James A Bailey obituary notes Barnum & Bailey founder dies at 59
A Lancaster Farms column recalls James A Bailey of Barnum & Bailey Circus dying at 59 in Mount Vernon New York. Born in Detroit Bailey rose from farm labor to circus great surviving a widow. The piece touches on 1906 incidents including a sea gull attack in Pottsown and steer roping world titles, plus farm ducks and local health tests.
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James A. Bailey
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Detroit
James
Robinson & Lake
Bailey
Robinson
Barnum & Bailey
James Bailey
Oscar Brown
Pottstown
Brown
April $17 Hogs and the April Market Outlook
The hog market faces a potential price surge as analysts suggest April could see hogs reach $17, with some predicting $18 or more. They cite lower slaughter volumes in April and historically smaller April and May totals versus March, plus a prior March peak and reduced processing under federal inspection this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Belt
OPA
Mexico City Cracks Down on Traffic Drivers
The article notes Mexico City will jail hundreds of drivers in a safety drive and replace part of the police with two thousand traffic lights. It describes chaotic pedestrian auto traffic and predicts the lights will not fully curb the thrill of riding through the capital.
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Havana
Mexico City
Mexico
Pride and Patriots in Two States Clash Over Graves
Lancaster County guards General John A. Sutter’s grave against California bid to move him east. In Missouri, Potosi residents resist Texas efforts to relocate Moses Austin’s burial, linking pride across Lancaster, Show-Me, and Lone Star entities.
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Lancaster County
Missouri
Lititz
John A. Sutter
Ozarks
Potosi
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Moses Austin
Texas
Moses
Spain
Brazos River
Austin
Stephen Fuller Austin
Sutter
Lone Star State
Farm Bureau protests roads hindering farmers access
The American Farm Federation issued complaints to road supervisors claiming that impassable roads cut farmers off from markets for months each year. A related recall recalls a meat truck crash near Ashland Wisconsin 25 years ago with hams and sausages scattered in trees. Alt McPherson Ran found eggs in a mailbox used to pay postage for six letters.
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American Farm Federation
Africa
Ashland
Wis
Alt McPherson
Hyperkinetics and Pomona Degree Sessions in 1931 Lancaster
In 1931 the Eugenich Research Assoc described restless people as hyperkinetics or hyperkinesia. Lancaster County Pomona Grange held an all day session April 11 at Akron Hall with officers Leslie Bolton and Samuel Givler among those in charge, and conferred the Pomona degree on four candidates. A violent electrical storm caused damage across southern Lancaster County. John W. Eshleman Sr. died at 86 in Lampeter, a longtime feed business man.
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Eugenich Research Asso
Lancaster
County
Pomona Grange
Akron Hall
Ephrata Grange
Leslie Bolton
Samuel Givler
Mary Yelk
J. W. Brinton
Warwick Grange
John W. Esheleman
Lampeter
Courage in Early Christianity Under Persecution
The piece argues that Christian courage combines moral and physical bravery. It notes early believers faced minority status, slander, and pressures from public opinion and law while remaining steadfast to truth. It previews persecution as a future study topic.
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Pease
Christ
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lancaster Farms
Jack Reichard
Barnum Bailey
Oklahoma
Ellison Carroll
Mangum
Jim Warren
Silverdale
Carroll
Warren
A. Pratt
American Agriculturist
Hazelton
St. John’s Creek
Martin Bowman
Camargo
Bowman
City Board of Health
Alfred C. Alspach
Ernest J. Neill
Octoraro Newspapers
Quarryville
C. Wallace Abel
Robert G. Campbell
Robert J. Wiggins
Farm Bureau
John W. Eshleman, Sr
Ruble
Christian Courage
Roman Empire
Jerusalem
God
Jesus
Earth
Kenneth J. Foreman
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