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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1933
Page
2
A husband hatches a lavish at home South Seas fantasy using a conservatory to stage a tropical illusion with palm domes, talking machines, and window dressing. His wife resists yet the scheme escalates into a satirical portrait of midcentury marital misfires and faux vacation fantasies.
From London Tit-Bits comes a glimpse of fish porters in Billingsgate who wear ten pound hats studded with brass nails. Each hat is custom made over two days on a unique block at a shop over two centuries old. Three leather layers are hand sewn with strong thread, reinforced by about a half pound of nails and rivets for safety.
The passage credits F. L. Calliope a Trenchman with inventing the first steam calliope nearly 200 years ago. It describes a two-person setup operating steam whistles by rope, with a bass and treble whistle pair, before Josiah Stoddard added the piano keyboard board about 75 years later, shaping the modern envelope of the instrument.
A well dressed man recalls a past fortune of $25,000 to Jack, who notes he once had only $1,000 and refuses a coffee trust. The man admits losing the money and Jack refuses aid, deeming a person who squandered such sums untrustworthy with money. The Detroit News reports the exchange.
Motivational lines stress learning from errors. Emphasizes not dwelling on faults but understanding causes to gain wisdom. Encourages focusing on the future and retaining power to shape outcomes.
Local society items recount visits and greetings among families in Peoria Vermont and nearby towns during Christmas and New Year. Mentions include Mabel Milligan returning home for her brother Pearl Pearl funeral, visitors from Pittsburgh Indiana and Johnstown, Christmas dinners, Luther League officers, illness lists, hospital stays, anniversaries, births, and charitable society meetings. Several residents travel, host relatives, and celebrate a 57th wedding anniversary.
Indiana shoppers and visitors fill the week with calls at numerous homes in Washington Township. Residents Brice Peterman, J B Blystone, J B Orr, J A Fisher, and others make short trips to friends and relatives while church services and Sunday school are announced for Harmony Grove Lutheran.
Plumorter and families shop and visit in Indiana while Miss Bertha Fraley returns to Hiders Ridge. Teachers and students resume at Kimmel School after vacation. Miss Emabel Steele wed Chad Farster. Mr and Mrs Frailey, Mr and Mrs Kimmel, and others host and visit relatives in Johnstown, Advance, West Lebanon, Jeannette, and Olivet.
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