Election Day at Derry Church Sparks Stormy Primary
A chaotic Derry Township primary sees 35 ballots cast of 85 eligible voters amid missing keys, improvised ballot opening with a hatchet, a missing inspector, and delayed opening. The episode includes delays, a break for a clock grant, and a noted cost per vote amid election day oddities.
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Desher
Haefner
Wagner
Gingrich
Palmyra
Mr. Wagner
Dr. Hershey
Attorney Hershey
Frank Snavely
John Moyer
Adam Knocker
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Manada Gap letter reports a pear sighting and zoo trip
Billy Kicker writes from Kickersville Pa on June 6 1910 about a pear spotted near Earlys mill dam and a busy zoo visit. He notes residents doubt the pear’s voyage and recalls a large fish caught by Mgr Witters who tried a three pronged fork.
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Dee
Manada Gap
Dee Dam
Dee Kuntry
Dee Peple
Dee Zoo
Mgr
Witters
Bing Kicker
Kickersville
Habit and Habitual Rhythm of the Daily Life
A reflective piece on how habit shapes behavior. It compares addiction to smoking with routine in daily life, detailing how recurring places and familiar people reinforce patterns. The narrator contrasts comfort of repetition with the restlessness felt when routines are broken. It closes with a humorous exchange about sleeping car berths and homesickness.
No clear single event headline from overlooked text
Characters discuss hard work borrowing money and storms blowing telegraph poles. The fragment hints at plans to dynamite poles and remarks on vanity and daily life with lines about writing poetry and selling polishing products.
Startling society warned of new danger pact
Fragmentary lines depict a warning about a supposed danger described as a pact. Phrases imply fear among society and mention women armed with hatpins as a motif or reaction. The excerpt reads as dialogue hinting at social panic or sensational speculation.
Fragmentary quotes on marriage and money cited
A garbled collection of phrases questions why she married or did not and who pays. The lines mix exclamations about money and fault with unclear attributions, giving a fragmentary snapshot of social judgments.
Pessimistic Tone Grips Brief Dialogue
Fragmented quoted exchanges hint at a bleak outlook with phrases about a person’s decline and mounting illness as a conversation piece. The text appears to reflect doubt and concern over a subject's deteriorating condition and fortunes.
PERT PARAGRAPHS ON WISE LIVING AND CONVERSATION
The text muses on self respect and comfort in living and notes how optimism and excuses shape behavior. It discusses opinions and manners in relationships and hints at gender dynamics and a vogue for wholesome gardening as a topic.
Poultry Breeder Prices in Union Deposit PA
White Plymouth Rock Fisher Strain 50 cts per pair. S. C. Black Minorcas Northrup Strain. S. C. Buff Orpingtons 7 25 MO. M. Baker Union Deposit PA.
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