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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1931
Page
8
Jim, new to a South Sea island, falls for Rosemary, the beachcomber's daughter. He confesses past folly and chooses love over wealth, marrying Rosemary in French Lou's parlor. The beachcomber remains on the shore, saying the trait runs in the blood.
A correspondent laments today’s scarce silver dish covers and recalls their grim origin in feudal fear of poisoners. Nobles once had the cook taste the food, then padlock the dish for table service, leaving a chilling reminder of past kitchen practices.
The article traces early day starting times from Romans and Egyptians to the Babylonian, Jewish, and Greek practices, then marks the Dark Ages from about 75 A D to 1187. It notes the 16th century burnings of William Tyndale’s English New Testament translations and mentions Tyndale as the “Father of the King James Version” who was burned as a heretic in 1636.
A wealthy New York woman is held by customs for allegedly smuggling over a million dollars in jewelry that turns out to be imitations. Senator Moses quips that riches can pass for real while poverty can wear paste. A diner’s knife-wielding patron sparks laughs as a millionaire defends manners as eccentricity.
Thousands of goldfish imported from Japan survive long sea journeys when packed in tins. At Glacier park fresh glacier water greatly aerates the cargo, reviving the fish after an eleven day Pacific voyage. Officials note the water contains minute crustacean life providing high vitamin value. The fish arrive in New York lively, surprising the Japanese.
Vienna, known as the city of music, has attracted famous composers and modern masters alike. The Augarten church, St Stephan cathedral, Burg chapel choir, and Missa Solemnis era are cited among the storied venues. The Philharmonie orchestra and grand concert halls reinforce Vienna’s enduring musical charm.
A neighbor questions a girl in the front yard about the woman on her porch. The girl insists the visitor is her grandmother, noting she has known her for a long time, despite seeming too young for that role.
Pathfinder Magazine notes Grand Pre a Nova Scotia village on Minas Basin about 15 miles from Windsor with about 900 residents. The site, famed by Longfellow in Evangeline, means great meadow and sits in a fertile region. A French town Grand Vre in the Ardennes is sometimes called Lower Horton by English speakers.
Miss Juanita Sebring visits relatives in Akron Ohio and Miss Sara Glenn calls in Grisemore. Residents travel to Evergreen Park Five Points Sunday include Frank and Alice Russell Wyatt Heilman and son Charles Bee and Kate McPherson H R Bee and nephew Bob Jack Bee C W Sebring and sons Bob and Jack Quay Lewis Worth Tonkin. Many locals visit Jersey Shore Mahaffey Punxsutawney and Indiana for work or family gatherings. The David Braughler clan held its annual reunion east of town. Church services Sunday July 26 at 10 30 with Sunday school at 9 40.
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