Holiday gifts at Stadtmiller and Wehrle stores
A fragment lists J. J. Stadtmiller’s new store-room at 572 Philadelphia Street offering engraved jewelry and glassware from Hawkes and R. W. Wehrle & Co. urging timely Xmas purchases with evening hours until 9. WINE & WINE promotes Bath Robes and House Coats at the corner of Philadelphia and 7th streets.
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J. J. Stadtmiller
Philadelphia Street
Hawkes
R. W. Wehrle & Go
Dick” Thompson
Bath
Cor, Phila
7Th Streets
Baboon Society Observed In Africa Study
An excerpt from Major J. Stevenson Hamilton's Animal Life in Africa describes baboon troops observed from concealed positions. Older males watch for danger while females and young play, with juveniles chased by stern mothers and warned by booming alarm calls before the troop scatters and retreat to cover.
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Africa
J. Stevenson-Hamilton
Alwad
Schoolboy Songs In Mountains in Switzerland
In Swiss schools boys go on geography field trips and sing appropriate part songs when they encounter wild mountain scenery. A recent party of about forty boys on a remote eastern pass attracted a tourist who heard their singing and observed the scene.
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Switzerland
Don
Lutherans Hear High Class Zion Choir in Song Service
Zion Lutheran church choir presented a Sabbath morning song and praise service under Prof. H. G. Hart. Solo performances by Hart and Mrs Hart drew praise, with Hemple and the ladies quartet noted for excellence. Organist Mrs W H Jackson credited for fine accompaniment. offertory and postlude praised.
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Indiana
Zion Lutheran Church
Evening Gazette
8. G. Hart
W. H. Jackson
Hart
Listers Bold Experiment With Queen Victoria
An anecdote recounts Lord Lister using Queen Victoria as the first subject in a drainage experiment after an Edinburgh appointment. Dr Wrench notes the Pye operation succeeded but drainage failed, leading Lister to test india rubber tubing as wound drainage. The queen recovered quickly and Lister adopted rubber tubes in practice.
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Queen Victoria
Lord Lister
Wrench
Lister
Edinburgh
Balmoral
Doctor Recommends Derringdale for European Plan Meals
A physician advises a dyspeptic patient to change hotels to the Derringdale to try its European plan. The patient counters that the food at both the Derringdale and Merrington is similar. The physician explains the price is for what is eaten, not the basics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derringdale
Merrington
Onion Corn Remedy and Miscellany Inconsistent Notes
Fragmentary clippings describe a simple onion corn remedy and stray dialogue jokes. The corn remedy advises tenderizing onion skin then applying it to the affected toe for two to three days to detach the corn. Additional fragments reference a courtship joke and unrelated remarks about city employees and eel migration policies.
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Corp
Chivsge
Indiana County Ranks Tenth in Hunter License Totals
Indiana county stands tenth among 67 counties for hunter licenses issued, with 4,800 licenses—county treasurer J. W. Wilson notes totals. State records show 242,826 licenses issued by 66 counties, yielding $218,002. Clinton County has not reported. overall totals may rise to about 325,000 with more counties reporting. Allegheny leads with 10,369 licenses, Luzerne 10,000, Lancaster 9,781, Schuylkill 9,188, Philadelphia 9,060, followed by Westmoreland, Cambria, Berks, York, Indiana, Fayette, Montgomery, Blair, and Lycoming.
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Indiana County
J. W. Wilson
Clinton County
Allegheny County
Luzerne
Lancaster
Schuylkill
Philadelphia
Westmoreland, Gambria
Berks
York
Indiana
Fayette, Montgomery
Blair and Lycoming
Joker Posters at Colonial Theatre This Week
Watch for two Joker Posters in front of the Colonial Theatre this week. They are real funny. The Dying Detective 78x features Sherlock Holmes in a dramatic scheme by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The new short story will appear as a 24-page illustrated magazine feature in next Sunday's New York World Story Section.
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Colonial Theatre
Sherlock Holmes
A. Conan Doyle
New York World
Sunday World
Second Day Session Of Institute Focuses On Tact In Discipline
The second day of the County Institute covered topics from rural teaching advantages and disadvantages to Dr Carson on tact in discipline. Speakers discussed individualized approaches, fire safety, and classroom management while Weatherwax Brothers entertained with quartets and readings. Tonight will feature Thomas Brooks Fletcher, famed Lyceum orator.
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Institute
Carson
Weatherwax Brothers
John
William
Faust
Trovatore
Thomas Brooks Fletcher
Lyceum
Winters' restaurant located on Philadelphia Street rear of Streetcar office
A local note notes Winters' restaurant on Philadelphia Street rear of the streetcar office. Silk Pajamas are boxed and presented as a suitable Christmas gift. A display by Moorhead Bros features Aan and FE Tusa items.
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Winters
Philadelphia Street
Moorhead Bros
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Toques
Sox
Gazette
Carpenter Ave
Tone
Water Street
H. Lynn Prothero
Philadelphia St
Gall
F. A. Knouff
Keenan Building
Pittsburgh
Tex
J. E. Lewis
South Thirteenth Street
Clark
Wayne Rigg & Co., Jewelers and Engravers
New Young Bldg
Phila. St
Wine & Wine
S. G. Hart
Latve
Iaepey
Ste
Washington Herald
Buevess
Baltic
Ana
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Hart, Schaffner, & Marx
A. B. Kirschbaum & Co
Nick House
Handkkerchiefs
Jersey
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