Sauce for the Goose in The Eyve ning Gazette tale
Florence Dixon of The Eyve ning Gazette preaches keeping lovers guessing to spark interest. Robert Harvey plays along, then reconciles after Florence’s flirtation with another man. The twist reveals the advice works both ways as love ends in a proposal and a hopeful future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afternnon Davidson
Eyvening Gazette
Marion Dixon
Florence
Robert Harvey
Robert
Gazette
Marlon Dixon
Yost
First Post Due Stamps Not Printed by U S Postal Bureau
The flat series of postage due stamps printed in the United States changed in early 1950s. The design shifted from a U S top arc with postage due semicircle to a full United States across the top with the numeral center and lattice background. Collectors seek major and minor varieties by lettering, paper color, and background patterns, aided by a millimeter scale for precision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Washington
Who Made First Carpet Not Told by Historians History
Historians suggest carpet making originates with the discovery of stitching leaves and rushes into floor coverings in early habitation. Some believe nomadic tribes on the northern India borderlands practiced weaving centuries before the earliest extant examples. The craft then spread westward, with weaving from Turkey to China and the rise of varied schools of craftsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salleninq
India
Turkey
China
New Surgical Ring Cutter for Quick Removal in Hospitals
A new instrument tames swollen fingers by inserting a prong under the ring and turning a crank to drive a tiny circular saw that cuts the ring. The set includes removable blades and interchangeable scissors, stored in a compact case for rapid field use.
Lake Erie Depths and Dangers Highlighted in Mills Book
The article notes Lake Erie's maximum depth of 210 feet and an average of 100 feet, warning that its shallowness and heavy ground swell create hazardous conditions. Mills' Our Inland Seas calls Lake Erie a marine graveyard with a long wreck history, citing southwest winds and northeasters that churn its waters into rough seas.
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Lake Erie
Mills
Cleveland signs bills to create Potomac Park development
President Cleveland signed two district measures before leaving the White House. One authorized the appropriation and the other ordered Potomac fleet development into a park now known as Potomac Park. The program was a forward looking step to enhance the capital’s beauty.
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Cleveland
White House
McKinley
Potomac Flota
Potomac Park
A Dictionary Feast for Word Lovers and Historians
A dictionary invites readers to linger and explore beyond the intended purchase revealing how a single glance can unlock centuries of language. The piece argues dictionaries are rich with facts, not mere word meanings guiding curious minds through time.
Welded Bridge in Pilsen Reduces Weight Despite Space Limits
A long all welded steel bridge in Pilsen Czechoslovakia spans 161.4 feet with no rivets or bolts used in construction. The design uses an apical ramp at the approach and claims total weight is nearly 21 percent lighter than a riveted structure for the same stresses.
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Pilsen
Czechoslovakia
Lands Back to Forests in U S Fifty-Year Gain
About 33 million more acres of forest land exist in the United States now than in 1930, driven largely by farm lands reverting to forest.
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United States
Makers of Georgian Furniture The Big Four Explained
Edith B Grumb notes that famous names Chippendale Addin Hopplewhite and Sheraton could not have created two centuries ago. Furniture dates mainly from 1750 to 1800 with marks like splat backs and ladderback chairs showing Dutch, Chinese influences and evolving styles.
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Edith B. Grumb
Detroit Newa
Chippendale
Addin
Robert
James
England
Upper Michigan deer longest lived in state
Investigations by the game division of the department of conservation over four years show upper peninsula deer live longer than those in the lower peninsula. The Detroit News notes the higher proportion of younger deer killed in the south, while the share of young to old bucks rose gradually in both peninsulas, suggesting no decline in deer herd quality. Horn measurements of representative specimens determine yearly kill figures.
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Game Division
Department of Conservation
Detroit News
Lower Peninsula
Upper Peninsula
Straits
Indians in the Black Hills and Kansas Railroading Echoes
A Tit-Bits Magazine fragment notes the contrast between visitors’ imagination of Indians in the Black Hills and the quiet, settles-dominated zones of Kansas. It claims far more settlers were killed during the Kansas K P railroad era than in Indian battles across Colorado's Rockies, a historical reflection tucked amid travel musings.
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Black Hills
Rocky Mountains
Kansas
Colorado Rockies
K. P
Postal systems in Julius Caesar and Roman empire
The text notes efficient Roman conviera in Caesars time with letters to Cicero taking 26 and 28 days from Britain to Rome. It mentions an organized postal system under Augustus around 31 B.C. and Diocletian establishing a private citizen postal system separate from official use.
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B. C
Julius Caesar
Conviera
Britain
Cicero
Rome
Augustus
B.C
Diocletian
No Money No Pocketbook in Famine Times
An article contrasts gender spending habits during scarcity, noting women insist on handbags even with no money while men discard wallets and billfolds. It cites historical production declines since 1025, with women's purses down slightly and men's pocket books and billfolders dropping sharply.
Transplant Potbound Indoor Plants In Spring
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that pots bound plants like Berns palms rubber plants and some succulents should be moved to larger pots in spring. Use rich soil with leaf mold sand and drainage via broken crockery stones or similar material.
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Philadelphia Ledger
First Transfusion in 1666 Reported in Paris
The Medical Journal and Steward records the first human blood transfusion in 1666 to a boy in Paris. Jean Baptiste Denis led the procedure, using nine ounces of lamb blood after the patient was bled for an obscure fever. The patient showed immediate improvement.
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Paris
Medical Journal and Steward
Jean Baptiste Denis
Local Residents Visit Across Indiana and Nearby Towns
Indiana and nearby residents spent weekends visiting relatives and friends in multiple towns. Social visits covered Laniger, Shields, Cormire, Sutter, Dodd, Laughry, Hamilton, Dormire, Gearheart, Miller, Beatty, Stoops, Johnston, and many others, with funerals, illnesses, school events, and church programs noted.
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Clay Shutter
Lon Williard
Rossiter
Mra. Barpeek
Cullen Dodd
Pittsburgh
Jitter
Lester Sutter
Esther Laughry
Marion Center
Jay Hamilton
Lloyd Dormire
DuBois
Byron Gearheart
Indiana
Himer Shields
H. D. Coy
James
M. Shields
Jane Sutter
Clark White
Methodist
Byron Brown
Ruth
M. B
Naomi Finley
Madaline Carnahan
Francis Dixson
Sara Dixson
Wilkinsburg
McHenry
Sell McKee
Eva
Clarence Kunkle
Parkwood Grange Hosts Arm agnh Grange Night
Parkwood members attended a Friday program with Arm agnh Grange including plays Aunt Hettys Old Stock and Anni Sophie Takes Charge. Local residents performed songs and solos, a lunch followed, and hosts Mr and Mrs Frank Craig received visiting members for a turkey dinner and social hour.
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Armstrong Grange
Armagh
Martha Lakely
Annabelle Crate
Gaynelle Weisa
Ings
Golo
D. 9. Walkeer
Mra. J. BE. Fouts
Frances Unamilton
Boyd Hamilton
McAdoo
Armagh Orange Delightful
Frank Craig
H. A. Ray
D. D. Walker
Shelocta
Merle Craig
Iselin
Bert Craig
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McClure Newhnaper Syndicate
WNU
Upper Michigan
Covode
James Marah
Binor
Margaretta McLaughlin
Geo. Laniger
B.C. Shields
Myrtle Peffer
Roland Korb
Troutville
W. G. Cormire
Rosa Shields
Albert
Jacob Bartholomew
Near
Marchand
Wilber Vite
Mary Hadden
I. Palmer
Earl Beck
J. H. Miller
Dan Vite
John Gearheart
Blair Beck
Wayne
Wm. Beatty
Clark Stoops
Calliure Farm
Town
Wm. Dormire
Elizabeth Dormire
North Point
Bob Law and Family
Lebon
Victor Steffy
Punxsulawney
D. B. Sutter
Robert Strachen
Fredrick
Trade City
Iddo Lewis
Co. EB. Palmer
Creekside
Robins
George Black
John Tusher
Wolford
Linas Mcclenry
Goldy
George Latimer
Livertram
Charley Black
Geo. Black
Wilda
Ira Davis
Geraldine Sexlon
Parkwood
Thomas Clawson
Butler
Stewart Clawson
Merle McCardle
Charles McCardle
Cressle Shirey
T. C
Martha Ray
Gaynelle Wells
Annabelle Craig
William Craig
Ermin Shirey
Roy Lowry
Sheloca
Taylor Craig
Harry and
Alvin
Falls Creak
W. J. Craig
West Penn
W. Ewing Murphy
Coraopolis
Pittsburgh Seminary
West Union
Annie R. Calhoun
R. H. Millen
John Henderson
Bertha F Prasley
Elders Ridge
Wilmer Sharp
Paul
Clark Peddicord
Dora Black
Walter Black
Indiana Hospital
Dora
Armstrong Township
Anthony
Bertha Fenner
Glenn Hamil
Elsie Hamil
Hazel Hamil
Leonard Bash
Arthur Bash
Harold Bash
Caroline Fonner
Nellilyn Fonner
Edward Fonner
Fleming
Mary Fleming
Thelma Lucille Brandon
Wilda Catharine Brandon
Laney
Margaret Cravener
Charles George
Irene Myers
Mary Margaret Myers
Blair Peterman
Arthur Peterman
Charles Peterman
John Peterman
Harold Wiggins
McGraight
Virginia EB. Miller
Paul Kunkle
Blair Campbell
Leroy Campbell
James Campbell
Dorothy Craig
Helen Craig
Mr. Stonebraker
Ruth Craig
Paul Ray
Herbert Shirey
Lysle Rupert
Erman Shirey
Peeler
Mary B. George
Mildred Cribbs
Muth Mauk
Frances Brondiinger
Betty Hadden
Buchh
Phila
St. Indiana
Ing
Peddlword
Julia Cunningham
Earle Foreman
Harry Millen
Perry McCreight
Minta Anderson
Wilbur Cunningham
Arthur Millen
Bobby
Sara Cunningham
Mary
Dorothy
Anna Louise Peddicord
Geo.d.leydick
Parnell, Cowher Co
Reliable Insurance
Penna
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