Transfer of Louisiana Purchase in 1804 Celebrated
The 1804 transfer of Louisiana to the United States followed Livingston and Napoleon negotiations for west Florida and Orleans. Napoleon sold the colony for francs with US assumption of French claims. A St Louis exposition marked the centennial, and a Chicago Tribune created stamp portraits omitting Napoleon and Louis XIV while adding McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert K. Livingston
France
Florida
Orleans
New Orleans
Mississippi
Napoleon
America
Louisiana
United States
St. Louis
Upper
Louis XIV
McKinley
Chicago Tribune
Pipe Organ Makers Slow Craft Across Centuries
The piece explains why organ building is a labor intensive craft with skilled workers and many hand made components. It notes a single company produced 1,600 organs in 78 years, details the 8000 plus pipes from 14 inches to 64 feet, and describes testing tonal quality and assembly of the console. Electricity is the main modern change in 500 years.
The Diamond: Hardness and Beauty Across Colors
Diamonds are pure carbon crystals found in several colors including colorless yellow gray blue green red and black. Impure fragments called bort are used for polishing and cutting. They serve in engraving mining drills and watch bearings, with famous stones Koh-i-noor Star of the South and Cullinan among the largest and most famed.
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Brazil
Angler Fish Display Draws Crowds at London Zoo
The rare Angler fish with a gigantic head and waggle rods is shown at the London zoo. The creature, about two feet long, hides among rocks with seaweed coloration and lures passing prey into its semicircular mouth. The fish fetches high prices in London markets as rock salmon, though the live specimen is seldom seen.
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London Zoo
Montreal Herald
London
Wisconsin Extension Study Shows English Courses Lead Interest
University of Wisconsin extension division analyzes ten years of inquiries from about a hundred Wisconsin citizens. Findings indicate English courses were the most preferred study, seen as essential for business and social success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Extension Dvision
Yale Bulldog Mascot Handsome Dan Details
The Yale University Athletic Association confirms Handsome Dan as the official Yale football mascot for over ten years. The dog was a white brindle bulldog owned by Andrew B Graves of the class of U2, and upon death his body was stuffed and placed in Yale trophy room.
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Yale
Yale University Athletic Association
Handsome Dan
Andrew B. Graves
Presidents as Penmen Noted for legible treasury ledgers and clear writing
The piece observes that many U S presidents were strong penmen. It cites George Washington's legible Treasury records and Abraham Lincoln's clear stenographic technique, contrasting with Hamlet’s remark on statista.
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United States
Hamlet
George Washington
Treasury Department
Abraham Lincoln
The Price Of 4 Business Speed In Chicago
Dr Harold Stonier of the American Bankers Association told the American Institute of Banking that business failures follow bank failures, not cause them. He noted more bank failures in the US than in some nations, but also that the country still preserves many long established banks and a strong banking system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harold Stonier
American Bankers Association
American Institute of Banking
Government as Biggest Banker in U S History
Professor John Hanna of Columbia cites that the Federal Government controls fifty two financing institutions with a total government investment near two billion dollars and assets over three billion. He urges consolidation of agricultural agencies into a Farm Credit Administration and favors a federally chartered finance corporation to separate business banking from farm price subsidies.
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Merica
John Hanna
Columbia University
American Bankers Association Journal
United States
Federal Reserve Banks
Reconstruction
Farm Credit Administration
Corporation
Bureau
Railroad Bill Promises Unusual Safety Rules Fails
A recent state legislative bill proposed quirky railroad safety provisions including a bell and lantern signaling, conductors smiling at questions, serving eggs only fresh to Pullman cars, stopping when flagged by hitchhikers, and lifeboats for crossings over river widths, but the measure did not pass.
Community Visitors and Local Residents Gather at Wells Home
Robbmoyne and nearby families drop by Mrs. D. Wells on a Tuesday evening. Calls from Indiana and Plumville residents mark a week of visiting, illness concerns, and weekend guests at the Wells household. Perry Van Horn returns from Ambridge and Punxsutawney shoppers report in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BH. C. Kerr
Betty
Indiana
Martha Kerr
Plumville
D. ©. Wells
Orvie Lewis
Jeannette
Lewis
Ebert Brewer
R. Boyd Elkin
Dora
Paul Mikin
Naomi
Plaimville
G. H. Elkin
Arthur B. Warden
A. and
Patricia
North Lima
Ohio
Lemoyne Armstrong
Youngstown
Warden
Tommy Murdock
West Virginia
Marshall
Punxsutawney
R. W. Simpson
Richard
Doyle Beck and Son
Dayton
Local Notes From Manor and Surrounding Area
Cries of small town life include families visiting relatives in Manor and Graft's Mill. Residents Mr and Mrs Murray Fairman move to Frank Fairman’s home while Miss Hoa Hendricks hosts guests. A storm damaged crops and several locals travel for work or illness.
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Murray Fairman
Frank Fairman
John Elkin
Manor
Hoa Hendricks
Grange
Graft’s Mill
Gail McLaughlin
Tomer
Ernest
D.C. Bothell
Dwight Byers
Pittsburgh
W. L
Willis Finley
Niagara, Falls
Emery Warden
John Rosenberger
Francis Dixon
New Kensington
Strongstown Social Roundup and Local Events
STRONGSTOWN residents had visitors from Johnstown and Indiana. Strongstown Grange planned an old fashioned spelling bee for the second Wednesday in July. Strongstown baseball defeated Belsano 9 to 1 at home. W G Troxell began a new mail route from Wintondale to Oak Hill Farm Corner. The Indiana Cambria Holiness Association will hold evangelistic meetings July 6 at the Belasno tabernacle.
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Ann Ford
Johnstown
James Robertson
Richard Troxell
Indiana
A. L. Bennett
W. D. Bennett
W. G. Troxell
Blairsville
Earl Hewitt
Will Bennett
Walter Shroth
W.F
Bennett
Strongstown
Belsano
Gladys Troxell
Estella Hawksworth
Post Gazette offers home delivery deal in Indiana County
The notice promotes a five dollar fifty cent yearly subscription for Indiana County residents or those not served by Post-Gazette carriers. It emphasizes mail delivery of the same day publication and invites readers to view additional club bargains on page 2.
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Progress and
Vittsburgh
Daily Post Gazette
Indiana County
R.F.D
Post-Gazette
OBERRY TREE Sunday social notes and Midwest trips
Mr and Mrs Hoy Sheaffer of Maryland and other visitors called at the C W Sebring home. Several families, including the Britharts and Winslows, journeyed to Pittsburgh Baltimore Johnstown and Chicago for visits and the World’s Fair.
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Oberry Tree
Hoy Sheaffer
Maryland
C. W. Sebring
Clarence Kull
Martha
Turtle Creel
Gertrude Barnes
Plume Creek Social Notes Record Local Visits and Weather
Local residents report visits among families and farmers near Indiana and Kitanning. County Agent Warner showed reels, Miss E Marie Kimmel attends Penn State course, and rain after three weeks of dryness improved crops. Sunday school and services noted. A game commission tale recounts a rabbit and weasel incident on the Susquehanna Trail. A robin fed 165 cutworms before sleeping.
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Jerry Kimmel
Indiana
Florence Parks
Ralph Ramer
Brethren Church
Warner
E. Marie Kimmel
Penn State
Tillie Frailey
Mary Kinder
Ward Reefer
Gastown
Gettus Reefer
Marlin Crownover
The
Ralph Wilson
Harold Plasterer
Game Commission
Susquehanna Trail
Liverpool
Indiana Visitors and Local Callers Highlight Busy Week
A flood of Indiana shoppers and local visitors filled town scenes this week. Bernard Shuss entered Spangler hospital for surgery while Gomer Smith celebrated a new Oldsmobile coupe. Numerous residents from Barnesboro Johnstown Mentele and Commodore were seen calling on neighbors and relatives. The Stork greeted Morris Gillo’s family with a baby boy and neighbors carried on with visits and chatter about local life.
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Bernard Shuss
Spangler Hospital
Henry ‘Bennett
Barnesboro
RJD
Gomer Smith
Muriel
Indiana
Amos ‘Cooper
R. D
Thomas ‘Martin
R. Allen Martin
Robert
Clymer
Arch Repine
H. ‘Heiser
Hale Repine
Johnstown
Big Baby Boy
H. B. George
Chas, Shuss
Clara Rennie
Francis
Bobby Glass
Larry Sain
St. Marys
Earl Haskins
Commodore
James Johns
Mentele
Arch
RepIne
Community Notes From Local Visits And Calls
Mr. and Mrs. Joe McKelvey and daughters Flora and Sara spent a day with the B P McCullough and Ross Lichterfels families. Irene Clawson returns to Washington, D C after two weeks with her parents in Heshbon. Johnstown callers included J I Fraine and Wagner party, Mrs W B Kettles and Mildred Windley visited relatives.
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Joe McKelvey
Flora
Sara
B. P. McCullough
Robert Wagner
Ross Lichterfels
Flora Mack
Mildred Shaffer
Near ‘Robinson
T. K. Mack
Gerald
Rosemary
BE. Mack
Irene Clawson
Washington, DG
S. V. Clawson
Heshbon
J. I. Fraine
Tod- Indon
Thomas
Michael Me« Queeney
Hellwood
G. FP
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Banking Institute
U.S
Robbmoyne
Creekside
Wayne Nelawenter
Sunbury
Clyde Boe
Harlin Roe
Chas. Roller
Duncannon
Mary Brickley
Avis
W. E. Thorpe
Kate Jenney
Emogene Aughenbaugh
Andrew Johnson
Gertrude Brithart
Baltimore
Roy Brithart
Hope Creasley
R. C. Lytle
Ethel
Kittanning
Fannie Packer
Williamsport
J. H. Winslow
C. H. Marks
Gladys
Jersey Shore
Helen
C. EB. Wisdinger
Cresson
Wade Patrick
Alliance, C
Rose Hawes
Daisy Gaston
John McFarland
Near Rossiter
Alex Dunsmore
Kay
Marion Center
Ward
Marinette and
Barlbou
Wis
Plum Creek
Farmers Bank & Trust Company OF
Indiana, PA
Alverda
George Berzansky
Mike Puterakulish
Olude
Patronize Progress
Silas C. Streams
Penna
Larrow and
Edelmans
Goldenrod
Millers Dog
Hetrick & Wilson
P.B.R
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