Office Wife and Overtime Sparks a Marriage Rift
Shirley confronts Bob Taggett over endless overtime at National Weekly. She steps into his world by swapping jobs with a secretary to reclaim her old role and force a balance at home. When Bob returns to find Shirley in his office, the pair confront their marriage and choose worklife over loneliness, finding a compromise through shared labor and a burned dinner.
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Shirley
Bob Taggett
Tong
Bob
National Weekly
Subway
Hank
Hhs
Fireless Steam Engine Proves Economical Advance
The first known locomotive to use a fusion welded tank is a fireless steam locomotive. It runs without boiler or firebox and hauls freight at speed, powered by heat stored in a pressurized water tank. Benefits cited include low cost, reduced maintenance, single-operator use, longer life, and 60 to 90 percent greater hauling power with no smoke inside buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Ultra fast centrifuge makes metals recrystalize at speed
A cen trifuge designed to with stand immense forces spins up to 600000 RPM producing about 1 billion revolutions daily. Built from chrome nickel steel, it is described as the fastest machine on earth. When lead and silver alloy sit in its hollow top like center, lead is expelled while silver remains. Popular Mechanics notes hibernation differs from sleep, caused by cold rather than true rest.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Ancient calendars show moon sticks and shadow rules
A Montreal Herald writer notes how ancients tracked seasons with moon cycles and tied bundles of sticks. Noah used an Egyptian five month year and many cultures rely on poles, shadows, and notch marks to mark days and seasons.
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Montreal Herald
South Sea Islands
Borneo
Yokes for Gossips: Medieval Punishment of Scolds
A Montreal Herald item describes the Scolds Yoke used in the sixteenth century to punish gossips. Two women were yoked into a hinged board, head and hands secured, forcing endless talking. Offenders vented and exhausted themselves in mutual denunciations, unable to strike back.
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Montreal Herald
Under Age Congressmen Throughout Early U.S. History
Pathfinder Magazine notes five known cases where congressmen served while under age. Henry Clay of Kentucky entered the Senate in 1806 at twenty nine years seven months, Armistead Mason of Virginia in 1810 at twenty eight years five months, John H Fitton of Tennessee in 1818 at twenty eight years four months. The Senate alone judged eligibility. William C Clairborne of Tennessee joined the House in 1797 before twenty five. no challenge arose. John Y Brown of Kentucky took his seat for 1859 61 after his twenty fifth birthday, missing one session.
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Henry Clay
Kentucky
Senate
Armistead T. Mason
Virginia
John H. Fitton
Tennessee
William
C. Clairborne
John Y. Brown
Congress
Pathfinder Magazine
Eyes reveal age through presbyopia studies by Steinhaus
Dr Heinz Steinhaus of Leipzig studies link presbyopia type to life expectancy. He found that those with less than average presbyopia age slower, while above average presbyopia correlates with shorter life expectancy. Among forty to fifty year olds, the gap can reach about ten years.
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Heinz Steinhaus
Leipzig
Germany
Indians Fought Over Buffalo Motive in Rituals and Wars
Indians fought over buffalo for food hides ledges weapons tools and fashioning items. Early mountain Utes clashed with plains Arapaho Cheyenne groups, driven by contests for buffalo hunting grounds. Nature Magazine notes this motive spurred conflicts and ceremonies.
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Plains
Arapahoes
Cheyennes
Pays Nature Magazine
Ancient Pueblos and the Tadians of Illo Grande
Indian Pueblos older than Santa Fe are described as the oldest Americans. The text portrays them as peaceful agricultural people living across canyons and valleys, farming grain and tending animals on the rocky hilltops, highlighting their pure lineage as Tadians.
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Santa Fe
Illo Grande
Micawber Budget Echoes Dickens Style
A concise quotation notes Micawber’s rule: income twenty pounds and expenditure nineteen pounds and sixpence brings happiness, while twenty pounds income with twenty pounds six pence expenditure yields misery. The line anchors financial prudence with a literary twist.
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Micawber
Dickens
Community notices from Lewisville and vicinity
Sabbath school at ten, followed by preaching. A singing at Frank Calhoun home in Livermore on Friday. Mr and Mrs W F Barkley celebrated their fortieth anniversary with dinner. About thirty five community singers gathered at W B McGinley’s New Year’s Eve. Mrs J L Diven hosted a quilting party. Eleanor Ruth McGinley of Indiana visited during New Year’s break. J S Marshall and Cree Hood guests at Elders Ridge. Missionary Society January meeting at Mrs J L Diven’s. Mildred Shields of Torrance visited grandparents O W Shields. Willing Workers Sabbath school led by Alice Lee. J Kennedy and Donald visited Indiana. Roy McGinley visited J R Neal near Blairsville. Sabbath afternoon gathering.
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Lewisville
Frank Calhoun
Livermore
W. F. Barkley
W. B. McGinley
J. L. Diven
Mra
Elmer Ewing
Myrtilla Matson
Mra. McMillen
Eleanor Ruth McGinley
Indiana
J. 3
Marshall
Cree Hood
Elders Ridge
the Missionary Society
Mildred Shields
Torrance
O. W. Shields
Caga
Alice Lee
J. Kennedy
Donald
Roy McGinley
J. R. Neal
Blairsville
Marion Center News Minute Of Local Items
Harry Bne left Weunegany to enlist in the CCC. Paul Aigood and wife called in town Monday. Samuel Wetzel, homebound with grippe, now able to out again. Wilson Bhe and wife were in Indiana Friday. George Reed and children Ruth and Laird of Ringgold visited Mrs Reed's parents. Dr W E Hopkins spent Sunday with Pittsburgh friends. Eugene Walker suffers quinsy. H E Bence BE M Bruce Philippi and J F Glasser left on an auto trip through the southern states and Florida. John Park recovering from appendicitis, returned to Pittsburgh to resume studies. Betty McKee, daughter of Bartley McKee, recovering from measles.
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Harry Bne
Weunegany
CCC
Paul Aigood
Samuel Wetzel
Wilson Bhe
Indiana
George Reed
Ruth and
Laird
Ringgold
Reed
David Ober
W. E. Hopkins
Pittsburgh
Eugene Walker
H. E. Bence
BE. M
Bruce Philippi
J. F. Glasser
Florida
John Park
Pittsburgh School of Trades
Betty McKee
Bartley McKee
Indiana Visitors and town callers reported in the region
A listing of Indiana visitors and local callers appears across several nearby towns. Names include James Grove Misa Esther Burkhart Tom Mellon Doris Koozer George Kereshensky Alma Vater and Doris Koozer visiting relatives in Heilwood West Newton Patton Strongstown Johnstown and surrounding areas with multiple Friday Saturday and Wednesday mentions.
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James Grove
Muddy Creek
Misa Esther Burkhart
Arch Repine
Joseph Waxler
Louie Bellando
Indiana
Tom Mellon
Patton
D. E. Martin
Gomer Smith
Heilwood
George Kereshensky
Ornsberg
Dan Clawson
Doris Koozer
West Newton
Harry Simmons
Joseph Bradbury
Albert Pickup
Paul Stiffler
Alviny Trout
Mary Lavalle
Alma Vater
New Year Dinner Hosts and Local Visits in West Wheatfield
Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Smith entertained at New Year dinner with numerous Shoup families and children. Carl Sunburg Clyde Palmer and several others visited home of Mr and Mrs George Palmer. Russell Palmer and children George Norman Maola and Martha Stae visited Guy Smith home. Henry Kim shopped in Hinksville. Pollyanna club with 36 members held a watch party at the R Clawson home on New Year’s Eve.
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West Wheatfield
Jordan
Smith
R. Shoup
Orville Shoup
Twe Song
Charles Shoup
Omer Shoup
Carl Sunburg
Are
Clyde Palmer
Guy McConnell
Martha Wichardson
George Palmer
Russell Palmer
George
Norman
Maola
Martha Stae
Guy Smith
Henry Kim
Hinksville
Pollyanna Club
Local Families Move and Visit In Town And Nearby
The Miszner family moved from Coulter farm to Big Run while the Gibson family shifted from Lloyd Rosensteel farm to the vacated Migner place. Miss Nancy Stewart and Will Wilson with Joe Coulter and Walter Walker visited Kittanning for a supervisors meeting. Walter Walker and sister Sara spent New Year’s with friends in Jacksonville. Mary Alice Boden is ill with influenza. Eehijah Shearer and family from West Lebanon visited Lester and family. Wayne Lowman of Homer City was in the area as Grand Union Tea Co agent.
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Nancy
Sara Stewart
Apollo
Alfred Bair
Thelma
Vandergrift
Jacksonville
Mary Alice Boden
Eehijah Shearer
West Lebanon
Lester
Wayne Lowman
Homer City
Grand Union Tea Co
Local Social Notes From Watsons Ridge and Vicinity
Mr and Mrs Stewart Marshall and family visit In IT C Hood's home. Mrs O B Harvey of Widers Ridge spends Thursday evening with neighbors. W W Ewing attends dairy meeting in Clarksburg while Alfred and Maury Henry visit Blairsville. Various Sabbath visits and calls follow among the Stewart, Hood, Ewing and Shearer families. The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette referenced.
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Walter Ewing
J. W. Ewing
I. C. Hood
Marl Man
News
Craighead
JT. C. Hood
Lottia Stewart
W. C. Shearer
W. R. Shearer
Walter Wing
Leechburg
R. Shearer
Vandergrift
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Jean Parmelee
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Wav Barvite
Marion Center
Alverda
Othew
Bargar
SN-1
Pat Eidee
Country Hom Poultry Tribune
McCall’s Magazii Matus
Morcu Shadoptay
Popular Science Monthly
McCall's
bin Starlet
RE. F. Town
CO Delinenta
America O Pictoria
Silva
Smo
Nics
Vyr
Rander
Joe
Ryans
Indiana County
the Progress
Pittsburgh Poat- Gazette
R. D
Larrow and
Edelmans
Morton
Millers Dog
Wingold
Goldenrod
Hetrick & Wilson
Indiana, PA
The
Indiana Progress
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