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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1933
Page
8
A description likens bullfighting to a three act drama with a parade of characters, a brutal first act on shabby horses, a second act with banderilleros, and a perilous third act featuring the matador and red cape. The crowd witnesses dramatic passes while the bull continues its attack with no referee to halt the action.
Dalmatia has shifted allegiance from Austria to various rulers including the Goths, Slavs, Venetians, and Italians. Its Adriatic coast, scenic mountains and lakes marked by diverse populations have shaped its long history of occupations and national ties from ancient Rome to World War I era.
The article explains refunding as exchanging new debt for old when a government cannot pay maturing bonds. Railroads and private firms often refund to raise cash. Public debt tied to productive capital may be refunded, while refunding nonproductive public debt is disfavored per Lutz Public Finance.
A Stone Age view posits domestication began with the hunter's dog, perhaps as young wolves taken home to please children. The origin remains uncertain, noted by a famed Scottish naturalist.
In Cairo curb vendors run water pumps that look like gasoline stations and serve customers with containers. The seller measures the requested quantity and charges accordingly, mirroring American gas station practice.
The Last of the Yahgansa Scientista predict the Yahgan people will vanish within years. The tribe, once 2,500 strong, has dwindled to a handful after 60 years of contact with civilization. They live on the Werra Del Puego archipelago at the southern tip of South America.
The article notes that only New Year's Day Washington's Birthday Independence Day and Christmas are nationally observed. It states Labor Day Thanksgiving and other holidays have legal status created by states or locally observed in various parts of the United States.
Emperor Ch'ien Lung, who reigned from 1786 to 1795, oversaw the creation of two extraordinary revolving vases. These pieces featured a cylindrical inner vase that spun when the outer cover twisted, allowing viewers to glimpse moving scenes through side openings. They are regarded as possibly the first attempt at a moving picture, blending engineering with art.
The article notes that science has advanced tools for sight, hearing, and magnification but offers no mechanical help for taste and smell. Blindness to these senses is common, with taste and odor perception varying among individuals. It suggests microscopes and odor amplifiers as possible future aids and presents an opportunity for inventors.
The Turks’ affection for pigeons is notable with birds nesting in nooks of mosques in Istanbul and beyond. Acknowledged damage is widespread yet pigeons receive a Bayram feast in mosque courtyards. Millet is sold by old women for a penny a cupful, aiding the feeding of admired birds.
Popular Mechanics describes using cigar smoke to test draft and pressure in boilers furnaces chimneys and air ducts. A glass-tube gauge with a finger-sealed end draws smoke into the system to create a visible dividing line for calibration readings without calculations.
The World Almanac list ranks Macao China as the most densely populated area. Macao covers four square miles and the 1927 census counted 157,176 people, 89,204 per square mile, highlighting extreme population density on a tiny island at the Canton River and Portuguese possession.
Rattlesnakes are regarded as sacred by Navajo, acting as interworld messengers carrying prayers to deities in the underworld. Invocations occur during droughts or crop failure, and disrespect to the snakes is believed to nullify these prayers.
The quote from Hi Eo the sage of Chinatown praises placing portraits of great men on money. It argues this practice grants some measure of modern respect and dignity to the currency and its users.
Weekend visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Rupert and son from Derry hosted by T. IM. Rupert and R. J. Streering. Indiana visitors listed include the Hendersons, Boyers, Fultons, and others. Various family and reunion notices appear, with church services at St. Jacobs and a Shoup school district reunion planned for September 2.
Ethel Dunlap visits friends in Indiana and several residents including Gomer Smith Frank Moreau and H B George are listed as callers in town. Other names include Mary Hulina Dorothy Simmons Alma Vazer Joseph Lewis and Emil Luy with brief mentions of relatives and travel to Cleveland Nanty Glo Patton Ebensburg Uniontown Warren and Chicago.
Marion Center residents Howard Forsythe Clay Herkeypile and brother John Long visit Niagara Falls this week and see relatives including Uncle and Aunt Vander vert Campbell in Indiana. Rev C A Waltman granted August vacation. Mrs B F Sterling recovering from quinsy. John Long Sr visits Brockway. W S Wetzel family welcomed a baby boy. H H Barr recovering. Moore and Kuntz families with campers at Robertaville. Genevieve Rochester visits Downey in Punxsutawney. Remains of Phoebe Keck and Lottie Stewart brought for burial here. Mary Caldwell attends Pittsburgh funeral for Mrs James L Martin, sister of Mrs Moore and Mrs Park.
Florence Spahr of Apollo visits aunt Mrs Ira Mrs Mary Halliday and son Joe of Pittsburgh spends week with her parents Mr and Mrs Will Ruffner. Numerous neighbors and relatives call on each other Sunday and Thursday while planning an academy picnic on August 10.
Betty Lou Brown returns from Indiana after a stay with Mae Cribbs home. Several residents travel to Punxsutawney Dayton Saltsburg Blairsville and New Alexandria for visits and shopping. Sabbath calls and gatherings occur with Jennie Sandles Marie Sandles Doctor Sample and others. Sabbath school set for next two Sabbaths with no services.
A brief Bible verse reference notes that husbands should render benevolence to their wives and wives to their husbands, invoking Corinthians 7 3 as the source. The line echoes traditional marital duty within a religious text context.
Seismic activity along Italy's Apennine backbone rattles towns as a series of tremors strike across regions over several days. Officials report damage but few injuries, with residents urged to stay alert for aftershocks and to follow safety guidance issued by local authorities.
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