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Indiana Progress

Location

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1906

Page

3

Game of Organ Builder Players imitate organ pipes in a guessing game

A German children’s game where one player becomes the organ builder. He blindfolds, taps hands to cue tones, then players rearrange. On return the builder guesses the pipe by sound, with singing rewards or clever rhymes if wrong. The chosen pipe moves to a new position after each round.

Dulider

Setting Hen Confusion in Language Use

The Chicago News notes widespread misusage of setting versus sitting in phrases like a setting hen and a garment that sits. It argues the correct form is sitting for a hen and other items, while noting set appears in sun set and dog sets phrases.

Chicago News

Willie Prepares as Recital Time Approaches

How Wille Studies sketches a quiet moment before Willie discloses his piece. He stands under tense hush, whispering to settle nerves and focus thoughts ahead of the chiss recital.

Wille Willie

Weeping Rock Legend Inspires a Local Tale

The legend of a mountain rock that weeps tells of Albert and Joliette lovers thwarted by a seigneur who finally yields when the rock bleeds moisture and proclaims their marriage. The tale, set on Vie lake’s green hills, blends French patois and fairy notice with a lasting romance.

Lake Génevit Albert Ale Chaulit Joliette Woot Mountiain Vie Lake Albert Jsolleite Devit Washington Star

The Bogey Man Creeps in the Night

A child fears the bogey man with blue hair and green eyes as he hides beneath the ground. The poem notes his grim face and sharp nails and warns that he nears whenever a parent tucks a child in. The speaker admits fear yet challenges belief in the legend.

The Poets' Garner What a Blessing to Be Loved in Old Age

A reflective piece on aging and love, contrasting time's toll with the comfort of affection. It brightens with lines about a home, simple blessings, and the joy of being cared for in later years. An old man’s laughter at the riverfront echoes to a youth puzzled by merriment.

Tia

Hidden Thief Behind Portrait Larceny Mystery

A Russian official M Loktieff and his wife woke to a strange noise in the drawing room. The portrait of Mme Loktieff’s grandfather served as a hiding spot for a thief who removed valuables while watching them through the painted eyes. The wife fainted after discovering the eyeholes. Many items disappeared by morning.

M. Loktlefft Mme. Lok Tieff Ublan Mie, Loktief

Muskrat Army Undermines Town in Lake City Iowa

Lake City faces severe damage as a large muskrat colony tunnels beneath the Northwestern shops and undermines foundations, allowing lake waters to flood cellars and threaten critical structures including a ninety foot water standpipe. The railroad offers five cents per muskrat, plus ten more from Cathouy county, as extermination efforts begin.

Lake City Lkely Venice Lake Creek Eltisen Hes Cathouy County

Good Flouring Mill for Sale Near Richmond Station

Flour mill near Richmond Br P railroad station offered for sale due to other interests. Capacity 60 barrels daily with steam and water power. Property includes 89 acres with young orchard, 10 acres timber, two dwellings and a frame stable. Contact P M Jurrnins Rochester Mills Pa See the Dugan Glass Co before calling your straw.

Richmond Rolier Flouring P.M. Jurrnins Rochester Milla

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