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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1934
Page
8
A curious wartime note suggests brides stay true and burn a slice of toast weekly while a large wave of men, between 60,000 and 75,000, are set to leave the CCC on January 1 to return to civilian life.
Lloyd Taylor Jr of New York visits family in Blacklick for Christmas vacation. Mrs Alfred Bell of Cleveland stays with husband in town. Winnifred Bushnell of New York visits parents Dr. and Mrs E M Bushnell. Dillie Cunningham and R O Trexler attend White Gift pageant. repeated next Sunday. Indiana shoppers and Norman Davie join J A Shrom family gatherings. Paul Nicholson visits Waynesburg parents. Community Christmas tree and kiddies’ treat at 2 p.m. Mrs Wm Ruddock of Homer City visits relatives. Graceton neighbors C O Smith host Christmas guests. Mrs Fulton to winter here. Mrs Serulah Campbell and children visit relatives in La Jose for Christmas vacation.
In Hartwell Georgia a crowd gathers for the unveiling of a monument to Nancy Hart, Georgia's Revolutionary heroine. Governor speaks, Daughters of the American Revolution member reads, songs sung, and a Cracker storyteller recounts Hart’s daring act killing a Redcoat. The obelisk is revealed amid applause. locals joke about Nancy’s eyes and the statue’s absence of her likeness.
Yale researchers Dr Howard W Haggard and Leon A Greenberg report in the Science journal that nicotine causes a rise in blood sugar after a meal. They studied adults after fasting and smoking to show sugar level increases, a finding extending prior animal studies.
A Kansas City Times column traces the use of we to Roman imperial proclamations and medieval royal styling. It notes the shift accelerated with the invention of movable type in 1450, as editors embraced a “fourth estate” role and adopted the royal plural as standard practice.
Haiti is an independent republic but has a history of U S occupation to restore order. A 1916 treaty allowed American supervision of five departments and the high commissioner coordinating constabulary customs public works health and agriculture. A 1932 treaty foresees gradual withdrawal of 700 marines, barring unforeseen issues, with termination by May 1986.
The Caruso body lay in a coffin sealed with a crystal lid allowing viewing of the face. Publicity around the custom led to restricted access and the sarcophagus being sealed to prevent touching. Embalming, noted in Italy as unusual, mirrors royal and religious practices, while clothing rapidly decays despite preservation.
In historic cape fashion, buttons ran left to right so the right hand stayed free to draw a sword. the left side overlapped the right as men adjusted to this practice. Over time, habits persisted even as capes evolved.
The city now called The Hague began as Den Graven Hage meaning the hedge. It started as the hunting seat of the counts of Holland and was enclosed. In 1280 William III made it a princely residence, raising its importance and making it the royal family’s principal home.
Mrs Harry Devers hosted the W F C club with a Christmas grab bag and a basket for the Smith sisters. Wendell Devers is a patient at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. Mrs Margaret McGaughey returned from Indiana Hospital after an operation and stays with her sister Mrs Bob Thompson. Missionary Society held a quilting in Mrs Jamey Smith's home. The article lists local visitors, illness updates, and Christmas travel and shopping among South Bend residents.
The article notes the rarity of hearing The Old Yolks at Home sung nowadays and observes that older people seldom stay home if they can raise money to leave.
Officials within the aluminum trust, all men with elaborate double barrel names, argue that aluminum goods cost more due to the influence of their leadership. The remark highlights perceived price inflation tied to the industry’s elite.
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