Local notes from Lancaster and surrounding counties
County Elmer Bomberger becomes book keeper at Guaranty Trust Company of Lancaster after six years as teller at Manheim National Bank. Fred W. Byrod, ex Elizabeth native, now superintendent of the Veterans Home at Napas California, oversees 600 veterans. Onion crop in Blainsport yields 20 ounces on two largest onions. Lancaster stockyards show June headcount rise from 28 848 to 96 278, largest percentage gain among yards nationwide. Israel P Balmer of Elizabethtown, 81, has history as teacher, carpenter, and railroad car shop worker. Pioneer Fire Company No 1 of Marietta preserves one of the state’s oldest engines, once Philadelphia property, likely to appear in Lancaster parade. Lancaster county soldiers and others smoke local cigars. 2 000 000 cigars exported to France from Ninth District in May–June. Hazleton industries shift to war work with Freeland Overall making parachutes, Freeland Foundry supplying propellers, and Washington Street Silk Mill weaving silk for planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer 8
Bomberger
Manheim National Bank
Guaranty Trust Company
Lancaster
Fred. W. Byrod
Elizabeth
West
Veterans’ Home
Napas
California
L. K. Binkley
Blainsport
Elizabethtown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Pioneer Fire Company
Marietta
Philadelphia
Pioneer Company
Lancaster County
Uncle Sam
Ninth Revenue District Office
France
Freeland Overall Company
Freeland Foundry and Machine Company
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Washington Street Silk Mill
Hazleton
Harrisburg Council Fixes 24 MPH Speed Limit
Harrisburg council set a 24 mile per hour speed limit after Mayor Keister pressed for 15 mph. Blair county school boards struggle to hire unmarried teachers, abandoning the rule against married staff. A 94 degree shade reading prompted Charles Coughin to report a stolen overcoat to Easton police. N S Grubbs supplied 148 sheep to a Pittsburgh golf club to keep turf short and aid food supply. George Decker returns from Fort Yukon after a 14 day trip to see the midnight sun, departing June 9 and arriving June 23. Rev John N LeVan of Lebanon works ten hours daily in Bethlehem Steel’s safety dept. Berwick’s jubilation includes a Russian family that hid in a cellar, mistaking sirens for airplane warnings. Williamsport hosts a farmers and industrial exhibition August 19 23 with tractor demonstrations and Red Cross day. Erie opens a Girls Recruiting Corps, about 80 members, aiding army recruitment and patriotic drives. Williamsport leads in the movement. Corps uniforms include khaki skirt and blouse, brown shoes, military cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Keister
Blair County
Charles Coughin
Easton
N. S. Grubbs
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
George Decker
Oil City
Fort Yukon
Alaska
John N. LeVan
St. John’s Reformed Church
Lebanon
Red Cross
Erie
United States
Williamsport
Army
Tonall Relief Praised by Lebanon Man in 1918 Testimony
Mark R Moore of 339 Partridge Ave Lebanon Pa testifies that Tonall cured his nervous and stomach troubles after years of pain. He bought it at Rogers Drug Store and now sleeps well eats vigorously and works easily. Testimony dated July 8 1918. Tonall sold at J E Charles Drug Store Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark R. Moore
Partridge Ave
Lebanon
Tonall
Rogers’ Drug
J. E. Charles
Lititz
Pleasure trip to Linden Hall from Allentown leaders
Prof and Mrs Herman Frucauff of Allentown visited Lititz on Saturday July 15 with Mr and Mrs Walter C Lotte and guests Miss Eleanore Lotte and Miss Pauline Senn of China. They toured Linden Hall and met Rev Stengel. The Frucauff family long served as principals of Linden Hall, birthplace of Prof Frucauft and his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Lotte
Herman T. Frucauff
Allentown
Lititz
Stengel
Linden Hall
United States
Buth
Frucauff
Prof
Frucauft
Europe
Henry M. Sands
New York City
Eleanore Lotte
Pauline Senn
China
Old Trick Swindlers Target William Schwartzman in Philadelphia
Detectives seek two Spanish gentlemen accused of a $600 theft from William Schwartzman of Philadelphia. The tale involves castles in Spain and an ivy covered siege of fancy delusions designed to trap victims. Rev. W. G. Marburger elected principal of Reamstown High School beginning fall term. He will also teach at White Oak, combining two professions. A seasick soldier on a Atlantic steamer was mocked by an officer who joked about rendering unto the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schwartzman
Philadelphia
Spain
Schwartzman
W. G. Marburger
Danver
Reamstown High School
Marburger
White Oak School
West
Atlantic
London Eyes Fuel Saving Regs Shape Daily Life
London households react to gas and electricity use cuts aimed at coal saving. Families cutting bills face shortages as heating and cooking rely more on coal fires. Traffic worsens as fewer motor omnibuses and surface trains run, leaving crowded trains and buses during rush hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Swank Praises Tanlac After Recovery in Johnstown
Retired Johnstown man Jacob J. Swank of 625 Napoleon St. says Tanlac cured his nasal mucous buildup and insomnia. He reports improved hearing, taste, appetite, and sleep after starting Tanlac, which Druggist L. N. Moyer sells locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Jacob J. Swank
Napoleon St
Tanlac
L. N. Moyer
Baby Bunny Learns Lessons From Mother Rabbit
A mother rabbit teaches her delicate baby how every bunny must learn essential lessons. She recalls her own curious youth and warns of dangers, insisting the briar bushes are a rabbit’s great friends while promising to share scrapes from her past to guide the youngster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunny
Rabbit
Mother Rabbit
Baby Bunny
Soldier Breaks Pole in Nightmare While En Route
Soldier Kaiser Joseph McKinley Walker of the First Battalion, Camp Grant, en route with colored troops in the East, leaped from his berth during a nightmare and struck an iron signal pole with his head, breaking it. He was taken to Hammond Hospital in Indiana. He later begged the depot agent to send him East to rejoin comrades he claimed were bad actors and at risk of meeting the Kaiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Joseph McKinley Walker
Highteenth Infantry
Camp Grant
Hammond
Ind
Motor Cop Makes Good Joins Tank Squad After Task
Leo Hays a motorcycle policeman from Omaha earned praise after recovering a stolen car from A. T Gilinsky. He vowed to enlist in the tank service, and soon returned with the car and two suspects, showcasing his mechanical skill and quick action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Hays
Omaha
A. T Gilinsky
Hays
All Wish to Wed Soldier at Camp Beauregard
A Camp Beauregard soldier wrote urging correspondence with a Pine Bluff Arkansas girl for matrimony. The editor published the letter and next day the soldier received ten proposals from as many girls. Proposals continue to pour in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Beauregard
Pine Bluff
Ark
Lititz Springs Picnic and Reunion Schedule
A list of upcoming events at Lititz Springs includes St. Luke's Reformed S. S. picnic on August 1, Zem Zem Siesta and Princes of Bagdad picnic on August 2, Lutz family reunion on August 2, Lititz Union S. S. picnic on August 8, Kemper reunion on August 10, and Brownstown Union? peak at Lititz Springs on August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster St. Luke's Reformed
S. S
Lititz Springs
Zem Zem Siesta
Princes of Bagdad
Lancaster
Springs
Lutz Family
Lititz Union S. S
Kemper
Brownstown Union
Rabbit lessons and a fox tale in clover fields
Mother Rabbit recounts how Rabbits value safety in clover and warns of Mr Fox. A young Miss Rabbit is lured by a sly offer but detects danger, escapes behind bristles, and the tale ends with Baby Bunny learning the moral about trust and caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
buNty
Mother Rabbit
Fox
Miss Rabbit
Rabbit
Mr. Fox
Baby Bunny
In Seeking Beauty May Prompt Higher Soul Beauty
In Seeking Beauty. Girls are natural beauty lovers. The thought girls give to dress and what is pretty proves that. The girl who loves beauty must guard not to value bright eyes over a sweet soul or silk above kind speech. Do not lose sight of the beauty which is the highest of all.
Capital Punishment Across States in 1900s
The article outlines variation in death penalty status across U S states including abolition, restoration, and methods. It notes Michigan treason as the only crime punishable by death, Washington abolishing in 1913, Iowa 1872 and 1878 restoration, and lists methods like hanging electric chair and shooting in different states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Kans
Marine
Minnesota
Rhode Island
Washington
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Colorado
Indiana
New York
Nebraska
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Vermont
Virginia
Nevada
Also Mentioned on This Page
Our Merchant Tailoring
Detmer, Mason and Hanson
Wilson Baum
W. H. Buch
the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
the County
Keystone Exchanges
van Teach and
Presh
Navy
Tansac
Hartford
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Widmyer Prangley Co
North Queen St
Hershey & Gibbel
U. S. Delp
Wingert & Haas Hat
John A. Haas
N. Queen St. Lancaster, FA
Chas. H.frey
East
King St. Lancaster, Pa
W. A
W. W. Appel & Son Jewelers
Fticia
Hamilton
South Bend
Elgin
Waltham
North Queen Street
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