Washington Township Social Ledger Sees Wide Visitor List
Mon day visits by Rev J B Giffin of Plumville to Josiah Fisher and Thurs guests at M J Boyer include Curtis Cooper family Elderton and Harkelonds near Yatesboro. Numerous locals attend church, camp events, and travels to Johnstown Pittsburgh Dayton and Detroit with many relatives and friends noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Giffin
Plumville
Josiah Fisher
M. J. Boyer
Curtis Cooper
Virginia
Florence
Elderton
Elizabeth Harkelond
Velma and
Mae
Murry
Yatesboro
Laura ©, Cochrane
Frederick
Belle Fleming
Indiana
Virginia Gooper
Murray Harkeload
Larre Millen
Willet
Josah Fisher
J. A. Fisher
Dayton
Glenn Fisher
John Russell
William Fairman
Clymer
Miga Florence Bark
Lillian Orr
Jessie
Ralph Prugh
Allwood
Annie Adamson
Mae’ Allison
A. E. Jack
Near Willet
Myron Rearich
Vandergrift
Kenneth Shrum
Florence Mack
Pittsburgh
Ruth Brendlinger
GC. W. Hamilton
James Peterson
Allen Jay
Wheelright
R.G. Winebrenner
Altoona
Etta Penrose
Detroit
Mich
Jane Lewis
Somerset
Robert Bratt, Sr
Bolivar
Garfield Smokeless Coal Co
W. A. Lear
Louise
Johnstown
M. C. Rhinehaut
Akron
Ohio
Allie Boyle
Hugh Rager
Ralph Brett
Memédrial Hospital
Homer ‘Riddell
Harry Quine
Garfield Cline
Heshbon
Int Campbell
Nerve, Nothing but Nerve from the Old West
In Gallowstead Aviz a group of elites gather with a restless Old West energy. Range Lane deputy and a towering outlaw clash in memory while a quiet crew recalls a Bend Bowl sheriff tale. The line between bravado and danger blurs as a final boast lands: nerve, nothing but nerve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallowstead
Aviz
Mere
Fathers and Sons
Cleopatra
Nile
Ufe
Granger
Taylor
Bend Bowl
Range Lane
New Mexico
Jest
Bane
New
Alexica
Jalgan
Frontier
Hong
Huy
Thane
Jevons
Bathing Rules for Monks in Fourteenth Century London
The article details monastic bathing in Canterbury St Augustine's Westminster's St Peter's and Benedictine houses. Bathing occurred twice yearly before Christmas and Pentecost with four monks per day limiting capacity to sixty over two weeks. Monks bathed sitting, maintained silence initially, had servant washings with extra food and beer on birthdays, and no Sunday baths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
St. Augustine's
Canterbury
St. Peter's
Westminster
Early fire alarm telegraph history and keyless door invention
The article traces fire alarm methods from watch towers and bell signals to electric telegraph systems. It notes Channing's 1845 Boston fire alarm project, Stebbinson's 1850 Morse signaling in New York, a Boston telegraph plan in 1862, and New York’s expansion to 75 cities by 1867. It also cites the keyless door innovations by Tooker in 1875 and Suren in 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Channing
Boston
Advertiser
Charles Stebinson
New York City
New York
Channing
Farmer
Cimewell
Ameriea
Tooker
N. LL Suren
Obesity Cure Tale and the Falstaff Suit Incident
A bizarre anecdote from Con stance Collier in Unslequinade recounts Sir Herbert Tree wearing a rubber suit inflated by a bicycle tire for a scene. A prank escalates when Glen Berry pierces the suit with a hatpin, deflating Tree as the gag ends with Terry hidden in her dressing room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Tree
Constance Collier
Ten Derry
Herbert ‘Tree
Stout
Glenberry
Tree
Falstaff
Terry
Sophisticated Boyhood At A Tire Ad Window
A nine year old witnesses a tire house window display with toy cars racing by as adults watch amused. Two children push forward the front, one asks what it is and the other replies it is merely a tire advertisement with casual disdain.
Diseases of Goldfish Pungus and Salt Bath Remedy
Goldfish diseases are often severe and may require a fresh start. A salt bath of one tablespoon per two quarts is used, renewed daily. if no improvement in four days, increase solution to double for two days, then revert to original proportions before returning fish to the aquarium. A Bible road map anecdote describes Mary Anne finding a Palestine map in a Bible at a friend’s house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anne
Palestine
Diddy
One Other Reason for Not Attending Jones Party
A fragment notes social friction as someone cites not attending the Jones party due to it being too mixed and another line mentions not being invited. The quote suggests reluctance and social exclusion themes within a social circle.
Peanut chores stump toddler with peanut shell problem
Nancy Vera, a little over three, struggles to break the shells of a large peanut. She appeals to her mother with a plea to help unbutton the shell, as she holds up a peanut between her fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Vera
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Indiana Lumber «Supply Co
Tenth St
Builders’ Supplies
Douglass
J. D. Flude Co
Stora
Indiana, PA
Queen Quality
Wilbur Coon
Matrix Shoes
Phila
Nunn Bush
Marion
Globe
Hetrick & Wilson
Bear P
Washington Township
James Jack
Walter Harman
Ethel
Brush Valley
F. L. Fowler
M. Rugh
James McMullen
Davia Stewart
Clyde Herlinger
Emma
Russell Herlinger
Mike Zelko
Harry McCrea
J. P. Altimus
Florence Truby
Brushvalley
S. H. Truby
John Rugh
Youngstown
Cora Nesbit
Allen
Yaney
Boss 6DeGaetano Master Cleaners
Philadelphia Street
Moorhead
Unionalls
Men’s Union
Magador
Oxfords
Pemney Co
Patronize Progress
the Savings & Trust Co
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