Farm Show Weather Delays Reflect Crop Trouble in 1958
The 1958 Farm Show in Harrisburg opened a day late with rain and sleet forecast for the second day. Southeastern Pennsylvania drought shows in lower class results while Lancaster County entries were reduced by poorer forage and crop quality. Dairy, sheep, swine, and machinery displays highlight ongoing vigor with new tech like a tractor of tomorrow and integrated bulk milk tanks, marking a subdued but colorful 42nd show.
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Pennsylvania
Aryshire
Lancaster County
FFA
Lancaster
Labor Squeezes Farmer in Meat Pricing Debate
The American Meat Institute reports meat packers earned four cents more per hour after a two point rise in the cost of living index, while meat, fish and poultry prices rose less than the overall index. Farmers face a squeeze with wages near a dollar per hour but packinghouse pay averages 2.41, highlighting a clash between cost pressures and farm earnings.
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The
American Meat Institute
Detroit
Color and blood in skin sparks debate from 1883 vignette
A historical note recounts Dr Maxwell’s skin graft experiment on a wounded Black man in 1872, suggesting blood carries skin color. It also touches on 1908 horticulture meets, child beliefs about God, and other archival curiosities from Lancaster farming history.
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Maxwell
New Castle
Jas Pearce
The Christian Church as a Fellowship of the Forgiven
The text argues that church fellowship differs from other groups by uniting people not by common interests or background but by shared experience of God's forgiving grace in Jesus Christ. It notes surprising cross class connections at worship, such as Chief Justice Hughes and a washerwoman both sharing faith.
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Dr. Foreman
Christian Church
Hughes
Supreme Court
Jesus
Fellowship With a Purpose in the Early Church
The piece argues the church unites apostles teaching fellowship breaking bread and prayer as its core. It stresses harmony to glorify God and attract others, urging members to reflect divine living, not just praise, and cites Romans 15 5 on harmonious unity.
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God
Philadelphia
Madison
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