Sugar Grove to vote on school debt increase at special election
Notice to Sugar Grove Borough electors announces a special election on November 6, 1917 to approve a five thousand five hundred sixty nine dollar increase in school district bonded indebtedness for purchasing the Sugar Grove Seminary property for a high school. The district reports last assessed valuation at 139,283 dollars and states it has no existing debt. The article cites acts and officials, including D. I. Ball as solicitor and D. D. Barlow as secretary.
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Sugar Grove
County of Warren
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Borough of
Erie Conference
Church of the United Brethren In Christ
Fuelless Engine Promises Free Energy For War Effort
Garabed T. K. Giragossian, an inventor, submits a device to the U S government claiming a fuelless engine powered by nature's energies. Congress votes an investigation into the invention. A ten horsepower generator reportedly ran ten hours without fuel, with potential use in steamships to save space and reduce explosion risks.
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Garabed T. K. Giragossian
United States
Congress
Navy destroyer diary reveals peril and thrills of U boat patrol
Leaves from a destroyer commander diary describe convoy battles in a war zone. The account discusses torpedo attacks, rescues, periscope sightings, and the crew experiences aboard U boat patrols with vivid scenes of danger and tension at sea.
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New York
United States Navy
Navy Publicity Bureau
West Thirty-ninth Street
America
X Say
Flaming Onions: New German Pyrotechnic Weapon Described
British Major W A Bishop, a 23 year old air ace, details the new German device dubbed Flaming Onions. He claims the cluster of fire balls launched from mortars roars toward Allied flyers, spinning in a wide spiral and spreading flames as they explode, though he doubts it causes substantial damage.
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W. A. Bishop
Royal Fying Corps
Canada
Bishop
Commmon
Bowie
New Sunspot Activity Noted by Dr Brashear in Pittsburgh
Dr John A Brashear, famed Pittsburgh astronomer, reported three sunspot groups covering about two billion square miles. One cluster contained 25 spots, with one especially active. If the sunspots cross the meridian, Earth could face electrical storms. amateurs are urged to observe and monitor the developments.
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John A. Brashear
Pittsburgh
Doctor Brashear
John W Munsinger Dies at 105 on Birthday Feat
John W Munsinger, age about 104 or 105, died at Howard Kin after a long life marked by a birthday stunt. He reportedly leaped into the air and snapped his heels together three times on his last birthday, a feat unmatched by guests under fifty. Survived by grown children, the oldest about seventy.
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John W Munsinger
John Munsinger
Howard Kin
The Daughters of the Household
A light exchange notes the beauty of the daughters and jokes about a nightly domestic showdown to choose who helps their mother with the dishes. The humor hints at a lively family routine and affectionate family dynamics.
School Lunches Reform Ideas From Farmers Bulletin
Home economics experts urge better school lunches, not mere fillers. Suggestions from Farmers Bulletin 712 include balanced meals with sandwiches, meats, fruits, vegetables, dairy and cake options, emphasizing simple, affordable preparations for growing children.
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United
Ite
Farmers
S Hool
Innovations and Patents Highlight Quick Read
A Norwegian patents a fishhook with a barb on the side of the point to improve catching. An Englishman aims to create a multi national offspring as a node for a perfect human race. A new frost protecting tent for fruit trees circulates heat from a lamp inside. An iceless refrigerator for travelers uses a water bag cooled by evaporation. Lisbon harbor signals now use two automated lights predicting hours. A German farmer patents a surface covering for fiber from jute and hemp. A chair with adjustable back hides a shoe shine unit and can become a typewriter table. A machine grinds sea sand to usable brickmaking material.
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Lisbon
Imei Iin
Girl Stops Auto Stranger Kisses French Flag
A stranger commanded Miss Blanche Strueger of Kendallville to stop her car. He seized two flags British and French from her, praised the British flag, kissed the French colors, and declared his love for his native country before walking away.
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Blanche Strueger
Kendallville, Md
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Fred
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Buffalo
Chicago
Minneapolis
York
Pittsburg
Louis Kington
United States Weather Bureau
Charles
Charles Tion
Leshop
Fulton ST
Brooklyn, N., Y
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Opt
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New Stock Exchange
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Kopf
Henry
L. C. Eddy
Pennsylvania Avenue
West
D. G. Blackman
Justice of the Peace
Second St
Warren, Pa
BELL
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Eempire Type Foundry
Cor Larsen Co Park Row
New York City
U. S
Washington
A. Howard Shaw
Woman's Committee
Council of National Defense
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