Fairway for Two Ends in a New England Romance
Jerry English abandons daily work to care for his mother and buys a Berkshire homestead. A chance meeting with Jane Du gagne at a circular driveway leads to golf sessions that turn into a shared pursuit and evolving companionship. The pair bond over competition and a hopeful future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erry English
California
Hia
Jerry
New England
Jarry
Dirk
Aravel
Derry
Bie
Jerry English
Jane Dugagne
Emsden
Jane
Hle
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
CWNHU
Pennsylvania Land Deal Over Lake Erie Triangle
A fragment describes Pennsylvania losing about 50 miles frontage on Lake Erie and over 200000 acres of land after a 1792 decision. It notes disputes with Six Nations and Massachusetts and a sale or burning of the triangle for about 150 dollars. The area lay at the western county end, bordering Olly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Olly
Erie County
Massachusetts
New York
United States
Best Buckwheat Cakes as Life Work Challenge
Quoting Collier, the piece argues that finding one true vocation—like baking perfect buckwheat cakes—defines a life’s work. It cites Emerson and Hesiod on effort and productivity, urging individuals to discover a craft they can excel at for living, beyond psychology or psychiatry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Emerson
Collier
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Foxes and crows in a clever tale from The Landing
A Springfield Mass Union excerpt discusses Reynard the fox supposedly sparing crows while recounting Peter J. Tyer’s Saga of Frogs Landing. It recalls foxes watching poultry yards with wire enclosures and using bait to lure stock, ending with a crow meeting a cunning fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Life
Reynard the Fox
Peter J. Tyer
Lee
Frogs Landing
Tve
Springfeld
Mass.) Union
Mackinac name origins and language notes
The Mackinac place name derives from Canadian French Mackinac and is linked to makinak meaning turtle in Chippewa, with related Algonkian variants. Some scholars suggest Michilimackinae roots, while others propose a shortened form of mighintmaki nuak meaning place of the big wounded person, though this may be folk etymology per Liignary Digest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackinac
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
William Jones
Minnesota
Liignary Digest
Treasures of Buffalo Library Hidden in Shelves
The Buffalo public library guards thousands of dollars worth of rare books stored in its shelves. The head librarian notes many items are under rock and key, including frontier histories of Buffalo and the Niagara frontier, scrapbooks about Grover Cleveland, Millard Fillmore, and Elbert Hubbard, and guidebooks on Niagara Falls dating to 1835. Newspapers with 1811 date lines and Buffalo City directories since 1828 are part of the collection available for reference to researchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Public Library
Lbrarian
Buffalo
Niagara Frontier
Grover Cleveland
Mitfard Fillmore
Elbert Bubbard
Nligaro Falls
Fossil Hunting Ground in La Brea Pits, Los Angeles
The district within Los Angeles city limits known as La Brea Pits yields more varied fossil remains than any other area. La Brea, from Spanish meaning the tar, preserves a large number of prehistoric animal bones in remarkable condition due to tar entrapment in ancient times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Instincts of Youth Highlighted by Cardiff and Birmingham Professors
Prof Olive Wheeler of Cardiff University and Prof Valentine of Birmingham University report adolescence risk patterns. Wheeler notes boys show impulsive outbursts while girls tend toward passivity, lying, or suicide attempts. Valentine finds half of his students memorialize teen thoughts of self harm, with girls contemplating death and boys running away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Wheeler
Cardiff University College
Cardiff
Wales
Valentine
Birmingham
Beautiful Constellation Southern Cross near Antarctic circle
The Southern Cross lies near the Antarctic circle and is never visible from northern latitudes. It has four bright stars forming a cruciform shape. The two brightest stars marking the summit have nearly the same right ascension, making the constellation nearly vertical at meridian transit and serving as pointers to the South Pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antarctic Circle
South Pole
Mohair Fabrics Used by Science to Trap Noise
Mohair velvet or velma upholstery is presented as an effective noise abatement material for cars trains offices and homes. Tests by Dr William Braid White show mohair reduces high pitched noises and echoes, creating quieter interiors and less fatigue for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Braid White
Mohal Institute of Chicago
Doctor White
Atwood Area Social Roundup Sees Many Visits
Washington Township notes show Miss Bernice Lydie visiting Miss Olive Parks and a busy social week with pie socials at Ox Hill Friday night. Families such as Fricks McLeans and Orrs travel to Kittanning Evans City and Indiana for visits while Atwood Presbyterian buys a new piano and welcomes a new son named Charles Walter, with church services scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Lydie
Olive Parks
Ox Hil Pri
W. H. Rankin
James Hall
J. N. Frick
Harold
New Kensington
Presbyterian Church
Atwood
Glen Sewart
Charles Walter
Eugene Progh
J. A. McLean
Kittanning
E. E. McLean
D. A. McLean
Harry Orr
Atwood Presbyterian Church
I. N. Frick
W. B. Frick
Josiah Fisher
Paul McIntire
Donald
H. J
Bertha. Miller
Alvin
Reed Blystone
Bobbie Houser
Five Points
Mr. Lambert
California
Liang
Washington, Pa
Bryan Miller
J. B. Orr
Orr
Mrs. Little
Plumville
Matthew Orr
Bryan Orr
A. R. Kinghorn
Evans City
Frank Downey
Walter Bartholomew
Chambersburg
Cummins
Charlie Carnahan
A. C. Marshall
Howard McCausland
Indiana
Kenneth Harman
Max
Carl McLean
Andy McCausland
Wallace George
Vandergrift
William McCausland
Clyde Boring
John Wagner
Walter Harman
J. E. Blystone
Harry Sink
Rebecca
Beryl
Ruth
James Blystone
Earl and
Elmer
Dayton
Jessie Orr
Morence
Avery Jewart
M. J. Boyer
Walter Martz
Glan
Near
Greensburg
Bartha Miller
Gail
Sara Orr
George Cummins
J. N
Glenn Jewart
Community Notes From Meadville Area Social Visit Highlights
Meadville residents host relatives from Altoona and Jamestown with hunting trips and family gatherings. Quilting by the Ladies Aid Society, visits from Dr. J A Blose and others, and several trips to nearby towns mark a busy week. A birth is noted at Punxsutawney hospital, while Rev W M Peffer visits Greensburg and neighbors attend gatherings with Juneau families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Parson
Meadville
John Parson
G. W. Brown
Wm. W. Lamer
Altoona
James Law
Thelma
Samuel Eckland
Ladies’ Aid Society
J. A. Blose
Mr. Bowman
Dr. Morrow
Mary Brown
Cloyd Law
Near Town
Dale Law
Jamestown
N.Y
Herman Thomas
Pitcairn
Reeve Peffer
Punxsutawney Hospital
W. M. Peffer
Greensburg
Jane Peffer
Harry Mauk
Indiana
Geo, Hicks
R. B. Wineberg
Hick
Aaron Stiver
Juneau
H. B. Marble
New York City
J. W. Parson
Baril Glass and Son
Punxsutawney
Dixonville
E. BE. Shields
Brae-breeze
Plainville and Nearby Blessings Travel Diary
Indiana callers and Sabbath visits dominate a local notice list. Names include Clyde Moore Alda Waddell Cora Stewart Larue Miller Douds and family Ella Ansley Orin Kring Rowe and Ernest Smith with short visits to Smyrna Pittsburgh Youngstown Johnstown Windber Berlin Rochester Mills Harrisburg and Chambersville. Get trespass notices at The Progress office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumville
Clyde Moore
Indiana
Alda Waddell
Kinnan
Smyrna
Cora Stewart
Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Larue
Gladys Miller
District No. 12
Tanoma
D. W. Douds
Johnstown
Ella Ansley
Chambersville
Paul Ansley
Clyde Brandt
Windber
Berlin
Orin Kring
Jarry Saaffer
Rowe
Rochester Mills
Harrisburg
Mrs. C. M. Smith
Administrator notices for Wetzel and Mack estates
Letters of administration issued for Amelia Wetzel of North Mahoning and Sadie Mack of West Wheatfield Township. Creditors must present claims duly authenticated and debtors must make prompt payments. Attorneys J St. Wezel Greg James W. Mack list administrators with dates in October 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.W. C. Chapman
Amelia 4
James W. Mack
Sadie E. Mack
West Wheatfield Township
G. FP. Mack
New Florence
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By Leete Stone
Fox
Crow
Washington Township
D. J. Means
Gompers Ave
Marchand
Farmers Bank E Trust Co
R.W. Welle & Co
Indiana, Pa
Indiana Progress
Pathfinder
Delineator
McCall’s Magazine
R.E.D
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