Palm Lutheran Church to Tear Down Old Building and Build New
Palm Lutheran Church on West Main Street plans to demolish the 1845 stone church and erect a new building in the town’s eastern section about a mile from the current site. The move follows population shifts toward the east near the Lebanon and Dauphin county line. The new church should be ready for dedication by May 1, with bids to be invited soon.
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Palm Lutheran Church
J. H. Neiman
West Main Street
Dauphin County
Lebanon and
Union Congregation of
Trinity Church
Paul J. Dundore
Chestnut
Main Streets
Harsh Passenger Throws Baby From Train Window
In a muggy train car on a Western bound Limited journey a cruel man orders the crying child handed to him and then tosses the infant out the window. The mother pleads as heat and travel wear the crowd. the incident ends with the shocking act of abandonment.
The Year Without a Summer Remembered in 1816
A 1816 diary extract recounts a sunless summer with frosts and ice in July and August. Pennsylvania, New York and New England saw window glass ice, corn chilled and withered, grass destroyed, and a cold, desolate season felt across the country and Europe. Farmers faced losses as corn sold for seed at high prices.
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Charles Pierce
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Europe
England
Man Reflects on Generational Change and Youth
A brief musing about aging and the pressures of a younger generation entering the world. The speaker notes the rapid rise of youth and the sense that time moves quickly as new crowds form around him.
Chicago Cinderella Miss Pianist-I Recounts Church Try
A quoted reminiscence from Mr. Softleigh recalls a Chicago Cinderella Miss Pianist I attempting to play in a church. He jokes about the organ and pedals, noting his feet were not large enough to reach them.
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Softleigh
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Palmyra
Palm Lutheran Congregation
Chicago
Hershey, Penna
Hershey
Hershey Trust Co
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