Community social notes from Ridgway and area
Local residents and visitors are listed in a series of weekend calls and visits. Names include Cherry Tered Andrew Johnsons, Misa Gertrude Brilhart, J N Beck family, Mur ray Boyce Hast Ridge, Peg Clifford Altoona, Pauline Barkhuff Lock Haven, W T Hudson household, Howard McFarland family, Jesse Buterbaugh daughter Jessie, Eugene Ahlas, John Murphy Tulsa, H S Buck State College, Clyde Bee family, Sloan Kepple, East Ridge callers, Lawrence Barbour Youngstown, Norman Sebring Portage, Carl Murphy Tulsa, E C Shepherd, Pauline McKee, S L Irwin, Chester Irwin, Hope Ogden, J B Wooster, Indiana shoppers, and others on various local weekends and errands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.T. Hudson
Howard McFarland
Jesse Buterbaugh
Jessie
Eugene Ahlas
Ivyside Park
Altoona
John. Murphy
Curwensville
Clyde Bee
Bob
Jack
Lawrence Bee
Donald
Sloan Kepple
Near Elderton
L. Irwin and
Chester
East Ridge
Lawrence Barbour
Youngstown, O
Norman Sebring
Portage
W. Sebring
Carl Murphy
Tulsa
Okla
John Murphy
H. 8. Buck
State College
E. C. Shepherd
Pauline McKee
Johnstown
S. L. Irwin
Chester Irwin
Clymer
Hope Ogden
Alice Stiffler
Charles Sheehan
Jay Stiffler
J. B. Wooster
Indiana
The Dirty Skunk Spooned With Nell Till Kitty Spotted
A humorous verse from Miriam Bulkley recounts a risqué romance halted when a cat distracted Nell. The short tale hints at playful impropriety without explicit detail and ends with a coy caveat.
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Nell
Kitty
Miriam
Bulkley
Community Notes From Girty And Nearby Towns
Local families from Girty and surrounding areas are listed visiting Apollo, North Apollo, Vandergrift, Smickeburg, Elderton, Indiana, and Mt. Zion church events. Births and funerals noted include a son for D. L. Rupert and Carl Scott’s funeral in Apollo. A church class meeting at Mt. Zion M E church is described along with various social calls and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girty
Mra
J. C. Sehrecengost
Glenn
Maxine
Harle Schrecengost
Apollo
James Miller
Janet
North Apollo
Stanley Roy
A. M. Jamison
J. W. Houser
Raymond
Arlene
Ruth
Smickeburg
Alex Scott
J . Edgar
J. H. Christy
Todd
Elderton
Helen Young
Stoney Point
D. L. Rupert
Robert, Jr
Merle
Protect Your Crops and Fruit With Progress Trespass Notices
Do not risk trespassers taking crops or fruit. Protect premises with Progress Trespass notices to aid prosecutions. Paper notices six for 26 cents Muslin notices three for 25 cents. Add three cents postage. Address The Indiana Progress Indiana Penna.
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The
Indiana Progress
Indiana
Penna
Four Forms of Money in Demand in Normal Times
Four principal forms of money in ordinary use are cash, government securities, state and local bonds, and securities of strong private corporations. Cash is the most liquid, backed by gold reserves, and used for small purchases. Government securities are large denominations, bear interest, and rely on taxation for redemption, making them sound yet costly to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Detroit News
Immense Whale Feeds Killers In Ferocious Tide
A Montreal Herald writer notes the Greenland whale is timid while the smaller killer whale hunts in packs. Explorers report killers leap from the water to attack jaws, devour the tongue weighing up to four tons, and destroy prey at the ice edge. They remain largely immune to human attacks due to being commercially useless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Herald
Franklin as a Fireman and the birth of Philadelphia fire services
Ben Franklin authored early articles in the Pennsylvania Gazette in December 1733 on city fires and prevention. A 1786 project led to Philadelphia's first volunteer fire company, Union Fire, with Franklin on the rolls. Volunteer brigades persisted for over a century and a half until Philadelphia created a paid department in 1871.
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Ben. Franklin
Benjamie Franklin
Pennsylvania Gazette
Farming & Company
Philadelphia
Union Fire Company
Franklin
Leprosy in Hawaii and Americas Revealed
The Chinese are charged with introducing leprosy to Hawaii where 4000 cases were reported by 1882 after the disease appeared there in 1848. Molokai sett lement efforts to segregate victims achieved only partial relief while leprosy spreads across Central and South America and into parts of North America including Louisiana California and New Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Moloka
Central
South America
North America
Louisiana
California
New Brunswick
Hair Worms and Their Curious Life History
Hair worms are discussed as curious objects to many. Eggs hatch in water and free living larvae enter aquatic insects then move to fish. After fish digestion the worms return to water and later infest various insects. They are not poisonous.
Why King Asa Was Called Good in Chronicles
Hands-on biblical study outlines Asa a reforming king son of Rehoboam. He deposed his immoral mother to purge idolatry, fortified Judah with fortified cities and walls, and mobilized 480000 spearmen. Asa prayed for victory against Zerah, trusted in God, and pursued covenant faith, emphasizing seeking the Lord with the whole heart.
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ignizeRe
Asa
Rehoboam
Judah
Zerah
God
Israel
Azariah
Aga
Time for Prayer Stop During Thanksgiving Day Rush
A brief exhortation urges taking a few minutes at midday for prayer to find calm amid modern life. The fragment references Torrey as the source or author of the guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Midteuy
Torrey
Encouragement and Spirit of God Among Us
A brief exhortation notes we have reason to be encouraged as the Spirit of God remains with us to work within and through us as long as God is with us. It cites M. Henry as the source of the blessing and motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Henry
Watsons Ridge Missionary Meeting Attended by Local Group
Mrs T C Hood, Mrs Foster Smock and Mrs Walter Ewing with daughter Annabel joined a missionary meeting at Mrs Mabel Ewing's home on Tuesday. Numerous local residents visited relatives in nearby towns, attended district conventions, and hosted social gatherings through the week across Watsons Ridge and Olivet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.C. Hood
Foster Smock
Walter Ewing
Annabel
Mabel Ewing
Clark Coleman
Indiana
J. S. Ewing
Arthur Hood
Mt. Jewett
T. C. Hood
Joseph
Martha Henderson
Alex Kunkle
Annabel Ewing
James Harvey
James Shirley
Young People’s League
Lewisville
Meadville
Richard Johnson
Watsons Ridge
Aleatha Hood
Beaver
Geneva-on-the-Lake
Lottie Stewart
William
Vandergrift
W. C
Shearer
E. R. Shearer
Clifford Kunkle
Spring Church
Lewis Davis
Latrobe
Carl Shearer
Margaret and
Kathryn Phillips
Thomas George
Homer City
Thelma
Kittanning
Women’s Missionary Society
Frank Lambing
J. 8. Ewings
Lebanon
Harry Boden
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
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P. B. Fiszwater
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Ember
Moody
China
Western Newspaper Union
Farmers Bank & Trust Company OF
Watson’s Ridge
Elders Ridge
W. L. ‘Haer
Pred Haer
Marlon Center
T. C. Ehlood
Larrow and
Edelmans
Morton
Winona
Goldenrod
Millers Dog
Hetrick & Wilson
P.R.R
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Ss. OS. Streams Funeral Home
Church Street
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