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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1911
Page
2
An elderly man harbors a harsh past toward his son Sam who left long ago. A visitor claiming to be Sam arrives, triggering a tense reunion with Ethel and the father. The misread moment reveals a concealed romance as the father urges acceptance while the siblings confront truth and forgiveness.
In a strained tale, Ethel Bartlet and George Mason conceal Sam Bartlet's death from their blind father. They pretend Sam is alive to keep the family united, delaying truth. After months, they wed secretly to be together, planning to take the old man west, while his final wish for a grandson prompts a child named for him. The scene closes with a frail father hearing a crying infant.
A Breslau church bell named The Poor Sinner's Bell arose from a tragic tale. A master bell founder allegedly killed a boy who spoiled the mold and then faced execution. The bell, praised for its sweetness, was rung at the founder's death and afterward acquired its name.
Saya an Artist and Anthony Dyer discuss why a Holstein cow appears purple in summer light. They explain that green pasture prompts red, yellow sunshine floods the scene, and these colors mix to tint the cow purple, a phenomenon the New York Press links to Burgess.
A quirk filled compilation notes the Bug Bible misprint in the Ninety first Psalm and traces bug related etymology to hag and goblin lore. It cites daffodil superstitions from Herrick and Herrick like warnings of bad luck, plus a South African bird nest by Tantobare with unique parental behavior. It also parodies a joke about signatures and a humorous exchange on a manager's expenses shared in Harper’s Bazaar.
A Master’s sale authorized by the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County will expose at public sale on Friday July 28 1911 at 1100 hours the Withan Fritz farm and adjoining tracts in Young and Conemaugh Townships Indiana County Pennsylvania. The sale includes mining and coal rights with surface structures rights to drain and remove coal and construct railways with extensive descriptions of the parcels and conveyances. The property comprises about 120.20 acres plus 70.15 acres and various mineral and timber rights, including a six foot Bauer vein prospect, with buildings and improvements on the Pittsburgh Gas Coal Company lands and related parcels. Sale conducted by Master Frank Keener with taxes notice by Cherryhill township.
A column urges employers to study the life of Robert Owen born May 14 1771 noting his method of keeping workers busy in dull times and making money from it. It mentions a northern Wisconsin mink farm venture not yet listed as paying and hints at data forming from limited information.
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