Births Majors Over Deaths In May In Lebanon Valley
May 1915 in Lebanon Valley Pennsylvania saw births at 19 154 and deaths at 8 870 a natural increase over 100 percent. Dauphin county licenses Anna Beatrice McLaughlin 13 to wed Willis R Coleman 24 first time. she signed with apology for penmanship. Dr John H Fager to walk 61 miles on birthday Sept 7. Richard Seiler 5 drowns in Susquehanna River. Weasel measured 21 inches killed at Blain. Mt Gretna cottagers plan incorporation as borough August 20 meeting.
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Pennsylvania
Anna Beatrice. McLaughlin
Willis R. Coleman
Dauphin
Miss McLaughlin
John H. Fager
North Sixth Street
Harrisburg
Jonestown
Lebanon County
Lebanon
Reading
Lancaster
Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania
Mt. Gretna
Salem Lutheran’ Church
J. E. Whittaker
D. D
J. A. Weller
Orwigsburg
J. W. Haas
Muhlenberg College
West Cornwall
South Londonderry
Swatara Station notes progress and local events
Swatara Station reports progress on the electric light and power plant and notes community activities. Local residents including Mrs. John Curry, Levi Hess, Jacob B. Nye, Frank Nye, Rev Rentz, C P Hachusen, Leah Hoover, Alfred Sutcliffe, Mr Lentz, and Irvin Boyer are mentioned along with church lectures, Sunday School work, public sales, and a relic bedstead 72 years old.
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John Curry
Levi Hess
Jacob B. Nye
Bindnagles Church
Frank Nye
Washington D. C
War Department
Nye
Rentz
Derry Presbyterian Church
C. P. Hachusen
Hummelstown
Leah Hoover
Shellsville
Shope
Bethel Church
West Hanover Township
Alfred Sutcliffe
Lentz
Philip Boyer
Susanna Uriah
Irvin Boyer
Palmyra
Local church visits and farming notices from the region
Bindnagles Church Rev Roch and family of Allentown visit friends here. Palmyra visitors include Roas Harley and John Walmer families. Ketterings from Palmyra and Barnhart brothers from Grantville drop by. Samuel Bordner Millard Barnhart visit Bearmont. Smith of Linglestown calls. Abner Gingrich and family visit Palmyra. Amos Kreider of West Hanover here Saturday. Clement Albert and family visit Palmyra. Uriah Boltz buried at Ebenezer after Sunday death. Reichert farm adds a bungalow. Aquilla Monge expands residence. Services Sunday led by Rev Koch of Allentown. Wershoy farmers busy with wheat and hay. John Leoxa threshing for farmers.
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Rev
Roch
Allentown
Roas Harley
Palmyra
John Walmer
Harry Kettering
Chester A. Barnhart
Grantville
Samuel Bordner
Millard
Barnhart
Bearmont
Dy. Smith
Linglestown
Abner Gingrich
Amos Kreider
West Hanover
Clement Albert
Uriah Boltz
John Leoxsa
Sand Beach Breezes and Local Visits Spark Social Buzz
On Wednesday Yingst was not a Camp halltown visitor. Mrs. William Spayde of Harrisburg visited local feuds this week. Harry Shartzer and family from Har Maburp visited Y, P, Stuckey and S, WH, Yingst Sunday and Monday. Jonn lox of Wum molatown stayed with M. A. Bompardier and family Sunday. Harry Shakespear narrowly escaped a serious injury event.
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Yingst
Camphalltown
William Spayde
Harrisburg
Harry Shartzer
Maburp
Stuckey
Jonn Lox
Wummolatown
M. A. Bompardier
Harry Shakespear
Horse Runs Four Miles Before Being Captured
Saturday a horse frightened by a market return ran four miles before being recaptured. Mrs. John Bacastow is on the sick list. H. Yingst visited Middletown Friday. Albert Stuckey and family and Samuel Yingst Jr visited friends. Frank Keller broke ground for a new home. Lancaster visitors stayed with Christ Stoner. Harry Langreen and family were at Geyer’s Sunday.
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John Bacastow
H. Yingst
Middletown
Albert Stuckey
Samuel Yingst, Jr
Lebanon County
Frank Keller
Lancaster
Christ Stoner
Harry Langreen
Geyer’s
Liquors Removed From Pharmacopoeia Stir Trade Fate
The U S Pharmacopoeia may drop whisky and brandy from the forthcoming edition, a change seen as ending their medicinal status. Drugstores face doubt about licenses and sales, with many druggists welcoming relief from liquor duties while noting little proven medical value.
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U. S
Committee of Revision
United States
Pharmacopoeia
Internal Revenue Authorities
Timeworn tension in a Pharmacopeial Revision debate
Fragmentary line shows debate over a liquor dealer and risks of prosecution for unforeseen acts. It reflects caution about endorsing a verdict by the Pharmacopeial Revision Committee and concerns over espionage and legal exposure.
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Pharmacopeial Revision Committee
First Tender Steak in Town Sparks Guv'nor's Tale
In Tit-Bits humor, a diner claims the first tender steak in the shop. The waiter laments the customer’s luck, joking that the guv'nor's cut must be the source of such praise. The exchange captures a light, old‑world flavor of restaurant lore.
Real Thing Mrs Beaton Sees Imitation Trick
Mrs Beaton, walking in the park, is approached by two ragged boys offering a stunt. The elder proposes his brother will imitate a chicken for a dime, but the boy boasts he will eat a worm.
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New York Times
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Lebanon Valley
Richard Seiler
Seiler
Blain
Arthur §. Robinson
N. Heckler
Masonic Homes
Elizabethtown
Witmer J. Hess
Elizabethtown Herald
Germany
Heilman
Hershey Park
J. B. Hellman
Hydeville
John Peter Weilman
Yaffa
Hartsbure
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Adamatown
Damaion
Mary Ann Swart
Alica Hoshour
Lancaster County
Hoshour
Miss Swartz
Hiram Brendle
Cora
Swartz
Ralph Meckley
Porters
York County
Meckley
John H. Kepper
First Brethren Church
Millville
Altoona
Hench-Dromgold
Steelton
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Cleveland
Charles A. Hoak
Penbrooks
W. H. Myera
B. F. Taylor
New Cumberland
Hoak
Myers
Taylor
J. M. J. Raunick
Harrisboro
Robert J. Cunningham
Cunningham
Europe
Mender
Dauphin County
Philadelphia
New York
Lancaster County Association
Swatara Station
Samuel M. Emrich
Orphans’ Court
Frank J. Roth
Yours
Hershey Industrial School
Hershey Farm Company
Hershey Trust
Hershey, Pa
H. P
Kensington Engine Works
Hershey Trust Building
Steel Safe
Hershey Trust Company
Havana
J. W. Brenneman
Millersville, Penna
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