Plumville Families Gather for Weekend Visits
Charles Wells and family of Plumville stayed with their mother Mrs. Nettie Wells on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jay McQuilkin visited in Indiana Saturday. Mrs. Frank Kirk called in Plumville Tuesday.
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1936
Page
11
Charles Wells and family of Plumville stayed with their mother Mrs. Nettie Wells on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jay McQuilkin visited in Indiana Saturday. Mrs. Frank Kirk called in Plumville Tuesday.
In a wintry street scene Sam moral dilemma leads him to buy a yellow and black silk kimono for Cora, hoping to ease her cold with warmth though he plans frugally. A confessional moment follows when he realizes he should have bought warm woolens instead, and the gift triggers a mix of gratitude and guilt as Uncle Horace's box arrives.
Mrs. R D Cribbs and Indiana visitors returned from a trip while Mr Cribbs hunted in Elk County. Baptist church women surprised Mrs Lester Peters on her birthday with a noon dinner. Norman Kerr and daughter from Colyer visited the Maloney family. Charles and Edna Miller with Emma Watson shopped in Indiana. Leonard Wheeler shot a deer and his brother Clyde bagged a bear. Mrs Eugene Zerfoss shopped in Indiana. Verse from the Bible Job 26 8 notes God restrains waters and clouds.
The Christmas lesson emphasizes Johns love as the source of true charity and belief. It traces love origin, manifestation, and results, urging readers to keep Christ in Christmas and to read Luke 2:1-20 on Christmas day, highlighting faith, forgiveness, and boldness before God.
A reflective piece argues poverty remains imagined more than real except when hunger exists. It condemns the social shame attached to poverty and the view that being poor is worsened by fashion and public perception in the country.
A compact collection of maxims and quotes exploring trust and virtue. Includes Johnson on suffering wrong, a note on happiness from Demosthenes, and Grevilly’s warning about self-deception. The items reflect moral guidance through concise statements about trust, humility, and personal insight.
A brief history of the poinsettia from Dr. Joel Poinsett’s 19th century Mexico travels to its status as a festive symbol. The blooming flame red flower, once hard to cultivate, became stable through years of propagation. The flower was named for its discoverer, Dr. Poinsett, and its use expanded across wreaths decorations and seals. Also a short humor note about a broken engagement and a florist order mix up.
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