Bertie on a Bust Lo Blurred Blakened chase at Casey's store
Georgie escorts Bertie to Casey's for suits and chaos erupts as Bertie triggers a canvas of mischief. They flee through departments, hide in a stock room, and Bertie tumbles into a pool of brook trout. A dramatic window display scene ends with Georgie swept toward a stern official offering fifty dollars to calm the uproar.
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Lo Boren Blakd
Georgie
Bertie
Casey's
New York
Casey’s
Georgia
Abertie
Toy Department
Sporting Goods Department
George
Children's Department
Tuch
Upstaire
Monch
Damascus Stands Still Amid No Notable City Change
In Damascus the ancient city, history notes no special change occurring recently. Observers describe the old town core as steady while civic pace remains unchanged, with no new events or policy shifts reported.
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Damascus
Hair Growth Faster in Warm Weather Finds Reveal
A science discovery links faster hair growth to warm weather and sun exposure. Men’s whiskers and even teeth and nail growth are noted as related curiosities. Average scalp hair is about two inches per month, with variation by color. blondes may reach 140,000 hairs, brunettes 110,000, and redheads 90,000.
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Fewdler & Man
San Francisco Chronicle
Matt
Origin of Stone Post Office of Table Bay
A Montreal writer recalls a 48 early voyage era at Table Bay where stones served as an inland mail system. Ships from Europe and India swapped letters by burying packets under beach stones two feet wide and three to four feet long. Captains retrieved mail bound for their sail routes, creating a unique Stone Post Office of Table Bay.
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Table Bay
Cape of Good Sope
Montreal
India
Ancestors of Dogs Discuss Fox Links in Detroit News
A Detroit News authority discusses whether foxes belong among dog ancestors. He notes foxes resemble dogs in habits and appearance, sharing traits like barking and wagging, but argues they are not closely related to dogs or wolves and that crossing foxes with dogs has never been achieved.
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The
Detroit News
Roman Remains North of Avignon and Nearby in France
The article notes Roman remnants across northern France near Avignon including Orange with a well preserved triumphal arch from Tiberius era and a vast theater for 40,000 spectators with a 120 foot high wall. Lyons is cited for its Celtic and Roman heritage and renowned textile museum.
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Avignon
France
Orange
Cavaries
Lyons
Auesty
Sphinx Moths and Their Mothlike Humming Bird Aura
Sphinx moths are twilight feeders with powerful wings and a nectar gathering hover over flowers. Their rapid wing vibration gives then a hummingbird like look, earning the name hummingbird moths. Their wings show clear cut shapes and quiet colors, with closely fitted scales.
Designs in Persian Rugs and Symbolic Meanings
Authorities on Oriental rugs state that rug designs symbolize the universe and life's changes. Colors signify traits: red for victory, blue for royalty, white for purity, green for devotion, black for evil. Patterns include good luck swastika, flowers, knots for fortune, circles for immortality. The star with six points represents an Allgh.
Longfellow May Have Based Hesperus on Shipwreck Notion
Journal notes from December 1880 hint at shipwrecks along the New England coast and a tale about the schooner Hesperus near Normans Woe. A 1889 storm spurred speculation, but newspaper records lack confirmation of any vessel named Hesperus being lost at Normans Woe.
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Longfellow
New York World
Inventiona
New England
Boston Hersald
Lenses of Spectrograph Must Be Made of Quartz
The article notes that spectrographs require quartz prisms and lenses because glass blocks ultra red rays. It explains quartz is costly since few pieces meet precision needs. Newtonian light is white, a spectrum. camera reveals colors beyond human vision. It also links dye chemistry to light absorption and ultraviolet analysis to chemical structure.
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Tit-Bits
Newton
Idaho Lava Flows Reach 1492 Era at Craters of the Moon
Geologists citing a cedar tree with warped rings date lava activity in Idaho to as late as 1492 near Craters of the Moon by Boise. Snake River formations show lava advancing across the riverbed, leaving jagged faults as water carved through. Lava subsided into a secluded area of the district. Cones dot the crater section heading toward the Shoshone region with night lava appearing as vast paper sacks. Interior craters bubble with white hot lava.
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Idaho
Craters of the Moon
Boise
Great
Snake River
Moon District
Ouija Board Study Traces Movements to Unconscious Action
The Ouija board movements are caused by unconscious muscular action. Faraday devised an instrument to register involuntary movement when hands touch the board, showing a push or pull by all participants. Jastrow further showed this action exists in all normal people and aligns with the sitter’s expectations.
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Ouija Board
Faraday
Trofessor Jastrow
British scientists deny hydrophobia in dogs
Researchers in England say dog hysteria is mistaken for hydrophobia and that many animals are killed. They attribute hysteria to vitamin A deficiency and high RH substance intake from cereals. A balanced ration, they claim, prevents hysteria and related destruction.
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England
Fragmented Old-Time Expressions Recount Tudor Bonefire History
The passage recalls archaic phrases like anstitunge wad and anbending while noting the archer with a strung bow and a bonfire origin. It mentions Tudor era bonefires during Henry VIII's agents destroying bones of saints from pillaged monasteries and cemeteries.
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Henry Wills
Peter’s Confession and the Church Foundation
Moody Bible Institute lesson outlines Peter’s confession of Jesus as Christ and Son of God, His blessing on Peter, and the formation of the new church as a spiritual house with Christ as cornerstone. It covers Jesus’ path to Jerusalem, cross sufferings, and the aim of believers as living stones building God’s glory.
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Peter
Goldon
Almon
Christ
Matthew
Jesus
Manis
Jerusalem
Hades
Christ's
Belief in Christ and Salvation Conditions
The text asserts that true belief in Jesus Christ authenticates through repentance for past sins and a reform of life for the future, framing belief as the path to salvation. It emphasizes moral amendment as a defining outcome of genuine faith.
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Christ
Jesus Christ
Iself
Noble
The Soul's Aspirations Immortality and the heavenly city
A reflective piece asserts that immortality drives longing for a better country. It views the soul as the Creator’s mark, urging a life aligned with God. The text contends the soul cannot be satisfied apart from the divine and heavenly city.
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Tin Tong
Heavenly City
Believe in Yourself Too Soberly and with Clear Eyes
A compact verse-like note encourages self belief in one’s time and place, urging confidence without overstatement and asserting a personal standard of living. The text centers on inner conviction and personal timing as guiding principles.
Local families visit and host New Year gatherings
Clarksburg residents and friends from Salisburg, McIntyre, Newrytown, Blatraville, Apollo, Vandergrift and other nearby towns gathered at homes of the Ferguson, Calhown, Mahan, Fryar, Keeley, Hart and Marshall households. Visits included Sabbath engagements and New Year celebrations with multiple family groups and neighbors.
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Clarksburg
Gene McCreary
Salisburg
Harry Ferguson
Harry Coleman
Jean
Frank Calhown
Newrytown
J. A. Compton
Carl Compton
Aur Mahan
Blatraville
Paul Stuchett
McIntyre
Misa Mary Rambach
Salinburg
J. B. Fryar
New Kensington
J. E. Fryar
W. L. Clawson
Grace
Blakeville
Eiski Heights
J. M. Keeley
Saltsbury
Arthur Riggle
Apollo
H. W. Anderson
Logan Ewing
C. W. Hart
Derry
Carrie Elrick
Allen Love
Richard
Vandergrift
J. Parks Home
Caroline Marshall
Maple Grove Church Services Promised by Rev Harry Miller
Indiana pastor Rev Harry Miller will conduct Sunday afternoon services at the Church of God in Maple Grove on January 13 at 2:00 PM. Mrs Florence Stephens and daughters Jean Clare Lois Vera and Leila of near Kenwood visited the Sloppy household on New Year’s Day. Nearby residents Bert Roser from Punxsutawney and families of Waltemire Munshower Wagoner Adama and Detwiler were seen visiting or calling in the area.
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Harry Miller
Indiana
Church of God
Florence Stephens
Jean
Clare
Lois
Vera
Leila
Kenwood
Bert Roser
Punxsutawney
G. R. Waltemire
Rebecca Detwiler
Alfred
Heilwood
Buddy Jacobs
Waldo Brown
Nanty Glo
Russel Munshower
Winifred Wagoner
Minnie
Twila
Reyloc
Robert Adama
Jennie Coy
Victor Brown
Jacobs
Samuel Adams
Song
Russell and
Clayton
Robert Adams
Isaac Sleppy
Chalmers Decker
Penn Run
Local Social Notes From Indiana Area
Rufus Work returns home after time as a patient at the Indiana Hospital. Paul Crawford of Punxsutawney visits friends for New Year. I O O F banquet held at their hall on New Year’s day. Edson Doty from Indiana visits Ambrose Rowley. Mrs. John McAdoo and daughter Faye of Deckers Point call on Blair Lewis. Mrs. George Fullmer and Nile visit Saturday. R M Dodson Jr employed at Smicksburg. James Gray travels to Maryland for a CCC camp. Linus M Lewis and Indiana visit Anna Oberlin. Bert States of Punxsutawney makes a business call.
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Rufus Work
Indiana Hospital
Paul Crawford
Punxsutawney
Edson Doty
Indiana
Ambrose Rowley
John McAdoo
Faye
Deckers Point
Blair Lewis
Elders Ridge Sunday Schedule and Basketball Upset
Elders Ridge schedules include Sabbath school at 10 and church at 11 with EB at 7 40 and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 A missionary meeting is planned at Mrs Fassett's home Worship leaders include Trene Painter and Jean Wean Earl Mannera and family visited My and Mrs Merle Craig of Iselin The Elders Ridge high school basketball team beat Saltsbury 16 15 and will host Avonmore Friday Aloe vera leaf reportedly cured severe burns without a scar.
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Elders Ridge
R. E. Fassett
Earl Mannera
Merle Craig
Iselin
Christian Helpers
Helen Fassett
Trene Painter
Jean
Crusty breakfast exchange ends with crust transfer
A playful breakfast tale has a father recalling childhood crusts and a child returning crusts to the father's plate. A comedic Q&A follows about appetite and a joke about appendicitis. A U.S. labor statistic warns of needing over two million workers absorbed to restore 1929 employment levels.
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Johnny
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