Elizabethtown News Highlights Local Events
Elizabethtown reports visits by residents from Jerseyshore and Landisville, praise for Prof H K Ober at Tokio World Sunday School Convention, and a formal divorce petition. Court actions include burglaries, larceny history, and a Meckley property injunction. College notes cover Bible Institute, new dormitory progress, and staff moves.
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J. H. Brown
Jerseyshore
South Market Street
Phares Baker
Landisville
S. P. Engle
Chester Brinser
Rochester
N. Y
H. K. Ober
Elizabethtown College
Tokio
Japan
Traji Makino
Ober
Rev. Makino
Imperial University
Bureau of Education of
Patriotic Women’s Association
Fukagawa
Charlotte R. Williams
J. Lester Williams
Harry Inners
George Hassler
Jacob Flowers
Stackstown
Landis
Wendell P. Schaeffer
Flowers
Inners
Huntingdon Reformatory
Lancaster County
Hassler
Esther Shearer
Lancaster Business College
S. S. Shearer
Arthur Morrison
Stevens Hill
Joe Kelchner
Lawn
Samuel Myers
California
Elizabeth Myer
V. C. Linnell
E. G. Flory
Elgin
Elsie Shickler
Daleville
John Bell
Lancaster General Hospital
Reese Pond
J. W. Hump
John Miller
Lancaster
John Gainor
W. L. Helsey
Wrightsville
Horace Buffenmeyer
Ephrata
Maggie Ez. Lansdowne
Lima
Ohio
Levi R. Ebercole
Washington Street
Chester B. Fitzpatrick
George Nein and
Philadelphia
A. C. Wicand
Bethany Bible School
Chicago
W. B. Stover
India
Ezra Flory
Commercial Hall
Bible Institute
Schaum
United Evangelical Church
Daleville College
Virginia
J. J. Baugher
Irvin W. Hoffer
Lebanon
J. C. Keller
Albright College
Myerstown
Keller
Americans Great Smokers Rise in Cigarette Use
An 1870 tally shows 13,881,417 cigars, while 1920 data indicate ushers in a cigarette boom with over 50 million cigarettes yearly. By the period’s end, cigarette use more than doubles in under four years and total annual consumption nears 9 billion cigars in the United States.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Tax Office Reports Ten Year Tobacco Trends
The Internal Revenue Office notes a 28 percent rise in tobacco use over ten years and cigarettes up 546 percent. Smoking and chewing tobacco fell 5 percent, yet 28 million smokers still spend about a billion and a half dollars on tobacco. Some call it waste, others defend it as happiness.
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Internal Revenue Office
Island Onion Flavor Sparks Automobile Ban Debate
The remark jokes that cars on the Bermudian island might hurt the delicate onion flavor, implying a proposed restriction to protect local produce. A critic quips that the idea seems unlikely, while others consider practical transport limits and cuisine impact.
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Bermuda
Reassuring Tourist Speech on Bridge Safety
A conductor calms a nervous traveler with a humorous remark about trains and bridges. He reassures that the road will not miss its course, emphasizing the reliability of the railway line. The exchange reflects a lighthearted take on travel safety.
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Harrisburg
Isaac Walter Meckley
Elizabethtown
Mt. Joy Township
Meckley
J. B. Barto
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Harvey Foltz
Robert C. Trimble
Barbara A. Trimble
William Nauman
Sallie Krodel
West High Street
Harvey Geyer
Miamisburg
H. G. Reese
Sara Hamaker
G. Walter Dulebahn
T. T. Class of
Christ Reformed
J. H. Posten
Ashara
Amos Shank
Harry Cunningham
Harry Wagner
Samuel Lessley
Edward Frey
John Kaylor
Edgar Hodges
Galen Hoerner
Ambrose Plummer
Earl Kuhn
Lester Dohner
Paul Klein
Jacob Allwine
Omar Barnhart
Harry Wright
Harry Beck
Henry F. Weidman
Masonic Homes
Park Street
Hr. H. Bard
Elizabethtown Exchange Bank
Geo. B. Cohick
Altoona
Kathryn L. Esbenshade
John S. Esbenshade
Freeman Shearer
Eshenshade
Monroe
Royalton
Simon
Deodate
Ira
John
John Holsberg
Hershey
Abram Dohner
Clayton Emerich
Middletown
Abram L. Brand
Geyer
College
Hobson Sarsaparilla
China Cement
Dr. Robert
Stag Smoking Tobacco Union Leader
Tobacco
Prince Albert
Hershey Department Store
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