Century of Progress Farm Week Draws Agriculture Leaders
Agriculturists from across the nation will gather during Farm Week at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago August 13 through 19. Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, will address farmers on August 18 about recent Washington legislation affecting American agriculture.
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America
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
East Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Wheat Meetings on Friday for Indiana County Farmers
Nine local county meetings are set for Friday July 28 to select provisional county organizers for the Wheat program and to explain the related legislation. The schedule lists nine gatherings with hosts at Clyde Haskins farm Cockport George Rose Clarksburg A A Wiggins Shelocta Marion Center Community Park Chester Hoffman Armagh J R Smith Penn Run B B Crawford Smicksburg J B Flenniken Blairsville Court House Indiana and times from 9 30 A M to 9 00 P M Standard Time.
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Indiana County
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Clyde
J. B. Flenniken
Blairsville
Court House
Indiana
Bee Keepers Demonstration Meeting Planned for July 31
A bee keeping demonstration will be held Monday July 31 at 7 P M at Gillette's apiary on the Bryce Palmer farm one fourth mile north of the William Penn highway between the Summit Inn and Penn View Inn. B J Anderson Penn State bee extension specialist and County Agent J W Warner will lead. Anderson will demonstrate requeening transferring and discuss summer management. Beekeepers are invited to attend and bring problems. Monday evening they will also meet with the Clover Ridge 4 H Bee Club at the Marion Center Community Park.
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Hee
At &. L. Gillette
Bryce Palmer
William ‘Penn Highway
Summit Inn
Penn View Inn
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Warner
Clover Ridge
Marion Center
Reunions and picnics list many August gatherings
The notice catalogs numerous family reunions across western Pennsylvania. Events include the Stewart-Campbell school reunion at Round Top on August 8, the Helmany reunion at Benj Franklin Highway Inn on Route 422, and others for Alls House, Little Brandong Cunningham, Lickenberger, Jamison, Wheeler Reichmiller, and Risinger Hess families. Some venues include Marion Center Community Park, Cliffside Park, H T Jamison farm, Woodlawn Park, and Merry Macs near Homer City. Prizes, amusements, and basket lunches noted.
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Stewart-Campbell
Round Top
Armagh
William Penn
Helmany
Benj. Franklin Hi- Way
Route 422
Strongstown
Belsano
Hermans
Allshouse
Marion Center Community Park
Little, Brandong
Cunninghams
Marion Center
Cliffside Park
Jamison
H. T. Jamison
Penn Run
Wheeler-Reichmiller
Woodlawn Park
Home Station
Risinger
Hess
Merry Macs
Homer City
4-H Clubs of Indiana to Hold Picnic at Fair Grounds
The 26 Indiana 4-H clubs will host a picnic for members and friends at the fair grounds on Friday August 18 at 10 o'clock.
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Fair Grounds
Indiana County
Mount Tabor Notes and Community Visitors
Local Mount Tabor items note visits and calls among residents. Clarence Vaner and family spent Sunday in Kittanning. Misses Marie and Gladys Kim returned from Irwin. Emma Penrose and daughter visited W. C. Lichtenfels. George Clawson moved to a new home. Calls and visits among Lichtenfelss, Marsh, Kim, and Smith families are listed. Obituary reports Samuel C. Trimble of Montgomery township died July 11, 1933 at his Hillsdale farm. He was 75, survived by a large family and relatives. services held at Hilldale M B church with several ministers assisting. Interment Thompson cemetery.
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Clarence Vaner
Kittanning
Marie
Gladys Kim
Irwin
Leslie Penrose
Emma
W.C. Lichtenfels
George Clawson
Jean
Mary Cline
W. C. Lichtenfels
Marion Marsh
Paul Lichtenfels
Samuel C. Trimble
Montgomery
Hillsdale
Sam
Trimble
Thos
Mary Ann (Bostle) Trimble
Emma J. Biss
Cora Blanche
C. C. Tyger
Rochester Mills
R. D
Cleave Allen
John T. Trimble
Clymer
R.D
J. Ford Trimble
Edgar L. Pyge
Barberton, O
Raney FR. Allen
Indiana
Alvin 8. Koozer
Pittsburgh
Democrats Dined and Discussed at Camp Rest Friday Evening
Harry W. Fee presided over a county Democrats meeting at Camp Rest on Friday evening. Speakers included George Van Wagner president of Blairsville’s Roosevelt Club, W. M. Blose of Montgomery township, Thomas Pealer John Remaley and W. B. Stabl of Indiana.
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Camp Rest
Harry W. Fee
George van Wagner
Roosevelt Club
Blairsville
W. M. Blose
Montgomery Township
Thomas Pealer
John Remaley
W. B. Stabl
Indiana
Wheat and Rice the World’s Two Main Crops
The article notes rice and wheat as the world’s two major food crops with rice feeding about half the population and wheat feeding the rest. It discusses global production advantages, ancient wheat parallels, and key diseases like wheat rust and smuts affecting yields.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
King Tut
Egypt
Where Every Woman Weds and No Worry About It
For Hindu women marriage is nearly certain, unlike Western sisters. Surplus men due to customs keeps a chosen husband for life, while Western women face competition for jobs, status, and fame. Hindu women rarely seek individuality. family selects brides young, shaping a uniform social image from queen to sweeper.
Dalmatia's Changing Allegiances Through History
The Dalmatian region has shifted national hands across centuries from the Austrian empire to various powers. Previously a notable Dalmatia kingdom, it later faced Gothic and Slavic rule before becoming part of Austria until World War I.
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Washington Star
Mediterranean
Dalmatia
Augustus
Rome
Austria
A Goddess Mistake: The Tale of Tithonus and Aurora
Aurora, a daughter of Hyperion, loved mortal Tithonus and won him immortality but not eternal youth. As he aged, she cared for a feeble body until, unable to end his life, she transformed him into a cricket, leaving him shriveled and dependent.
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Aurora
Hyperion
Tithonus
Tithenus
Kruger National Park Named After Dom Paul Kruger
Kruger National Park in South Africa covers about 200 by 50 miles and hosts a vast variety of wildlife. The park is named for Dom Paul Kruger, a key Boer historical figure, with diverse landscapes of lowland plains, mountains, streams, and tropical grasses and vines.
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Kruger National Park
South Africa
Dom Paul" Kruger
George, Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Fairy Tales Town Odense Sees Romantic Danish Heritage
Town of Fairy Tales Odense, native home of Hans Christian Andersen, is described as older than memory with cathedrals, tombs of kings, cloisters, and cobblestone streets. The text portrays the old city as a sanctuary of ancient gods and monks, a picturesque Danish possession.
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Odense
Hans Christian Anderson
New
Qlln
Saint Canute
Old City
Denmark
Dog tongs hung in rural English churches
Churches in rural England historically kept dog tongs on door hooks to remove dogs that caused fights and interrupted services. The practice is noted in Cullier's Weekls as part of old church furnishings.
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England
Cullier
Local Social News From McKeesport Area
SMICKEBURG Mr and Mrs Gee and others from McKeesport hosted and visited relatives across several towns. Names include Glenn, McCormick, Rowland, Dodson, Blethmiller, Bond, Good, Stiteler, Goetz, Stear, Haskell, Lewis, Alma Jean, Brook, Mae Davis, Elkin, Casedy, Edmond, Fulton, Florence Ritchey, Haire and Shirley with trips to Detroit Gary Oil City Kittanning plus Sunset Inn picnic with 67 attendees.
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Gee
Fish
Mra. Thomas
McKeesport
Mra
Harry Glenn
John McCormick
Gary
Ind
Chas. Rowland
Clinton
Iowa
Josephine Dodson
Pittsburgh
Clyde Blethmiller
Detroit
Mich
Ohio
Anna Bond
Indiana
Maylor Good
Lola Patton
Sunset Inn
Malvern Stiteler and Son
Keyser
W. Va
C. E. Lewis
Alma Jean
Brook
Mae Davis
Irwin Elkin
Bert Elkin
L. A. Casedy
David Edmond
Lola Fulton
Christine
Maxine
Harry Lewis
Florence Ritchey
Howard Haire
Shirley
Kittanning
How Cricket Took Its Name and Form
The Montreal Herald explains cricket’s origins from a clubbed stick used to hit the ball and from stool all a pastime that evolved into wickets and proper bats. It traces early play two hundred years ago to rudimentary stumps and notches on a stick for scoring.
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Aticks
Montreal Herald
Snakes Respond to Loud Sounds Not Magic Charms
The article argues that snakes sway not by manipulation but by disturbance from loud high pitched sounds. It notes snakes lack exposed ears and hearing is limited, so any sharp noise can provoke a head rise and side-to-side motion. Pipe tones seem effective due to pitch, while soft sounds do not disturb them.
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India
Termite Queen Grows Big and Prolific Egg Producer
The termite queen starts tiny and enlarges as the colony expands, sometimes reaching over three inches while fed by workers. She can lay up to 86 400 eggs daily, making the colony capable of rapid, extensive damage after establishment. Termites feed on wood and digest cellulose, aided by specialized stomach secretions in some animals.
Origin of Steeplechase Tracing Irish roots of the race form
Steeplechase originated in Ireland with hedges and ditches as obstacles. The first recorded event was in 1752 from Buttevant to St Leger, four and a half miles, and the name arose in 1803 when fox hunters chased a straight line toward a distant church steeple. The sport solidified its modern structure about a century ago.
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Ireland
Church of
Buttevant
County Cork
Church of St. Leger
The Source of Gold in Veins and Quartz
The article notes most gold originates in quartz lodes with veins sunk deep underground. It highlights major North American sources including Alaska Juneau, California veins, Grass Valley, the Homestake mine in South Dakota, and Ontario mines, contrasting with gold eroded from original quartz.
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North America
Alaska Juneau
California
Mother Lode
Grass Valley
Homestake
South Pakota
Ontario
Oldest Church and Smallest School in Bavaria
The Peterskirchlein atop a Inn Valley crag near ya ald town marks 1000 years of history as the region's oldest church. Nearby in the Bavarian Alps lie the Astenhofe farms, among Germany’s highest, owned by the same families for centuries, with the pastor serving as schoolmaster for the area children, a notably small rural school.
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Peterskirchlein
Ya Ald
Inn
Inn Valley
Bavarhis Alps
Astenhofe
Germany
Fear of India rioting after Japan defeats Russia
A historical European fear narrative imagines India’s massive population could overwhelm English power if India revolted during Japan’s early 20th century victory over Russia. The piece reflects alarm and sensational speculation about colonial risks amid rising Asian powers.
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India
Japan
Parochial School Children Present The Country Store Play
Pupils of St Bernards parochial school on North Fifth street stage The Country Store on Thursday at 2:00 pm for the Sisters of St Joseph. Admission is five cents.
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