Local Residents Enjoy Weekend Visits Around Town
Mrs Cherry Tree 11 B Bee and daughter Dorothy visited Clyde Bee home. Harry Seger called on Tuesday. CG W Sebring family went to Pine Flaty. Blaine Stoss family toured Pittsburgh. Kull of Pittsburgh visited sister Mrs Gertrude Barnes. Rev J P McCurdy called in Clearfield. Janet Johns visiting cousin Mrs Eugene Pounds Bilderton. Jerry Shaner family in Nanty-Glo. Mrs Wooster of Micarthus visiting son J HE Wooster. Deers of Curwensville spent Sunday with Lewis Straw. Harlin Gee and Clyde Tyee shopped in Indiana. Catherine Frampton Barnesboro called on Samuel. J E Wooster family in Clearfield. Mrs Guy Hunter Clearfield visited town. Jay McQuilkin family visited New Kensington. F B E Kirk family and Walter Bartholomew weekend at hunting camp in Clearfield County. Sanford Over family Barr Slope visited parents C A Brady. John Cathcart to Pitcairn spent weekend with parents J T Cathcart. Carl Miller Vandergrift and wife Sunday guests of Harry and family. Harry Miller and wife visited Indiana Saturday.
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B. Bee
Dorothy
Clyde Bee
Harry Seger
Near Rossiter
CG. W. Sebring
Pine Flaty
Blaine Stoss
Pittsburgh
Kull
Gertrude Barnes
J. P. McCurdy
Clearfield
Janet Johns
Eugene Pounds
Bilderton
Jerry Shaner
Nanty-Glo
Wooster
Micarthus
J. HE. Wooster
Deers
Curwensville
Lewis Straw
Harlin Gee
Clyde Tyee
Indiana
Catherine Frampton
Barnesboro
Samuel
J. E. Wooster
Guy Hunter
Jay McQuilkin
New Kensington
F. BE. Kirk
Walter Bartholomew
Mr. Kirk
Clearfield County
Sanford Over
Httle
Gene
Howard Brady
Barr Slope
C. A. Brady
John Cathcart
Pitcairn
Trespass Notices Warn Against Both Trespass and Hunting
Public notices warn against trespassing and hunting under the latest Act of Assembly approved May 28 1923 P L 826. The notice details pricing for cloth materials and waterproof paper and offers mailed delivery at extra charge.
Cupid and the Cat Portraits in a Spring Flat
Raymond, an artist, befriends a blue Persian cat named Johnny after sharpening his knife to lure the pet inside. Miss Jarvis, the cat owner, discovers Raymond's painting of Johnny and agrees to view it, while Raymond plans to deliver the portrait across the hall, hinting at a budding romance.
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Ofn Raymond
Johnny
Tobin Raymond
Raymond
Thaymond
Kitty
Miss Jarvis
Joheny
Raymeml
Caydd
Zone of Silence Described in Saint Hubert Forest
A Brussels Le Soir urging creation of a true silence zone in the Saint Hubert forest. The piece describes a rare tract far from rails roads and factories where birds, crickets and brooks are heard, but with no tavern or cottage. It invites walkers seeking refuge from modern noise.
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Forest of
Saint Hubert Aittle
Arcadia
St. Hubert's Wood
le Soir
Brussels
Clever Long Island schemer outwits nursemaid tale
A Long Island woman boasts of tricking her nursemaid by setting the clock back a half hour on the maid's day off so she misses the New York train and returns to care for the baby. She claims the trick proves the maid’s dislike of her and recalls the neighbor’s skeptical reaction.
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Long Island
New York
Albert
New York Sun
Age of Alloys and the Rise of Stainless Steel
Alloys increasingly dominate arts and industry with engines achieving two pounds per horsepower. Tools like shovels and plows last longer. A small copper addition to iron and steel greatly reduces corrosion, leading to stainless steel.
Word of Obscure Origin Informs About News Etymology
The article traces the origin of the word news from compass initials N E W S posting systems and considers an alternate view of news as the plural of new. It notes historical spellings like newes hewis and newys and discusses medieval usage.
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Newes
Hewis
Newys
History of the machine gun from antiquity to Gatling
The piece notes a curious multi firing gun at the Boston navy yard captured in Korea in 1870 with a Chinese inscription claiming 1607 as manufacture. It recalls early repeating guns in Europe and Pepys references to a seven shot English gun in 1662. It traces myriad inventions in France England and America over two centuries. It cites the Civil War as the first practical use, with Dr. R J Gatling of Indianapolis as the inventor in 1851.
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Boston Navy Yard
Korea
Europe
Samuel Pepys
Lary
France
England
America
R. J. Gatling
Indianapolis
Sturgeon Revealed as Harmless Yet Formidable Fish
The sturgeon, largest fish in the Great Lakes system, appears harmless due to lacking teeth. Its only defense is a strong bony tail that can knock a person off their feet. Weighing up to 150 pounds, it feeds slowly along the bottom, sucking in worms and small marine life, with a small reddish worm as a favored diet.
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Great Lakes
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Ross & DeGaetano Master Cleaners
Philadelphia Street
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South Ninth Street
Betty Barry
R. W. Wehrle G Co
Philadelphia
Cupid
Seedense
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CWNU
THE
First National Bank of
Indiana Progress
Geo
BD. Leyener
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