Local social notes from Peelordistrict community
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Howard Schrecengost on the arrival of a son Tuesday July 18. Several households visit and travel in the area including Clara and Walter Carney of Cheese Run, Max Langham and family from New Kensington, and Perry McCreight’s visitors. Notable events include Emma McCreight at 84 critically ill, Margaret Cunningham recovering from a face infection, and the marriage of Bessie Fay Anderson to Merle Arnold Taylor on the thirteenth.
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Peelor District
Howard Schrecengost
Clara
Walter Carney
Willow Lodge
Darhl Staver
Kane
Darhl McCreight
Vandergrift
Will Hoover
Indiana
Perry McCreight
Emma McCreight
Margaret
Cunningham
Howard Behrecengost
Jean
Joan
Earle Foreman
Julia Cunningham
Sara
Nancy Fleming
Robert Cunningham
W. A. Coleman
South Bend
Harry Millen
Silas Smith
Taylor
Minda Anderson
D. GL. Anderson
Bessie Fay
Merle Arnold Taylor
Move to Burnstad and Glasgow Home Dates Set
In June 1935 plans place residence in Burnstad North Dakota with a later move to Glasgow Montana after July 15. The couple will be at home following that date.
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Burnstad
N. D
Glasgow
Montana
Deaths of Henry M McClelland and Robert Strachan
Henry M McClelland aged 73 lifelong Dayton resident died at home after a brief heart illness. He was born in 1862, never married, and survived by sisters Lottie Mowery and Mrs Graden of Pittsburgh. Robert R Strachan 62 of Rossiter, mine foreman for 18 years, died of heart trouble. native of Scotland, previously ran Brandon Hotel at Roedster. survived by widow, son Robert, brother David Strachan, sister Mrs Margaret Pallone of Rossiter.
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Henry M. McClelland
Dayton
John and
Margaret (Moser) McClelland
Lottie Mowery
Graden
Pittsburgh
Robert R. Strachan
Rossiter
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Scotland
Brandon
Roedster
Robert
David Strachan
Margaret Pallone
Roswaiter
The Million Dollar Cowpath of Chicago’s Loop
A 19th century deed granted a 10 foot easement for a cow named Bessie to walk from Bassett’s farm to the road. In 1925 a new office building rose above the path, blocking it but leaving a hidden air-right portal at 100 West Monroe. The court upheld the easement, preserving the ghost of the cow path and its potential value.
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Jared Bassett
Chicago
Loop
Bessie
Bassett Farm
Monroe Street
Western Newspaper Union
Punxsutawney youth joins Wanderwell expedition
J Grant Nolph Jr of Punxsutney leaves for Detroit to join the Wanderwell educational expedition traveling to Vancouver and then a two year world tour aboard ship. Mrs Vanderwell leads the touring group at the Ritz Theatre presenting a prior illustrated tale. Black snakes kill turkeys raising wildlife concerns in Harrisburg area.
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Punxsutawney
Wanderwell Expedition
J. Grant Nolph, Jr
Detroit
Mich
Wanderwell Educational Expedition
Vancouver
B. C
Alan Vanderwell
Man Hurt In Barn Fall Near Marion Center
Adam Tyger, 64, of Marion Center, was treated at Indiana Hospital Thursday for injuries to the left chest and left arm after falling from a barn roof while working Wednesday.
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Marion Center
Adam Tyger
Indiana Hospital
Tyger
Indiana Girl Appointed Supervisor of the Play Grounds
Miss Helen Davis, a well known Indiana girl, has been appointed supervisor of the Community Play Grounds by the local Board of Education. Davis has been employed as supervisor of physical education in the New Kensington schools.
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Indiana
Helen Davis
Board of Education
Miss Davis
New Kensington
Governor Earle Signs Bill Authorizing Bridge Takeover
Gov. Earle signed 31 bills on Tuesday including a measure authorizing the State Highway Department to take over the remaining 6500 county and township bridges outside municipalities. The article also notes visits by residents from Battle Creek and Schoo Street, plus brief mentions of parks in Chicago and New York City and a Roosevelt slogan claim.
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Earle
George H. Earle
State Highway Department
Niagara Falls Not Highest or Widest Cataract in World
A Chicago Tribune writer notes Niagara Falls ranking below several other cataracts in height and width. Yosemite, Victoria, and Iguassu are compared, with Niagara praised for beauty accessibility and its status as a honeymoon Mecca. The key advantage cited is the greater water volume than the other three cataracts combined.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara
Assorta
Chicago Tribune
Yosemite Falls
Yosemite National Pack
Goat Island
Victoria
Zambesi
Central
Africa
England
Brazil
Cleanliness the Heart and Soul of Sanitation
Health News cites the Mysore Arogya bulletin defining cleanliness as the heart and soul of sanitation and a non negotiable for public health. It stresses biological cleanliness means freedom from disease germs and warns that unseen germs cause illness despite appearances.
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The
Health News
Mysore
Arogya
India
State Department of Health
Bermuda Parishes Named After Early Stockholders
In 1018 Richard Norwood, surveying Bermuda for the Bermuda Company, divided the island into eight parishes named for each major stockholder. Hamilton honors the Marquis of Hamilton, Smith for Sir Thomas Smith, Cavendish for the Earl of Cavendish, Pembroke for the Earl of Pembroke, Paget for Lord Paget, Southampton for the Earl of Southampton, Mansell for Sir Robert Mansfeld, later changed to Warwick, and Sandys for Sir Edwin Sandys.
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Bermuda
Richard Norwood
Bermuda Co
Hamilton Parish
Marquis of Hamilton
Smith
Thomas Smith
Cavendish
Earl of Cavendish
Pembroke
Earl of Pembroke
Paget
Lord Paget
Southampton
Earl of Southampton
Mansil
Robert Mansfeld
Earl of Warwick
Warwick
Sandy's
Sir Edwin Sanda
Fors Olavigera and St George's company venture
John Ruskin started Fors Olavigera in 1871 as a monthly aimed at workers urging them to join St George's company to raise design and home life in rural areas. He pledged about $35,000 to back the project, choosing himself as grand master, but workers showed little response and the effort failed.
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St. George's Company
John Ruskin
Fors Olavigera
Coast Guard Established by 2015 Act Merger
The Coast Guard is created by a 2015 act merging the revenue cutter and life saving services into one emergency federal agency. It is a military arm of the government with officers commissioned by the President, holding ranks with army and navy officers, and may be called for special work where no other vessels exist.
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U. S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard Service
United States
Trenauty Department
Revenue Cutter and Life Saving Services
Coast Guard
Ite
Army
Navy
Germans in Texas and 19th Century Migration
The 1848 and 1840 revolutions drove Germans to seek new lands and many settled in America. From 1847 to 1850 about 16 000 Germans arrived at Galveston Texas. A 1834 wreck stranded German immigrants on Galveston Island and in 1888 a Germania society formed in New York to establish a Texas colony. A ship carrying 180 people reached Galveston on Christmas Day 1839.
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Texas
Europe
America
Galveston
Galveston Island
Invention Triumph of Isaac Singer Recalled
The article recounts how Isaac Singer, son of a millwright, persevered through poverty and failure to perfect a sewing machine. After a sleepless eleven days and a single meal, a friend noted the thread loops on the fabric’s wrong side, guiding Singer to fix the tension screw and achieve perfect stitches.
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Saac Merritt Singer
Singer
Boston
How to Clean Dust From Wallpaper With Cornmeal
Create a cheesecloth bag filled with cornmeal and rub it lightly over wallpaper to remove dust. This gentle method uses a dry abrasive to lift dust without damaging the surface. Ensure the area is lightly dusted and test a small spot first.
Three Good Club Offers For Indiana County Subscribers
Notice lists multiple publication bundles available to Indiana County residents including Country Home Breeder's Gazette American Fruit Grove Pennsylvania Farmer Poultry Tribune Woman's World and McCall's Magazine with One Year rates. Outside Indiana County add 60 cents per offer. Address orders to The Indiana Progress Indiana Pa.
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Indiana County
Indiana
Indiana Progress
Country Home
Poultry Tribune
McCall’s
Indiana Progress Indiana
Penna
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North Mahoning Township
Smicksburg
Indiana State Normal School
North Mahoning
Grant Townships
Marchand
Penn Run
Brushvalley
Dickinson School of Law
Carlisle
Superior
Supreme Courts of
Pennsylvania
District Court of the
Indiana County Sabbath School Association
Very Truly, Wallach C. Chapman
Max Langham
Ralph Cribbs
Jim Foreman
Fleming
Bert Miller
Harle Miller
J. C. Fleming
Gretta Hood
Mary Calhoun
Parkwood
B. B. Fleming
R. D
Henry Dorr
R.D
Arthur Hanna
Marie
Paul Wiggins
Nancy
Wilber Bell
W. R. Thomas
Viana Rowe
McKees Rocks
California
Enroute
Peridowe
Elmo Fles Watson
George Elliott
Colan Hollack
Battle Creek
Roy Gibson
Schoo Street
Anna Thompson
Gibson
New York City
Soosevelt
Firestone Courier
J. S. Hileman
North Seventh St
Philadelphia St
We Tremendous Rifles
Elmo Scott Watson
Household Magazine
Pathfinder
Daugherty’s Drug Store
Parnell, Cowher & Co
Citizens Bank Building
Indiana County Mayta Co
Moore Hotel
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