Local notes from Stoudsburg to Reading and West Chester
A mosaic of small items from across Pennsylvania. Death follows tetanus in Stoudsburg after a corn shelter accident. Rewards offered for horse theft in Columbia County. Public garden land donation in Coatesville. A Chester boy injured by a cart, possible amputation. Court actions over small fines in Reamstown. Scouts hike to San Francisco for Panama Exposition. Death from chicken wound near Eberley’s Mills. Hersheys abroad in Cairo and Paris with return planned. Squirrel family draws attention in West Chester. Librarian Longmore retires after 43 years. successors named. Theodors Helb reports big fishing catches in Tampa Bay. Ghost lore in Beaver Springs prompts curiosity. Odd 18th century burial rites of John Underwood noted with archival detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Calvin Loeb
Stoudsburg
Columbia County
Wesley Stitler
Jesse Shallcross
Coatesville
A. S. Jackson
Public Garden Association
James Embert
Chester
Charles V. Henry
Lebanon
Charles M. Coover
Annville
Henry
Abraham Kian
William Baker
Reading
San Fransisco
Jach
Aeserve
Dauphinounty
Cairo
Egypt
Papa
Mamma Vunny
Presbyterian
Dilton
R. M. Longmore
Walter Godcharles
Mr. Longmore
Willam Krauser
Books In Ancient Rome And The Fifth Act Of Life
The piece notes ancient Rome produced books quickly with slaves handling manuscript input, cites Lucretius library grandeur, and mentions Julius Caesar's proposal to open it to the public. It also reflects Sydney Smith’s advice on eating in later life, with a humorous calculation of nourishment and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Lucullus
Julius Caesar
Harper's
Sydney Smith
Lord Murray
A Ruined Romance at the Church Door
In Mrs Tweedie's life story Genevieve Ward recounts a 1850s romance with Count de Guerbel. An international dispute over marriage and Russian law culminates in a forced wedding at a Russian embassy and a dramatic church parting at the altar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
Rome
Miss Ward
Mrs. Tweedie
Riviera
Count de Guerbel
Wwe
Nice
Paris
Bim
Isin
de Guerbel
St. Petersburg
Coure
Countess de Guerbel
Cour
Warsaw
Emar
Wother
de Ginerbel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Royal Baking Powder
Theodors R. Helb
Ark
Fla
Tampa Bay
Dr. Helb
Jay Bingaman
Walnut Street
Beaver Springs
Pine Grove
Klinger
Shade Mountain
John Underwood
Whittlesea
England
Horace
Sanadow
Bentley
Milton
Dr. Pierce
Pealees
R. V. Pierce
Invalids
Genevieve Ward
Czar
Baltimore American
Hussey
New Orleans Picayune
Grube’s
E. Cc. Ritchie Railord Restaurant
Lititz
Ind
Brown
Joan
Jones
Doctor Forbes
Colbrook
Haskill
Aikens Lane
Bell Business
The
Bell Telephone Co
Penna
R. E. Smith
Mgr
Lancaster, Pa
Sons
Levi F. Longenecker
Front Street
Lititz, PA
Hershey & Gibbe
Hecate
Tel
Lititz Pa
Ust
New
John L. Hosler, Jr
Spruce Street Grocery
Brandies
Hollinger
King and
Duke Sts
Rogers Bros
C. H. Kreider’s Hardware Store
Main St
Inialional Silver C9
Idea Britannis
Go. Meriden
Kofkoph Electrical CO
aCutre St
A. R. Keller
East Main Street
Cc. E. Myer
Cedar Street
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