Colonel Mead a Recluse of Susquehanna Dead at 30 Years
Colonel John Mead long known as the hermit of the Susquehanna hills near York Furnace has died. A Troy New York native, he lived about thirty years in a rock house on a cliff with a sun parlor and living room, attracting visitors as a curious character during summer seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peaquea
John Mead
River Hill Cave
Susquehanna Hills
Lancaster Intelligencer
John.Mead
Mead
Troy
New York
Albany
Loam Rock
York Furnace
Meade
Lancaster County
Record 200 Percent Rise in Pennsylvania Auto Licenses
Auto license receipts at the Pennsylvania State Highway Department climbed 200 percent in three years from 455 876 in January 1914 to 1 391 119, with 115 000 licenses ordered this year. Parcels post gains include tripled volume since 1913 and sevenfold weight growth, while small towns benefit yet adopt slower mail selling. Construction begins on the Ephrata to Denver trolley line with plans for Lancaster to Reading service, and auto insurance rates rise for all pleasure cars amid theft and accident concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boris G. Raymond Noyes
Oneida Community, Ltd
Lititz
Sherrill
N. Y
Kenwood
Canada
Niagara Falls
New York
Bradstreet
Noyes
Litks Department
Pennsylvania
United States
Ephrata
Denver
Reading
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Lancaster Fur Harvest Sets County Record This Year
James W. Bell of Lancaster leads pelts with top prices reported for skunk hides at 4.25 and other fur species such as opossum raccoon fox and muskrat. A bill in the current Legislature is urged to protect skunk and opossum by ending the seasonal digging method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
James W. Bell
Lancaster
Bell
Hershey Park 1917 Season Draws Big Crowds
Hershey Park in Lebanon Valley announces a 1917 season extending from spring to autumn with 12 000 person meeting rooms, a million visitors without major incidents, and extensive amusements including pools, boating, rides, and rail connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Park
Highland Park
Lebanon Valley
Hershey, Pa
Taianven
Magninificent
Hershey Dairies
Hershey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Main
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Harrisburg
Portsmouth
Board of Directors
State Board of Education
University of Pennsylvania
State College
University of Pittsburgh
J. George Becht
Congress
State Department of Public Instruction
Drouth
Adams County
Miller
McPherson
C.B. Tate
Washington House
Gettysburg
John N. Weaver
Carlisle Street
York
Ninth Internal Revenue District
State Printery Man
Chambersburg
Franklin
A. Nevin Pomeroy
Brumbaugh
JD. Tidward Long
Long
Public Opinion
People’s Weekly Register
Meekle
Polk
Liv Jong
Ephrata and
Denver Line
Automobile
Lebanon
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Park
Elizabethtown
Western Union Telegraph
American Express Company
Spring Lake, Hershey Park
Belgium
America
Hershey Convention Hall
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!