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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1933
Page
6
A London paper reports a man fined under the Malicious Damage act for lopping two trees on his landlord’s land after permission was refused. A Kingstown case saw a woman fined two pounds for poisoning a neighbor’s poplar to stop roots encroaching on her lawn, plus compensation and costs. Tree law is noted as curious.
Modern chemists reproduce Egypts famous blue and identify its constituents, revealing ancient pigment techniques. Studies show mineral origins and glue-like suspensions on prepared surfaces. Chemists also aid preservation by celluloid stiffening spraying corroded items and hot paraffin soaking to prevent splitting.
Remains of a gem studded golden sword unearthed in the Rhine plateau between the Odenwald and Haardt. Dated to the Migration Period about 450 AD. Ancient saga mentions Siegfried and Erle mhild. the blade may have belonged to a Nibelung-era hero. Now on display at the Electoral Palatinate Museum in Heidelberg.
A little-known tropical creature, the fimbriated gecko, is a rapid quick-change artist. It can appear nearly invisible from a foot away. During the day it clings to resting places like tree bark with lichen and mirrors its background on its body. Its bright eye often reveals it.
The friction match originated in 1827 using splinters of wood dipped in fused sulphur and coated with a mixture including antimony sulphide chlorate of potash and adhesive gum. By 1835 the phosphorus friction match ignited when rubbed on rough surfaces and the 1855 safety match required striking on a prepared box to transfer phosphorus to the box side.
The potato originated in western South America and was taken to Europe by explorers seeking gold. It did not gain quick favor in Europe as war famine and royal decrees helped its spread. In Scotland it was long viewed as a forbidden fruit associated with Eden and disgrace.
The text notes several legislative motions in both houses to change how a President is chosen, including proposals as early as 1803 and direct election efforts in 1868 1874 and 1877. It also cites President Jackson urging abolition of the Electoral College in yearly messages to Congress from 1820 to 1836.
An anthropologist from the Catholic University of America describes Cree practices to conjure a north wind. Ribbons burned on a dog’s tail, a naked boy sent into cold, and bullroarers are used as magics. A thaw makes snow crusts aiding animal watching and capture.
The gulf stream runs from the Gulf of Mexico between Florida and the Bahamas then northeast along the American coast. It narrows to about 50 miles wide and reaches 2,000 feet deep. After Bermuda and the Carolinas, it splits into streams about 100 fathoms deep and 150 miles wide, with warmer temperatures than surrounding water. Beyond 40°N and 60°W it loses distinct Gulf Stream identity and blends with Atlantic drift toward Europe.
In New Mexico a crystal clear pool inside Carlsbad Caverns collects coins tossed by visitors seeking luck. The coins accumulate at the bottom while the government does not recover them, potentially forming a lasting small fortune.
The Washington Star reports a new museum in Ansbach Germany showcasing data on Iasper Hauser who appeared in Nuremberg in 1828 at about sixteen with a note from an unknown laborer. Englishman Lord Stanhope mentored him and sought his parents across Europe before placing him in a private Ansbach school. He was kept in a dark room and fed unseen. In 1838 he was stabbed mysteriously and died three days later.
The Scientific Monthly notes great variety among reptiles with giants over a hundred feet long. A diplodocus skeleton in the United States National Museum in Washington spans over seventy feet and surpasses twelve feet at the hips. The smallest dinosaur is only slightly larger than a chicken and resembles a bird, hopping on hind legs with a long balancing tail.
The former president argues that republics fail when citizens favor class interests over the common good. He warns that without restraint, either plutocracy or mob rule destroys the nation and declares America must never become a government of the few or the many.
An educated reader of European and American periodicals has long been urged to consider every solution to mankind’s problems. The history of humanity is a constant sequence of various magical remedies, none of which has ever achieved the intended outcome.
The 1887 crisis caused a coin shortage across the United States with copper pieces issued by individuals and corporations. Tokens served as political propaganda or ads, even a Waterbury button factory and Baltimore volumes spurred prosecutions under old law. The era’s substitute coins crowded out circulation as banks and merchants pressed for a return to specie payments following a New York convention in 1837.
The head tax on immigrants began in 1882 with a 50 cent levy. From 1907 to 1917 it rose to four dollars. The 1917 act, effective May 1, extended the tax to Canadians. Passport laws mainly date to World War I, though the 1866 act allowed issue of passports. Before the war Americans rarely sought passports for Europe except Russia Turkey or the Balkans where travel was risky. Even in 1900 the State department urged Americans abroad to obtain passports, Russians and Turks requiring countersignatures.
A clergyman sends a postcard to his mother containing a coded script. It cites biblical verses from Genesis, Kings, and Samuel, aiming to reveal a domestic event through a layered numerical instruction and coded quotation. The passage begins with a familiar prophecy line about a child born and a son given.
The text traces agriculture from semi arid origins to its peak in temperate regions and notes modern irrigation and dry farming as a revival of ancient practices. It emphasizes water scarce countries and suggests science will boost future food production.
A Detroit News excerpt describes red and black painted rent signs found on Pompeii walls. The translation notes on Julia Pelix estate offerings from the first to the sixth of the ides of August, including a bath venereum shops bowers and upper apartments for a five year lease.
Dr. Sita Ram curator of the Lahore museum explores Kurukshetra near Lahore India uncovering mounds with many sculptures terra cotta statues and other ancient art. Doctor Tam dates them to 200 B C before the expedition Kurukshetra forest had been unvisited for centuries.
A Wisconsin University psychology professor told a recent audience that adults who reverse sleep patterns should learn from a baby who sleeps 20 hours a day. He argued that children grasp sleep’s importance more clearly than adults.
Local residents reported visitors at several homes including Mrs. John Isenberg and grandson Pranets Poater from Blatrayilie, Morrla Gamble in Heshbon, and Stella and Velma Palmer with Mr. Simpson from Indiana and Cresson. An entertainment and cellar fund drive is planned at the Lutheran church with top community musicians. Families noted include the Wadsworths and Macks visiting, and Violet Glascock buried in Lutheran cemetery. numerous relatives attended Miss Glascow’s funeral from Greensburg Johnstown Pitcairn and Bolivar.
A series of social and business notices list Anna Woods of Alverda as a patient at Spangler hospital. Several locals and visitors from Spangler, Galitzin, Commodore, Pittsburgh, Bakerton, Boswell, Hellwood, and Cleveland were noted as callers or visitors through Monday to Sunday.
Alatha Hood and sister Mrs. Floyd Mayhood of New Kensington visited last week. Joe Henderson was an Indiana caller on Saturday. Bertha and Jeno Frailey spent the weekend with their mother in Elderton. Esther Hine and Annabel Ewing spent Tuesday evening with Edna d Bartley of Iselin. Mrs. George Meyers was a Sallsbourg caller Wednesday. T. C. Hood was a business valley in Blairsville Saturday. George O’Rourke of Coalburg, Ohio, visiting Abe Phillip's home.
Maple Grove residents and Indiana visitors gather for weekend social rounds. Names include Ervin Hill and family moving to Glb fot farm, plus the Wolf, Adams, Jacobs, Coy, and Gance households visiting neighbors in Strongstown Hellwood Mellwood and nearby towns.
STRONGSTOWN locals report the Ladies Ald met at Mrs. Jas. Schrecengost home to set a chicken supper for Saturday evening May 20 in the DeArmy storeroom. Plates are 30 cents and supper starts at 5 30 with all invited. Memorial day services planned for May 30 and a Mothers Day program set for Sunday at the M E church.
A large crowd attended a kitchen shower for Mr and Mrs Ralph Oberlin at the Oberlin home. Extended visits included Mrs Elder and daughter and Mr and Mrs Ivan Miller with two children. Weekend guests from Pittsburgh and Heaverdale joined locals. Relatives from Indiana and Mittyburgh spent time here and at Marion Center High School events.
Salads shift from after the meat course to versatile roles in meals and as desserts. The article highlights healthful appeal and ease of preparation, then provides several detailed recipes for Molded Tuna and Vegetable Salad, Potato Salad With Sliced Frankfurters, Mock Chicken Salad, Baked Bean and Egg Salad, and Luncheon Salad, each with ingredients, measurements, and serving tips.
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