The Right Girl in Gatesville Spoofed by Don Farrell
Don Farrell, a tall Yankee engineer in Gatesville, courts twins Carrie Lou and Emmy Lou. When a TV crew hints he is married, Don confronts the twins in a drug store scene. One twin confesses marriage to Carrie Lou the day before, ending the guessing game as Don declares he chose Carrie Lou.
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Don Farrell
Don
Gatesville
Bob Haines
Ann Nelson
Myrtle Street
Bob
Nelson Tering
Carrie Lou
Emmy Lou
Fellows
Georgia
Mississippi
Ferrell
Gwin
Dan
Red Belt
Pon
Carre Lou
Don Fayreli
Newfoundland People Mostly of British Descent
A Montreal Herald writer says Newfoundlanders are chiefly native born of British descent with English Irish and Scottish roots. Cabot and Sebastian are credited with discovering Newfoundland in 1407, ahead of Columbus, who reached the mainland later. Royal accounts note a £10 reward in 1497 for finding the new island.
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Newfounland
Newfornland Fa
Tearly
Borner
Montreal Herald
John
Sebastian Cabot
Bristol Town
Newfoundland
Henry VII
Bristol
Labrador
Columbus
Islands
West Indies
Cabots
John Cabot
Privy Purse
Hym
Domestic Money Orders Paid at Full Face Value
The article explains that domestic money orders must be paid at full face value if presented within one year from the end of the issue month. In the first thirty days after issue, orders drawn in the continental United States may be paid at face value at different offices with the same fee as the issue, while post office money orders are payable at full value without deduction at main, classified, or branch offices. The term branch office includes drug stores and similar locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Post Office
First Movies and Early Moving Pictures
The first public showing of moving pictures occurred in May 1895 at 153 Broadway New York. The boxing bout Griffo v Barnett lasted about four minutes. stars emerged later with Blanche Bayliss and William Courtenay in Miss Jerry (1904). Terry Ramsaye notes John Bunny as an early star with 1910 first appearance alongside Mary Pickford Mabel Norman Arthur Johnson James Kirkwood and Henry Walthall.
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Broadway
New York City
Griffo
Barnett
Blanche Bayliss
Wiliam Courtenay
Miss Jerry
Terry Ramsaye
John Bunny
Mary Pickford
Mabel Normand
Arthur Johnson
James Kirkwood
Henry Walthall
Eggs Plentiful Yet Hens Rare in Cairo
Egypt exports hundreds of millions of eggs yearly while hens with chicks are seldom seen in Cairo. Eggs are hatched in a system unchanged for 4000 years, using steaming ashes, hatching pits, Nile mud domes, camel dung, and palm leaves. Attendants time hatchings to the hour.
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Egypt
Cairo
Gambling in Law Suits in Sixteenth Century France
In Collier's Magazine C C Lawrence from Wollaston Mass describes how civil suits were used as vendetta tools. A man would file a suit against another to profit from the proceeding, hiring a professional plaintiff who would allege false witness statements to win cases through deception.
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France
C.C. Lawrence
Wollaston
Mass
Collier's Magazine
Rapids Run Upstream in St John River Tides
The St. John river in Canada runs upstream at rapids twice daily. It flows into the Bay of Fundy famed for high tides. When the tide rises the rapids move upstream. In some springs the tide height varies by about 80 feet daily in parts of the bay.
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St. John River
Canada
Bay of Fundy
Bay
First Azaleas in the New World Planting Story
Fifise Lougiois, arriving with French Colonials in 1711, visited Toulouse then returned to Mobile with azalea seeds. He planted them in his parents’ garden and by the end of the French period azaleas spread through the town, believed to be the first gua leas planted in the New World.
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New World
Fifise Lougiois
Toulouse
Mobile
Lessons From James on Trials and Gentile Inclusion
A sermon outlines Acts 15 and James 1 1 17 focusing on James as a church leader. It discusses the Jerusalem council decision that Gentiles are included by faith not law and urges Christians to endure trials. It highlights wisdom from God, equality in affliction, and the crown for steadfast faith.
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Damea
Antioch
Peter
Cornelius
Paul
Barnabas
Jerusalem
God
James
Amos
Israel
Life is a Simple Path Says Ralph Waldo Trine
A compact reflection on life advice urging faith and a positive outlook. The quote emphasizes gradual progress, keeping a cheerful demeanor, and avoiding unnecessary complexity.
Affliction and outpouring words in sudden anger
Fragmentary lines describe affliction and sudden anger as a sacred expression of inner hurt and a craving for sympathy spoken to you or to his own soul. The text reads like a reflective meditation on emotional honesty and self-reproach with no clear events or names.
Local Residents Attend Peelordistrict Fair and News Notes
Dayton district social page lists attendees from Peeler area at the Peelordistrict fair including C D Peddicord Gamble Smathers Swank Wiggins Thelma Walker Anderton Peeler Thomas Shirey Hadden Myers Shir ey Foreman Blakley Hadden Tackitt and Nesbit. Also mentions high school plans at Elders Ridge Elderton Indiana State Teachers College and a corn roast hosted by Kathryn and Kenneth Millen. A marriage wishes Arthur Weiss and bride and a serenade at Armstrong Grange honor of Dick Craig.
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Peelor
Dayton Fair
C. D. Peddicord
Cal Gamble
F. M. Smathers
Howard Swank
Walker Wiggins
Thelma
Asa Anderton
Margaret
Jennie Peeler
Martha
Miriam Thomas
James Cook
Carl Kessler
Mildred Cribbs
Violet Hadden
Howard Swank, Jr
James Foreman
William Foreman
Anna Margaret
Gladys Wigelns
Mary Margaret Myers
Dorothy Shirey
Erman Shirey
Harold Blakley
Pete Hadden
Martha Ray
Blair Peterman
Elders Ridge
Elderton
Indiana
Arthur Weiss
Arthur
Chambersville
Kathryn
Kenneth Millen
Parkwood
Martha Thomas
Charles Wiggins
John Campbell
State Teachers College
C. A
Donald
Belle Vernon
Harry Smathers
Local social notes from Olivet and Pittsburgh area
Olivet society updates list Mr and Mrs Ward George and family from Squirrel Hill Pittsburgh visiting Bert Georges on Wednesday evening. Several Pittsburgh visitors include Mr and Mrs Lewis Buyers and Mr and Mrs Chas Robroy with sons Charles Jr and Teddy Latrobe. Mrs Roscoe McConnell helps care for ill mother in Kittanning. Mrs Sara McCombs and son Junior plan California move. Long visits also feature Lysle Stewart in Tiardentum with mother Grace Long and Robet Coulter from Pittsburgh visiting.
Community Guests Visit Rochester Mills Families
Rochester Mills hosts included Mr and Mrs Clyde Gibson and four children. Mr and Mrs Robert Ray. Mr and Mrs Clair Gibson and daughter Jeanne of Pittsburgh. Falls Creek visitors were Mr and Mrs John Ray with family. Punxsutawney and New Kensington calls followed by other local visits. The USDA reports research into a longer tongue bee to boost honey production.
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Clyde Gibson
Robert Ray
Clair Gibson
Jeanne
Pittsburgh
Wm. Gibson
John Ray
Falls Creek
Ivan Miller
L. A. Elder
Charlie Hoop
Evelyn
New Kennington
Harry Richardson
HW. M. Welly
Waye
T. M. Gilpatric
New Kensington
Reed Beatty
Indiana
Max and
Cree Miller
Marion Center
Muffin recipes from a quaint old London bake shop
A humorous antique note on muffins from Pudding Lane Old London praises the treat and provides several traditional muffin recipes. It outlines plain muffins and variations like Jelly Muffins Peanut Butter Surprise Muffins Rice Flakes Health Apple Butter Muffins with detailed ingredient lists and baking times.
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Pudding Lane
London
Marchand Grange supper draws strong Braebreeze turnout
The Marchand Grange supper at Brae-breeze park drew a large crowd on Tuesday evening. The week included visits by Mrs. Harold Mottarn and daughter to Long Island and various locals calling on Ralph Wineberg, with multiple journeys to Pittsburgh and New Kensington. Rev. H. M. Mohney, after seven and a half years serving the charge, left for a new assignment cresting community sentiment amid farewell.
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Marchand Grange
Brae-breeze Park
Harold Mottarn
Long Island
N. Y
E. H. Glass
Punxsutawiney
Annie Moot
Rachel Moot
New York
Clyde Matthews
Connellsville
W. C. Roderus
Braddock
C. M. Wingert
New Radium Detector Uses Henlike Clucking Alarm
A novel device detects lost hospital radium by emitting rapid clucking sounds as radiation nears the source. The alert improves locating spilled or misplaced radium tubes in medical facilities.
Local Social Notes from Dayton Area Gatherings
Girthy list of residents and relatives visiting, calling, and spending time with family across nearby towns. Attendees include Stepp Jamison family, Schrecengosts, Craveners, Rupert family, Lukeharts, Coleman, and Jamison cousins. Dates span Thursday to Sunday with visits to Mt. Union, Vandergrift, Indiana, Zions Valley, Apollo area.
Elders Ridge Sunday Activities Report
Sabbath school at 10:00, church at 11:00. Mr and Mrs Jacob Faith and Ison Carl spent Sunday at Nanty Glo. Mr and Mrs Arthur Coulter visited Mrs Rose Wean. Several from here attended harvest home services at Iselin.
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Elders Ridge
Jacob Faith
Ison
Carl
Spen
Nanty Glo
Communion Services at Curry Run Next Sunday Morning
CURRY RUN community notes report church services set for next Sunday at 11 am. Mr and Mrs J J Sel addressed guests in Gastown on Saturday. C B Rally attracted good attendance and G E Convention reports from Philadelphia were shared. Instrumental and vocal selections were performed by various groups. Mrs McCurdy and daughters Alta and Elda visited Vandergrift friends Saturday. Mrs Sara Anthony of Cleveland Ohio visits sister Mrs Nancy Fleming. A graphic note states welding arcs reach 4000 degrees hotter than the sun, marking unprecedented heat in metal fusion. The printed English Bible will mark 400 years on October 4.
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J. J. Sel
Gastown
C. B
Our Church
G. E
Philadelphia
McCurdy
Alta
Elda
Vandergrift
Sara Anthony
Cleveland, O
Nancy Fleming
Three Good Club Offers For Indiana County Subscribers
Indiana Progress announces subscription offers for county readers including Country Home Poultry Tribune MCCALL'S MAGAZ All Four Publications for one year at 85 dollars. Additional options cover PATHFINDER and NOTION titles. Outside Indiana County readers pay an extra 50 cents per offer. orders directed to The Indiana Progress in Indiana Pennsylvania.
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Indiana County
Indiana
Progress Country Home
Poultry Tribune
Tee McCall's Magaz
Indiana Progress
Pathfinder
Indiana Progress Indiana
Penna
Dane
Breeder's Gazette
Pennsylvania
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FP. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Jamos
Lord
Ralph Waldo Trine
Mabel
Shorty Gamble
The
Western Pennsylvania School For the Deaf
Rochester Mills
United States Department of Agriculture
Josephine Gibbon
Heinz Food Institute
Marchand
Carl Walker
Catherine
Monroe
Sara Lydie
Ralph Wineberg
Henry Wingert
Philips Gas Ca
Punxsutawney
C. W. Matthews
Hazel
J. C. Schrecengost
Glenn
Maxine
EB. D. Schrecengost
Nelson
I. T. Sheasley
Mt. Union
Daniel McGaughey
Wayne
Janice
Shady Hollow
J. T. Jamison
F. A. Coleman
Jamison and
Smith
D. HE. Cravener
Elmer
D. A. Rupert
Archie Lukehart
A. M. Jamison
I. E. Cravener
E. D. Schrecengost
J. R. Jamison
Robert, Jr
Merla
Glenn Clark
Zions
Pennsylvania Threshermen and Farmers Mutual Casualty Insurance Co
Harrisburg
M.C. Stewart
R. D. NO
Homer City
Indiana Lumber & Supply CO
Hess Brothers Restaurant
South Seventh Street
Hwersonaule Prichs Soda Grill
St. Clair Rinn & Co
41Th & Water Sts
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