Local area notes from Wilgus and surrounding households
Stella Hicock and Alvin spend vacation at home. John McMillen and family Christmas visitors. Gust Fetterman and family welcomed relatives from Purchase Line. Roy Smith of Hastings visited relatives in Wilgus. Dorothy and Sara Farmer and Dolah Spicher from Gipsy called on Gust Fetterman. Cyrus Wise and Ravere Blose ill and on leave from teaching. Sam Tyger broke a collar bone after a fall last week. Miss Zonie Fetterman and Orpha Wright visit family during the holidays. Lucy and Mildred Blose stay at home nearby Wilgus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iid
Stella Hicock
Alvin
Sis
AO Smith
Misseslizabeth ‘Trimble
Berfiles ‘Tyger
Indixtia Natfrial School
John McMillen
Blain McMillan
Gust Fetterman
Ann
Ivan Fetterman
Purchase Line
Roy Smith
Hastings
Christina
Wilgum
Dorothy
Sata Farmer
Dolah Spicher
Gipsy
Cyrus Wise
Blose Bool
Ravere Blose
Nettie Wright
Sam Tyger
Ford Trimbles
Zonie Fetterman
Mas
Orpha Wright
Misseaé Lucy
Mildred Blose
Wilgus
Santa Claus
Arthur Neal
Frank McHenry
John Elkin
Manor
Alva Hendricks
Clam Clark
David Bothell
Robert Johnston
Philip Fisher
Detroit
Mich
John Lackey
Harry Hendricks
Miss Miller
Bolivar
Eva Hendricks
Borough School
Mother Goose
Mildred McHenry
H. R. Finley
Niagara Falls
Annie Finley
David Wolfgang
Ernest
Ralph Davis
Charles Steffey
P. Kunkle
Eliza Johnston
Burleyon
Ronald Johnston
Indiana
Social notes from 2SON'S VALLEY area
Clarérice Reig served as juror in Kittanning over the past week. Local residents visit and callers include Mr and Mrs Lloyd Reigh on McKenstry Hill, Miss Madge Anderson visiting Mrs Knox Lang, and families of Kepple Matson Long and Anderson sharing across Spring Church and nearby homes. Several relatives gather for Christmas and weekend visits among H A Kepple, T J Matson, and James Smoyer households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarérice Reig
Kittanning
Lloyd Reigh
McKenstry Hill
Knox Long
Richard
Madge Anderson
Clarence George and
Faunty
Youngstown
Ohio
H. A. Kepple
Bert Kunkle
Near West Lebanon
Alex Kunkle
Knox Lang
Emma Reigh
McKenatry Hill
Frank Matson
T. J. Matson
Spring Church
Roy Long
James Smoyer
Springshhurch
Ina Matson
Ray
Robert Long
Lee Anderson
Lawrence Kepple
Ray Long
Reigh Brothers
Many Firmly Believe in Influence of Moon
A discussion on moon influence blends folklore with religious ideas of primitive peoples and modern skepticism. The article notes beliefs that the moon shares duties with the sun, lights the world, can be banished for misconduct, and appears as faces or forms in folklore affecting agriculture and daily habits.
Continuous light grows plants fast in lamp experiments
Reported experiments using 6000 watt lamps and intense light claim rapid plant growth. Daffodils and lentils flower after six hours of nightly light, forming buds quickly and growing about an inch daily. Observers note Arctic vegetation accelerates once daylight rises, possibly due to constant lighting and higher ultraviolet content influencing wheat maturity in Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayy
Alberta
Canada
Not Good Weather Sign
The weather bureau warns that the lunar crescent position depends on the moon’s path angle with the horizon and varies by date and latitude. It argues there is no global uniform sign of dry or rainy weather and notes near the equator the young moon stays low, contradicting the proverb of a universal “dry” moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bireau
Equator
Misquoted Peace Aims in Early American Addresses
The text contrasts Jefferson and Washington on foreign policy phrases. Jefferson’s inaugural address references peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none. Washington’s farewell warns against permanent alliances, though the phrase is often misquoted without the words one of, and his congressional remark cited preparedness for war as key to preserving peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeferson
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Congress
Relics of Good Old Times in Ruthin Bank
An oaken gibbet from public hangings up to 1500 is built into the bank entrance at Ruthin Wales by the courthouse ruling. Skilled workmen wove the relic into the masonry of the new building. The wood shows wear from rope use and there is a deep hole where it was fastened. The bank’s strong room is described as a sinister dungeon where prisoners awaited doom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthin
Wales
English Water Courses The Broads in Norfolk and Suffolk
The Broads are picturesque freshwater lakes mainly in Norfolk extending into Suffolk. They are ancient estuaries now largely silted, some in rivers others linked by artificial channels. About a dozen large Broads exist, Hickling largest at 400 acres, with 200 miles of navigable water famed for yachting fishing and fowling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Suffolk
Broads
Hickling
Mice Refute Notion Firestart By Gnawed Matches
Engineers from Underwriters’ Laboratories in New York tested mice placed in a cage with only matches to eat. Not one mouse touched the matches, and after several days they were released to prevent starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Six Hometown Girls Inherit Forty Thousand Dollars
Six local girls learn they have inherited forty thousand dollars from a distant benefactor. They plan to open a tearoom and library in their hometown, debating whether to stay local or move to New York, and Joan pursues a dream with real estate agent Henry Vale as the first step. The windfall reshapes their plans and town ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tn Strong
New York
Joan
Wester
Bilding
Trometown
Margy
Cedar Street
Henry Vale
Vale
Misa Varney
Christmas social at the country school and community visits
A Christmas program at the country school featured Santa Claus who distributed gifts to children. Numerous local families and visitors from Detroit and nearby towns spent holidays with relatives, traveled to Niagara Falls, or joined Christmas gatherings at homes across the area.
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Douglass
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the Bon Ton
PENNA
Creekside
Marion Center
It. Boyer
Johnstown
Berton
Guy ‘Terpe
Beward
Ada Kinter
C. M. Hastings
Meredith
Falls Creek
Josephine
Mary Ready
Mra
Blairsville
Clark Taylor
James Blakley
Horace Kinter
Wm. Martin
Reading
H.C. Lake
Rossmoyne
Ebert Brewer
Lawrence
Paul Elkin
Dwight Fleming
Harry Houser
Walier
D. C. Wells
J. L. Wells
Merle Marshall
C. Thompson Marshall
C. Be, Wells
Brockway
J. H. Elkin
Robert Ekin
Smicksburg
Hold Neal
Hamilton
Geog
G. H. Elkin
Russe
Ward
Dra. A
W. P. Walla
Clark Silver and Family
Punxsutawney
Heshbon
Samuel Kelly
Sherman Kelly
Ross McEthoes
Pitcairn
Margaret Dias
Merl Campbell
W. T. Dias
Mr. Lyons
Here
Florence McElhoen
Lynne Boring
Robinson
R. A. Wagner
Paul Lichtenfels
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