Christmas Reunion Heats A Rural Family Dinner
Jared Pigeon surprises his wife by Caroline, their daughter, arriving for Christmas. Billy Wakeman joins them for a belated four at home as Caroline returns from the city, easing family strain and rekindling warmth in the country farmhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jared Vigeon
Caroline
Jared
Billy Wakeman
Billy
Mr. Pigeon
Oif
Qra
Jared Pigeon
Pine
Phoebe
Mother Pigeon
Mrs. Pigeon
Mother
Statue of Saviour Made From Unused War Pieces
The Christ of the Andes, a bronze statue at Combre pass on the Chile Argentina frontier, stands 26 feet tall on a stone and cement column. Erected after 1904 to commemorate wartime diplomacy aided by Britain, it was funded by Buenos Aires women led by Senora de Costa and made partly from cannons from both armies with an inscription pledging enduring peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combre Pass
Chile
Argentine Republic
Great Britain
Senora de Costa
Christian Mothers’ Association of
Buenos Aires
Argentine
Christ the Redeemer
American First to See Land in the Antarctic
Commander Charles Wilkes led the American Antarctic expedition and first sighted land on January 19, 1840. French Captain D Urville reportedly saw a snow covered mass that day but did not confirm actual land until January 22. Some sources credit Wilkes due to calendar adjustments, while the United States claim faces international arbitration if challenged. No signs of humans or land animals have been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wilkes
Antarctic
D’urville
New York Herald Tribune
Wilkes
D'Urville
United States
International Lnn
Cholera Propaganda Fails to Stop Outbreak in Yoochow
The medical section of the League of Nations urged boiled water campaigns in Yoochow, China amid a cholera epidemic. A parade of carts depicted the cholera devil and the boiled water angel, shouting to drink boiled water for weeks. Despite the intense effort, hundreds died in surrounding villages, and the city reported no cases when the outbreak arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Yoochow
China
Kansas City
Apricot From China in California History
The apricot, a key California fruit, is believed to originate from China and was introduced in early mission days. It shares a life habit with the peach and has faced the curculio enemy in the East. Three apricot species exist, with the American type noted for its foliaged spreading tree, bright green leaves, and pinkish white flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
California
Pacific State
Locusts Good for Something in Orchard and Farm Use
A Macon dentist explains locusts have two useful roles. First they make excellent chicken feed. Second they provide wild birds with a substitute for the crust they might destroy, helping orchard owners by boosting cherry crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Early use of the long s in printing history
Benjamin Franklin noted the shift from the long s to the round s by 1786 and John Bell of London highlighted early discards of the long s in 1775. The long s faded from general use by about 1800 after existing in printing since the fifteenth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bell
London
Benjamin Franklin
War on Insects Never Ceases in 19th Century Report
The article claims insects form a never ending battle with 120,000 species and about 2,500,000 specimens. It cites termites causing $80,000,000 in damage yearly in the United States and rodents causing $800,000,000 in losses nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouth
Banquet at Conemaugh and local visits noted
Jericho residents attended a banquet at Conemaugh on Saturday evening. Grandma Marsh arrives to spend winter with her son John Boyle. Charlee Jones of Johnstown visited relatives here over the weekend. Harold Nicol and Glen Lichtenfels returned home after hunting here. Mrs Bessie Pease won the Republican Register Assessor race in this district. Russel Marsh of Mt Tahor visited relatives Sunday. Mrs Della Muir and Mrs R L Boring called on relatives here Sunday. American Legion Ladies Auxiliary No 576 organized with officers installed. Mrs James Conway and Vern Phillips oversaw the ceremonies. Robins son unit served coffee and sandwiches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jericho
John McDowell
Conemaugh
Grandma Marsh
Mt. Tabor
John Smith
John Boyle
Charlee Jones
Johnstown
Harold Nicol
Glen Lichtenfels
Bessie Pease
Russel Marsh
Mt. Tahor
Mis. Della Muir
West Bolivar
R. L. Boring
A. B. Dodson
Matthew Dodson
Mr. Salone
Vandergrift
Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion
Guy Bryan
James Conway
Scottdale
Blairsville
Vern Phillips
Robinson
Maple Grove social notes feature regional guests and visits
Rev G J Galentine and Dehaven of Dayton Pa hosted at Robert Adams home. Sleppys from near Penn Run visited Conrad Sleppy. Marie Jacobs and family visited Indiana, as did Carl Gance and Mary Jane Hedlwood with Jennie Coy. Jesse Ober and Merle Brown hosted, Elmer Detwiler visited, Jennie Coy returned from Armagh, and multiple neighbors shared Sunday calls in the Maple Grove area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Galentine
C. “Dehaven
Dayton
Robert Adams
W. H. Sleppy
Penn Run
Conrad ‘Sleppy
Marie Jacobs
Buddy
Dolly
Wilmer Henry
Indiana
Carl Gance
Mary Jane
Hedlwood
Jennie Coy
Waldo Brown
Merle Brown
Elmer Detwiler
Jesse ‘Detwiler
Jesse Ober
Shady Hollow and Local Social Notes Update
Shady Hollow details weekly visits with Steele Henderson at home and calls between Elderton and nearby residents. The Tax League met largely in South Bend on November 17 with thanks to Beulah Munshower and others, and the group plans another gathering on December 15. Also included is a gun gauge measurement chart listing bore diameters per gauge from four to 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele Henderson
R. J. Siverling
Elderton
Somerset
Tax ‘League
South Bend
Stony ‘Point
Beulah Munshower
L. M. Henderson
Tax League
Progress and Pitts Burgh Daily Post Gazette Ad
Advertisement announcing a five dollar fifty cent annual subscription for Indiana County R F D residents or those not served by Post Gazettes carriers. States the Post Gazette is the only daily newspaper mailed to homes the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress and
Pitts
Burgh
Daily Post Gazette
Indiana County
R.F.D
Post-Gazette
Thanks for Health Day Opens Christmas Seal Sale
Endorsed by Dr. James N Rule and other educational leaders the “Thanks for Health” Day on November 29 promotes the 27th annual Christmas Seal sale. The observance features school events, a Thanksgiving program, tuberculosis education, and health themes stressing nutrition, rest, and selective athletics in a nationwide effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James N. Rule
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Anu
Herata
Pontman
Pennsylvania
Rule
Washington Township social notes from Indiana visit
Misa Hisle Park spent last week visiting friends at Indiana. Dozens of locals, including Fricks Blystones Rankins and Parks, are listed as callers and visitors across Sagamore Atwood Creekside and Punxutawney area with a social calendar heavy on family and church ties. A two below zero reading is recorded on Thursday morning. A kitchen shower for Roy Blystone and his bride is described with a large turnout and music by a local orchestra.
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Washington Township
Misa Hisle Park
Indiana
Willard Frick
I. N. Frick
Atwood
J. JE. Blystone
Josiah Fisher
Glenn Jewart
James Blystone
J. B. Blystone
J. E. iPark
Frank Lohr
Elkin Bothel
Sagamore
Dan ‘Bethel
Near
Creekside
O. J. Fleming
Bila Fleming
Myron Rearigh
Carl Miller
Local Residents Attend Events and Notables Visit Town
Thomas Anderson remains a hospital patient at Spangler. Christine Long of Marstellar visits relatives Monday. Robert Buckshaw buys a 1933 Nash sedan. Albert Contrucci visits from Indiana on Wednesday. Elliott Laney of Clymer calls Thursday. Mrs Beringer and children Violet Dick and Steve Sutila visit Bedford relatives. Alma Vozer calls Nanty Glo Saturday. Rose Tomasko and Claya Danilowicz of New York attend a funeral in town Tuesday. The note mentions the world’s first jig saw puzzle made by a Londoner in 1790.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alverda Thomas Anderson
Spangler Hospital
Christine Long
Marstellar
Robert Buckshaw
Harry Ansted
Barnesboro
Albert Contrucci
Indiana
Elliott Laney
Clymer
R. D
Lawrence Beringer
Violet
Steve Sutila
Bedford
Alma Vozer
Nantyglo
Rose Tomasko
Claya Danilowicz
Tarrytown
N. Y
Josephine Dunilowicz
Small town notes from Greensburg area and Punxsutawney
Melvin Lakin Rossiter and two friends traveled from Greensburg to hunt with Wm Lowmaster. Mrs John States and daughter Mary shopped in Punxsutawney. Carlton States visited Clark Lowmaster in Adrian hospital. Local folks butcher week. Bob Seger bought a truck and hauls coal. Oakley Elenburger walked after snow drift. Glenn Bowers visited Quinn Pearce. Merle Henry and John States traveled to Indiana. Enondrista Olly Gaston Dale Bowers Kenneth Gaston stayed with friends. Arthur Spon family visited Irwin and Mrs Gaston. Rhoda Blenberger visited her brother T W States. Lee Lowmaster visited Ben Lowmaster. Sun wash towels daily to keep them white.
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Rossiter Melvin Lakin
Greensburg
Wm. Lowmaster
John States
Mary
Punxsutawney
Carlton
Clark Lowmaster
Adrian
Bob Seger
Rossiter
Oakley ‘Elenburger
Gaston School
Glenn Bowers
Youngstown
Quinn Pearce
Merle Henry
Indiana
Olly Gaston
Dale Bowers
Kenneth Gaston
Arthur Spon
Richmond
Lee Lowmaster
Ben Lowmaster
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The
Maple Grove
Mrs
Wintondale
Shady Hollow
Winchester Arms Mfg. Co
Marian ‘Frick
iCreeklelde
Salem Frick
Howard
Rankin
Mildred
Cres- Bon
Harold Stuchel
Roy
Mable Stuchel
Wilbur Boyer
Harmony Grove Lutheran Church
Melvin Park
Edward
J. , Park
Walter Harmon
Ethel
Mae Jack
Sara Davis
Myrtle J.nichol
Ella Fleming
Sara Dry
John Johnston
James Stuchel
J. H. Blystone
Roy Blystone
Emerson
Marian
Paul McIntire
Donnie
Mildred Rankin
Carl Milley
Raymond
Emma
Elizabeth
Harl Frick
Harold
Dale
Ruth Frick
J. A. ‘Park
Olive
Earl
Leroy
Alvin Rearick
James Gress
Mangas
Harry Marshall
Ralph Dewain
Martha
Verda Prugh
Reid McClean
Elmer
Kenneth Marshall
Mary John
James Stucher
Byron Brown
Charles Brown
Charles
Blair Smeltzer
Wilbur Shaffer
Arthur Blystone
Bryan Miller
Ralph
Maurice
Gayle
Gayle Davis
Milo Miller
Newell
Jessie
Florence
Bell Telephone Company OF Pennsylvania
Indiana Progress Pathfinder
Poultry Tribune Country Home
American Home Household Magazine
Pictorial Review
Sports Afield
Delineator Magazine
Parents’ Magazine
Silver Screen
McCall’s
Magazina
Popular Science Monthly
Market Growers’ Journal
Woman’s Home Companion
NEEDLECRAFT _ ETUDE MUSIC
Magazing
Boys’ Life
Scout Magazine
Indiana Progress
Patha Ae
Poultry Tribune
Country Home
the Progress
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