Bet you dare to marry a widow ad brings contractor love
Albert Richards answers a matrimonial ad placed by Miss Elizabeth Camwell in a city paper. He visits a brownstone house, misidentifies the ad, and ends up negotiating a building contract with Camwell while courting her. Bedlow & Forrest lands the job, and Albert wins her hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Richards
Henry Abbot
Braoty Kiel Street
Albert
Camwell
Elizabeth Camwell
Mr. Richards
Smith
Bedlow & Forrest
Bedlow
Bedlow & Forrest, Builders and Contractors
Jake Takes Every Word Literally At Housewarming
A guest named Jake attended a house warming and arrived with kindling and a box of matches, taking the invitation literally and causing surprised reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Salt Legends Traced From Ancient Beliefs Say Salt Superstitions
The Montreal Herald notes many salt legends tied to ancient cultures. Spilling salt is linked to bad luck in Hebrew and Arab traditions, while in Far Eastern cultures salt symbolizes friendship and can foretell quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Herald
India
Turtle Market in New Orleans Old French Market Scene
The turtle shops of the Old French Market in New Orleans draw crowds as about 1,000 pounds of snapping turtles are slaughtered nightly for stew. Fishermen catch two varieties, Cowan and Loggerhead, from north of Baton Rouge by probing marsh bubbles. Turtles weighing up to 300 pounds are penned on barges with water and mud to keep them alive for winter sale amid higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
United Press
Chicago Daily News
Cowan
Baton Rouge
Bee hive cell design and function described by writer
A Literary Digest writer explains how honey bees create hexagonal worker and drone cells and circular queen cells. Beeswax secreted from abdominal pockets hardens in air to form the efficient comb structure historically valued for strength and space efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary Digest
Paints and Lacquers: types and drying properties
The text describes oil paints with pigment in linseed oil plus driers and thinners, alcohol and water color paints, and varnish based lacquers. It notes enamel paints use gums in varnishes for a smooth glossy coat and that lacquers are fast drying.
Apple Ancestry and History Across the Atlantic
Food historians trace all modern apples to the sour crab-apple of Western Asia. Colonists encountered wild crab along the Atlantic seaboard and brought seeds from England and France. This led the United States to become the world’s leading apple producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Asia
Atlantic Seaboard
England
France
United States
Farmhand Finds Gold Sovereigns in Ancient Bottle
A farmhand unearths a pickle bottle near Cattai New South Wales containing 1050 golden sovereign coins. He shows them to the farmer who employs him and asks what the queer yellow items might be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cattai
New South Wales
Australia
A dog chasing a train and a town's past
Adam recounts a Cedarville romance to Sally Blane, recalling how she was the town’s sought after girl and how he pursued her through years of hardship. Sally confesses love, but as he finishes with the dog’s lesson she watches dreams collapse and he leaves through the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Cedarville
Sally Blane
Sally
Andy Satforn
Rus
Andy
Verna
Leighton
Something Soft First Mechanic Upholstery Preference
Chelsea Record reports a dialogue where the first mechanic asks about upholstery choice and the second favors fabrics, saying leather is hard to wipe one’s hand on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Marion Center Community Notices and Visits
Reverend Sommers of Dayton filled the Marion Center M E B pulpit Sunday morning. The Trim mers hosted him at the parsonage. Mrs. L McLane hosted the Literary club Friday evening on West Main street. Homer Jeffries visited Pittsburgh Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Forsythe and Mina Muriel Barr were Indiana business visitors Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. L L Kerr and Miss Etella Wetzel were in Indiana Saturday. Mrs. D Ross has been seriously ill for a week. Dick Fulmer placed second in the horse shoe finals at the Harrisburg Farm Show, the fifth final appearance. Many residents report colds and grippe. B F Sterling recovering from pleurisy at Marion Center National Bank. Mr. and Mrs. John Long and daughter Barbara visiting John Long’s uncle Lawrence Sterling in Parkers Landing. Mrs. Herbert Black, east of town, hospitalized in Johnstown. Samuel Weitzel, son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Wetzel, recovering from appendectomy in Indiana hospital. Earl Pfeiffer and wife moved into the Mrs Bell Miller property on West Main. A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. BE E Widdowson of Bellefonte. Mrs. Widdowson formerly Margaret West of Marion Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina Muriel Barr
Indiana
Ll. Kerr
Etella Wetzel
Town
D. Ross
Dick Fulmer
Harrisburg
B. F. Sterling
Marion Center National Bank
John Long
Barbara
Long
Lawrence Sterling
Parkers Landing
Herbert Black
Johnstown
Samuel Weitzel
George R. Wetzel
Indiana Hospital
Earl Pfeiffer
Mount Union Area Social Roundup of Local Visits
Helena McIntire spent Sunday with Dorothy Chivers. Mrs. Shaeffer visited her daughter Mrs. Guy Siverling in Spring Church. Lesley Turner and Miss Hilty of Vandergrift called on George and Jane Turner Sunday. H. C. Richard and son Carl and daughter Dorothy called at Kittanning Tuesday. Margaret Rosborough, employed at the Heckman home, visited her parents. J. T. Sheasley called on J. F. Russell of Idaho Wednesday. The Dunmire and Walker families visited the F. S. Walker home Friday. Walter Rupert and children Eleanor and Leroy, Mrs. John Kough and children, spent Sunday afternoon with J. H. Kough and family. Frank Cessna and daughter Mary visited Quinter Boyer Tuesday. Dean Elgin and sons Clarence and DeWayne were recent visitors at Indiana. Clyde Leightley and Laird of Stony Point visited Mrs. Clair Rough on Monday. Clyde Jack and children Ruth and Jimmy of Beach Bottom W Va visited over the weekend with Amos Boyer’s family. Jesse Kough and H C Richard and son Carl were business callers at Slate Lick Wednesday. O C Dunmire spent Wednesday evening at the Sheasley home.
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Mount Union
Helena McIntire
Dorothy Chivers
Guy Siverling
Spring Church
Lesley Turner
Miss Hilty
Vandergrift
George and
Jane Turner
H. C
Richard
Carl
Dorothy
Kittanning
Margaret Rosborough
Heckman
Frank Cessna
Mary
Quinter Boyer
Dean Elgin
Clarence
DeWayne
Indiana
Clyde Leightley
Gon. Laird
Stony Point
Clair Rough
Oo. C. Dunmire
C. L. Yount
Clyde Jack
Ruth and
Jimmy
Beach Bottom
W. Va
Amos Boyer
Jesse Kough
H. C. Richard
Jslate Lick
O. C. Dunmire
Sheasley Home
Curtis H. Cunningham
Pittsburgh
Floyd Schrum
Wilbert Schrum
Sara
Clymer
Sheridan Dunmire
Frank Shomo
Mildred Felton
Jeannette
A. J. Boyle
John McDowell
Jacob St. Clair
Conemaugh
Baltimore
Arnold Young
Waugh
Follansbee
W. Vi
McGrew
Free Methodist Church
Walter Miller
Miller
Lutheran Church
United Evangellea Church
Services at Crooked Creek church next Sunday
Sunday school at 2:00 and church at 3:00. Howard and Leroy Wells of Van dergrift visited their grandmother Mia Wells, while Paul Brady and wits of Barr visited their parents the Bradys. Mrs. Frank Kirk hosted a quilting circle. Multiple visits and names appear among local residents.
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Chambersville
Crooked Creek
Howard
Leroy Wells
Vandergrift
Mia
Nettie Wells
Howard Brady
Portersville
Paul Brady
Wits
Barr
Charles Brady
Frank Kirk
John Simpson
Pittsburgh
Merle McGara
Harry Miller
Mra
Chas
Brady
Song
Harry
Robert
Betty Lau
Indiana
Jane Blanchard
Ernest
Bebe Kirk
Harold Reams
Namne
Thas, Brady
Walter Bartholomew
John Cuddy
Atwood
Birthday party for Mrs. Wilbert Mack noted in Robinson
A surprise birthday dinner was held at Mrs. Wilbert Mack's Robinson home on February 1 with lunch and many gifts. Attendees included families from Robinson and nearby towns and a Pittsburgh visitor Curtis Cunningham.
A Good Newspaper Offer From The Progress and Gazelle
A readable clipping notes a newspaper offer for residents of Indiana County at $6.50 per year while out-of-county readers are not charged. The fragment hints at a cautionary note about defensive driving.
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Progress
Pittsburgh Post Gazelle
Indiana County
Local residents host callers and visitors in Nicktown area
Walter Stiles of Nicktown and Nelson Miller of Penn Run visited town Tuesday. The Black family from Orange New Jersey spent the weekend with Mrs. Joseph Mooney. Blain Johnson of Heilwood works at Maidemberg store. Mrs. Kimmel of Shelocta visits sister Mrs. Boggan. Ebensburg callers included Joseph Mooney Thursday. Margaret Joiner was an Indiana caller Thursday. Amantea couple welcome a baby girl. Thomas Madil of Spangler and Estle Martoglio of Cherry Tree plus Clyde Johns of Clymer and George Dean of Homer City all visited town on various days.
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Alverda Walter Stiles
Nicktown
Nelson Miller
Penn Run
Paul Black
Orange
N. J
Joseph Mooney
Blain Johnson
Heilwood
Maidemberg
Richard Kimmel and Son
Sheloca
Tony Amantea
Thomas Madil
Spangler
Anasell Sluby
Estle Martoglio
Cherry Tree
J. B. Johnson
George Dean
Homer City
Mike Berzansky
Clyde Johns
Clymer
J. H. Houck
Glen Campbell
Bob Graham
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Helen Nesmuth
Billy
Forest Biffle
Thomas Anderson
John Wesley
Mable Lawrence
Robert Bowser
New Florence
Jene Irwin
Franke Alter
Dolly
Andrew Durbin
Tine
Joseph Sutila
Margaret Joiner
R. W. Wehrle & CO
Philadelphia St
Penna
Penn Motor Service
Gompers Avenue
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