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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1912
Page
2
A discussion on optical illusions shows how temporary flashes create lasting retinal impressions. Lightning and train motion appear stationary briefly while real distances mislead, with pain signals tied to brain perception. Twilit scenes alter size judgments, making people and animals seem larger than they are.
A historical note describes a novel lighting system by L A Howard of Wichita for a tight rope performer. It allows lights on clothing to appear and disappear with movement via electrical contacts along the rope. The piece mentions drug store sign era jars and the shift from apothecary secrets to modern chemical display.
A fragmented line from a 1960s to 1980s newspaper shows Gould plays at WIII with a garbled quote about spending time at a home and a figure named Tommy Jones. The readability is poor, making precise entities speculative.
A government bulletin warns that young turkeys are highly vulnerable to parasites and harsh conditions. Protect poults by treating the hen with safe insect powder before hatching and inspect hatchlings for lice, using careful applications of sweet oil and insect powder while avoiding kerosene.
A Minnesota inventor patents a rubber stamp device fitted to a glove palm to imprint dates on eggs as they are gathered. The stamp uses removable type and is strapped around the hand, enabling immediate dating without re-sorting the entire collection.
Remedies for diarrhoea in birds are listed with precise dosages. Subnitrate of bismuth 1-4 grains twice daily or powdered cinnamon bark 2 grains twice daily. Feed should be dry. If corrected too abruptly, give 20-80 grains of salts in a tablespoonful of water. One or two grains of calo r ie in soft water also helps.
A fragmentary note advises generous dry oatmeal for first feed and emphasizes sun exposure, clean dropping boards, tar paper under perches to deter lice, and careful site selection for poultry houses. It warns mixed flocks favor stronger chicks and notes brooders need steady heat for healthy growth.
The General Assembly proposes amending Article Nine Section Four of the Pennsylvania Constitution to allow the state to issue up to fifty million dollars in bonds to improve and rebuild the highways. The amendment preserves existing debt limits while authorizing bond issuance for highway construction.
A historical text presents a joint resolution proposing amendment to Article Three Section Seven of the Pennsylvania Constitution. It lists numerous local law bans and allowed areas, including labor regulation, and outlines procedures for partial repeal and limitations on granting special privileges. The draft shows extensive punitive and governing scope with many enumerated topics.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2 by the Secretary of the Commonwealth outlines prohibitions on local or special laws. It lists categories such as divorce grants, township and borough changes, school funding, taxation, regulation of labor and industry, and corporate charters, emphasizing that general laws must govern these areas and local acts cannot grant special privileges.
Copy of concurrent resolution seeks amendment to section three of article eight of the Pennsylvania Constitution. It proposes moving all judges elected statewide to either general or municipal elections as needed. It preserves odd year terms and future terms with ongoing offices extended to January next succeeding even years.
The document outlines Joint Resolution Number Four proposing to amend section one of article nine of the Pennsylvania Constitution. It alters tax uniformity rules to allow classification for graded taxes while preserving exemptions for public property, religious worship places, burial sites, and purely public charity institutions. Robert McAfee, Secretary of the Commonwealth, authenticates the copy.
Fragmentary OCR notes reveal a described joint abolition or revocation process involving Renata and a Commonwealth authority. Details are incomplete with inconsistent spellings and missing dates, but indicate an official action delaying or suspending an arrangement within a governmental framework.
The Savings & Trust Company of Indiana Pa guardian announces a private sale to D A Baker for 1800 dollars of one third undivided interest in a 124 acre 31 perch estate in Rayne Township Indiana County Pa, subject to guardian’s consent and coal and mining rights excepted. The sale occurs September 23 1912 at 10:00 a.m. before the Orphans Court.
Fragmentary OCR hints at publications and periodicals including Progress and Ohio Farmer weekly, Progress and Youth's Company, Louis Globe Democrat, and New Ide s Woman's Magazine. Names and titles are garbled but indicate a catalog-like listing of periodicals and subscriptions with unclear dates or prices.
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