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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1922
Page
2
Bayberry candles, once prized in colonial times, have seen a revival in crafts shops. The article outlines old wax dipping, mold make, and improvised methods using brass kettles and heavy paper molds. It notes berry yield, straining steps, wick threading, and warming to release from molds, with practical tips for making homemade bayberry candles.
In a 1933 Western Newspaper Valor item, a moon scene inspires Tim Purdy to believe a rainbow encircling the moon foretells luck. A morning surprise confirms a long desired gift arrives, thanks to a good fairy. The tale ends with Purdy awed by the moonlit rainbow and its promised fortune.
The old Christmas board reflected available foods with boar meat a popular dish tied to a national sport. A Oxford legend links the boar head to a student who saved himself from a boar by thrusting a Greek lexicon into its throat shouting Grae cum est indicating it is Greek.
A quirky recipe fragment mentions mixing brown sugar and vinegar with butter, walnuts, and raisins to form a hard candy. It reads like a hurried note with misspellings and odd phrases, including references to ex romances and a playful line about a lesser half.
Rev J C Howenstein made a Saltsburg call Friday. Mrs Paul Ewing and Mrs Earl Maplets and Ross Wilgon went Indiana shoppers Saturday. Clyde Marts of Bdri made a Ridge call recently. D A Rosensteel was a business caller at the county seat Tuesday. R W Beamer and several agriscience students visited the poultry show at Indiana Friday. Mrs John Freck called on Mrs Margaret Elder en route to Harmarville. Robert Hwing Jr Lloyd Fassett and Wesley Snyder were Iselin callers Friday.
Lime No 1 agricultural lime run of kiln five dollars and twenty five cents per ton f o b by car from Duncanville Pa shipments immediate order early to avoid rush Duncanville Lime and Stone Co Duncansville Pa thirty words
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Clymer National Bank will be held at the banking rooms in Clymer Pennsylvania on Tuesday January 0 1928 at 2 o clock p m for the purpose of electing directors and translating other business December 13 1922 4tc
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