Susquehanna Trail proposed to run Harrisburg to New York line
A delegation asked Highway Commissioner Black to advance a plan for a state main highway named the Susquehanna trail. It would run from Harrisburg to the New York state line via Williamsport Roaring Branch Canton and Troy with connections to Elmira and the William Penn Highway. Black said approval requires state funds from the legislature.
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New York
Black
Harrisburg
Hershey
Lycoming
Bradford
Northumberland
Union
Snyder
L.T. McFadden
Bradford County
E. E. Jones
C. W. Aitken
Susquehanna University
Emerson Collins
Williamsport
Stowe
Canton
Timber land gains as pole and telegraph wood scarce
Timber land has surged in value according to the New Era with tracts of all sizes scarce. Farmers hold small plots for fencing, and blight has reduced chestnut trees, leaving little suitable for telegraph poles. The long term pole and railroad tie business is diminishing and may disappear in years ahead.
No Man's Land as Neutral Territory Across the World
The article explains no man s land as territories governed by treaties rather than powers. It cites a Gibraltar isthmus strip, a US Mexico zone sixty feet wide and seven hundred miles long, and notes about fifty such neutral areas worldwide totaling a sizable area.
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No Man’s Land
Rock of Gibraltar
Spain
Britain
No Man's Land
North America
United States
Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Pacific Ocean
Globe
The Bachelor's View Roast on a Wedding Trip Weather
The column teases a lighthearted jab about a couple returning from a wedding trip and enduring bad weather. It notes the trip’s rough conditions and jokes about enjoying any moment amid the rain.
The Brute Old Maid Coin Exhibition 1790 Relic
A reader notes a rare 1790 coin titled The Brute Old Maid and questions why it wasn’t preserved when new, highlighting curiosity about the relic’s historical value and origin.
History of Ice Cream and Its Rise in America
The article traces ice cream from Dolly Madison serving it at a White House reception to Nancy Johnson’s ice cream freezer invention. It notes US consumption nears 250 million gallons yearly, worth about 200 million dollars, and highlights the industry’s growth, regional patterns, dairy campaigns, flavorings, and related trades.
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Dolly Madison
Thyra Sumter Winslow
Illustrated World
America
White House
President Madison
Gunton
Nancy Johnson
United States
Parasite or Gift Believed Behind Brother’s Illness
In dialect speech, Lila asks about Mrs Carter’s sick house guest. The listener notes the man cannot work despite eating and sleeping well, spending days on the veranda in sun. A confidant declares the illness is not a disease but a gift.
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Carter
Lila
Why She Wanted It
A light exchange reveals a playful desire to buy a book and a remark about mastering balance with a headload as a fanciful path to carriage. The dialogue hints at aspiration and humor in a domestic scene.
Not In Hershey Memory Lesson Quip Teases Golf Bout
A humorous exchange sketches Brown taking lessons from a memory teacher. The speaker jokes that Brown should study memory due to a lapse during a recent golf round where about twenty strokes were forgotten.
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Hershey
Brown
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George P. Morris
Coates
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Sheridan
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Baltimore
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Bethlehem Steel Company
Gibraltar
J. E. Gruber
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Yingat
David Gordon Hershey
Watt
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Hershey Printing Co
Hershey, Pa
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