Price Trends and Local Poultry Operations Highlight Lancaster Scene
The Lancaster area sees shifting demand for stock cattle as harvest ends and grass grows, with prices expected to rise 50 cents to 1 dollar per cwt. This report also profiles Harry Shenk of Mechanics Grove, a major chicken raiser, detailing his hatchery capacity, sales to Philadelphia traders, and current and planned laying stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Frank B,. McClain
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Plymouth Rocks
Mr. Shenk
Mr.Shen
Making Sugar in Cuban Mills
An overview of sugar production from cane to refined sugar. It outlines planting, harvesting, milling, liming, clarifying, evaporating, crystallizing, and refining processes, plus seasonality and machinery. Also contrasts wartime reports on Austria and Germany with Russian advances, noting broader Allied prospects.
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J. T. Nicholson
United States
Cuba
Two Editors Honored In Middletown Journal Note
The item highlights John G. Westafer of Elizabethtown Chronicle visiting his native Middletown. Westafer trained at the Middletown Journal Office in the sixties, later publishing the Chronicle for nearly fifty years. The piece recalls the long tenure of J. W. Stoler and the paper’s publishers across sixty-two years.
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Middletown Journal
John G. Westafer
Elizabethtown Chronicle
Middletown
Fiiney
Westofer
Mickletown
J. W. Stofer
Eliabethtown Chronicle
Journal
J. W. Stoler
Record-Breaking Harvest In Berka County
Berka County farmers close a harvest hailed as record breaking with wheat yields expected to average at peak levels, signaling a standout season for local growers and the agricultural economy.
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Berka County
Possibilities of the Anglo French Offensive Seen by Simonds
Frank H. Simonds in the New York Tribune outlines two possible futures for the Allied offensive. He notes the potential breakthrough leading to a wide campaign before trench fighting resumes and cautions that German defenses may fasten new dikes while the attack could be blunted by counterattacks. He warns that casualty counts may matter more than territorial gains and that France may delay major deliverables this year.
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J. D. Kane
McCall's Ferry Power Company
Holtwood
France
Britain
Austria
Germany
Berlin
Grant
Rapidan
Richmond
Galicia
Volhynia
London
Paris
Frank HH
Simonds
New Yorks Tribune
Rawsla
Moon as Weather Forecaster in Old Almanac Beliefs
An article notes the moon as a gauge for monthly weather, praising new moon signs and warning against overreaction to beliefs. It cites farmers and Indians linking moon phases, shapes, and stars to wet or dry months and storm timing, including corn planting by lunar calendars.
Popular Mrs Catterson and Mrs Hatterson Bank Balance Talk
The two women discuss fear of balancing a bank book and the risks of overspending. Mrs Catterson fears a possible mistake in her accounts while Mrs Hatterson explains she keeps drawing money until she is refused further access.
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Mrs. Catterson
Mrs. Hatterson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lebanon Valley News
McClain
Shenk
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Atlantic States
United States Department, of Agriculture
E. K. Saylor
Workmen's State Compensation Board
John Wendel
Christ Kunzler & Company
Harrisburg
Capitol
George Grey Barnard
Barnard
Allegheny County
Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
State Highway Department
Frank H. Simonda
Moon
J. E. Gruber
Hershey
Derry Church
Yingst
Stora
David Gordon Hershey
Hershey Press
Hershey Printing Company
Hershey, Penna
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