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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1917
Page
10
An Oklahoma farmwoman writes to the Kansas Farmer that ducklings thrive in hot weather, especially Buff ducks. She notes Muscovy ducks are valued in Europe, ducks mature quickly, and well trained ducklings fetch good prices for meat, feathers, and eggs, with profits near total.
Nutritional values of oats, middlings, barley, corn, and wheat for meat and eggs. Notes on dangers of damaged wheat and cockle, bowel effects from oats, rye, and bran as well as the digestive impact and fattening properties of different grains. Describes limberneck signs, causes, and treatment using purgatives and laxatives.
A Leslie's writer recounts Dr. William H. Nichols facing public humiliation after a major customer accused his firm of acid short weighing. Fifty carboys were checked and every one came up ten pounds light, prompting an investigation. An employee confessed after being pressed, saying the boys are fond of you and we wanted to help you.
The excerpt explains diphthongs as two vowel sounds in a single syllable and notes they were not intentionally invented nor universally vanished. It contrasts proper and improper diphthongs with examples like noise and people and discusses spelling changes such as maneouver and the simplified thru.
The piece extols woman as the master stroke of beauty and the jewel in the crown. It contrasts nature's vast panoramas with the gentler, healing allure of woman, the crowning glory amid landscapes and celestial imagery. The sentiment echoes a romantic homage from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The United States Navy predates the formal government by nine months, with Congress authorizing two national cruisers and a purchase committee. In its first three months the panel assembled 14 armed vessels and appointed officers including John Paul Jones. During the Revolution the infant navy captured up to 8000 prizes but nearly ceased to exist by peace. A new start came in 1794.
A London Chronicle note explains how the name St Ethelreda or St Audrey became linked to tawdry cheap lace sold at a fair in the Isle of Ely. The lace and the saint’s memory inspired the phrase tawdry to describe gaudy wares.
In New York Judge Giegerich ruled against a foreigner seeking to adopt an American surname, stating he objects to outsiders who assume old New York family names as it shames prominent locals. The passage references biblical notes on Solomon and descendants, then shifts to a jumbled dialogue about marriage and money.
In Yonkers Btutesmen chatter Crimsonbeck claims long time rival Crimsonbeck played the van Jo before marriage. Yeast wife is cited as a former partner in early days and now faces renewed pick work amid nostalgia and local pressure.
The telescope used by Galilei to discover Jupiter’s satellites is preserved in a Florence museum while a doctor’s “stop worrying” prescription is noted as hard to follow.
The column lists numerous residents and visitors in Johnstown and nearby areas including Rev. Barkley preaching at the Baptist church next Sunday, and multiple calls by Indiana and Tyrone residents. It notes thunderstorm damage with no injuries, local travel, and community happenings across Clymer and surrounding towns with names like Parry, Williams, Trinkley, Kephart, and Hob.
Pleasantville reports Dorothea and Inez Kephart and Irvin Pardee visiting Clymer callers Wednesday evening. Mrs Frank Piper and Leroy guests of Mrs Frank Waltermire. Blair Waltermire improved after pneumonia. John Kephart transacted business at Indiana Tuesday. Mrs D B Waltermire attended Sal Men's picnic at Hellwood Saturday. Mr and Mrs Allen Martin and two children visited Martin’s mother at Martintown Saturday. Allen Martin and family and Mr and Mrs M H Dick attended the circus at Indiana Friday.
Mrs. W. s Mahaffey and Miss Delphine Kennedy visit McKeesport this week while Mrs. Thos Anderson visits friends in Green Township. Simon McDonnell recovering after surgery in Dixonville hospital. B W and N G Hawes bought two new Ford cars in Pittsburg. Red Cross reaches 200 members. John Lemmon improves his Main Street home. Local social visits include Miss Virg inian Beyer Emma Watt Helen Pantall Evang Miss Alice and Mrs Meigs Beyer. Cherry Tree seeks a meat market. Automobile Club advances paved streets plan for next year. Blair Waltermire slowly improving after pneumonia. Social visits note Mrs W W Huston with her mother Mrs Susan Tenry, and Mr. and Mrs. Zenas Stephens. Wilda Roberts and Sara Smith guests. Elizabeth Elwood visits Mrs Steele Carr. Ford Smith visits with Mr and Mrs W J Short.
Mrs James Stouffer of Burnside returns home after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs G I Hoyt. Mrs M J Butterbaugh and daughter Clara stayed with friends in Indiana. Mrs Leslie Pattison of Indiana and Mrs J S Miller of Clymer along with Donald Pattison of Indiana visited M L Houk last week.
Banks Buterbaugh smiles at news of a boy. Wesley Myers and Alex Stine open a coal bank on the McCoy farm. Various families from Swissvale DuBois Deckers Point and nearby towns visit relatives, attend gatherings, or report minor incidents. Smyrna notes share arrivals, departures, and local happenings with neighbors and kin.
Miss Grace Nichol suffers typhoid fever attack while Alex Mabon visited Indiana this week. Young people attend a birthday party at A D Good’s Friday. James Casper weekend with Silas Brady at Hilltop. John Wiggins of Iselin visited home recently. Jas Bennett drove to Strongs town Sunday. Lo Vada Watt visited Helen Morrow of Kent Friday. Mrs J E Bowser and Loretta return to Oak Ridge. Miss Mary Abel visited near Curry Run. Literary Society July 31 program includes music, readings, solo, topics and a debate on tobacco ban. Piano sale announced by John Kellar due to military draft duties.
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