Hogestown Show prospects and local notices in Lebanon Valley
The/Hogestown Horse and Cattle Show plans a June 16 17 return with big stock displays from E Nicodemus Devon and Bonnymead Farms Holsteins. Other items note Ira Kohr estate value 1200 to 1500, quarantine for foot and mouth in parts of Lebanon county, a fatal accident near Falmouth Pilea, and local civic updates including college playground expansion and a Harrisburg golf start.
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Hogestown
E. Nicodemus
Franklin County
Guernsey
Frank G. Thompson
Devon
Bonnymead Farms
Boys Fought the Civil War Enlistment Ages Revealed
A table from Maj. Gen. William H. Carter’s book shows only a quarter of Union soldiers were over 21. Enlistment ages ranged from under 11 to 45 plus, with 1.15 million under 18 and 2.16 million between 18 and 22, noting many were officers and beardless youths.
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William H. Carter
Carter
Be An American First and Stand by the Flag
An Illinois State Journal editorial urges Americans to focus on national unity during Europe’s war. It cites how kinship across the Atlantic makes neutrality difficult and calls readers to embrace patriotism, keep Old Glory raised, and seek peace without betraying national duty.
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Europe
United States
The
Illinois State Journal
John Burroughs Reflects on Parents in Personal Portraits
John Burroughs writes fond pen pictures of his mother and father describing her subdued happiness and the sadness of motherhood while noting his father’s voice and temperament he inherited. He credits his mother with his lifelong love of nature and romanticism and recalls family roots and values.
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John Burroughs
Sidon
Kelly
Wyther
Tham
Fifty Murders in New York City This Year
The New York World cites a January to date total of fifty murders in New York City and projects a yearly total near 190 if the pace continues. It notes sixteen cases with no arrests and four where detainees were discharged, with about twenty suspects held in various cases.
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New York City
New York World
London
New York
Self Possession Versus Exposure to Others
A quotation from Lord Chesterfield warns that a person unable to hear disagreeable news or joyful reports without visible emotion invites manipulation. Open expression hides nothing from artful opponents who will pry and learn your secrets, so keep control of your own reactions and thoughts.
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Lord Chesterfield
A City of Seventy Languages in Tiflis
James Bryce described Tiflis as a melting pot, a city of contrasts and mixtures. Today it reportedly hosts 70 languages spoken by as many nationalities, with elements from Europe and Asia still not fully combined.
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Tiflis
James Bryce
Europe
Asia
Bossneed Laborer Dispute Cited by Judge
A labor dispute transcript shows a judge noting practical limits of crew size. The worker asserts capability with one more man, while the boss and laborer exchange terse remarks about workload and efficiency.
Our Right to Americans in the Made in America slogan
The Ledger argues for exclusive rights to the designation Americans citing eighteenth century precedence. It cites Frederic the Great era correspondence, Louis XVI era diplomacy, and advisers to George II as showing Europe labeled North and South America as Americans. It laments Canada and some South American states challenging the title.
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America
the Ledger
Frederic the Great
Louis XVI
Franklin
George Iit
Europe
North
South America
Canada
Saloon versus Sanity Findings From Wisconsin Doctor
Investigations by Dr. Sleyster, Wisconsin superintendent of a criminal insane asylum, examined 590 patients. Statistics show 36.8 percent were sons of drunken fathers, 40.4 percent drank before 15, 52.5 percent habitually drank, 64.9 percent spent evenings in saloons or on streets, and 9.6 percent were total abstainers. The Gospel Messenger calls the figures startling.
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Sleyster
Wisconsin
Gospel Messenger
Findings of Sleyster Duplicated Across Institutions
A fragment notes that findings by Prof Sleyster might be duplicated in nearly every institution of the kind across the United States. The excerpt implies widespread replication of the same conclusions in similar organizations.
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Sleyster
United States
At a Disadvantage with a Loose Button
A man explains his loose button and torn hosiery while humorously noting his wife knits for Europe. He avoids telling her, joking that her sympathy makes her happiest when knitting for Belgians, and admits he lacks the heart to worry her.
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Europe
The Human Yardstick Joke Cartoon
A Colier's magazine cartoon shows a tall cadaverous man and a short fat man in a street exchange. The tall man claims to be six feet tall after describing how he lies down and gets up to measure Johnson's house for new carpets.
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Darky
Johnson
Collier’s
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