Five Points Boy Hurt in Auto Accident Near Washington Township
Clarence Snyder, son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Snyder, sustained a fracture of the right leg when an automobile he rode in overturned on Saturday morning on the hill near the BR P tunnel north of town. The crash was caused by a broken front spring. The injured boy was taken to Indiana hospital. Two Parks friends in the car escaped unhurt. The car suffered heavy damage.
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Clarence Snyder
John D. Snyder
Washington Township
Indiana Hospital
Parks
Brave Wolf Duel on the Dakota Frontier
A western reminiscence from 1882 recalls a wolf trap chase near a rough Rea Heights rail stop in Wand County South Dakota. A father and dog Shep pursued a white buffalo wolf on three legs as rifle fire ended the chase and saved the boy from danger.
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Wand
South Dakota
Pierre
Rea Heights
Father
Roger
Shep
Berhind
Tallest Man on Earth and Dyeing Demonstration
A report compares Patrick O Connor with Albert Brough, noting O Connor as near eight feet tall with immense measurements. An exhibition in London by the Knox guild of design and crafts displays dyed woolen textiles from soot and plants, plus leather work pottery and jewelry. The Trident parodies a student question about Neptune and oyster forks.
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Africa
Patrick O'Connor
Albert Brough
O'Connor
South Africa
Hercules
Cam
London
Knox Guild of Design and Crafts
Refused to Admit Failure and Changed the World
A collection of historical examples shows that early setbacks shape later success. Sir Henry Bessemer, Stephen Girard, Phillips Brooks, and Abraham Lincoln all faced losses or defeats before achieving lasting impact. Each story highlights perseverance, shifting careers, and eventual prominence despite initial failure.
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John T. Paris
Henry Bessemer
Stephen Girard
West Indies
Delaware Bay
Philadelphia
Phillips Brooks
Larvard College
Brooks
Theological Seminary
Abraham Lincoln
Public sales listed in Center township and Jacksonville notices
Public sales at the George W. Dunmire farm Center township Homer City road September 21 includes horses cows yearlings calves hogs poultry farming gear grain and hay. Public sale at Hannah McCracken residence Jacksonville September 22 offers household goods beds carpets stoves tables chairs and poultry. Frank Douglass Indiana pa sells fine Timothy seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Dunmire
Long Bros
Center Township
Homer City
Homer-Jacksonville
W. George
Hannah McCracken
Jacksonville
Hannah McChacken
W. Gheorghe
Timothy
Frank Douglass
Indiana
Sons of Veterans Smoker Meeting Notice
Members of the William L. Buchanan Camp No 177 Sons of Veterans are urged to attend a Thursday evening meeting on September 23. A smoker will follow with ice cream served. Also notice of buggies for sale from S F Bunyan's Livery at Rear Central Hotel Indiana Pa and a dentist office closure on Thursdays until December 1 1920 plus local prices for eggs butter and sugar.
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Sons of Veterans
Sons of Veterans of
William L. Buchanan
S. F. Bunyan
Rear Central Hotel
Indiana
L. Be, Ackerson
Clymer
Mistletoe superstition and history in old texts
The article notes mistletoe is often kept out of homes before New Year due to dire superstition and its uneasy religious past. It cites Druids and heathen links, mentions Bristol cathedral carvings, and references Sir Walter Scott’s humorous error about mistletoe in medieval Christmas scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Cathedral
Berkeleys
Scotland
Sir Walter Scott
Japanese Trade Expands and South Sea Ambitions
Japan seeks a larger share of South Sea Islands trade, estimated at 2 billion yen annually, with imports from the islands in rubber, sugar, chemicals, dyes, and spices. President Kimura urges direct trade agencies with Sumatra and Manta to boost Malaysia trade. Relic of bygone days notes at a centennial tea event, a quilt block story recalls a maid who lived with a grandmother for thirty years.
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Japan
South Sea Islands
South Seas
Kimura
Singapore
Sumatra
Manta
Malaysia
Women's Press Club of
Indiana
Prom dilemma sparks Coy banter at Qualified
In a brief exchange at Qualified, Cantrell jokes about attending prom with Cochran, who mocks the idea noting he has no dog, while Cantrell clarifies the odd pairing as a playful aside amid campus chatter.
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Cantrell
Cochran
Princeton
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Witter & Winslow
Juneau
Canoe Township
Friany
Martin Kropsmuck
Covode
Annie Hohay
Suiyerstown
Wilbur Gibson
Ira Borland
Lisle
Wayne Beers
Lown
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania College
Green Township
BR MecAnulty
Dudgnar
Cgertha
J. M. Haddon
Alverda
Quay Baker
Carrolltown
Myra
J. A. McCurdy
Near Ernest
Clark Keith
Ernest McAnulty
Wes McAnaulty
Dale Mc~Annulty
Nanty- Glo
A. G. Gallatin
Plumville
G. J. Gallatin
TH. M. McManus
Myre. Jarkehart
Harry K. Apple
Altoona
Irvin S. Glasser
Victor
Griffith Ellis
Penn Roller Flour Mills
Indiana, Pa
Liberty
J. Wettling & Son
Harlow
England
Selentife Antericun
Neptune
Memoriam
Annie Elizabeth Kerr
Austin Kerr
Cockport
Granparenta
Dixonville
Dayton
Blair F. Uber
Ambrose
Croutman’s Store
Nemo
Bell
Coats
Troutman’s
Troutman's
Qualiu Ard Séchme
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