High Governor Sproul probes coal price rise controversy
Official sanction protests a rise in anthracite prices citing increased royalties as the motive. The Girard estate of Philadelphia reportedly amasses wealth, threatening control of the nation’s coal supply. Critics urge price falls to stabilize business while noting growing wealth of coal owners. Also, First Lieut. Lawrence P. Sharples, son of a West Chester millionaire, returns from service in France with courier duty in Europe.
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Paradelphia
Ethv
Petrograd
Lawrence P. Sharples
Philip M. Sharples
West Chester
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France
Berlin
Vienna
Rome
Paris
Europe
Joseph Sheckard
Egypt
Isaiah
Robin
Anjou
Decapolis
Bazard
Henry VIII
England
Charles V
Japan
Turkey
Holland
Lititz Pretzels and a Garden Surprise
A Honey Brook Graphic tribute to a sunny Sunday in Lititz, where hopes for pretzel tastings falter as shops close, yet John Heiserman’s garden summons a surprise supply of pretzels. The article segues into a practical piece on choosing lamb and mutton, urging careful boneing, trimming, and healthful eating, with note of physicians endorsing meat in convalescence.
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Honey Brook
Lancaster
Reading
Ephrata
Lebanon
Lititz
Garden of Eden
John Heiserman
Guinea
Woolworth Wealth at Sixty-Five Million
The funeral of Frank W. Woolworth was held in Glen Cove Long Island. Woolworth stores and offices nationwide closed for the day. His wealth is estimated at 65 million dollars. Guinea Pigs Shipped to Ohio report notes Allentown breeders sending guinea pigs to Ohio for hospital bacteriological work.
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Glen Cove
Long Island
Lancaster
Woolworth
United States
Canada
Hogland
New York
Ohio
Allentown
Beating Swords Into Plows Plans For Nitrate Food Drive
War surplus nitrate from the War Department is redirected to farming and cotton as fertilizer. Over 150000 long tons move from 18 U S shipping points to farmers via the Bureau of Markets, with shipments and orders expanding for spring. Lancaster merchants vote to keep Saturday evenings open despite nearby cities testing closures. Public sale at Jacob Yunger farm in Strasburg township features cured hams at 69 cents a pound and cane huckleberries at 40 cents a cup.
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Germany
Tstead
United States
Sureau
Department of Agriculture
Lancaster
Retail Merchants’ Association of
York
Williamsport
Easton
Alientown
Reading
Jacob Yuninger
Strasburg
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