Marriage day weight shifts and local rural notes from 1880s Lebanon area
On November 27 1880 David Boyer of Swatara Station weighed 185 pounds on his wedding day. Thirty five years later he weighed 135 pounds and his wife rose from 145 to 160 pounds. The piece recalls geese feather beds and a declining practice, notes coal company negligence in two deaths at Vulcan colliery and suggests compensation for widows and orphans. It covers burglaries at Centralia station, November arrest lows, evangelistic campaigns, state workmen’s insurance attaches, local prizes in a corn contest, and various local incidents including bear hunting and accidents around Dauphin and Lycoming counties.
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David Boyer
Swatara Station
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Frank Metzger
James Beerbeck
Vulcan
Surridge Leaves Middletown for Winter Readiness in Russia
Article reports Joseph PL Surridge, former superintendent at Middletown Car Works, sailing from San Francisco to Vladivostok aboard Shine Maru for winter duties in Russia. Family links to Dayton Ohio noted. village cleanup and orphanage mention appear in collateral text.
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Joseph PL Surridge
Furmer
Middletown Car Works
Wintoostok
Russia
Shine Maru
Wisted
Tre Sturridge
Dayton
Ohio
Atiuce
Middletown
Phe Diyten
Ohl
Pour Hal
Collowdoag
Mas
J. Dee Stridge
New York City
Diet
Invad
New Cgllagow
Nova Beotli
Sierie
Tn Dayton
Sia Ranedsea
Tiewih
Viadlvostok
Rust
Come
Scotia
Rabbits and fox are hunted in Lebanon County season
The Lancaster Intelligencer notes rabbits greatly increased, with 10 000 shot in Lebanon County. Snowshoe rabbits leap high, dogs struggle to trail them. Real estate trades and a 91st birthday in Harrisburg are also mentioned.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster Intelligencer
Snowshoe
Tostreak
Lebanon County
Toll of hunting season reported across regions with deaths
Fragmented report notes multiple hunting season fatalities and injuries across states and counties. Mentions vent events, gun incidents, and accident charges while listing several local names and places, though details are unclear due to damaged text.
New Nonfiction Additions Accelerate at Hershey Library
The Hershey Public Library receives 330 new volumes this fall with Italian accessions arriving soon. Nonfiction emphasizes plain language works across philosophy psychology religion sociology and biographies, arranged alongside fiction for visibility, with history and biography on display in glass cases and on open shelves.
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Hershey Vree Public Library
Coal from Colorado cited in Pennsylvania debate
An article notes claims about coal sources and quality, contrasting northeastern Pennsylvania with Colorado and other regions. It discusses anthracite, mentions Colorado coal in Denver boxes, and references arguments by Doctor Weber and weightier figures as part of a debate on coal origins.
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Denver
Girard
The
Public Ledger
Pennsylvania
Colomado
Canada
Andes
South America
Aise Benes
Weightler
Weber
Sim
Ladies' Mission Society Meet at Mrs DeVerrer Home
The Ladies' Mission Society of the Printty Lather Church met at Mrs. DeVerrer's home last Tuesday with twenty-two members present. They planned a sale to raise funds for church work, noting progress and a well attended meeting.
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Mes
iMrank Ob. DeVerrer
Hershey High Wins Hard Fight Over Lititz Five
Hershey High School defeated Lititz 31 to 19 in a hard fought season opener at the Hershey Men's Club gym. Wirth starred with seven field goals while Wagner of Lititz, a 207 pound fifteen year old, was a standout for the visitors.
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Hershey
Srnday
Lititz
Wirth
Long
Dressler
Hassler
Dillman
Wagner
Lititz Wirth
Wagner Clark
Swart Bomgardner
Hassler Tong
Dillman Dressler
Keath
Clark
Bomgardner
Walter Leihfried
Taking a Risk at a Toronto Drug Store
A street encounter reports a young clerk challenged about managing a drug store. The girl cautions about danger of a minor running a store, while the clerk asserts competence and offers service and low prices. The exchange ends with a suggestion to use a different shop.
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Toronto Mail
Empire
Harrisburg Poised for Notable Fountain Donation
Appreciative Harrisburg lauds a potential public treasure from artist Giuseppe Domitto a bronze fountain group The Dance of Eternal Spring awaiting site planning after Hershey’s generosity brought it to the city This tale reads true despite its fairy tale tone about civic art achievement
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Rom
Harrisburg
Guiseppe Domitto
M.S. Hershey
Ett Las Bee
Weekday References Sought for Applicants
The letter asks for testimonials from people who know the applicant on days other than Sunday and requests references from those available during the weekday. It notes that services are not required on Sundays.
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Wiha
Turnabout in Patient Room Stirs Wary Response
A fragmented report notes a visitor entering a patient room in an anxious scene, with unfamiliar terms and garbled phrases. The passage references Collier's Weekly and mentions restlessness and a startled reaction during the scene.
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Dbl
Collier's Weekly
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Lebanon Valley
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Centralia
Stough
Reading
Boy Scouts of SE
Ernest Thompson Seton
Boy Scouts of America
Dauphin
State Workmen's Insurance Fund
C. C. Shaar
Camp Hill
Cumberland County
Frances K. Lingle
Dauphin County
Edna Rockefeller
Erie
Erie County
George R. Nelf
Minnie Colbaugh
Dung
Marysville
Perry County
John R. Tinney
Philadelphia
Joli de. Hershey
Peni Township
Hest
UL 1
Martti
Manheli
Hershey Bay
Heri Mary
Henry Mors
Penn Township
Alma Flory
Church of the Brethren
Sarville
Diller Myer
I. W. Taylor
Neffsville
Victor Burgner
FE. ZA. Etter
Hummelstown
Squire George W. Redfong
HL. M. Eckert
Derry Township
Anna Ja. Moyer
John F. Moyer
First Reformed Church of
John J. Nissley
Isaac Barclay
Sheffer’s Valley
Ajas Rumbaugh
Pilley
Millersburg
Hi. GC. Evans
Waterville
Brookdale
Lycoming Counts
Fayette County Bar Association
J. W. Thompson
Coal King
Thompson
Warrisburg
Momata
Palmyra
Annville
Lebanon
Samuel Conmtermian
Wasnt
Prank Howley
Phiidelphia
Rinergreney Hospital
Carbondale
Carmiternint
Tex
Wischoles
George Ritvows
Carhiste
L. Maetoll
Boll
Spechweny Ion
Garkale
Hindsdate
Snacks Comets Company
Ito
Anewsboe
Eleiastiws
Hin
Giuab
Tidiate Ni
Winnelsdied
Lavina
Dophin
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Laxtcode
Che Susquehan
Taaretshuag
Lakens
Anil
Richard B. Harnest
Fredrika Baker
Hanover Street
Hummettstown
Levi Jacks
Londonferry Township
Jacks
Mareh
Samuel Shimp
John Wauffman
Joseph P. Wilcox
Delkaware County
N. Y
Wilcox
Derry Street
Luthera Shank
A. J. Wilcox
Washington, D. C
Scott
Oakryn
Lancaster Way
Seat
Manhelm Township
Johan
Robern SB
Bongantin
Ted
Mathiesen
Thamesstown
Tab
Cope
Henry F
Lee
Gerald Stanley
Antin
Mary
Steiner
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Carver
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American Commonwealth
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Anderson
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Martha Y
Hough
J. Olney
Natural Science
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Rel Spencer
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Modena
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O'Neill
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Fitch
George
Uncle Sam
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Manly
John M
Browning
Robert
Burns
Goldsmith
Oliver
Tennyson
Alfred
Barrie
J. M
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Maaeterlinck
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Cobb
Irvin
Carlyle
Thomas
Cironimo
Lruce
Stevenson
Johnson
Clifton
St. Linw
Virginia
Mills
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Parkman
Francis, Jr
Oregon Trail
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Benjamin
Garnett
Edward—folster
Howells
Mark Twain
Johnston
R. M
Napoleon
AleClare
Page
Thos
Nelsean
Robert FE. Tee
Ris
Jacob A
Colorado
Hershey High
Naku
Equitable Life Assurance Society
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