Shade tree campaigns spread through towns to beautify cities
An editorial from the Harrisburg Telegraph praises Steelton for leading in shade tree efforts and urges Harrisburg to form a Shade Tree Commission. It notes a census of Steelton trees, plans to remove about 200, plant new varieties, and calls for active civic cooperation and funding to improve urban greenery and esthetic development. The piece also discusses Mt Gretna as a potential military camping site redevelopment.
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Steelton
Harrieburg
Hershey
Harrisburg Telegraph
Harrisburg
City Council of
Mawsh: a new term for congressmen who stay home
The National Voters' League coins mawsh to describe most congressmen who, it says, do little work. Its publication The Searchlight on Congress lists all 485 members, noting Pennsylvania’s delegation as largely mawsh and inactive.
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National Voters’ League
Congress
League
Pennsylvania
Death of Theodore N. Ely noted railroad chief and patron
Theodore Newell Ely aged 70 died at Bryn Mawr after a long career with the Pennsylvania Railroad including eleven years at Altoona where he created testing and purchasing systems. He retired as chief of motive power in 1911 and was father of Carl B Ely, superintendent at Bethlehem Steel’s Steelton plant. Survived by three other children. Also mentioned are Bayard appointed state director for a national conference on marketing and farm credits. Pennsylvania school appropriation of 16.56 million. and Governor Brumbaugh’s plan for a permanent Mt Gretna camp for the Pennsylvania National Guard.
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Theodore N. Ely
Theodore Newell Ely
Carl 3
B. Ely
Steelton
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bryn Mawr
Mr. Ely
Pennsylvania Railroad
Charles L. Tiffany
New York
Gertrude S. Ely
Henrietta B. Ely
Altoona
Ely
Bayard
K. S. Bayard
National Stockman and Farmer
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
National Conference On
Hogestown
Lila State
Hotel Sherman
Chicago
Eye surgery in Philadelphia pioneer shapes a glass-eyed future
Dr L Webster Fox, once of Hummelstown, removed a diseased eye and inserted a hollow gold ball to which eye muscles are sewn. After healing a glass eye will move in the socket as the real eye, making the false eye indistinguishable.
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Philadelphia
L. Webster Fox
Hummelstown
Allentown Bethlehem highway extension discussed this spring
A planned mile long highway link between Bethlehem and Allentown faces funding gaps. Col Harry C. Trexler and Rep Henry J. Steele pressed state engineers for a funded route, offering to build a top quality road in exchange for materials. Officials indicated no current money for the project. Also noted is West Lebanon hunter Joseph Beistline returning from Campbelltown with a rare white squirrel trophy in the county.
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Bethlehem
Allentown
Harry C. Trexler
Henry J. Steele
Easton
State Capitol
Uhler
Trexler
Congressman Steele
Mr. Uhler
Joseph Beistline
Lebanon
Campbelltown
Wonderful Rod Wood Mountain and a Turkey Tale
A Bradford county paper extols Wonderful Rod Wood Mountain near Tioga county with an ascent at 2600 feet offering unmatched views near Wellsboro Junction. Mrs George S Miller returns from Tuscarora mountains with a 19 pound wild gobbler after a two day hunt near East Waterford, Pa.
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Bradford County
Rod Wood
Tioga County
Baldwin Run
Government
Wellsboro Junction
Pennsylvania
Rob Wood
George S. Miller
Tuscarora Mountains
Waterford
Garden Tips for Washing and Packing Vegetables for Market
Practical advice on washing and preparing home grown produce for sale. Highlights include tying bunches before washing, using a brush, removing soil, facing and uniform grading, storing carrots beets and turnips, washing methods in tubs, and trimming tops for market appeal. Also notes on Savoy cabbage recovery after storage and repurposing carrot tops and parsnips for feed.
Parsnip Harvest Advice on Protecting Tops and Night Frosts
The article notes that daytime topping leaves parsnips vulnerable to nighttime frost, which dulls color and luster after lifting. It recommends plowing only what the topper can harvest in a day and keeping roots shielded from frost to preserve appeal.
Casus Belli At English Training Camp Shocked Visitor
A visitor to an English training camp was shocked by the frequent black eyes and bruised faces among the soldiers. When he asked, the corporal explained the men had fought over a sentry watching a towel drying, prompting the clash.
Unselfish Family Scene Plays Out Painful Lesson
A father disciplines Johnny with a slipper, delivering the old line that the punishment wounds him more than the son. Johnny endures, crying out his resolve to continue, and asks the father to persevere as he bears the pain.
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Johnny
Slipper
Local Representative Wanted for Hershey Subscriptions
The Ladies' Home Journal Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman seek a local rep in Hershey area to renew existing subscriptions and recruit new readers. Salary plus commission. Experience preferred but not required. Send references to Box 654 Curtis Publishing Company Independence Square Philadelphia.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Evening Post
Country Gentleman
Hershey and Vicinity
THE
Curtis Publishing Company
Independence Square
Philadelphia
Say You! A Strong Boy Licks Stamp Contest
A brief humorous exchange features a boastful remark about strength and a challenge on display. The comic moment highlights a four round contest that ends with a jab about licking a stamp, capturing a street humor vignette.
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Lebanon Valley
Stewart
Mt. Gretna
United States
Brumbaugh
Mit. Gretna
Pennsylvania National Guard
New Providence
D. Martin Hess
Mr. Hess
Dr. Kelly
Bethany Evangelical United Church
Lancaster
Howard A. Kelly
Baltimore
Kelly
Washington and Lee
Aberdeen
Edinburgh
Johns Hopkins University
America
Europe
England
Scotland
Ireland
Italy
Germany
Austria
France
Doctor Kelly
Maryland
Braton
W. D. Uhler
Alate
Underwood Typewriter
Metro Typewriter Company
York and Washington Sts
Brooklyn
J. E. Gruber
Derry Church
Yingst’s
David Gordon Hershey
Auinlulu Guettarman AM
ITC
Hershey Printing Co
Hershey, Pa
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