Electric Telegraphs Move From Toy to Tool in 1830s Tale
Detroit News recounts early experiments by Thomas Davenport of Brandon with an electric car model in 1824, noting public disbelief. It covers Morse’s 1835 telegraph model, the 1837 London and Northwestern line test, and how Towell’s poisoning case helped prove telegraph speed, cementing electricity as a serious communication tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Davenport
Brandon
Springfield
Boston
Michael Faraday
Russell Gore
Detroit News
Michigan
Morse
London & Northwestern Railway
London
Towell
Ball Games Rooted in Osiris Myth and Ancient Beliefs
The article cites Professor Hiliot Smith arguing that ball games originate from Osiris religious drama in ancient Egypt, where the death and resurrection myth framed contests like tug-of-war and football. It also mentions Stockholm travel routes and Irving Fisher health rules as additional excerpts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiliot Smith
Osiris
Smith
Spain
Asia
Montreal Family Herald
Irving Fisher
Odd Telegraph Etiquette and Dino Scene
A Bell biography excerpt notes his disdain for interruptions by telephone at meals and bath times. A playful Stone Age scene follows with a caveman swinging a quartz club and jokingly addressing Oswald as his partner laughs about caring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald
Change of Air: Czech boot maker works from balloon office
Mr Bata, a Czechoslovakian boot manufacturer, avoids mountain rest by lifting a balloon to his factory chimney and using the ascent as his office. He claims the higher air improves health while he continues business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bata
Zions Valley People News Quietly Shifts Homes and Visits
In Zions Valley D 1 Shearer and daughter Caroline enjoyed a vacation visit with Miss Lizzie and Merton Kunkle. Nearby, families such as the Andersons, Klingensmiths, and Knobs engaged in visits, house moves, and routine social calls. Several residents, including Mr Coleman, recover and resume mobility after illness, while others relocate within local properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. 1
Shearer
Oliver
Caroline
Lizzie
Merton Kunkle
Miss Shearer
Coleman
Anna
Ida Scott
Anderson
Walker
Lee Anderson
Freeport
Steele Henderson
John Kepple
Ziong Valley Church
Mack Anderson
Harvey Kepple
Oscar Anderson
South Bend
David Anderson
Vandergrift
Klingensmith
Leechburg
Emma, Knob
Frank and
Frasier Knab
Betty Knab
Frank Margon
Willy Floyd
Russel Long
Apollo
Walter George
Lizzie Kunkle
Catherine Wasson
Philip Reefer
Doris Jean
Punxsutawney Visits and Town Movements This Week
Local residents and visitors listed moving, visiting relatives, or traveling between Punxsutawney Elderton Vandergrift Apollo Glen Campbell and Indiana. Families include Cassady LeVan Jacoby Steiffel Babco Chind Bish Jamison and others. schools close for the term. several members travel for events and exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quay Cassady
Violet LeVan
Wm. Howells
Lon Jacoby
Ella Meekins
Indiana Hospital
Harry Bowers
Dixonville
Locust Lane
Harper Steiffel
Berr Stone
Glen Campbell
Heber Smith
Stanley Tate
Pine Flats
Eugene
Charlie Edwards
Altoona
Paul Brady
Indiana
Barr Slope
Local residents visit friends across town this week
Mrs Roy Palmer called at Mrs G R Shoup s home and Arthur McConnell of Patton visited with his son Guy of Heshbon. Several callers including Mr and Mrs Guy Smith and Mrs Roy Palmer in Blairsville. Others and family visits with the Clawsons, Shoups, and Lichtenfels noted amid illness updates. Progress on sickness mentioned with Milton Wood and Omer Shoup. Public notices advertise trespass papers with prices and mail-order terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Christy
J. T. Jamison
Elderton
Earnest Lydie
Jack Howle
Pittsburgh
Louis Shanberger
Vandergrift
Shanberger
A. M. Jamison
Margaret Ollenberger
Mary Klingsensmith
Vernon Rupert
Girty School
Lola
Charles
Near
Brick Church
Roy Palmer
G. R. Shoup
Arthur McConnell
Patton
Guy McConnell
Heshbon
C. B. Empfield
G. W. Palmer
Mount Tabor
Guy Smith
Blairs‘ville
Clyde Palmer
Rose Palmer
Ruth Smith
G. W. Clawson
Paul Lichtenfels
Milton Wood
Omer Shoup
Iglek Ust
Wilson Glassford
Blueridge
Edna Pyle
Hellwood
J. W. Kinter
Clymer
R. A. Martin
C. D. Asking
Sackville
Curt Ober
Kenwood
James Donahue
Heilwood
Joe Shank
Appalachia
Lizzie Wike
Abe
Sandy Moose
Brush Valley Township
Clarence McFeaters
Indiana
Norris Lyster
Max
Nolo
Albert Stake
Warvey Moose
Moose
A. G. Nelson
Brush Valley
Glarenca McFeaters
Richard
Five Points and Sagamore Area Social Notes
Washington Township and nearby towns show a flurry of social calls and visits. J A Park, Howard McCausland, Meade Johnston, and Rev John Nyeum are among those stopping by homes in Five Points, Sagamore, and Indiana corridors. local schools, plays, and church services are on the week’s agenda with multiple families hosting relatives and attending events. A forest fire near Heilwood is noted, and area farming continues with oats sown and fertilizer deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Township
J. A. Park
Howard McCausland
Indiana
Jogtah Fisher
Meade Johnston
William McCausland
John Nyeum
Sagamore
Five Points School
Luther Peterman
Irene
Peterman
Alexander Batley
Howard Rankin
Dayton
Kettering School
A. P. Ray
Calvin Cribbs
Darth Walker
Indiana Hospital
Harmony Grove
Harvey Sloan
Atwood
JE. J. McIntire
Paul
Willam McClusland
Five Points
Ore
Sara Harman
Hulda Helman
Presbyterian Church
Frank Wagner
Floyd Gross
M. J. Boyer
Josiah Fisher
Walter Harman
Ethel
Milo Miller
John Parks
Horate Adamson
Paul McIntire
Apollo
J. B. McIntire
Arthur Orr
Wellsburg
W. Va
George Har
William Sheldy and Son
Wilset
Josiah Misher
Wiliam ‘McCausland
Brice Peterman
Ruth Brown
Clarence and
Ruby Brown
Indiana High School
Archie Brown
Points
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Bill
France
Haines
Dorothy Jordan
Mary Astor
Robert Ames
QtReam
Musica
Victor Records
Silas C
Méo
PENNA
Red Rock
Church Street
BABY
Indiana County
Paul B. Hasinger
Wayne Avenue
Stockholm
Goteborg
Alexander Graham Bell
Catherine Mackenzie
Bell
Kansas City Times
Zions Valley
Girty
West Wheatfield
Cherryhill
Deadwaters
Opportunity Knocks
Moorhead
Patronize Progress
Geo
the Savings & Trust Co
Indiana, Pa
GEO. D.leydic
Phila.st
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