Longtime Palmyra resident Matilda Laudermilch dies at 86
Mrs. Matilda Laudermilch of 412 North Railroad Street Palmyra died Saturday December 10 at age 86 years 10 months. Funeral services were held December 18 at Palm Lutheran Church with Rev. H A Kunkle officiating. The body was in charge of C H Smith Funeral Director. The note also mentions local church activities social events and community notices from Palmyra including baptisms weddings and Red Cross news.
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Matilda’ Laudermilch
Luther League of Palm Church
Metzger
Palm Sunday
Palm Church
Mary
Ruth Harbolt
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
C. B. Neibert
Paul Brewer
Marion
Harrisburg
Albert Gingrich
Noah Mark
Manheim
C. R. Longenecker
Eva J. Gingrich
Hiram Gingrich
Chestnut Street
Church of the Brethren
John C. Zug
Josiah K. Kreider
Frank
Joseph
Noah Gingrich
S. R. Zug
Charles Uhler
Stella
Hattie
Lillian
Jane
Mary Brenneman
Frank Nowlen
East Main Street
Palmyra
American Red Cross
Lloyd Swalm
Green Point
Greib
Swalm
John Blouch
West Main Street
A. B. Koch
Dodge
Philadelphia
Dodge Brothers
Harry Longenecker
Lincoln Street
Palmyra High School
Oberlin High School
Orange
Stutzman
Yeagley
Manifold
Bordner
Koch
Henderson
Neidig
Light
Frye
First
United Brethren Sunday School
Arthur Hocker
Ralph Sherk
John Sherk
Main Street
Harrison Shiffer
Penryn
Mra
Marcus Sheets
Harry Kline
Penbrook
Harts
North Railroad Street
E.G. Leinbach
Trinity Reformed Sunday School
Gallagher
Culp
Lancaster
Annie Moonshine
Loma Spancake
George Marquat
Lebanon
Amos Stover
Trinity Reformed Church
Woman's Missionary Society
Bachmansville Community Notices and Obituaries
Prayer meeting at Amos Shearers on Wednesday. John Blough, 44, dies Thursday. funeral Sunday at home and Spring Creek Church with Rev. Gingrich Baker and Carper officiating. Survived by wife two sons father five brothers three sisters. Various local visits, visits, and farm activity including a 1000 pound dressed beef slaughter by Frank Myers for Peter Eshleman.
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Amos Shearer
Jacob Gish
John Blough
Lebanon
Vian
Spring Creek
Aaron Gingrich
Cleona
John Baker
Deodate
Frank Carper
Palmyra
David Hitz
John W. Longenecker
Aberdeen
Jacob Deimler
Middletown
John Booser
Earnest Booser
Elias Booser
Harrisburg
Eshleman
Fannie
Elizabethtown
Peter Eshleman
S. Bachman
Ralph Brandt
Benj. Grubb
Emma Geiman
Aaron Hamilton
Campbelltown
Hazel Reese
Kipe
Waynesboro
Grantham College
Jacob S. Brandt
Brandt
Good Samaritan Hospital
George Greiner
Lewis’ Greiner
Derry Church
Joseph Brandt
Frank Myers
University of Wisconsin studies plant respiration under electric light
Dr. E J Kraus a UW applied botany professor conducts a detailed study of photosynthesis and respiration in plants grown under four 1000 watt electric lamps in a 65 degree room. He will measure carbon dioxide accumulation during light and the rate of respiration and energy use when lights are off.
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E. J. Kraus
University of Wisconsin
Kraus
Fragmented Prices Trail Across Unclear Context
OCR reads scattered monetary figures 75e 95 to 1.50 1.25 1.50 50 15 1.00 2.45 with no clear subjects or dates. The snippet suggests a price list or transaction totals but lacks identifiable people places or events to anchor a full item.
Holiday Gift Sale Promises Early Seasonal Wins
An ad style notice urges Christmas shoppers to start early with a unique home and gift selection. It highlights a prepared holiday giving service and a robust gift sale now underway.
Piped Goods Sale Advertised with Special Xmas Prices
A large ad promotes pipes cigar holders humidors and tobacco items with special Xmas prices. Mentions Gold pipes $2.50 and cigars in Lucky Strike and Prince Albert brands along with playful language and bulk box references.
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Prince ‘Albert
Chesterfield
Fatima
Candy shop offers a wide selection for Christmas gifts
The ad lists assorted sweets including Jordan almonds Beads Candy Canes Pretzels and various Hershey products. It notes bulk boxes and gift assortments priced up to 3.00 and highlights Christmas tree goodies and 22 quarts of candy packed in a two quart box.
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Hershey
Reading Railway Coach Fleet and Fatal Collision Details
Agnew T. Dice, president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, disclosed the fleet: 340 wooden passenger coaches 90 steel under frame coaches and 206 all steel cars. He noted the last wooden coaches built were 42 in 1906 and eight in 1907. The remarks followed a fatal head on crash near Woodmont where many passengers perished.
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Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Reading
Agnew T. Dice
Newtown
Woodmont
Rockefeller Ride Tales Spark Humorous Heaven Quip
A Cleveland anecdote recalls John D. Rockefeller offering a ride to a young girl. Asked where to go, she replied she did not care, prompting him to joke that he wanted to go to heaven. She retorted he lacked quaaline to reach heaven.
Cause For Alarm Briggs Y
A dialogue recalls a startled moment as a burglar exits a residence and a resident initially mistakes the intruder for a cook leaving quietly. The anecdote captures the misperception and surprise of the homeowner during a nighttime confrontation.
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Griggs
One Special All Silk Umbrella La Purple
A fragment mentions a silk umbrella and a purple item linked to a children’s box and handkerchiefs. The readable text suggests product or catalog items with brand or style notes. No clear event or person name is visible.
Noel Gift Sale Opens With Practical Yuletide Bargains
Enthusiastic shoppers urged to hurry as the local store launches a seasonal gift sale. The campaign promises unusual savings and practical gifts for men and women, with guidance available to help budget-minded buyers.
Hylo Comfy Footwear in Multiple Colors Priced Low
The listing showcases Hylo Comfy felt Romeos and Kid Boudoir Slip pers with leather soles and heels in all colors. Prices range from $1.45 to $3.25.
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Daniel Green
Shummelstown News Highlights Probationers and Local Events
In Shummelstown a special service received probationers into the Methodist Episcopal Church and others by confession or certificate. The Luther League of Zion Lutheran elected officers for the year. The Reformed Church planned a Christmas cantata and Xmas program. Local deaths include Isaac Alleman, Civil War veteran, buried with full military honors. Community notices cover dances, sales, a new meat market, and a double wedding at Zion Lutheran Church.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Luther League of Zion Lutheran Church
Margaret Cassel
Edgar H. Neibert
Edith Ebersole
Rachael Sutcliffe
Young Woman’s Missionary Society of the Reformed ‘Church
Irvin Keller
Reformed Church
the Reformed Church
P. V. Behney
C. V. Huffer
Reading
F. G. Keller
Philadelphia
Harry Laucks
Violet Gingrich
Sara Balsbaugh
Swatara
E. R. Donald
Harrisburg
Ellis Balmer
Vere
Elizabethtown
Robert Walton
Leaves
Delaware
George Gleim
Walter Hoerner
West High Street
Walter Russell
R. C. Gingrich
R. H. Gleim
Harry Holler
Isaac Alleman
West Main Street
Alleman
Mary
Samuel
John
Hummelstown
George Karmany
Samuel Oster
State Board of Undertakers
Katharine Shull
Marjorie Nissley
Majestic Theatre
Willow Garden
National Hotel
Ladies’ Mite Society
the Methods Church
Martin Reed
Oberlin
Julian Holtzman
Allen Snavely
Main Street
Uriah Epler
Old Sun
W. B. Shope
Cyrus H. Miller
W. L Balsbaugh
Geo. Hoffer
Witter
C. H. Miller
George Bartels
Hershey
Mra
J. McCauley
Altoona
J. A. Kilmer
Harry Phipps
Mia
Annie Househ
Katie Kautz
Campbellstown Church Services and Local Notices
Local notes list communion at U B Church last Sunday and various community items. Families travel, homes for sale, found purse reports, births, court service, Christmas plans, offerings, visits, and local transactions from Campbellstown and nearby areas.
Personal property sale announced at Landis farm
Samuel Kipp advertises a sale of personal property at Albert Landis farm on the road to Campbelltown, December 17 in the afternoon. Local residents note various hunting trips and community activities including Xmas practice and post office assignments in Harrisburg.
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Samuel Kipp
Albert Landis
Campbelltown
Levi Farence
R. C. Gingrich
Columbia
Grover Glick
C. E. Gingrich
Dr. Risser
Warren Snavely
Pine Grove Furnace
H. M. Gruber
Norristown
Collegeville
L. A. Glick
B. M. Niemond
Lebanon
Harrisburg
Gingrich
Andrew Bard
Rheems
E. E. Risser
Upper Lawn
D. M. Sandy
H. A. Alger
Lancaster
Rufus Wolf
F. Yingst
Salesman’s failed pitch ends in sharp local rebuke
The American Legion Weekly reports a merchant in a small town sold unsatisfactory goods. The wholesale house drew a sight draft on the bank. the bank unpaid it. The postmaster, lawyer, and bank president then framed a single furious reply accusing the wholesaler of deceit and telling him to go to the devil.
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American Legion Weekly
Cure For Insomnia At Police Headquarters
A police sergeant and a secretary at headquarters discuss a joke about a new gun to wake neighbors during a robbery and to awaken the police. The secretary notes officers on the beat may be asleep, while the sergeant jokes that wearing a uniform puts him to sleep in two seconds.
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Police
Confusing Simplicity in Spelling Debate
A speaker asks if the idea of simplified spelling was abandoned. Mr Penwiggle replies yes, admitting time loss in choosing among several spellings and the shift away from a single standard.
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Mr. Penwiggle
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