Elders Ridge Church Activities and Local Funeral Attendance
Elders Ridge Sabbath school at 10:00 and church services at 11:00 with C EB at 7:30. Donald Ewing and Elsie Faith visited Mr and Mrs Dean Ashbaugh on Friday evening. The minstrel Ladies From Dixie at the church Monday evening drew good attendance. Bert Baker, son Robert, and Mrs Rose Wean attended the funeral services for Mrs Berty Walker at Spring Church on Sabbath afternoon.
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Elders Ridge
Donald Ewing
Elsie Faith
Dean Ashbaugh
Dixie
Bert Baker
Robert
Rose Wean
Berty Walker
Spring Church
West Lebanon church group holds regular monthly meeting
The Willing Helpers class of the Presbyterian church met at Miss Ethel Harvey's home last Tuesday evening. Other local visits included H B Fulton with sister Mrs Sprague Martin of Apollo, and numerous Sabbath and weekday visits among Homer City, New Alexandria, Apollo, Elderton, and Vandergrift residents. Prayer services run nightly at 7 30 at the Presbyterian church this week, with various residents hosting callers and attending services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Lebanon
The
Presbyterian Church
Ethel Harvey
H. B. Fulton
Sprague Martin
Apolloo
Meade Lowman
Dorothy
Dickey
Homer City
Mra
Lowman
W. W. Coulter
Walter Clawson
jHile¢en
Roy and
Merle
New Alexandria
Anthony Guiste
R. N. Patterson
Henry Townsend
South Bend
Elizabeth Campbell
Arlie Weaver
Evelyn
Cleda Jane
Missea Helen
Sara Maude Guiste
Weaver
Alfred Anderson
Lanfare
James Patterson
Charlie Day
Apollo
Meade Millen
Joe Miller
Glenn Coleman
Florence Patterson
Bessie Owen
Local Social Roundup Across Blacklick and Nearby Towns
Mrs Maggie McMillen and grandson Jimmie Rager visited Mrs J D Gorman. Mrs C Tyger called on Mrs Brickell. Rev Ivan Fetterman weekended in Eizabethtown. Hazeletts spent the week in Wilgus. Miss Viola Smith visiting her mother Mrs Grace Smith from Indiana. Blain Huey of Indiana spent Sunday with his in laws Mr and Mrs C C Tyger. Ray Fyock visiting relatives from a dairy job near Indiana. Edna Fetterman Sunday guest in the Lydie home Gipsy. Doyle Rowley and family called Sunday. Minnie Fetterman and daughter Zonie visited Mr and Mrs William McMillen Blacklick. Miss Louge Fyock of near Smith Port visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Oran Fyock. Mr Martz of Glenn Campbell a caller Saturday. Dad Smith and sons called in Blacklick Sunday. Earl Smith on the alek list. Lois Jean Tyger ill last week, much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilgus
Maggie McMillen
Jimmie Rager
Black- Uck
J. D. Gorman
C. Tyger
Brickell
Hillsdale
Ivan Fetterman
Eizabethtown
Hazelett
Viola Smith
Indiana
Grace Smith
Blain Huey
C. C. Tyger
Ray Fyock
Edna Fetterman
Lydie
Gipsy
Doyle Rowley
This Place
Minnie Fetterman
Zonie
William McMillen
Blacklick
Loulge Fyock
Near Smith~ Port
Mia
Oran Fyock
Martz
Glenn Campbell
Dad Smith and Sons
Earl Smith
Alek
Lois Jean Tyger
Ancient Egyptians worshiped cats for 3000 years
A Los Angeles Times observer notes how ancient Egyptians venerated cats, mourning their deaths and shaving brows for kitten losses. The piece links Miss Puss to witchcraft symbolism and praises cats as enduring, clever, and essential mousetraps protecting communities from vermin across millennia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Hawaii Far From Land and People of Many Origins
Hawaii lies in the central Pacific, the most distant land from any coast, with Mauna Kea towering 14 000 feet above sea level and 32 000 feet above the ocean floor. Its population includes many races with Orientals and Japanese among the largest groups. sugar dominates industry and labor history shows waves of Chinese Japanese and Filipinos mixing as immigration laws shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
Chicago
United States
Valparaiso Chile described in historical view
Valparaiso is shown as Chile’s chief seaport dating to 1585 with hills rising behind the shore and a population of a quarter of a million. Mount Aconcagua towers in the distance while double decker streetcars carry women conductors and trains connect to Santiago.
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Valparaiso
Vale of Paradise
Chile
Aconcagua
Santiago
Paris
Madrid
Rio de Janeiro
Santa Lucia
Russian Doomsday Panic Triggers Mass Suicides in 1606
In Collier's Weekly a Russian fanatic's prediction of the apocalypse in 1606 sparked widespread fear across northern Russia. Within days J. W. Frost of Los Angeles reported villages emptying as residents killed themselves in mass groups and areas were set ablaze with people running into pitch and bitumen fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saga J. W. Frost
Los Angeles
Calif
Collier’s Weekly
Russia
Tiny currant use by clocks drains central stations
A Collier's Weekly excerpt notes that even when all other devices are off, the unit currant consumption of an electric clock is so small it does not register on meters. Approximately ten million clocks in homes, stores, and offices operate part of the night, drawing power from central electric stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Electric
J. K. Thomas
Ithaca
N. Y
Collier's Weekly
San Salvador Island Description in Bahamas Group
San Salvador in the Bahamas is described as an island about three quarters the size of Linten Island in New York Bay. It measures roughly 12 miles in length and 5 to 7 miles in width and is noted as the site where Columbus first landed in the Americas.
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San Salvador
Bahamas
Linten Island
New York Bay
Art of Suggestion in Primitive Communities
The rapid spread of ideas among primitive peoples has long been noted, with the art of suggestion cited as the driving force behind how swiftly thoughts travel within tribal groups.
Trumpet’s Role Through History From Jericho To Wagner
The trumpet figures in ancient warfare and sacred rites, influencing guilds and royal culture. Descriptions cover its cylindrical form, valves, and mute usage, contrasting with the cornet. It notes tonal boldness, classical period restraint, and Wagner’s extensive muted trumpet use in operas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jericho
Washington Post
Haydn
Mozart
Beethoven
Wagner
Pearl Formation From Mantle Irritation Explained
The article explains that pearls form when mantle irritation from a foreign object or parasite triggers the oyster to enclose the irritant in nacre. It notes natural growth can take years, and while artificial cultivation seems feasible, it is a complex process mastered by the Japanese after extensive study. The nucleus used is a small seed pearl or similar material inserted into a mantle sack.
Sacred memories and ruins dot the Holy Land page
Jerusalem and the Holy Land bear echoes of Isaiah and Sennacherib yet radiate peaceful reverence. A crusader tower, Saracens, Richard the Lion Hearted, and a World War British cemetery frame a landscape of Christian, Jewish and Muslim shrines. Bethlem, Mount of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Omar Mosque, Western Wall, Rachel’s tomb, Bethany, and the Sea of Galilee complete a shifting civilization’s portrait.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Isaiah
Sennacherib
Richard
Jaffa
Bethlehem
Mount of Olives
Garden
Bethsemane
Church of
Cracking of Oil History and Discovery Details
A refinery worker accidentally triggered early oil cracking by day streaming on the job and overheating the equipment. The first successful cracking process was patented by Doctor Burton of Standard Oil around 1912, involving heating the heavier oil fractions under high pressure.
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Doctor Burton
Standard of
Pine as top choice for general construction use
Pine proves most useful for general construction with no wood excelling it. Hardwoods have roles, but pine combines strength stiffness shape retention and ease of working. It seasons well and holds paint, making it especially adaptable for structural use.
Open 18th Century English Politics Then and Now
A Collier's Weekly excerpt notes public corruption in eighteenth century England with open sale of government posts. Gentlemen sought to buy offices, with print advertising and prices cited, some up to $15,000, illustrating early political graft and market practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagland
Foster Ln Collier's Weekly
Mink Loves Water Habitat Along Streams and Swamps
A mink spends most time in water and is at home there. It is most often found along wooded banks of streams and swamps.
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Indiana Shoppers and Local Odds and Ends
Meade Fisher worked at Edwards Mill Beyer on Friday while Elkin Bothel visited J. EB Park on Thursday. Roy Kessler moves to Willet to run the Willet switchboard. Mrs Hulda Stewart enjoys a new radio from her son Dr Carl Stewart. Rural Valley’s IW Stockwell visited Ira Marlin’s home. Mrs Clair Peterman is sick. Indiana shoppers visited friends and relatives across town Friday and Sunday. Birthday party for Mrs Melvin Park highlighted by cake from Mrs Meade Fisher. Numerous calls and visits noted among local families including Blystone, Fisher, Adamson, Park, and Miller households. Western Europe wine tapping mentioned along with a playful verse about spelling reform.
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Washington
Meade Fisher
Edwards Mill
Beyer
Elkin Bothel
J. EB. Park
Roy Kessler
Willet
Hulda Stewart
Carl Stewart
Iw. J. Stockwell
Rural Valley
Ira Marlin
Clair Peterman
Lst
Clyde Boring
Margaret Seyler
Indiana
Melvin
Park
Edward
Bert Fairman
Brice Peterman
John Adamson
Plumville
Milo C. Miller
Silas M. Fleming
Indiana Hospital
John Blystone
Mary Johnston
Josiah Fisher
Walter Harman
Lpear
Pers
Glenn Jewart
J. B. Blystone
Melvin Park
J. B. Park
Mease Fisher
Mra
Bert Waitman
J. ®. Blystone
James Blyntone
Harl
Ehmer
Roy Blyatone
J. H. Blystone
M. J. Boyer
Josiah ‘Fisher
Carl Miller
Raymond and
Elizabeth
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Indiana Lumber & Supply Co
Oak and
10Th Streets
Indiana, Pa
Ella T. Cost
Phila. St
Sunrise Inn
J. L. Culp
South Sixth St
Bell Telephone
A. C. Guiate
Milt Boyer
Hobart George
Mary George
Apollo Friends
Joe Pounds
Vandergrift
Eleanor
Alvin Ray
Wn. Ray
Meade ‘Millen
Ward .Williams
Parnell, Cowher & Co
Citizens Bank Building
Cata
the Savings
Trustco
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Wandercroft
J. B
Blystone
John Kough
George
Martha
Betty
Europe
Progress and
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
R. D
Brown’s
Brown's Boot Shop
Philadelphia Street
Penna
Indiana Progress
Indiana Progress Indiana, Penna
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