Various small items from across the state
Gas main work on Market street Lewistown uncovers copper pennies dated 1799 to 1803. George St Clair jailed in Easton for horse robbery was arrested in Easton and sent to Allentown for two highway robberies. John Craigie of Quakake Valley fined $40 for fishing under six inches. Mary Ann Roland of Reading marked her eightieth birthday with a jig. Boys find a case of stolen children’s shoes near West Reading. Williamsport furniture firm ships three carloads of solid African mahogany logs via Liverpool. Easton Phillipsburg owners discuss cross boundary travel rules. Three men jailed in West Grove after stealing food from a farmhouse. A West Chester YMCA plan would teach 700 boys swimming with school cooperation and under $200 cost.
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Market Street
Lewistown
George St. Clair
Easton
Allentown
John Craigie
Quakake Valley
Squire Williams
America
Liverpool
Phillipsburg
Stanley Reigel
Gibert Freil
Frank A. Snyder
Reading
West Grove
Reigel
House of Refuge
West Chester Y. M. C. A
First Sunday Papers and Taxes on Knowledge Abolished
A London Chronicle excerpt recalls pre abolition circulation of Sunday papers in Lundee via a penny-per-hour lending system led by Morrell. Barbers were book brokers, and readers left deposits for a Sunday paper picked up later, with small change returned. A stray anecdote follows about misheard geographic names.
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Lundee
RLM
Morrell
Jett
London Chronicle
Barnum and Bailey to Exhibit Cleopatra Spectacle in Reading
The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth brings Cleopatra to Reading on May 2. The portable stage, built for mass spectacle, features 1,250 actors, 400 performers, 650 horses, five elephant herds, and a world class menagerie with the only baby giraffe on display. A grand parade is planned at 10 a.m. plus a separate recounting of a historic tale “How a Woman Saved Nice” from 1544.
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Reading
America
Alexandria
Ptolemys
Nile
Barnum and Bailey
The Pitt Diamond Forged by History and Royal Adornments
The Regent of Pitt diamond weighs about 136 carats and rivals its peers in size and form with near equal diameter and depth. Found in India and brought to England by Mr Pitt, it passed to the Due Orleans for £130,000 and later adorned the French crown. Napoleon then used it on his sword hilt.
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Pitt
Regent of Pitt
India
England
Eart
Chatham
Orleans
France
Napoleon
Splendors of Space in a Grand Telescope View
George Wharton James writes in National Magazine about the Milky Way seen through a powerful telescope. He likens the galaxy to a ring of light, explains how distant stars resolve into glittering points, and uses vivid comparisons to convey the galactic vastness and beauty.
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Earth
George Wharton James
National Magazine
Petrified Objects Across Limestone Regions
Petrified objects occur widely where limestone dominates, with wood, moss, leaves, grasses, fruits, and even whole logs or forests turned to stone. Reptiles and small animals petrify, and some cemeteries reveal preserved remains moved to new sites. Harper's Weekly.
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Arizona
Harper's Weekly
Man Recovers Hat in Yard After Ash Incident
A Detroit Free Press item describes Whetby emerging from an ash pile, retrieving his hat, and standing in the yard as his wife calls to him urging him inside. He is asked to accept responsibility for the mishap.
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Whetby
Henry
Detroit Free Press
Two Gifts Revealed in Brief Paper Sketches
A New York man gives his wife a diamond necklace and a Chicago man gives his wife a black eye in a quip cited by the Louisville Courier Journal. The oval moon appears hot and round, a claim from Professor Castadilobo of Portugal.
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New York
Chicago
Louisville Courier- Journal
Castadilobo
Portugal
Doubted Him. She-Anyhow a well bred man noted
A Minneapolis Journal line discusses a man described as well bred with apparent knowledge of Aristotle, while another voice doubts his true experiences. The exchange portrays skepticism about the subject’s claimed sophistication.
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Minneapolis Journal
Car-Why Did You Leave Your First Place
Conversation sketches a driver recalling a chaotic moment when his boss went wild and started shaking up his house over tire needs. The excerpt captures a humorous exchange with a punchy line delivered by Puck.
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Puck
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Royal Baking
Artar
Iowa
Ohio
Pam
Towa
Lippincett's
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Nice
Walter Tibbits
Savoy
Francis Band Barbarossa
Catherine Segurine
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Grube’s
E. Cc. Ritchie Railroad
Lititz Ind
Uncle Sam
The
Bell Telephone Co
Penna
R.E. Smith
Mgr
Lancaster, Pa
Levi F. Longenecker
Front Street
Lititz, PA
Hershey & Gibbe! Conveyancers Scriveners
Realstate and
Tnd
Lititz Pa
Brandies
Hollinger
King and
Duke Sts
C. H. Kreider’s Hardware Store
Main St
Lititz
Ike
A. R. Keller
Lititz, Penna
Rogers Bros
Rogers
International Silver Co
Meriden Britannia Co
Meriden, Conn
New
John L. Hosler, Jr
Spruce Street Grocery
C.E. Myer
Cedar Street
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