Pure Food Commissioner reports April totals and fines
In April Pure Food Commissioner Foust's division collected 2658.59 with 1701.32 in fines for pure food law violations, 414.17 oleomargarine licenses, 129.16 clanmargarine fines, 6125 milk fines, 120.30 non alcoholic drink fines, 118.64 sausage fines, and 50 vinegar fines. Since Jan 1 the division has gathered 100696.99. The year also notes Wilson College appointing Dr Anna J McKeag as president and the recovery of Edward Schaeffer's body found April 28 near Washington Boro after a drowning incident on January 17.
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Pure Food
Foust
Edward Schaeffer
Joseph Schaeffer
Middletown
Swatara
Washington Boro
Columbia
David Sherrick
Postmasters Convention Chooses Wilkes-Barre for 1913 Meeting
The Pennsylvania Postmasters Association picked Wilkes-Barre as the site for its 1913 convention. The 11th annual session was held at Easton last week with Major W. H. Davis of Pittsburgh elected president.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania Postmasters’ Association
Easton
W. H. Davis
Pittsburg
Ten pardon applications listed for May board meeting
The Board of Pardons will not meet until May 15, and the list already shows ten applications. The May session may be the last until fall. Two murderers have filed for commutation of death sentences to life imprisonment.
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Board of Pardons
York County Loses $25000 in State Good Roads Funds
York County will lose about $25 000 as its share of the state appropriation for good roads for 1912. The loss results from the failure of the York county commissioners and county districts to petition for improvements, part of the Sproul good roads bill's 31 000 000 appropriation.
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York
Harrisburg school board notes diverse student body
The Harrisburg school board reports 3742 American students in city schools. Russian Jews number 378, with 21 other nations represented by 1 to 142 pupils. Carlisle plans a sane Fourth with a morning parade by local fraternal and patriotic groups, an evening fireworks display and band concert, and the Friendship Fire Company engine house dedication after the parade.
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Harrisburg
Carlisle
Friendship Fire Company
Reunion planned for 122nd Pennsylvania Volunteers in Lancaster
Arrangements are made for a reunion of the 122nd regiment Pennsylvania volunteers to be held Friday May 17 in Lancaster marking the anniversary of their return from service.
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122Nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers
Lancaster
American Order convention concludes in Lebanon
The seventeenth annual convention of the Order United Americans met at the P. O. S. of A. hall in Lebanon. The gathering continued through Wednesday and closed with the installation of new officers.
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of the
Order United Americans
P. O. S. of A. Hall
Lebanon
Increased Pay for Teachers Considered by Lebanon Board
Lebanon school board weighs adopting a new salary schedule for city teachers. The plan provides a gradual raise over six successive years as part of a new code provision.
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The
Lebanon School Board
Move to Change Polling Places in Lancaster
A campaign by the Lancaster chamber of commerce and city ministers seeks to move polling places from saloons to other venues across all sections of the city. Miners Discuss March to Harrisburg Idle miners in Shamokin plan a regional march to Harrisburg to urge Governor Tener to convene a special legislative session to enforce state laws benefiting the coal industry.
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Lancaster
Chamber of Commerce
Harrisburg
Shamokin
Tener
Harrisburg Artist Completes Portrait for Carnegie
Harrisburg artist George W. Storm painted a portrait of Captain William Jones, long serving as one of Andrew Carnegie’s managers, and Carnegie has accepted the work for his collection.
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Andrew Carnegie
William Jones
George W. Storm
Harrisburg
A Seasonable Fad in Taffeta Afternoon Suits
A spring fashion feature shows a blue and green changeable taffeta suit. The skirt is short enough to reveal neat buttoned boots. The coat with gar cutaway lines includes pipings cord fastenings and cream Venise lace trim.
Orchard and Garden Tips for The Home Gardener
The article advises mulching to conserve soil moisture and protect roots from frost. It discusses soil fertility through manure and explains careful plant spacing to reduce trampling and make cultivation easier. It covers mulching for transplanted shrubs and heat sensitive plants to improve survival.
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Ewa
Hershey Opens Season With Win Over Stevens Trade School
Hershey defeated Stevens Trade School of Lancaster on a sunlit Saturday afternoon thanks to strong fielding and ten timely hits. Matty Matthews provided clutch confidence in the box while KEarley starred at the plate and in the field. Henninger of the visitors collected a perfect three for three in three trips to the plate.
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Stevens Trade School OF Lancaster
Hershey
Stevens Trade School
Lancaster
Hershey Boys
Matthews
Matty
Kearley
Henninger
Remedy Lodger and the Hair Mattress Joke
A London Tit-Bits quip depicts a lodger asking for a better mattress and the landlady replying it is a genuine hair mattress. The lodger then suggests hair restorer as a solution, delivering the era’s humorous wordplay.
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London
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Postmasters’ Convention
York County
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John B. Curry
Swatara Station
R. HO
Earley
Grane
Eberley
Miller
Shaub
H. Potteiger
C Saylor
W. Potteiger
R. H.C
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