Pennsylvania Crops 1911 Report Highlights State Leading in Rye and Hay
The 1911 Pennsylvania crop report shows the state ranking first in rye and hay, second in potatoes, ninth in wheat, and seventeenth in corn. It lists yields and values for eight staples and notes Dauphin and Cumberland counties high in land value, with detailed farm animal and land price figures, plus wage scales.
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Pennsylvania
Dauphin County
Cumberland County
Dauphin
Cumberland
York
Lancaster
Perry
Juniata
Mifflin
Lebanon
Franklin
Algernon S. Martin
Department
Philadelphia
Lancaster County
Allegheny
Handkerchiefs Misread Prompt Leads to Bold Rebuff
An Irish woman enters a large department store to view advertised handkerchiefs. A bow-legged floor-walker directs her to follow, she rebukes him sharply stating she would rather die than walk that way, highlighting a crude misunderstanding.
Royalton Items and Local Social News
Royalton notes report residents moving household goods to the Snyder property on Penn Street and plusieurs visits from Tyrone Harrisburg and Mt. Carmel. An oyster supper at S. H. Ney's store room benefits the U B Church. The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Snavely was held at Henry Granger’s home with burial at Geyer’s cemetery.
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Royalton
Jacob Sides
Lower Royalton
Snyder
Penn Street
Curtis Hoffman
Tyrone
Mary Hite
Frank Keller
John ,Eveler
Kathryn
Harrisburg
David Ney
Mayme Kinsey
Dock Street
S. H. Ney
U B
J. C. Hite
Wyoming Street
Howard
Wanesboro
Peter “Gruber
Bachmansville
George Kauffman
Magadele
Mt. Carmel
Geo. Geyer
Joseph Snavely
Henry Granger
Geyers Cemetery
Violet Snavely
Pittsburg