Births and deaths in Pennsylvania show April trend
Figures from the State Health Department reveal births outnumber deaths by almost two to one in Pennsylvania in April. Rev. Samuel Haldeman, former Elizabethtown resident, dies at 94 in Reedly California after 67 years as Church of the Brethren minister.
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Pennsylvania
State Health Department
Samuel Haldeman
Elizabethtown
Reedly
Cal
Church of the Brethren
Millersburg Suffers Major Fire Raging Five Hours
A devastating blaze in Millersburg lasting five hours early Monday threatened the borough of 2500. The fire started in a three story frame warehouse at Market and Center, destroying Long Hardware and damaging Uhler store and several residences. Loss estimated at 30600 with a dozen injured but non fatal. Halifax firemen aided with hoses and equipment.
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Millersburg
Harrisburg
Sunbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Carl Basehore
George Wilver
Harry Case
G. M. Brubaker
Market and
Center Streets
Thomas J. Long
Ray Brubaker
Charles Uhler
J. A. Brubaker
J. B. Seal
Millersville Herald
Clayton Wetzel
H. L. Lark
Uhler
Long Hardware Company
Halifax
European trade bans shrink men’s furnishings and hats
Amid European trade suspensions stocks dwindle on gloves fancy handkerchiefs and silk reefers and mufflers made abroad. American mills supply plain white handkerchiefs while lace and tweed imports vanish leaving buyers to back American woolens and hats. A bachelor quips about matrimony as domestic options grow.
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Mora Patriotia
European royal kinship fuels world war loyalties
The piece traces intermarriage among the rulers of Serbia Montenegro Britain Russia and Germany noting that Emperor William and King George are cousins and many royals have German blood. It highlights divided loyalties within royal families and sorrow across Belgium due to the war.
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Teuton
Servia
Montenegro
Hapsburgs
Boston Herald
Hohenzollerns
King George
William
Duchess of
Bavaria
Hohenzollern
Armageddon Not The War Says Moody Institute Leader
The Rev Dr James M Gray of Moody Bible Institute argues Armageddon is a Palestine locality not Europe. He says present conflict will not end the world but may precede the millennium and Christ's second coming, with Rome era powers shaping future alignments.
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James M. Gray
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Palestine
Europe
Gray
Jerusalem
Russia
Germany
Austria
Italy
France
Spain
Great Britain
Ireland
Wonderful Kiel Canal Reveals German Fleet Mobility
The Kiel Canal links the Elbe to the Baltic in nearly sixty-two miles, enabling the largest German ships to move between seas in hours. Locks near Brunsbüttel and Holtenau handle differing water levels, while bridges and ferries support frequent traffic.
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Kiel Canal
North ‘Sea
Baltic
North Sea
Elbe
Baltic Sea
Brunsbuttel
Holtenau
Kiel
Kiel Harbor
Heligoland
Kaiser Wilhelm Canal
Fake Bargain Sales Targeted by New York Ordinance
A New York drive seeks a city ordinance to ban fake bargain sales. The law would curb vacant store misuses where bogus stock from mythical firms is advertised at deep discounts. It argues these schemes cheat consumers and harm reputable merchants and gullible shoppers alike.
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New York
Tham
Bloody Civil War Battle Losses And European War Doubts
The article notes the Civil War's 23,000 killed and 119,000 wounded on the Union side with prisoners omitted, and cites 110,000 Union battle deaths and 199,000 disease deaths. It compares potential European war casualties and questions the feasibility of vast one day offensives. The Philadelphia Ledger weighs medical advances against battlefield fatalities.
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Bering
Europe
Bullet
Sabes
The
Philadelphia Ledger
Carlyle Quote Reflects Personal Kingdom of Actions
A concise reflection quotes Thomas Carlyle on the idea that true kingdom lies not in possessions but in deeds. The line emphasizes personal responsibility and purposeful living.
Public Real Estate Sale in Dauphin County 1914
On Saturday September 19 1914 a public sale will be held on the premises late of Elizabeth Hoerner deceased in South Hanover Township Dauphin County Penna. The tract contains fourteen acres with a two story frame dwelling a barn and out buildings. It sits near Hoerners town and Hanoverdale. The executor A L Landis and attorney F J Schaffner will announce terms at two oclock PM.
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Elizabeth Hoerner
Hanover Township
Dauphin County
Penna
Hoernerstown
Hanoverdale
Joseph. R. Hoffer
Adam Kinsey
Ee A. L. Landis
Elizabeth—Hoerner
F. J. Schaffner
Scarce Dyestuffs Spur High Prices As German Supplies Loom
Ninety percent of the country’s dyestuffs come from Germany and supplies may last only about sixty days. Mills face shortages across dye types as dealers scout for surplus. Prices jump from 6 to 8 cents to 25 to 60 cents a pound with no delivery guarantee until stocks exhaust.
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Germany
Pay what is fate
A fragmentary line asks whether fate guides choices among many, suggesting a ballroom scene where a man singles out a homely woman, provoking foolish commentary about her. The wording hints at social judgment and personal interest shaping selection.
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Pata
Greak Government Buys Huge Tin Stock On Card if Market
On July 24 the Greak Government purchased between 50 000 and 75 000 tons of tin at 6 95 per long ton on the Cardiff Walon market for a special promotion. The move collapsed the Cardiff market causing a sharp price rise and provoked a lively exchange among observers.
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Tisooma
Huropa
Greak
Cardiff
Walon
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