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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1933
Page
6
Early theories blamed phosphorus for firefly glow but exhaustive tests found no phosphorus. Research points to fats and fatty secretions reacting with oxygen in alkaline conditions, producing heat and light. The glow originates in luminous abdominal or thoracic fat bodies controlled by nerves, where a substance is burned with oxygen carried by tracheal tubes.
The article explains that porcupines do not launch quills. Quills detach only when the animal is attacked or agitated, often embedding in the attacker. Burroughs notes the tail is the defensive weapon and that the myth of shooting quills is incorrect.
An excerpt from How to Live challenges the belief that running water purifies itself. It argues standing water settles solids and germs, while running streams stay stirred and spread pollution longer. It cautions against drinking country supplies unless boiled first.
A four to five thousand year old cemetery was uncovered at Asnieres near Paris while foundations were dug. Workmen unearthed massive sandstone blocks and fossilized bones, with one block weighing nearly two tons showing how prehistoric people moved stones for monuments.
Beekeepers debate if loud noises like shouting ringing and banging pans can calm swarms. The U S Department of Agriculture notes no clear evidence bees hear, while old beliefs claim noise can drive bees to settle, a view yet unproven.
The new concept in Boston in 1820s offered whole rooms to single guests, replacing the common practice of sharing one room by several travelers in a single bed. This shift surprised innkeepers worldwide and began a new era in lodging.
The Malabar squirrel of the Malay peninsula reaches roughly twice the size of the North American gray, mainly gray in color with black and red spotting.
Phoenicia was a small but influential strip along the Mediterranean from 12 to 20 miles wide and about 120 miles long. Its people were famed mariners traders and artisans, with Carthage as a notable colony. The region watered by Lebanon streams boasted Tyre Sidon and Beyreout harbors and fertile soil yielding oranges figs olives grapes and grain.
Westminster Abbey, the site of a church for over thirteen centuries, originated in Edward the Confessor’s reign. The present abbey began as a church built between 1049 and 1050 and later named the Collegiate Church of St. Peter. Edward the Confessor, buried there in 1068, initiated a shrine later expanded by Henry III. the abbey has undergone several reconstructions, with work as late as 1890, and houses thirteen kings and five sovereign queens buried within.
In London the Law Courts staged a thirteenth century rent ritual. A Shropshire moorland quit rent paid to the crown and six horseshoes with 61 nails for a forge once owned by a farrier are recounted. The city, still paying, watched the remembrancer observe the ceremony as twigs were split and the horseshoes and nails counted.
The Hygela Health Magazine cautions against romanticizing spiders especially the Black Widow. It argues naturalists overstate benefits and warns of real house dangers and potential poison risks from this notorious arachnid.
The Libby Prison moved to Chicago in 1889 was demolished in 1890 and the Coliseum built on the site in 1900. The outer wall formed part of the Coliseum front and the war exhibit remains with the Chicago Historical Society along with shutters and the main door. Most building material was disposed of by wreckers in 1899.
The article recalls the first cremation in America in 1792 of Col Henry Laurens, a Continental Congress president and Washington staff member, cremated per his will on his Charleston estate. A week later his close friend became the second white cremation in the country.
Flowers smell stronger after rain due to damp air trapping scent in a smaller area. The gas molecules concentrate when the atmosphere is moist, making the fragrance more noticeable.
Residents recount a pre social and festival held in Grange hall Penn Run Saturday evening. Mrs J R Smith of nearby Penn Run improving in Indiana hospital. Miss Henrietta Parry funeral at Pine Flats drew large crowd Monday. Various locals attended church and visits include Indiana and Silkwood, with several children celebrating birthdays and attending events.
South Bend residents report a lively week with visits from Dr Yoder and family of New Kensington and J H Hanna from Brackenridge. Relatives attended Mrs George Anderson’s funeral in Apollo. The Anderson sale drew a large crowd. The September FTBS club met at Mrs Harold McIntire’s home. Virgie Alshouse returned from a two week visit in New Kensington. Mr and Mrs Wendell Devers hosted friends for an evening out. H HW Hanna joined the homecoming service at West Lebanon. Alfred Silvis and family visited from West Lebanon, and L M Martz and Mrs Martz were callers in Elderton.
Plumville residents and guests enjoyed weekend trips and hospital news. Clyde and Clyde Moore with Blaine Millen couples vacationed in the mountains near Emporium while Mrs. W. J. Dunlap returned home from California after visiting her daughter. Others hosted and traveled to Chicago and Pittsburgh. a hospital patient, Mrs. Reid Stuchell, improved at Indiana hospital, and Dorothy Ball visited Ernest before returning home.
Local residents record a string of calls visits and social events across Washington Township including Blystone Clowes Harman Frye Spicher and Orr households. Notable mentions include Harmony Grove Lutheran services and the death of Mrs. William Brewer with burial plans in Harmony Grove cemetery.
Miss Hallie Baxter of Washington DC returned to Apollo to visit sister Mrs J B Ewing and sister Mrs Artie Ewing. Miss Gulu Buckley of Apollo called to see her mother Mrs Etta Buckley in the Ross Wilson home. Mr and Mrs H J Smith spent Sunday with daughter Mrs Mabel Rwing and helped little Ross celebrate his fourth birthday. T C Ball and J S wing attended the West Lebanon homecoming service. Mrs J B wing and Miss Hallie Baxter called in the Ross Wilson home Monday evening.
Progress and Pittsburgh Daily Post Gazette announces a home delivery offer of 5.50 dollars per year for Indiana County RFC residents or others not served by Post-Gazette Carriers. The note promotes same-day publication delivery and directs readers to Page 3 for club bargains.
A stream of weekend visitors and relatives are noted in Uniontown and surrounding towns. Charles Ball and family from Uniontown stayed with Altoona relatives. Blair Stiffler from Salina visited Inis Beringer grandparents. numerous Langham and Beringer family members appeared as guests at various homes. Additional notes include attendance at a funeral in Cookport and relatives visiting in Pittsburgh.
Communion services are set for next Sabbath at 11 o clock with preparatory services Thursday evening at 7 30. Mr and Mrs T J Sell and family called on friends near Apollo last Sabbath forenoon. Visitors at the church included Mr King and Mr Nicely from Indiana Walter Smith of Sugar Run and Mrs Blanche Craig of Parkwood. A serenade and dance honored Samuel Brandon on Wednesday night. Sara Jane Sell works for Mr and Mrs Donald Bush.
Sabbath school at 10:00, church at 11:00, and 7:30 program led by David Rosensteel. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30. Greensburg visitors, Mears reunion at Fassett home, West Lebanon church homecoming, Elders Ridge Vocational school opens Oct 2 with large turnout. Dorcas class meets at George Wray home. Cuthbert proposal lines interrupt.
Mr and Mrs John Ray of Falls Creek spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Tyan Miller. Richard Downey of Indiana visited L R Elder. C W Warner of Punxsitawney stayed with EB Bilder group last week. Evelyn Oberlin visited her parents. Ralph Oberlin and H W Oberlin hosted deckers Point guests. Indiana callers included Leroy Crawford Louise Rows and L R Elder. L R Bilder sourced Marton Center business. A playful exchange suggests a courtship tale linked to a golf course and a hot dog stand remark.
A boy asks his mother to stop calling him "little lamb" in public. She questions why not, and he quips it makes him feel sheepish, turning a family moment into a lighthearted gag.
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