Mink as Cold Storage Trader in Farm Threats
An old report notes the mink, aka minx and water weasel, runs its own cold storage by storing surplus prey in its den. It preys on fowl and game, killing beyond immediate needs. Farmers fear mink damage in henhouses and game-bird rearings, with cases of 17 Plymouth Rock chicks killed in one night and a farmer losing 19 ducks and 27 chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farry Mini
Ite
Iit
America
University of Michigan
Plymouth Rock
Submerged Giant Mountain Range Hidden Beneath Ocean
Pathfinder Magazine reports a vast submarine mountain range beneath the Atlantic from Antarctica to near Iceland. Saint Helena and the Azores are mentioned as peaks above water in a theory long debated, with depths of three to four miles and few passes, sparking comparison to Atlantis but dismissed by geologists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathfinder Magazine
Antarctic
Iceland
Saint Helena
Napoleon
Azores
Atlantis
Turning Point in Susan B. Anthony’s Life Votes for Women
A sneering remark by a New York state legislator about petition signers shifted Susan B. Anthony from liquor control to woman suffrage. The moment followed her Albany petition drive of 28,000 signatures, nearly all from women, and highlighted sex wage gaps she faced as a teacher.
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New York
Susan B. Anthony
Miss Anthony
Albany
Washington Star
Mystery of the Croatans Explained by Smithsonian Ethnologist
Smithsonian ethnologist tentatively identifies the Croatans as about 8,000 people of mixed white and Indian blood in South Carolina. He suggests they are likely descendants of Siouxan stock rather than Raleighs Lost Colony at Roanoke Island, clarifying a long held belief.
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Indiana
South Carolina
Smithsonian Institution
Sir Walter Raleigh
Roanoke Island
Literary Digest
Woodpeckers a 350-branch family and farming ally
The woodpecker is not a single bird but a family with about 350 branches, with roughly half the species in the New World and 25 in the United States. It is likely the farmer and orchardist’s greatest friend, being the most effective defender against tree insect pests.
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New World
United States
Italy census shows more women than men now
After a long period of male dominance about 1,100 to 1,000, Italy now has more women than men. In the 1871 census the ratio was 1,100 men to 1,000 women. The latest census returns show 957 men to 1,000 women.
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Italy
Continuous shipboard cleaning across oceans and ports
Passenger ships are cleaned constantly during (and between) voyages with more thorough cleaning in port, reflecting ongoing housekeeping on seas between continents.
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Continents
Indian Aravanastron Instrument Explained
An Indian stringed instrument named Aravanastron is played with a bow by wandering minstrels. It features a half round gourd body covered with skin or parchment and a sounding board, with multiple strings.
Watson's Ridge social notes with visits and callers
Mr and Mrs Walter Ewing and family hosted actress Wilson's home visit on Sabbath afternoon. Numerous locals like Raymond Marshall Lewinville and Anthony Gulsle West Lebanon picked apples for T C Hood and Clark Coleman. Martha Hine stayed with Ruth Humphrey Markle. Many neighbors called on relatives, with meetings planned at Mary Henrys home and various Sunday visits among Indiana, Clairton, Salisbury, Wilkinsburg, and Ambridge residents.
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Watson's Ridge
Walter Ewing
Actess
Martha Hine
Ruth Humphrey
Markle
Tt. W. Beamer
J. G. Henderson
Alva Long
Holidaysburg
Aleatha Hood
Indiana
Annabel Ewing
Frank Thompson
Elmer Peffer
Albert
Clark Peffer
M. Shields
David Freyer
Clairton
Verona Freyer
D. B. Sutter
B.C. Shields
S. M. Shields
Lewis Shields
Jennie Gourley
Jess Smith
Wilkinsburg
Levi Homen
Catherine Kippert
John Smith
Ambridge
Ethel Swath
Reducing Sunlight Would Reveal Earth’s Hidden Beauty
An official of the Smithsonian, cited by Pathfinder Magazine, explains that lowering sunlight to twilight and maintaining noon-level ultraviolet rays would reveal Amethyst mountains, golden streets and rose-colored cities. Artificially produced conditions could make minerals fluoresce instantly, each element showing a unique color and revealing composition without lengthy chemical analysis.
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Earth
Smithsonian Institution
Pathfinder Magazine
Cooking, meat eating and early pottery origins
The New York Herald-Tribune suggests ancestral apes likely ate insects fruits and succulent plants before cooking. Fire enabled meat palatability and chewing ease, then agriculture and pottery emerged nearly simultaneously. Early pots likely storage vessels for grain, requiring durable porous containers.
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New York Herald-Tribune
The Crocodile's Dentist Feathers for a River Mouth Clean
The crocodile drains its mouth of leeches with the help of a Nile river bird known as the dentist. The bird lands on riverbanks, enters the crocodile’s open jaws, and removes leeches from the tongue and mouth walls. The crocodile thanks the bird after the helpful cleaning.
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Dee
Hallowe'en Menu Ideas For Large Or Small Parties
Festive autumn celebration tips describe simple to elaborate Hallowe'en menus with harvest colors and foods. Featured recipes include Fruit Punch in a pumpkin shell Mincemeat Gingerbread Apple Butter Filled Cookies Rice Flake and Peanut Balls and Jack O Lantern Cakes with boiled frosting and raisin decorations.
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Hallowe'en
Hallowe’en
Local social notices list visitors and hospital stays
Mrs J W Landsperger of Tidioute and her daughter visit with Mrs Thomas Anderson and Mrs Altimus. Families from Pittsburgh Steubenville Duquesne Indiana Pitcairn North Dakota and Swissvale visiting relatives here. Funeral of Eugene Steele at Tatheran church noted as large.
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J. W. Landsperger
Tidioute
Thomas Anderson
Wilson
Altimus
Pittsburgh
Steubenville
Mack Shaffer
John Dias
Duquesne
Jay Bowser
Jerry Lear Ard
Dorothy Palmer
Indiana
Jerry Saxton
Boyd McElvee
Pitcairn
James McEloyce
William Mack
North Dakota
J. B. Mack
Dewitt Cunningham
Swissvile
Shomo
Wilbert Mack
Indiana Hospital
Alfred Schruin
Charles Ganello
Willam Altimus
Ley
Orria Boyle
Wadsworth
Cramer
Billa Fulcomer
Tarrelice
Kilmer Bowers
C. L. Schram
Eugene Steele
Tatheran Church
Local notes and social visits across Mount Union area
A collage of short notices lists moves, visits, and social calls in and around Mount Union. Entries mention Eyler of Kittanning, families relocating to farms near Shelocta and Riderton, trips to Apollo Indiana and Warren Ohio, shopping at Kittanning, and attendance at the Worlds Fair. The item ends with humor about a loan collector and a stalled car on a track.
Miss Flat and Miss Sharp Clash Over Fortune and Arrest
In a heated exchange, Miss Flat accuses Miss Sharp of slamming her looks, noting her fortune in the face. Miss Sharp denies the accusation and states she merely pointed out that if beauty equals fortune, she risked arrest for passing counterfeit money.
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Miss Sharp
Marion Center Social and Community Notes
Marion Center items recount visits and family news from La Trobe to Falls Creek. Rev J Edward Hill spoke at M B church on his life story. J Neal Griffith attended the Century of Progress in Chicago. Local residents and visitors from Altoona to Du Bois are noted, including hospital surgeries and weekend travels. A Cleveland colored male quintette drew crowds as the main attraction.
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Jess Lytle
Latrobe
B. P. Caldwell
Hallie Holt
Carl
Falls Creek
Rebecca Hastings
J. Edward Hill
M. B
J. Neal Griffith
Chicago
L. Moore
Margaret
Altoona
B. F. Sterling
John Long
Hall
Glen Campbell
Muriel Barr
Howard
Forsythe
Indiana
N. E. Barr
Clara
Cleveland
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Norman Barkley
Lewisville
Covode
Jack O’lantern
Josephine Gibson
Heinz Food Institute
Mount Union
J. K. Eyler
Kittanning
C. E. Boyer
George Keeler
Shelocta
T. J. Shaeffer
Apolo and Spring Church
Arthur Altman
Rlderton
J. T. Sheasley
Minnie Sturgeon
Erwin Sheasley
Jimmy
Floyd
J.C. Mutberger
F.'R. Cessna
Rosie
J. F. Russell
Idaho
Peterman
Lester Irvin
Bobby
Evelyn Ruth
Jack
Warren, O
C. Rowley
Carl Fleming
Apollo
Robert Jamison
Justeen
Christy
Mildred Elgin
C. A. Kough
Dorothy
Wilda
Ethel
Wayne
M. R. Peterman
Dutch Run
C. C. Dunmire
Pannfield
Department of Agriculture
Attorney-General
The
Indiana Progress
Marion Center
Miss Nause
Wilson Bice
Ork
R.W. Wehrle
Indiana, Pa
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