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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1917
Page
10
Official statistics claim Netherlanda population at 0,583,226 with 8,270,859 males and 8,812,807 females. Amsterdam remains the country’s largest city with 628,403 residents, while growth over twenty years mirrors births minus deaths.
A compact reflection links music and art to longevity noting that many great composers died young while Verdi lived into his nineties. The piece contrasts Schubert Mozart Bellini Bizet Purcell Mendelssohn Chopin Weber Schumann with Verdi’s long life.
An anaconda twenty feet long in a French museum fed only thirty four times over five years after being brought there in 1885. It normally refused food unless in real want, with intervals between meals from 23 to 204 days and keepers noting unease to judge hunger. In 1886 many attempts to tempt feeding failed.
The article explains early writing used papyrus from bulrush plants in Egypt. It describes scrolls about one and a half feet wide and up to fifty feet long, sheets joined and rolled on sticks, titles on tags or roll exteriors, and storage in round wooden boxes.
An editor reflects on the timeless moral guideline urging fair treatment of others. The piece appeals to universal experience, noting that what happens to one person can occur to any man, and that the rule should govern all actions.
The text notes green turtle eggs hatch in eight to nine weeks and many hatchlings reach the sea, facing predators. It also argues there is no national American headdress among immigrants, suggesting English influence and early history as factors in lack of distinctive headgear.
Professor Alexander Gray of Cornell credits G. S. Moser then a student with one of the first practical applications of the electric generator in America in 1875. At seven years old, the university had not yet produced graduates, yet Moser inspired the campus and enabled remote farm lights in central New York years before illumination spread to Paris, London, Berlin, New York or other great cities.
Historic Peronne in France was a mighty fortress famed as PeronneJa Fucelle maiden city. It withstood sieges and boasted ancient walls and green meadows along a deep river. Sir Walter Scott’s Quentin Durward recalls the town as a setting for royal power and peril.
The article notes a mysterious bottom substance in the ocean that water cannot penetrate, preventing the sea from sinking into the earth. It claims only a few places allow water to pass, so the outflow remains negligible, and speculates that ongoing water movement could reach the earth’s interior where it would become steam.
The London Chronicle notes Bagdad’s decline from its Abbasid-era glory. Once the western bank housed the court and wealth, the eastern suburb now suffers as the river divides centers of power. The city lies in ruins needing westernized improvement.
A description of Indian sleeping habits contrasts with Western rituals. In heat, doors stay open and beds are simple wooden frames with thin cotton mattresses, one sheet, and two pillows. Some prefer matting to a mattress for cooling comfort.
The passage urges constant self improvement under all circumstances. Real effort reflects deep humility as progress relies on learning from our flaws and wavering steps while aspiring to rise toward a higher rock.
The Kansas City Star comments that former sweethearts will steer you toward the man they might have married and, regardless of your life, will do so with an air of superiority in front of your wife, Louisiana Courier Journal notes.
In Topeka the six daughters of Eph Wiley marry at roughly one per year. An old friend asked for a loan, but Eph refused, saying he would gain another son in law next month to help set up a business.
Builders across Sumatra used timber stringers and burlap bag abutments filled with cement and sand to span streams. Heavy rains soaked the bags, turning the entire structure into solid concrete.
A London Telegraph quip recalls a woman in a local paper seeking a page boy under the heading Youth wanted. A friend, in blunt humor, sent her a wrinkle remover a fairy bloom a set of false teeth and a flaxen wig as a playful mischief.
A Pittsburgh Press decries a recruit's effort as hopeless after a drill sergeant scorns a corporal, noting the top half stands at attention while the bottom half sits at ease, illustrating a comical military misfit.
A collection of quick quips and witticisms from papers and readers. A Birmingham Age-Herald joke about print and prominence contrasts with a Washington Star remark on working hours.
In remarks relayed by the London Telegraph, Private Jimson recounts being captured and stripped during battle. Asked if he felt the cold mud, he says no, for he was “carefully covered” by the enemy with their rifle.
The New York Sun notes that a girl resents being labeled as frightfully unconventional or conventional. The joke: insisting on either label provokes irritation, while claiming no awareness of her stance also annoys her. The exchange highlights social sensitivities to labels.
A quotation misleads readers as the Bible does not say the lion lies with the lamb. Isaiah mentions the wolf dwelling with the lamb and other beasts in harmony, but the popular version with the lion and lamb is a condensed misrendering aided by alliteration.
A note on dieting lists several cautions for weight loss. Avoid overeating and eating when not hungry, skip liquids with meals, avoid stimulants, toast bread only in moderation, and prefer walking over riding. Walking, described as the best exercise, keeps one outdoors and activates all muscles.
An excerpt on achieving a successful life through action and disciplined endurance. It contrasts decisive achievement with steady patience when facing a difficult position and emphasizes timely effort and perseverance.
Mrs A M Walback spent the past week with relatives in Pittsburg. Miss Mary Neely returned home after visiting her mother in Indiana. Mr and Mrs G W Cribbs were at the home of Della Hoskinson Thursday. J M Wakefield assisted his son in law Wm Altimus and sprained an ankle. Mrs Laura Neely sold her Clyde farm and moved to Indiana. Mrs Ralph Hoskinson of near Graceton visited sister in law Della Hoskinson. Mr and Mrs J C Neely of Ingomar and daughter Rebecca returned home after a few days with friends here. Miss Monaghan of Bradford elected teacher of Lynn school. Miss Thompson of Cherry Tree for Garfield primary. Marie and Boyd Wathback near Robinson with Fred Sinclair and Emens Walback were at El ya Walback’s Friday. Mrs J L Walbeck spent Thursday at Swissvale. Mrs T A Henderson and daughter Clara visited Mr and Mrs Charles Henderson on Sabbath.
Names listed include W. M. Uber Everett Petticord Guy Uber Donald Wilt Fay Rowley Vera Wilt Twila Longenecker Velma Con ner Eugene Bowder and relatives visits Mrs J D Spicher Mrs Samuel Trimble Mrs Thomas Trimble John Churchill and family visited Pittsburg Dr Heilman and family Virginia visited Indiana Mr and Mrs B F Ake attended the Toronto fair last week.
Lovejoy Mr and Mrs Dean Howe and William Howe of Buffalo New York visited A J Lydick Monday. Mrs Francis Picquenot returned home from Johnstown. Miss Ella Lydic spent Sunday with her brother Frank Lydic of Cockport. Jennings Goodlin and Alvie Lydic, employed at Roasiter, spent Sunday here. Mr and Mrs T H Boucher of Cockport spent Sunday with Charles Morrison.
North Ninth street resident Miss Nora Hamilton joins government and Red Cross efforts. Question raised on ensuring children stay in school without life insurance funds. Smith Northwestern BavInES and Trust building Indiana PAL.
Large black type muslin trespass notices offered for sale at this office. Price six for 25 cents. Three cents postage applies if mailing. 36-tf
The Trimble reunion will be held at the home of Mrs. George Trimble along the Clymer trolley line on Saturday September 16. Donald Lockard and Steel Guthrie left yesterday for State College to study during the coming winter. Rev H N Newell of Chester, Va a former pastor, was in Indiana yesterday arranging for his son Merle and daughter Ida Newell to enter the normal school.
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