Lebanon Valley and Nearby 1916 Local Notes
A collage of local items from Layville to Lebanon Valley includes 1160 White Leghorn hens at the Masonic Home producing 1158 eggs after a Friday shift. Palmyra School Board names C. S. Crumbling as principal and lists staff. Fletcher family reunion in Greencastle. death of State Highway Commissioner Robert J. Cunningham. Lebanon Fair racing program with purses. Good Roads Day plans. a golden wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Poisal in Lancaster with Confederate veteran history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layville
Elizabethtown
Cunningham
Robert J. Cunningham
Sewickley
Pittsburgh
Brumbaugh
Mr. Cunningham
State Highway Department
E. M. Bigelow
Bigelow
Brown
Highway Department
Elizabeth
Allegheny County
William Cunningham
Dickson’s
Donthett's
Ohio River
Louisville
State Senate
Lebanon Fair
Lebanon County
Addite
Peter Stevens
Reading
Lebanon
Good Roads Association
That County
John Benneth
Newmanstown
Robert Light
Jone
David W. I, Polsal
Lancaster
No. 133
South
Death of renowned Lancaster reporter Joe Hep ends era
Harry Hensel known as Joe Hep a leading Lancaster journalist and sports writer dies at Lancaster General Hospital at age fifty nine from kidney disease after a lingering illness. He retired March 18 seeking health improvement and leaves a legacy in boxing and sports reporting. Abram Herr of Hawksville predicts two more spring snowstorms with geese seen southward. Luria Bros Reading to clear about 100000 from iron sale of the old Cumberland Valley railroad bridge at Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Hensel
Lancaster
Lancaster General Hospital
Mr. Hensel
Joe Hep
Abram Herr
Hawksville
Lancaster County
Luria Bros
Reading
Cumberland Valley
Harrisburg
Peacocks in Lancaster County History
In years past many farmers kept peacocks for food ornament or tail feathers. The meat resembles turkey and the birds were once plentiful but are now seldom seen while traveling Lancaster County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Virginia
Funeral of Palmyra Drug Clerk Dr Charles E Bundel
Dr Charles E Bundel, druggist of Palmyra, died suddenly of apoplexy at home on North Railroad street. A Lancaster native, he lived in the South before moving to Palmyra six to seven years ago and owned Baldwin Drug store. He attended Reformed church and leaves three daughters and a son, with his Civil War service in the Seventy Ninth Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Street
Wheeling
Lancaster
Poisal
A. A. Myers and Company
Bundel
Charles E. Bundel
Palmyra
North Railroad Street
Lancaster County
Baldwin
Reformed Church
William McEwen
Grace Robinson
Kathryn H. Bundel
New York
Charles M
16Th
U. S. Infantry
Fort Levenworth
Kansas
Dr. Bundel
Lancaster Home Guard
Seventy-Ninth
Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment
Sherman
Palmyra High sets May 23 commencement at church
Palmyra High School will graduate 14 students on Tuesday evening May 23 in the First United Brethren Church. Prof E E Stauffer of Albright College will give the principal address. Diplomas will be presented by Prof John Snake, county superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmyra
Palmyra High School
First United Brethren Church
E. E. Stauffer
Albright College
John Snake
Whites Back to Tropics in Sociologic Medicine Voice
In a Journal of Sociologic Medicine piece Dr. Woods Hutchinson argues for returning to tropical regions to reoccupy fertile lands. He claims Europeans once thrived there, cites insect and disease exposure as civilizational issues, and promotes footwear and clean undershirts as protections against hookworm plague and typhus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods ‘Hutchinson
Journal of Sociologic Medicine
Tropics
A Birds Acrobat Roller Dances for a Bird Courting Audience
An African roller bird performs aerial tricks like a flying trapeze artist. It dives and somersaults to woo its mate, then glides back to the tree limb where the female watches. The display mirrors Barnum or Forepaugh showmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Helpless Jerry and Pat Exchange Quips on Ancestry and Law
A comic exchange features Jerry claiming lineage to an Irish king and Pat joking about a dead man defending himself. The banter relies on wordplay and implies a humorous debate over ancestry and legal fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Pat
Chanst
Distant Stars and Local Anecdote Echo at Courier Journal
A Louisville Courier-Journal reader notes stars are so far their light may arrive later. The remark ties to Farmer Heck who compares it to his hired man returning from the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Heck
Louisville
Courier-Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lebanon Valley
C.S. Crumbling
C. F. Harnish
Miss Gruber
Ralph Meckley
I. L. Reist
Henry Early
Mary Bowman
Alberta Manifold
Alma Gingrich
Sarah Kreider
Ruth Klahr
Kathryn Moyer
John Gerber
Myrl Turby
Irene Bickster
H P. Fletcher
J. Gilmore Fletcher
Riter-Conley Company
Fred Fletcher
Daught
Rowe Fletcher
Martha
J. Funk Martin
Jacksonville
Fla
Charles Carl
Dupont Powder Company
Pitt F. Carl, Jr
Yale College
Pitt F. Carl, Sr
Miss Lillian
H. A. Bitner
L. H.fletcher
Harry Hensel
L. E. McGinnes
Steelton
First Presbyterian Church
Joseph Nissley
Hummelstown
Levi Zimmerman
Derry Church
Middletown
International Harvester Company
Hershey Store Company
Hershey, PA
Hutchinson
Bird
J. E. Gruber
Hershey
Derry
Church, PA
Yingst’s
David Gordon Hershey
Hershey Press
Hershey Printing Company
Hershey, Penna
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