Hummelstown News Notes Social and Civic Happenings
Rev Father Stanton and Mr Thurston from Harrisburg visited Mr and Mrs James Lundy. Troop No 2 Blue Ridge Scouts lost to Troop 18 Harrisburg 37 to 17. Automobile licenses for 1921 are available through R B Earnest. Miss Susan Hoffsmith died and was buried in Hummelstown Cemetery. Many local visits, meetings, hunts, and Christmas plans are noted along with police and fire company activities and various church events.
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Father Stanton
Thurston
Harrisburg
James Lundy
Grover Buser
Albert Bishop
Frances Walmer
Marion Kohr
Oberlin
Jos. Walters
Jos. H. Albright
Blue Ridge Scouts
Hummelstown
Boy Scouts
Grill
Ferrucci
Charles Hoerner
R. B. Earnest
Susan Hoffsmith
Charles Brehm
Pearle Kilmer
Mary Brinser
Katherine Brinser
Minnie Basom
Alvin Zimmerman
Allen Snavely
West Main Street
Chemical Fire Company
No. 1
Charles T. Fasnacht
Homer Hummel Strickler
Middletown Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Middletown
Elizabeth J. Lundy
Texas
Virginia
A. Ellis Balmer
H. R. Laucks
Mite Society
The
Reformed Church
Richard Taylor
Russell Stoner
Norman Helff
Grover Baser
Claude Kissinger
Walter Baker
Alfred McCall
A. E. Balmer
Elizabeth Price
H.R. Laucks
Harry TH. Snyder
Pittsburgh
South Water Street
D. H. Raigel
Joseph Kingan
Squire Earnest
Chas. E. Smith
Dallastown
York County
Annie Stout
Ross Swartz
Swatara
Miro Lerew
Owas
Beffie Manbeel
Hershey
Mio
Levi Fisher
Lebanon
Edmer Steele
Schulckill Hawn
FE Reigel
Tor Possi
Bin
National
Keystone
Dudley Brinser
Zivank Stozin
Stechan
Tatermintion Wan Broughe
Irvin F. Keller
Hunter
George Stecher
Edward Sanders
Sarah Muth
George Bartels
J U. Kilmer
E. R. Donald
Orpheum
Snyder
Zion Lutheran Church
Blue Ridge Troop No. 2
Ruff’s Hall
John Conn
Henry Spire
Leonard Ferrucci
Robert Baer
Harvey J. Buch
Mary Elizabeth
Elizabethtown
Swatara Post
No. 265
American Legion
J. Paul Hummel
J. Earl Brighthill
Russell B. Stoner
George Hoerner
J. W. Grande
Herbert A. Schaffner
Dauphin County
T. O. Mitman
George Burns
Leroy Heller
Irvin Keller
Walter Jobersole
Walter Breckenmaker
Tlarold Yingst
Marjorie Nissley
Sunbury
George HL. Greenawalt
Danville
Ilinois
Frank Brinton
Brinton
Chistian ‘Pemperanes Union
Anna Cassel
Eligh Street
Myra
Mary Ebersole
Blarksburg
Pf. DS. Bennett
Dan Ville
Clyde Pennett
Iggteside Barn
Milton Mensch
Perkasie
Bucks County
Mer
Mensch
National Patch
That’s What He Did
A bricklayer dropping a brick from a third story unfinished house nearly killed a man mixing mortar below The fallen brick struck the worker on the head The man recovered and joked with the bricklayer saying you made me bite my tongue highlighting forgiveness and humor in danger
Brick as Cause in Family Quarrel Bump
In a domestic dispute a brick caused an injury to Umson’s head after a quarrel with a family member. The doctor questions the blow and the cause is clarified as a brick rather than a piece of bric-a-brac.
Clock in the asylum frames a grim wit at odds with time
A visitor asks if the clock is correct and a guide replies that even if it were, it would not belong there. The exchange highlights the foreboding setting and eerie logic of the asylum.
Hair Troubles Spark Household Mix-Up
A husband asks if the wife is ready as he waits downstairs. She replies she will after fixing her hair. An hour passes and she complains she has not found it yet, escalating a light domestic moment into a humorous exchange.
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Husband
Henry
Grocer’s boy challenged by Mrs Cobb in phone order
Dialogue shows Mrs Cobb reproaching the grocer’s boy for impudence. He replies he faced the insult by asserting his identity and demanding respect. The exchange captures rural or small-town quarrel over telephone service.
That's Where He Belongs Algy Explaining the Game
The dialogue contrasts a center fielder with a pitcher, noting the pitcher’s motion resembles an old cow kicking at a fly. The exchange frames baseball roles and critiques a player’s form with humorous sharpness.
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Algy
Bush League
Chiggersville Welcomes a Noted Stranger
A facetious stranger arrives in Chiggersville and questions Leb Botts about the village. The town greets the guest with light banter as the brakeman’s shouted hometown introduces the stop.
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Chiggersville
Leb Botts
Father Questions Punishment After Clumsy Boy
A concerned father asks why he punished his son. The boy回应 with a tearful plea describing the beating and insisting the punishment was for a purpose the father cannot grasp.
Volcano Crater Jokes Highlight Hawaiian Sugar Planter
A Hawaii sugar planter entertains a guest at the edge of a historic volcano. He quips that the crater is 70 004 years old and explains he has been there four years, making the crater 70 000 years old when he arrived. The anecdote blends local scenery with humorous wordplay.
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Hawaii
Joe
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