Hummelstown News notes social ties and local events
Mrs R E McCauley of Altoona visits her parents the Kilmers. Residents travel to Duncannon and Harrisburg while others return from Williamsport and Philadelphia trips. Assessor Strickler prepares state real estate and occupational rolls, notes dog taxes and tax deadlines. Community events include Sunday School assembly plans, church drives, football wins, and local society meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. McCauley
Altoona
J. A. Kilmer
F. G. Keller
Elizabeth Mutzabaugh
Alonzo Philips
Duncannon
Amanda Yost
R. C. Gingrich
Williamsport
Katherine Shull
Marjorie Nissley
Chestnut Street
Harrisburg
Adam G. Shope
West Main Street
William Laughery
A. D. Hoover
Paul Byrnes
Squire's
Strickler
Dauphin County
C. L. Dice
Park Street
Oliver Waltz
John E. Reager
Joseph Mumma
Baltimore
J. J. Mumma
W. H. Garrett
Myrtle
Lebanon
Harvey Buch
Elizabethtown
Mary Fox
Minnie Stecher
Sarah Henderson
Town
Mary Grass
Steelton
Ralph Stecher
Pittsburgh
Reformed Church
Bethany Orphan's
Womelsdorf
Zion Lutheran Church
Lutheran Synod of Pennsylvania
Messiah Lutheran Church
Harry Dando
Mountain Home
Emma Brinser
Maylon Marburger
Reading
Carrie K. Hummel
P. W. Hartwell
Clifton
Paul Keller
Union Deposit
A. S Lehman
United Brethren Church
Tarnest
Caroline Schaffner
Lehighton
F. J. Schaffner
Charles Ellinger
Legion
Brownstone
Enhaut E. C
Enhaut
Heffner
J. S. Heffner
Shamokin
Jean
Isa McHolland
Edward Coder
Pottstown
F. L. Hummel
Edna LaRoss
Tarrytown
N. J
Adam H. LaRoss
Camden
F. G. Wheeler
Arias Bloom
Sunbury
J. Landis Strickler
Mary Esta
Polly Alleman
Charles E. Bale
Harrisburg Telegraph
Lancaster
Ross Cassel
Cassel
Samuel Alwein
J. T. Remsburg
Emma Landis
Katherine Ulrich
Katherine Hummel
Mt. Gretna
Hummelstown Sun
Margaret Slattery
Boston
Mass
Wayne B. Wheeler
Washington
D. C
Lyell M. Rader
Chicago
Charles Stelzls
New York
Dauphin County Sunday School Association
B. F. Luckenbill
Harry Fr. Vetter
West High Street
Earl Smith
Newton Gordon
Reformed
Legion and Band
J. M. Brightbill
Of Interest to Women Headlines and Notable Firsts
The column notes heiresses marrying Europeans have taken more than 124 million dollars in dowries from America. It cites a Scottish custom and a Parisian prize for a wife with the prettiest foot. It highlights Mrs. Carl Ormond Williams as NA education chief and the first woman vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee. It mentions a Salina woman’s parlor table with 10,400 wood pieces and a Hull woman as the first to pass the English bar exam albeit awaiting twelve terms before bar admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Southern Baptist
Annie Laurie
William Douglas
Marlborough
Flanders
Carl Ormond Williams
Memphis
National Educational Association
San Francisco
United States
Salina
Hull
From Here and There in History and Habit
The text notes historical events such as two sackings of Moscow in 1137 and 1293 and describes Norway’s coast with over 150,000 islands. It mentions a London burial with black-clad dogs, a Baltimore furniture man starting installment plans, and a claim that left ear hearing is better for many. It also cites Dutch colonial law giving one white man’s testimony equal to seven natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Norwegian
London
Baltimore
First Class Drums and Arctic Ice Seen in Quotation
The passage notes a first class drum containing 248 pieces and claims American drum makers lead globally. It contrasts Moorish display of colored goods in Arab and Spanish stores with Arctic icebergs, remarking Arctic ice is smaller and fewer than Antarctic ice, yet often loftier and more aesthetic like spires and domes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giddes
Arabia
Spain
Arctic
Antarctic
Bitter Revenge Ends in Odd Morning Quarrel
Willie vows to get even after his sister’s dog is kicked. He plans a reckless act by mixing quinine with his sister’s lipstick. Local youths discuss retaliation in a tense exchange with Willie's friend present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wille
Willie
Butcher Shop Dialogue Sparks Grim Exchange
A brisk exchange at a butcher shop shows the boss ordering drastic dismemberment of a Mr Williamson and Mr Smith's ribs while an assistant reacts ready to act after a Mrs Murphy leg is sawed off. The overheard dialogue highlights a dark humor tone.
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John
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