Local social notes from Rochester Mills and nearby towns
Howard Jeffries of Rochester Mills spent Sunday with friends in Indiana. Frank Potts and daughter Jessie called in Indiana Monday. Paul Braughter and Leard Palmer were callers at Helvetia Monday. D. M. Potts visited at the home of his daughter, Mr and Mrs L B Richardson of Shelocta, over the weekend. R M Dodson postmaster spent the weekend with his parents in Smicksburg. Hope Stanley, a DuBois student, visited her parents Harry and Mrs. Stanley over Sunday. Ralph Oberlin shopped in Indiana Saturday. Murray Corsin was a business caller in Indiana Tuesday. A Moore spent last week with Mr and Mrs O C Moore of Glen. Campbell George Johnson and Harry Weaver were callers at Punxsutawney Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Robert Dunmire and family of Rossiter visited Mrs Dunmire’s mother, J O Cochran, on Sabbath. D F E Keller and J H Jeffries, employed at Helvetia, spent the weekend at home. Mrs Frank Hughes of Indiana visited local friends last week. A G Bowers Sherman Hadden and Homer Pifer spent Friday at Punxsutawney. Harl Reithmiller and John Mitchell of Indiana were callers Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Jeffries
Indiana
Frank Potts
Jessie
Paul Braughter
Leard Palmer
Helvetia
D. M. Potts
L. B. Richardson
Shelocta
R. M. Dodson
Smicksburg
Hope Stanley
DuBois
Harry Stanley
Ralph Oberlin
Murray Corsin
Tuesay
A. Moore
O. C. Moore
Glen
Campbell
George Johnson
Harry Weaver
Punxsutawn
Punxsutawney
Harl Reithmiller
John Mitchell
Chambersville Visitors and community notes
Charles Wells and family of Plumville visited his mother Mrs. Nettie Wells on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Brady were Indiana callers on Thursday. Crooked Creek church will hold services next Sunday at 3:00 PM, with Sunday school at 2:00. Roads are in bad condition. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bartholomew were Indiana visitors on Saturday. Anna Mae Brady visited her brother Paul and wife in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller and wife of Vandergrift were weekend guests of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller. Alfonse Buggey is home after a year in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wells
Plumville
Nettie Wells
C. A. Brady
Indiana
Crooked Creek
Walter Bartholomew
Anna Mae Brady
Paul
Carl Miller
Vandergrift
Harry Miller
Alfonse Buggey
Ohio
Constance Chooses Car and Plans Marriage
In a small town a young teacher Constance weighs combining marriage with independence. She buys a car and plans a trousseau while balancing salary, expenses, and the hope of a February wedding to Jim Lacy, now a promising lawyer. Alice Gage and others push plans for status and freedom. Jim offers a ring and a car, tying future vows to shared finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Gage
Constance
Alice
Jim Lacy
Jim
Savings Bank
Ale
Winter Bear In Idaho Home Alarm
Mr and Mrs Glen Stradley of Colbyn Idaho woke to a 400 pound black bear perched on their bed. Mrs Stradley screamed while Mr Stradley fired two shots from a rifle, killing the bear as it stood in their bedroom after the frightening intrusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Striadies
Colbyrna
Idaho
Man-Eating Tree of Madagascar Declared Myth by Explorer
Dr Ralph Linton of the Field expedition spent two years in Madagascar seeking a man eating tree. He found believers across regions, but the tree was never located and he concluded the tale is a myth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Madagascar
Europe
Ralph Linton
Field Anthropological Expedition
No Method Yet Found of Squaring the Circle
Detroit News explains the circle squaring problem remains unsolved as a exact area equality. It notes pi is irrational, about 3.14, and that a true geometric solution with compass and straightedge is impossible, though accurate approximations exist for practical use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Newa
The 1908 London Marathon Ends In Controversy
Dorando Pietri the Italian runner collapsed near the stadium and was helped up three times before finishing. Americans Hays and Hefferon, who finished second and third, protested that Pietri could not have reached the tape alone. Queen Alexandra awarded Pietri a gold cup for his effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor Castle
Olympic Stadium
Shepherds Bush
London
England
Dorando Pietri
Italy
J. J. Hays
United States
C. Hefferon
South Africa
Pietr
Queen Alexandra
Japanese Flower Lore and Traditions in Spring
The article notes 3200 flower species in Japan with spring signs from white plum to cherry blossoms. It highlights the cherry as monarch and chrysanthemum as queen on the emperor’s crest, cultivated for 2500 years. It mentions sake enriching wistaria roots, peonies reaching nine inches and 80 varieties lasting about three weeks after cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Historic Crusades Saints and Swords Across Time
The Crusades were religious wars by Christians to recover Jerusalem. In the late eleventh century the Byzantine Empire faced Seljuk threat, Emperor Alexis Commenus sought aid, and at Clermont in November 1095 Pope Urban II urged liberation of the Holy City. The Crusades spanned 1006 99, 1147 40, 1380 91, and 1201 04.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Land
Alexis Commenus
Clermont
Urban II
Jerusalem
Long Trip for Clay The first whiteware made in England
The Wedgewood pottery produced the first whiteware in England. An expedition sent to obtain white clay mined kaolin in Cherokee country North Carolina in 1767. Diaries show the party reached Charleston and moved wintered material to the seacoast for shipment to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Charleston
D. C
North Carolina
Doetenit
Proved to Be a Real Sport
A Harhurst college scene centers on a Glee club member Julian Mackay confessing to stealing Mayor Kent’s car and forcing his daughter Carlotta to join a midnight joyride. President Leavitt weighs punishment while Mackay proclaims himself a real sport amid applause from classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavitt
Harhurst College
College Glee Club
Glee Club
Whitney
Carlotta
Chopin
Artini
Ledyard
Europe
Julian MacKay
Mr. Leavitt
Harhurst
Kent
Nef Chen
Nionn Tisimissat Fren College
Meltard
Blind
Grosset Virions
Carter
Ming
Vin
Progres Minis
Wischlasstnitas
Myrestteat Baovtet
Hiaurhurst
Dullin Maeltuy
Yow Well and Lew Seneca In A Question Th Matters
A fragmented note discusses a hot topic about duration and dye, mentioning Yow Well and Lew Seneca in a terse, unclear context. The readable phrases suggest a local or personal inquiry without clear events or dates. No identifiable actions, places, or organizations emerge.
Local Social Roundup and Church Talk in Blairsville Area
Residents and visitors share a week of calls at relatives homes. A Pittsburg Jewish missionary will address the Lutheran church Sunday morning. Local clergy attend a Blairsville United Evangelical church event. A sale of household goods occurred at Elmer Robinson's home and the store remodeling continues. Several residents recover from illnesses, with influenza and other ailments noted.
Local Notes From Tidal To Punxsutawney Family Visits
Mr and Mrs Arthur Ackerson and child of Tidal Armstrong county visited his mother Mrs Nettie Ackerson here last week. J T H Bence juror in A S Court in Pittsburgh last week. Guy Terpe and family spent Sabbath and Monday with friends in Johnstown. John H Holt and wife visiting son Carl at Coral. Mrs J C Boyard and Mrs Sara Flick Indiana visitors Saturday. Miss Addie Pounds a Dubois visitor recently. Mrs Horace Kinter spending week with sister in Blairsville. Misses Muriel and Lola Long of Indiana home for weekend. Ladies Aid M and Schurch quilting at Mrs V A Holt home. Miss Laura Frederick returned from Coulport and other points after weeks away. Mrs Nannie J North home from Maryland and Indiana visits. Mrs Mary Streams of town with sister-in-law Mrs Paul Hopkins last year. Mr and Mrs J J Weaver and Mr and Mrs Howard Kanty of Burnside guests of Mr and Mrs Homer Work last Tuesday. Paul J Stratulf and family recent visitors in Punxsutawney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ackerson
Tidal
Armstrong County
Nettie Ackerson
J. TH. Bence
A. S. Court
Pittsburgh
Guy & Terpe
Famiy
Johnstown
John H. Holt
Carl
Coral
J. C. Boyard
Sara Flick
Indiana
Addie Pounds
DuBois
Horace Kinter
R. Ja. Lockard
Blairsville
Muriel
Lola Long
M. &. Schureh
V. A. Holt
Laura Frederick
Homer Work
Paul J. Stratuilf
Punxsutawney
Local Social News Highlights From Valley County
Mr and Mrs Vallle toble and family attended a party at St Benedict on Saturday evening. Boyd Srunk of Spruce Bottom spent Sunday afternoon with relatives in town. Mr and Mrs A H Stiffler and sons Erdie and Ollig are visiting their daughter Mrs Joseph Spencer. Ruby Leamer of Pine Grove suant Sunday with her friend Iona Stutiler. Frank Yarnal of Pine Grove was a caller in town Friday. Mr and Mrs Telford Burt of Stafford visited with the fatheral
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vallle Toble
St. Benedict
Boyd Srunk
Spruce Bottom
A. H. Stiffler
Erdie and
Ollig
Joseph Spencer
Ruby Leamer
Pine Grove
Suant
Iona Stutiler
Frank Yarnal
Wis
Calier
Local Residents Noted In Weekend Calls
Mr and Mrs Samuel Smith hosted a Saturday evening gathering. Ford Berringer from Pine Flats visited town as a business caller Friday. Verlo Berringer of St Benedict also stopped in. Mrs Orie Rickerd of Stiffler town spent Wednesday with her parents Mr and Mrs Gisorge Stifter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Smith
Ford Berringer
Pine Flats
Verlo Berringer
St. Benedict
Orie Rickerd
Stifflertown
Gisorge Stifter
Relative humor over glasses among neighbors
A light exchange reveals Mrs. Macloozle’s witty remark about her boy wearing glasses. She explains the glasses are from her late husband and she chose not to waste them, turning a practical matter into a humorous moment among acquaintances.
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Rochester Mills
Chambersville
Ross sDeGaetano Master Cleaners
Philadelphia Street
Scott CO
Liberty Ave
Diamond SE
Pitcsburgi, BA
Ry Jane Osborn
Helen ST. Bernard
Velma Sehrum
Clymer
Sheridan Duninive
Evelyn McQueeney
Weslwood
John Rain
Samuel Painter
Jeannette
Thomas Gamble
Gertrude Huston
West Fairfield
Adda Graham
M. C. Rhinehart
Blairsville United Evangelical Church
E. Hettrick
United Evangelcal Church
George B. Brandlinger
Sylvester McClain
Elmer Robinson
Robinson Co
J. B. Mack
Bovmel Ressler
la Grippe
Paul Brendlinger
Brendlinger
Marion Center
Brown’s Boot Shops Shoes and Hosiery
Berringer
Act
Farmers Bank & Trust Co
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