Play Fiddle Play and The Stradivarius Sale
Maestro Guralpi, near death and poverty, plans to sell his famed Stradivarius to dealer Moreno for twelve thousand dollars to secure a peaceful Milan retirement. Di Prano hints of a needed bridge and E string replacement, foreshadowing a final twist in the violin’s fate.
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Amila
Luigi
Pietro Guaipi
Milan
di Piano
Asent
Guaipi
DiPrano
Guralpi
Mtisic
di Prano
Gutalp
Moreno
Herbert
Pietro Giralpi
Signor Guralpi
Mushroom City Residents Have World of Their Own
A Tit-Rita Magazine piece describes Paris underground quarries feeding the city’s mushroom trade. Vast tunnels supply Champs mushrooms via lorries, with 100 foot deep streets, water piping, and a petrol driven ventilation system.
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Paris
Paris Opera
Tit-Rita Magazine
Swaden
France
Origin of Golf Traced to Puteh Roots and Dutch Links
An authority notes that the game of golf likely originates from Puteh, with possible name derivations from the German kole or Dutch kat both meaning a club. It suggests golf was introduced to Scotland before 1457, and records from 1018 reference golf balls made in Holland shipped from the kingdom of Scotland.
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Puteh
Scotland
Meaning of grange through history from granary to estate
The term grange originates from Latin granum meaning grain. It historically signified a granary an isolated farm church properties belonging to monasteries often paid in grain and later referred to a country seat or large farm.
Atom as bundle of uncertainties, Bohr warns
The text explains Bohr’s critique of the miniature solar system atom. Orbits are not fixed. electrons leap between average positions, emitting energy. Models imply certainty, so researchers should abandon rigid pictures and focus on masses and changes rather than picturing atoms.
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New York Times
Niels Bohr
California Institute of Technology
Bohr
First Psalm Book Published in America at Cambridge 1640
The Bay Psalm Book, the first book published in English America, appeared in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1640, printed by Stephen Dane for the Massachusetts Bay colony. About 1,700 copies were produced and served the colonies for years. by 1908 only ten copies were known to survive in libraries or private hands.
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America
Cambridge
Mass
Plymouth Rock
Bay
Colony of
Massachusetts Bay
Stephen Dane
England
Firefly Efficiency Highlights Potential Cold Light
A Montreal Herald report quotes a Royal Institution lecture on Infra Red and Wireless Waves noting fireflies generate far more efficient light than human lamps. The professor says only about 10 percent of lamp radiation is visible, with the rest wasted as heat, and ideal cold light could revolutionize industry through bioluminescence.
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Royal Institution
Montreal Herald
Our National Emblem Eagle as United States Symbol
The eagle became our national emblem when placed on the Great Seal by the Continental Congress on June 20 1782. Suggested by William Barton of Philadelphia the emblem was modified by Charles Thompson who required an American eagle on the seal’s central figure.
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United States
Continental Congress
Willam Barton
Philadelphia
Congress
Charles Thompson
Work as a blessing and burden in life
A New York World Telegram writer argues labor shapes fate. One man uses work to grind himself down, another uses it as a stepping stone to success. Work offers lasting pleasure and self-activity, beyond mere observation, sustaining growth and meaning for both children and adults alike.
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New York World-Telegram
Rabor
Switzerland Languages Reflect National Tongues and Policy
The article notes German spoken by 71 percent of Swiss people, French by 21 percent, and Italian by a portion. Romanshe and Ladin are also present but lack political recognition. Federal constitution recognizes German French and Malian as national languages, allowing debates in any of them. Laws and decrees are published in all three.
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Switzerland
Confederation
West Lebanon social notes and local visits
The West Lebanon community reports hunting outings and social visits. Carrie and Lily Calhoun visited Robert Coulter, who has been recovering at home. Agatha Coleman and Mrs. Meade Millen with Joyce shopped in Indiana. Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell hosted the missionary society. The Coleman family visited North Washington. The Negro Singers performed at the Methodist church to a full house. Vandergrift guests Katherine Anderson Josephine Bkin Naomi Branthoever and Katherine Owens stayed with the Millen family. ISU graduates attended Indiana homecoming. Ladies of the West Union Presbyterian served lunch for about seventy Presbytery delegates. Merle Golling and family welcomed a daughter.
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Carrie
Lily Calhoun
Robert Coulter
Tuesaday
Coulter
Misa Agatha Coleman
Meade Millen
Joyce
Indiana
Elizabeth Campbell
Missionary Society
H. Coleman
North Washington
Katherine Anderson
Josephine Bkin
Naomi Branthoever
Katherine Owens
Vandergrift
Millen
Indiana State Teachers College
The
West Union United Presbyterian Church
Merle Golling
Louise Lear
Cherry Tree
Edward Anderson
New Florence
Rebecca Fisher
Burrell
Johnstown
Harry T. Johns
Floyd Saxton
Estella
Anna Mary
Frain
West Bolivar
Croll
Hostelter
Claridge
Wilbert Mack
Adda Wadsworth
Blaine Ressler
Cramer
Ira Wakefield
Bolivar
Floyd Luker
Lauraetta
James J. Henderson
Harry Johns
Lutheran Church
Creekside Community News Highlights Weekend Events
At Johnstown convention attendees include Burleson Johnston Russell Gray and Miss Effa Duncan. Numerous visits to relatives and local extra activities fill a weekend with hospital stays, hunting trips, and a Halloween party at Community hall. Community residents attend church services and council meetings while noting road improvements from Creekside to Chambersville.
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Burleson Johnston
Russell Gray J
Effa Duncan
Johnstown
George Johnston
Mcl Henry
Edgar Potter
Grace Pfell and Son
Hya Hendricks
Manor
J. M. Johnston
F. . Byergy
Indiana
Grange
Presbyterian Church
Moore
McKee
Adrain Hospital
Creekside
Chambersville
Laird Byers
William Byers
Crooked Creek Baptist Church
Francis Dixson
Malozer
Peter Lund
Waneta Klein
Punxsutawney
Community Hall
Clair Bothell
Indiana Hospital
Ronald Johnston
Ronald Dixson
Madaline Brewer
Marion Center Social Notes Highlight Butler Visitors
Marion Center notes show Ida May Martland of Butler visiting relatives, with extended lists of nieces and friends from Pittsburgh, Indiana, Dayton, and beyond. The piece mentions local residents at Brackenridge schools, weekend travelers, health concerns, births, and church group plans.
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Mias
Ida May Martland
Butler
R.H. Miller
Silas 'W. Work
Jessie Park
Pittsburgh
Maude Guthrie
Vickingburg
Gretta Guthrie
Indiana
Harry Leopold
Dayton
I. J. Leopold
J. W. Botsford
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Nicol
John DeArmin
Brushvalley
D. J. Boyle
Alex Dodson
West Fairfield
Clinton Wakefield
Pitcairn
Glenn Mack
Germany
Charles Henderson
Boyd McElwee
W. J. McHiwee
Jacob St. Clair
Conemaugh
Olivet
Elizabeth Hall
Plumville
Little
Alfred Ball
Marion Center
Ralph Barr
Audrey Barr
Brackenridge
Clara Barr
Indi
Ana
Misa Pearl Learn
Ambrose
J. O. Barr
Brookville
R. L. Emerick
Oak Tree
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M. H. Wetzel
C. ‘A. Waltman
H. Jones
Emma Simpson
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Indiana Progress
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