08 Nov 1933
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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1933
Page
1
A vain banker by the name Cyril Frappey pursues aloof elegance and social polish, woos Miss Estelle Gimpey with pretended restraint, but is rejected when she exposes his shallow charm. After her blunt note, she dumps him from a fourth story window. the moral: eruption ends, quiet returns.
The Detroit Tree Press notes martins are selective with houses as scouts arrive in spring, spend a day, then depart if not taken. Homeowners invest in beautiful martin houses yet many fail to attract a colony and no known inducements guarantee success. Sparrows must be kept out while awaiting arrival.
In the Transvaal camp, a lioness and her two cubs interrupted a concertina hymn by M. van der Merwe as BR K. du Plessis and the professor watched. The lioness stalked in, listened as Van der Merwe played, then roared and left with her cubs after about ten minutes.
An old cushion in Paris revealed a hidden fortune when two idle workers played with it. About 4000 francs were scattered from the cushion into a safe after the auctioneers collected the money. The furniture purchaser later learned the pillow had been discarded by him as unworthy to take home.
The text links Electra to Lavinia in ONeill’s play, portraying her as a modern Electra doomed to perpetual sorrow. It argues mourning suits her, restricting happiness and binding her to eternal grief and punishment.
The opal, once feared for bad luck, was highly regarded in ancient times for eye remedies and various cures. It was believed to activate the heart, prevent infection, avert fainting, relieve depression, and instill hope.
A brief discussion notes the crow and raven as economically important to farmers. It cites USDA figures on omnivorous diets and crow predation, including a claim that crows destroyed 36 percent of duck eggs at a federal waterfowl sanctuary and mentions four crow species: Florida crow, fish crow, southern crow, and western crow.
Dante the celebrated Italian poet was born in Florence in May 1205. His family supported the Guelphs in the long Guelphs vs Ghibellines feud. He loved Beatrice Portinari from youth and she figures in the Vita Nuova and the Divine Comedy. He fought for the Guelphs at Campaldino, later served Florence, traveled widely, and died in Ravenna on September 14, 1321.
The New York Sun notes the ongoing debate on where prehistoric humans first lived, while a study by the American Museum of Natural History highlights US anthropologists digging in native soil. A Folsom New Mexico quarry yielded extinct buffalo remains and Kentucky mounds reveal skeletons and dwellings from a southern town dated to 1068 B.C.
Harvard University professor proposes a thin crust about 40 miles thick bending under loads from ocean water ice and sediments. He describes 1800 miles of glassy rock shells beneath the crust enclosing the molten core. Shifting weight from river carried sediment causes crust adjustment and earthquakes. Ocean depths and mountains contribute to crust banding.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports a hybrid rubber plant yielding twice the amount of rubber compared with either parent. The cross combines Madagascar natives, one grown ornamentally in Florida and the other naturalized in Mexico and the West Indies, as noted by Scientific American.
The United States acquired the Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917 for 25 million dollars. The territory includes St. Croix St. John and St. Thomas. St Thomas is noted for possessing the Caribbean region's best harbor.
Fishermen adopt tin trouser legs to shield themselves while flaking as the Deschutes river area abounds with fish but hosts numerous snakes along its banks. The idea of metal leggings would likely not appeal to women.
Mrs Jane Brown returns home from Detroit and Cleveland after visits. Indiana visitors include Mr and Mrs Harry Young and Mrs Miller Pyle. Oliver Bennett and son Jay and David Nickelson and son Robert called at the Eagle home. Elizabeth Elwood is convalescent. Halloween party in Penn Run Grange hall drew a large crowd. Guests include Catherine Engle and Miss Lottie Brown visiting Spruce. Homer Bagley attended a local business call, and Clarence Tomb visited from Indiana.
Mr and Mrs W G Troxell and son Billy called in Hetlwood Wednesday evening. Rev and Mrs Large of Belsano visited John Bennett home. Lewis Holtzman bought a car. Mrs Olie Stevens employed in J C Garrett home. Mr and Mrs James Stephens welcomed a baby boy. Mrs Stephens formerly Viola Owner. Ladies Aid Society met at Mabel Duncan’s home. Violet Stephens visiting relatives in Johnstown. Betty Martin returns home from Nanty Glo. Colonial Inn hosted a well attended Halloween dance with festive decor.
The report lists attendees at a Sunday school at 11715 and a series of social calls in Indiana, Rimersburg, Saltsburg, and near West Lebanon. It notes Mrs. H G Coleman and others visiting relatives, plus a weekend with Mr. and Mrs. R D McCall. A Krider and Miss Mildred attend an Institute. a birthday party for Mrs. Dunmire is mentioned along with a gift shower for Mr. and Mrs. Logan Hwing.
Miss Gaynelle Wouson of Indiana visited her parents in Rochester Mills over the weekend. Robert Lowery, employed in New York, spent two weeks with his parents. Frank Work, employed at New Kensington, stayed with his parents. Mr and Mrs Norris Brown were Indiana visitors Friday. L A Bider and daughter Fanny were Marion Canter Callers Saturday. Charlie Moody and two children from Pittsburgh visited, as did Mrs R G Miller and daughter Leona of Indiana. Mrs Wm Gibson spent two weeks with Clyde Gibson in Pittsburgh. A kitchen tip urges sharp paring knives to ease peeling and recommends keeping a 10 cent store file in the kitchen drawer for quick edge.
A series of town callers visit Altoona Blatraville Seward Elizabeth Newark and Nanty Glo while a stork delivers a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Porter Black. Gomer Smith and others make trips from Indiana New Jersey Ohio and Pennsylvania. Helen Shultz takes a job at Westover Pennsylvania.
Mrs Lydia Hill of Homer City called on nieces Mrs Harry Weaver and Mrs Geo Johnson. Frank Lowry of Marion Center visited W H Lowry family. Homer Downey of Indiana and Blaine and Reubin Richanderson from Shelocta hunted nearby. Henry Wertz of Altoona called on business. Albert Jeffries and family visited friends. Mrs Butler Work shopped in Punxsutawney. Harry Pifer of Punxsutawney visited W F Pifer. Cora Doty and Lula Braughter attended teachers institute at Indiana. Alfred Johnson shopped in Punxsutawney. Gaynelle Dodson, student nurse at Indiana hospital, visited R M Dodson. H D Pifer shopped in Punxsutawney. Carl Henry and daughter of Canoe Ridge spent Saturday with Mrs lark Cochran.
A string of visits and weekend stays across Clairton and nearby towns includes Mr and Mrs John Trumpe and daughter June Lorain visiting Mollie Hicks, Mr and Mrs David Preyer and daughter with Verona Freyer and D B Sutter, and others like Vern Shaffer and Sadie Warner visiting Erie relatives. The piece notes multiple trips to Cherry Tree and Niles Ohio as well as Indiana resident Laura Lewis visiting relatives. A lighthearted aside remarks that the honeymoon ends when a groom returns from work to boiled cabbage and rye bread instead of expected fried chicken and waffles.
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