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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1925
Page
8
Weekly Health Talk by Dr. Charles H. Miner urges daily milk for children, arguing milk is nourishment first and foremost. He promotes noon-day school lunches with milk, noting weight gain signals health and urging adults to drink more milk to benefit themselves and their children.
United States education estimates show irregular attendance cost about 250 million dollars last year. A Bureau of Education study across ten states found median attendance 141.7 days, with over one fourth attending considerably less than three months. Longer terms improved daily attendance.
The text argues progress toward distinctively American comfort through electricity and domestic conveniences, contrasting with European dwellings and noting hotels lacking necessities. It condemns killing pheasants as harming farmers, stressing birds as allies against crops and insects, and warns against continued bird slaughter undermining food production.
Miss Rachel Rummel and Miss Cordie King are employed at local homes. Several residents, including Don Langham and Leo Berringer, are mentioned with visits and illnesses. The community welcomes Rev Mack Amire back as pastor for the Evangelical church for the coming year. Social gatherings and Sunday visits are described among the Berringer and Langham families with multiple relatives visiting Kinport and Greenwich.
On the farm of J Alex Anderson two and a half miles northeast of Shelocta the sale is on Tuesday September 22 at 1230. Items include a brown mare three milk cows two springers two spring heifer calves all tubercular tested a lot of chickens farm machinery and vehicles including Brookville wagon and ladders grain drill buggy plows corn planter windmill sleds stoves washer and other articles Auctioneers J Alex Anderson R W Ghorgh Penn Run Wayne Coy and daughter visitors and local notices follow with regional updates.
The weekly market report from the St. Louis National Stockyards notes depressed stocker and feeder cattle trade due to hot dry weather with prices unevenly lower by up to 76 cents. Recent showers and cooler temps improved sentiment as more cattle moved to pasture. Quotations include Fancy feeding steers 7.25 to 8.00, good to choice feeder steers 6.25 to 7.25, stocker steers 6.00 to 6.65, stock cows 2.75 to 3.50, stock heifers 4.25 to 6.50, and stock bulls 4.00 to 3.50 in assorted classes.
Idaho resident Olive Crum of DuBois spent a week with cousin Miss Jane. A number of local residents attended the Indiana fair Thursday. Ray, Mia, Irvin and family of Princeton were guests of Mr and Mrs Howard Kimmel Sunday. Emma Munshower, Donald Silvis, Lloyd Say and Helen Henderson are attending high school at Hiderton. W P Georges spent the past week at Kittanning.
Frank Lydie and family spent Stue day at Lawrence Shank's while Howard Meeking and family were guests. Ruth Clark visited Kathryn McCoy in Johnstown. The school opened Monday with Kathryn McCoy and Wilda Hughes as teachers. Bernard Meeking and wife attended Saints day with George Meekins.
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