banner became the national anthem by act of Congress and presidential signature on March 8, 1931. Before this it had minimal official status, recognized chiefly for military ceremonies about a hundred years after it was written. It was widely used whenever America was honored in music.
Fish known as mud skippers along the Indian and Pacific coasts are as at home on land as in water. When stranded on sands by tides they move with their pectoral fins, leaping and climbing rocks to catch insects on the wing.
Mrs. Gertrude Barnes and daughter Martha drove to Indiana on Saturday. Many families including those of Campbell Shobert Murphy Betz Bee Fox Thorpe Confer Hanna Clark Sebring Lemon Dull Meturdy Yingling Dunsmore Lorenzo Sebring Knepper Shaner Shaneson Bair and Lambing were seen visiting relatives, calling on friends, or traveling to Altoona Johnstown Windber Pittsburgh and Jersey Shore over the Easter period and weekend.
Mrs James Shoup of near Apollo hosted the W F C Chile at her home. H Hanna was a business caller in Kittanning. Virgie Alshouse visits Dr Yoder’s home in New Kensington. Mrs Charlie Sinnamon of Shady Plain was a Friday caller in the Ruffner home. L B Deemer called on the McIntire home on Thursday. O M Anderson family attended the McKnight funeral at Mt Zion Thursday. Louise Bearle spent the week with grandparents near Brick Church. Dr Yoder and family of New Kensington were Sunday callers at Ralston Rodecker near Olivet.
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