Chicken thieves target Union Deposit area as townsfolk vow crackdown
Reports say chicken thieves struck Friday night at F A Long’s house and near C A Landis’s place. Residents promise capture as guns are kept primed. The community also notes new school assignments, a cemetery fence project, and local obituaries including Priscilla Walmer.
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C. A. Landis
Mary Shellehamer
Manada Botton
Kansas
Missouri
Manada Bottom
Miram Cassel
Harrisburg
Priscilla Walmer
Open Kettle Washing Makes Vintage Comeback
In a National Magazine piece Frank P. Fogg notes that in the south the old method of washing outdoors beside a brook or well and boiling clothes in an iron kettle over a smoky fire remains popular. The traditional practice endures amid modern views of efficiency.
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Frank P. Fogg
National Magazine
Lincoln Hall of Fame: Sixteenth President Biography
Abraham Lincoln born in Hardin County Kentucky on Feb 12 1809 died Washington April 15 1865 after being shot at Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth. Son of a poor Quaker family, he rose from farmer to lawyer and leader guiding the Civil War and emancipation.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Hardin County
Washington
Ford’s Theater
John Wilkes Booth
Indiana
Illinois
Ilinois
Stephen A. Douglas
Lincoln
Baseball Schedule for Hershey and Millersburg
On August 19 Monarchs of Lancaster visit Hershey. August 26 Millersburg B B Club plays at Millersburg. September 4 Bethany A C visits Hershey for a league game.
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Monarch’s of Lancaster
Hershey
Millersburg B. B. Club
Millersburg
Bethany A. C
What have we done today by Nixon Waterman
A reflective poem asks readers what deeds they performed today. It contrasts lofty promises with daily acts of kindness, charity, faith, and care, urging concrete action now rather than idle dreams. The piece emphasizes personal accountability and civic virtue.
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Earth
Nixon Waterman
Playthings of Power In Hugo's Rousing Aphorism
A compact quotation from Victor Hugo contrasts ambition and glory with the fragile nature of power. The line presents kingdoms, fleets, and thrones as mere playthings wielded by grown children, underscoring the vanity of rulers.
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Victor Hugo
When I Was Yours Man Cannot Find Wide Buggy Seats
Old Si Chestnut laments in Sedgwick Pantagraph that as a married man he struggles to find a buggy with a wide enough two seat. He recalls how as a young man he could not buy a buggy with a narrow seat. The tale reflects aging and desire for comfort.
Estate of Charles H. Miller Administratrix Appointment
Notice that letters of administration have been granted in the estate of Charles H. Miller late of Derry Township Dauphin County Pennsylvania Laura C Miller Administratrix Hershey Pa and to her attorney E M Hershey. Debtors must pay promptly and creditors present claims for payment.
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Charles H. Miller
Derry Township
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
Register of Wills
Laura C. Miller
Hershey
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Levi Miller
West
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John FE. Jones
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Stoudt
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Manada
Manada Hill
Runkel
John H. Allwine
C. C. Espenshade
Cleona Cammp
Jacob Kline
Enchant
H.C. Barley
Easton
H. O. Longenecker
Edward Spangler
Pal Iyra
Henry A. Miller
John Fasnacht
Water Street
Hanover
Rapp
James Kline
Shoemakersville
George Miller
Vanderlag System
Third Street
Harrisburg, PA
John B. Curry
Swatara
the Hall OF Fame
E. M. Hershey
Big Ben
John Scholl
West Main Street
Palmyra
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