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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1920
Page
1
Smicksburg residents and visitors mingle as Pearl Marshall Knight from Springville Mass visits town. Many locals host relatives from Philadelphia Washington DC Punxsutawney New Kensington Latrobe and Akron while weekend studies and church services are noted.
Miss Elina Long shopped in Barnesboro Saturday. Mr Thompson visited friends in Jersey Shore on Sabbath. Miss Grace Nugent of Altoona nurses Mrs Margaret Rinpotts who has been ill. Master Joseph Tonkin of Indiana stayed with grandmother Mrs Sechler. Mrs George XN Davis of Miich mond Va visited her mother Mrs Margaret Minports. Janes Rising and family of Pittsburgh visited Mo and Mrs W W Risinger. Miss Elizabeth Lunsanpe, student in Birmingham, returns home for summer. Mrs N G Hawes visiting sister in Philipsburg.
Glen Campbell and Mrs Kitegerald of Levonia visit son George Pitagerald. Evelyn Manner visits relatives at Anita. Mr and Mrs J. B. McCullough were Clearfield visitors Tuesday. Mrs A. H. Hess of Gipsy spent weekend with daughters. Helen Coun of Indiana visits brother-in-law Mr Clair Getty. M Price of Philadelphia visited due to ill mother Mrs Frank Nelson. Judge J N Lingham and B Taylor of Indiana were here last week. Aaron Clark, University of Pennsylvania student, returned home for summer.
Mrs Holsapple of Everett and May Holsapple attended the Brethren conference in Sedalia Missouri while visiting relatives here. D G Strong home welcomed guests including Mrs Eberly Altoona and Mrs Abbott Pitcairn. Drew Stephens of Indiana visits with George Lowman and J I Lytle family. Memorial note for John E Blakley dated April 15 recalls his cheerful manner and kind words. Adieu dear one, we miss thy presence.
The article explains how height varies through the day and with lying down. It credits an Englishman and Doctor Marand of the Roynat academy of France for experiments showing about three eighths of an inch gain overnight and similar loss during the day. It attributes this to cartilage and spine springy joints that adjust with weight and rest.
Dora Read Goodale recounts an experiment from the Youth's Companion claim that toads possess a homing instinct comparable to pigeons. She placed a toad three miles from home with a red thread and watched it briefly orient, then leap away, leaving her certain she would not see it again.
St John Ervine in the Manchester Guardian argues against calling writers mute and praises Inglo rious persons who imagine themselves as Miltons. He contends genius poses social challenges not in silencing but in keeping talent disciplined. He notes a misorganized nation still drains smart people while geniuses find their level despite hardships.
A father disciplines his son Ronald at bedtime as the mother leaves for the evening. The child protests and shouts to come and help, prompting the father to order him to settle down and to stay in bed. The scene ends with the boy demanding parental presence and the father insisting on sleep.
After the war, divorce filings surge in England with a rising backlog. The London court reports 1,826 undefended cases as of January 1 and a new system is planned to handle the surplus. Experts attribute the increase to social upheaval caused by the war.
A humorous exchange from the Yule Record where First Class Scout explains knots replace miles at sea. The joke highlights nautical practice and sailor language through a pun about tying the ocean bed and knots on the water.
Heilwood Guy Muffley worked at Ralphton and families traveled to Cherry Tree and Indiana. A Red Cross style clinic will weigh measure and examine children at the hospital Wednesday. Various locals attended races, meetings, and visits in towns including Ehensburg Uniontown Punxsutawney Plumville Willet and Patton with multiple calls on friends and relatives.
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