Masonic pin found in a hen's craw near Lebanon Valley
Mrs. J. C. Loughead had lost a small Masonic gold pin over three years ago. The pin, front and back pieces, neck, and collar buttons were later found in a hen’s craw along with several other items. A Lebanon County Lights reunion drew distinguished guests and families, with talks by George W. Hensel and members of the Light family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Loughead
George W. Hensel
Quarryville
Lancaster County
Lancaster “Way
Jere H. Light
H. E. Light
Rochester
Franklin County
Sara Light Hoffman
Waynesboro
Mary Light
Martin Light
Mountville
Ruth Light Erdman
Hershey Park
W. M. Heilman
Cleona
Lebanon County
Heilmans
Hershey
A. M. Heilman
Hanover, Pa
George ‘Maurey
Match ’ Chunk
Wealth and risk mark the signers of the Declaration
The article recalls Charles Carroll and fifty-five other signers, ledgers of wealth and status risking land, houses, and lives on July 4 1776. It highlights rich men like Morris Franklin Jefferson Adams and Lee family, their losses under British aggression, and notes the diverse ages, educations, and occupations among the signers.
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Charles Carroll
Maryland
Secretary of Congress
John Hancock
Carroll
Thirteen
Colonies
Washington
Jefferson
Europe
Great Britain
France
North
William Ellery
Rhode Island
Charles Thomson
Congress
Robert Morris
Philadelphia
England
America
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
John Adams
Adams
Abigail
Lees
Francis Lightfoot
Richard Henry
Richard Henry Lee
Hancock
Honest John Hart
New Jersey
John Hart
Lewis Morris
New York
Yale
Livingstons
Philip
William Floyd
Connecticut
Long Island
Thomas Hayward
Arthur Middleton
Cambridge
Richard Stockton
Princeton
Francis Lews
Plutocracy
Benjamin Rush
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Thomas Nelson
Virginia
Carter Braxton
Mount Vernon
Benjamin Harrison
Joseph Hewes
North Carolina
William Paca
George Wythe
United States
Supreme Court
John Witherspoon
Good Rules For All Health and Happiness LeaguePromotes Hygiene
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company forms a Health and Happiness League for youths. Members pledge daily habits: wash hands and face before meals, clean teeth morning and night, avoid spitting in public, use paper or personal cups, destroy houseflies, keep streets clean, help mother daily, perform one kind act daily, and refrain from rude or offensive words even when provoked.
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The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
All Sorts Knicker Does Smith Live by His Wits
A cryptic note from the New York Times quotes a debate on wit and wisdom featuring Becker and others. The dialogue questions whether cleverness governs life or if others’ derelictions shape outcomes.
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Smith
Becker
New York Times
Adams Fruit Belt Pushes Adams County to Market
The Adams County fruit belt will ship more than 1 500 cars of apples peaches and pears to market this season says the Harrisburg Telegraph. The district once poor farmland now commands high land values and strong returns as Adams county growers build a science driven industry.
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Adams’ County
Harrisburg
Market Square
Adams County
Oregon
Adams
Tiger Cub Crew Faces Mud Challenge
A playful exchange between Dum Nut and Wiseacre captures a moment of mud broken by a mock plan for a scrub team to help clean up. The line contrasts their humor about a messy scene and efforts to get tidy.
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Wiseacre
When Hippopotamus Grieves for Sensible Fashion
In a whimsical verse fragment a Mrs Hippopotamus laments fashion trends and sighs for wiser styles. She voices hope that clothing and silhouettes will return to sensible shapes and balanced hips in the future.
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Lebanon Valley
Reading
Pottsville
Reading Road
Phoenixville
Norristown
Allentown
St. Mark’s
Lebanon News
F. H. Brobst
Reading, Taxpayers’ League
Brobst
Media Hospital
Ethel S. Reidnaur
John H. Stoud
First Baptist Church
J. Branklin Cropp
Ira K. Dutweiler
Washington Party
Lebanon City
Dutweiler
York Daily
York County
Hanover Junction
York
Samual Moyer
Derry Church
Dauphin County
Tancaster Intelligencer
John Pilko
William Qortman
Calvin
Heilman
Oleona
Woorshey
Mt. Gretna
Fifth United States Cavalry
Fort Myer
Pennsylvania
John P. Wood
Maryland National Guard
New Jersey National Guard Cavalry
W. E. Wilder
United States Cavalry
League Island Navy Yard
Swatara Creek
Hummelstown
Harrisburg Health Department
New Cumberland
Harrisburg Hospital
Polyclinic Hospital
the Patriotic Order Sons of America
Penn Street
Fourth
Sixth Street
Reading Herald
Lebanon
Adams Fruit Belt
Hershey Industrial School
Hershey Farm Company
Hershey Trust
Hershey, Pa
H. P
Kensington Engine Works
Hershey Trust Building
Hershey Trust Company
Lebanon, PA
Greater Midway
Greater Free Attractions
John A. Bollman
Sec’y
Samuel M. Emrich
Swatara Station
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Havana
J. W. Brenneman
Millersville, Penna
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