Lebanon Valley Turnpike Repair Orders and Church News
Public Service Commission orders the Berks Dauphin Lebanon Turnpike to repair 35 miles by 1918 and 17 miles by 1917 with a phased plan funded by bonds. The case draws Dauphin Lebanon Berks counties and highway advocates. Bishop McDevitt consecration in Philadelphia cathedral is reported along with Governor Brumbaugh urging farm family homemaking training and rural education reforms. Decayed tooth death of Edgard Bechtel noted and Harrisburg inheritance of Howard Colton discussed.
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Berks and
Dauphin
Turnpike Company
Berks and Dauphin ‘Turnpike Company
Hummelstown
Wernersville
Palmyra
Myerstown
Public Service ‘Commission
Motor Club of
Harrisburg
Reading Automobile Club
Palmyra Automobile Club
Public Service Commission
Snow
Lebanon
Reading
Cyrus G. Derr
Grant Weidman
Ryan
Dauphin County
Meyerstown
Lebanon County
Berks
Berks County
Berks and Dauphin
Dauphin Counties
McDevitt
Philip R. McDevitt
Philadelphia
Sisters of Charity
Christian Brothers
Issles
Monsignor
Hassett
Monsignor Turner
Snd
Bishop McDevitt
Pennsylvania
Brumbaugh
Columbia County
Columbia Park
Bloomsburg
Edgard W. Bechtel
Schuylkill County
Bechtel
William Penn
H. O. Bechtel
Donts for New Hunters
A compact safety message for first time and careless hunters. It stresses never pointing a firearm at people or animals and keeping the muzzle down. Do not carry loaded guns into homes vehicles or boats or climb fences without unloading. Do not shoot without knowing the target.
Describing Eternity by a Colored Preacher
A preacher illustrates eternity to a congregation by imagining a sparrow carrying a single water drop from the Atlantic to the Pacific and back, hopping a day at a time. He suggests the task would take so long that only early morning would arrive in eternity.
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Breddren
Coney Island
San Braneleco
Pacific
Cuban sugar situation report from Himely discusses weather and labor
Himely notes ideal cane growing weather and widespread cultivation but says labor shortages grow daily across the island. More land is prepared for planting as new factories rise, leading to higher wages and increased manufacturing costs.
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H. A. Himely
The Russian Rise on Every Fronts in World War Poem
A poem by Clark McAdams extols the Russian fighter who holds the north France Saloniki and the East against the German onslaught. It lauds his multi front defense and links past conquerors to his enduring strength. The piece frames the Russian as the crucial ally in a vast battlefield landscape.
Financial Summary for Hershey Plant August 31 1916
At Hershey Pennsylvania end of business August 31 1916, total resources listed as 1,714,710 48 dollars with corresponding figures in line items showing cash accounts, receivables, inventories, and long term assets. Details include sums such as 136,322 40 and 709,164 65.
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Hershey
War Will End About 1921 Says Navy League Expert
Colonel Robert M. Thompson, president of the Navy League, predicts the European war will last about five more years. After two years of stalemate, neither side gains a decisive advantage, and exhaustion may mark the path to Germany's defeat. Germany would still fight on inside its borders for about two years more, making the overall end date about 1921.
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Europe
R. M Thompson
Robert M. Thompson
Navy League of the
United States
Navy League
League
Germany
France
Belgium
Roasted spareribs prep and cooking method guide
Trim the spare ribs and crack across the middle. Rub with salt and pepper and place in a dripping pan with water at one pint per three pounds. Baste and turn to bake both sides evenly until golden brown. Cook until tender, about one and a half hours for three pounds.
Charlie Chaplin Salary Compared To State Senator Wages
Life notes Chaplin earns ten thousand dollars weekly to entertain while a state senator nets a yearly salary. The remark contrasts spectacle wage with political pay in a concise media quip.
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Charlie Chaplin
Eskimo Domino Players Bet Heavily Says Yonkers Note
In a Yonkers Statesman snippet, a playful exchange has Mrs Flatbush and Mr Flatbush joking about the Eskimos keen on dominoes and risking wives in bets, noting many good losers among the Eskimos.
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Lebanon Valley
Christ
Howard I
Colton
Whitehall Street
George W. Colton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Gunner
Saloniki
Genghis Khan
Alaric
Atilla
Colossus
Clark McAdams
Hershey Trust Company
Banks and Trust Cos
Weeene
Aise
He Ae Aeppalts
Bae Fund
Notreserve
State of
Stecher
Spischier
Edwin M. Hershey
Hershey Printing Co
Hershey, Pa
J. E. Gruber
Elershey
Derry Church
Yingst’s
David Gordon Hershey
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