Opening of a Desperate Line at Municipal Lodging House
Phillip Wade endures a frigid march toward shelter as derelicts crowd a block to a dim Municipal Lodging House. He seeks work through agencies, endures empty promises, and finally lands a low wage job offer, while the image of a starving child haunts his resolve.
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Municipal Lodging House
Elerka
Phillip Wade
Theo
Philip
Phillip
Wade
Philp
Alin
Nis
Mary
Mr. Downs
Pho
Irrigation History in the American West
The Montreal Herald notes irrigation predates modern engineers in the southwest with early ditch systems aligned to present methods. Gold rush era water use for mining and gardens spread irrigation ideas, Mormon diversions in Utah and alfalfa cultivation, monks introducing the plant from Spain, and the mixed fate of large vs small projects as population grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
California
Utah
Spain
Montreal Herald
Navy Timekeeping by Watches Half Hour System
The Indianapolis News notes ship time has long followed half hour intervals with bells marking the change. The American navy divides the day into six four hour watches including the dog watch split into two two hour segments. Eight bells mark each watch end. Merchant practice varies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Indianapolis News
Sea Star Walks and Feeds on Oyster Trick
The sea star, a blue starfish with five or more arms, moves slowly using tube feet. If threatened it can shed a ray and regrow it. It can open oysters by fixing suckers to the shell and extending its stomach to wrap the prey, then retracting it once feeding is complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Strang Laws Said Still On The Books In US States
Capper's Weekly notes obsolete or odd laws across states. Virginia bans missing church three Sundays with deadly implication. North Carolina forbids singing out of tune in worship. Minnesota requires drivers to salute horses skittish on highways. Michigan bans kissing on Sabbath. West Virginia bans sneezing in church. Maine barred whistling on Sunday. Arkansas prohibits playing cards or flying kites on the Sabbath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
North Carolina
Minnesota
Michigan
West Virginia
Muaine
Arkansas
Capper
Rheims Dates Outstanding City’s Historic Lore
RhEims, famed for its Gothic cathedral and Joan of Arc crowning Charles VI in 1420, hosts France’s first newspaper printed in 1604. The present cathedral dates to 1210, and the city features seventeen miles of wine cellars.
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Rheims
France
Joan of Arc
Charles VI
Trait and Quality Define Distinguishing Features
A concise exploration defines trait as a distinguishing feature of mind or character and quality as the absent form or mode of being that makes an object distinct from others, highlighting how these concepts separate entities in analysis.
Substantial Sandwiches and Salads as Main Dishes
Readable recipe notes extoll versatile sandwiches and salads as main course options for luncheons and gatherings. Includes hot tuna fish sandwiches with mushroom sauce Cranberry Chicken Molds and a Chicken Salad recipe with olives celery and cranberries.
Local Social News From Girty Area Reflects Busy Week
A crowded list of visits and gatherings across Girty, Kittanning, and surrounding towns includes Mrs. G M Houser and Irene Kinnard. trips to Kit tanning shops. a surprise party for Mrs. H N Rearick of Elderton. hospital news on Mrs. Wilber Henderson. attendance at a funeral in Gastown. and numerous family visits. Floods halt school. maple syrup production noted. and national sugar estimates released. Greece regains its king, with commentary on whether it is for show or target practice.
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J. H. Christy
Todd
Plumville
J. T
A. M. Jamison
J. T. Schrecengost
Earl
Paul
Glenn
Harry Jamison
Wilber Henderson
St. Margaret Hospital
Pittsburgh
J. C. Schrecengost
Maxine
Earl Schrecengost
Nelson
Apollo
Anna C. Smith
Julia Kepple
Paul Schrecengost
Indiana
H. J. Johns
Vera
Wilda
William Hileman
Gastown
Kenneth Kepple
Porest Morgan
Vandergrift
Kepple
Crooked Creek
Girty Bridge
J. T. Jamison
Clair
Anna Smith
Smith Brothers
Here
J. R. Smith
Samuel Holstein
West Lebanon
Carl Anderson
Near Here
J. R. Jamison
Robert, Jr
Merle
Robert.Dunmire
Daniel Wray
Rhody Plains
Local Social Notes Highlight Community Gatherings
Rural Valley resident A Miller spent Sunday with parents Mr and Mrs H Q Miller. Numerous callers from Vandergrift Leechburg Apollo and Tarentum visitations noted. Families moved to Ford City while others attended an Elderton operetta and visits to Indiana Vandergrift and Diderton marked a busy week.
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M. R. Ankney
A. C. Leightner
Indiana
C. G. Rosborough
William, Milford
Eewin
Apollo
Agnes Peterman
Near South Bend
C. A. Kough
Raymond Boyer
Carl
Hileen
Ford City
Dean Elgin
DeWayne
Tarentum
Helena McIntire
Dorothy ‘Chivers
Lester Sheasley
Donald
Diderton
J. T. Sheasley
John Kough
George
Martha
Betty
South Bend
Elderton
Laird Rosborough
Lloyd Blyntone
H. O. Miller
J. L. Smith
Miles
A. C.leightner
W. M. Guthrie
B. J. Elgin
Mildred
M. D. Elgin
C. L. Yount
F. R. Cessna
Virgie
Vandergrift
John Pitt
Glenn
Amos Boyer
A. Miller
Wanda and Dunmire Family Visit Sunday in Rural Valley
Wanda of Rural Valley visited with Mrs C G Rosborough, Robert Dunmire and sons of Van dergrift, spending Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs H G Dunmire.
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Wanda
Rural
Valley
C. G. Rosborough
Robert Dunmire and
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Don
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Paul and
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Jin Apollo
Herbert Boyer
Vander, Grift
Mary Ellen and
J. C. Schrecengost Home
Greece
Dayton
General Assembly
Senate
C. Gilbert Wolfenden
Indiana Borough
Republican
John S. Fisher
Indiana, Pa
Dr. H. B
Buterbaugh
Progress
North Seventh Street
Mount Union ,Co
Rural Valley
H. Q. Miller
Jesse Kough
Lesley Turner
Jane Turner
Anna Altman
Erwin Sheasley
Jimmy
Floyd
Ruth
Arlene
Haney
Leechburg
Lester Irvin
Bobby
Evelyn
Jack
Ohio
5. C. Rowley
The
Progress and
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
R. D
Walter H
Jackson
Assembly
J. Clair
Sloan
Joshua T
Stewart
Indiana County
John J. Buggey
Rayne Township
Indiana Lumber & Supply Co
Oak & 10Th Sts
Penna
Lou
Streamline Market
Philadelphia
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