Local notes from Kittanning and nearby towns
A jumble of short society items and notices from Kittanning and surrounding communities. Visitors, illnesses, and minor events are listed, including Mrs. Frank Shomo’s family visits, Miss Boyle’s arrivals, Samuel Welcomer’s illness, and a party hosted by Taylor Good for his wife.
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John Swigart
Kittanning
William
Kay Bowser
Frank Shomo
Kathleen
Jeannette
Garfield Cline
Johnstown
Josephine Boyle
Clymer
Indiana
W. Boyle
Igaile
Russell Burkett
Tutheran Sunday School
Ebl Jay Bowser
Jay Bowser
George Bowser
Ming Josephine Boyle
Samuel Welcomer
Lockport
Oscar Saner
Annabel
Robert
Signaler
Saner
John Foster
Verna Singer
Blairsville
Adam Foust
Prank Shomo
Conemaugh
Conemaungh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Withort Gorge Mack
Avser
Thomas Muir
Nearsie
Joseph Moaly
Joseph Th. Kenderson
McKinley Wenderson
Bolivar
Dolivar Methodist Church
Iawn Sons
John Henderson
Florida
Glenn Henderson
Trafford
Taylor Good
Anaylov Goad
Maar
Ord Bond
Pittshureh
Paul
Fieoree
Mear Dayton
BU Condran
Dot Lewis
Mae Stutsel
Pittsburgh
Susan Spencer
William Stiteler
Merle Black
J. J. Troutman
Janek
Paul Stliteler
Lyda Grice
Where Man Can Live but Not Raise Family
Ellsworth Huntington argues climate limits on civilization and family life. He notes Antarctica and Death Valley as extreme examples where individuals might endure, but not sustain households or reproduction, highlighting harsh regional constraints on human settlement and societal growth.
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Greenland
Antarctica
Antarctic
Scott
Death Valley
Ellsworth
Warpers Miusawae
Western Novel Hearts and Guns in Old Style Critique
Will James argues in Bookman that westerns modernize with smoke and dust as central conflict. He notes enduring violence drives plots but objects to gunplay overwhelming moral elements, urging balance between action and character.
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Lowonder
Will James
Golfer's jumbled lines reveal a noisy practice note
A garbled diary style string describes holes and balls with phrases like the second hole was worse than the first and the third hole was the most bad. It mentions losing a white ball, a desire to quit, and plans to go to church next Sunday spoken by a speaker identified as Kun sus Cy Shar.
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Jon Hantare
Dt Ty Partier
Liam
Cleureh
Subtitles Explain “kibilver” in Theater Context
In a dialogue scene a puzzled woman asks what a “kibilver” is and a Bentler explains softly that it refers to a person who reads subtitles aloud in a private theater. The exchange highlights audience frustrations with audible subtitling during a performance.
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Tewegen
Dolly
Dally
Minuna Movie Plan Provokes Baby Brother Question
A girl named Bessie spent ten cents to take her brother to see a picture show. She asks her mother if she can bring baby Jackie next time. The mother questions bringing an nine-month-old to a movie, while Bessie argues she’d rather take him now before he grows expensive.
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Bessie
Jackie
Tye
Simple Jew ish Funerals Emphasize Simplicity
The funeral practice described favors plain body coverings and linen shrouds without music or ornate rites. It stresses equality between deceased and mourners, avoiding distinctions or ceremonial embellishments.
Mystery Phrase From Arabian Nights Opens Robber Cave Door
A fragment discusses the magic phrase "epen sesiwe" allegedly triggering the door to the robbers cave in the tale of the Forty Thieves. It notes the phrase as a key to mystery or magical acts, casting doubt on its real efficacy.
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Robbs Cave
Bargain Clothing and Footwear in Bankruptcy Sale
A broad bankruptcy sale offers Boys and Mens suits and coats, shoes, and workwear at deep discounts. Highlights include boys 2 and 3 piece suits, longies and knee trousers, coats, mens dress and work shoes, arctics, overalls, and a wide range of ladies and childrens clothing with prices dramatically cut, including coats, dresses, and accessories across all sizes.
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Jack Orr
Jersey
Beast Brown Moves To Store Location Amid Church Visit
Fragmented text records Beast Brown and family moving to a store at a place with Sholah Baptist Church of Devkins Voltler Deg, Boone. Several garbled names and dates appear, mentioning meetings on a Sunday evening and a plan to auction property. The passage includes distorted dialogue and unrelated eccentric quotes, giving a sense of a local community page with scattered notes.
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Beast Brown
The
Sholah Baptist Church of
Devkins
Voltler Deg, Boone Wre Tuco Popery
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Smicksburg
Seatona
Sali
An Derson
Mike Sasuski
Monson
U. S
Marshall Brands
Hood
Goodrich
Gale
Bolivia
Cgcordon’s
Penna
Nicholtown
John Lowman
Pla
Barnesbora
Vole
Urakt
Harold
Alicia
Roberta
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