Turtle Finds 1842 Mark In State Forestry Report
A land turtle found by a road crew in Mifflin County shows an 1842 date carved on its shell as the Forestry Department reports. Also notes Rev Westwood’s near-drowning at Mink's Pond and a long journey for Charles Carlon and son Audrey from Oil City to Spirit River, Canada. A Warren County lumberman spent 40 years with one firm before retirement. State Labour warns threshers without workers' comp insurance face fines of 1 per day per uninsured worker and clarifies farm labor exemptions and farm-related threshing activities.
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Forestry Department
Mifflin County
Charles Carlon
Oil City
Audrey
Chicago
Carlon
Spirit River
British Gambia
Harry Carson
Warren County
State Department of Labour and Industry
If You Have An Automobile Keep Rat Snap Says White
Mr J A White urges car owners to use Rat-Snap after rats damaged two new tires during bad weather. He claims his car sat in the garage and the product saved him money. RAT-SNAP is sold in three sizes 35c 65c and $1 25 and is guaranteed by L N Moyer Lititz and S M Fahnestock Lexington.
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J. A. White
L. N. Moyer
Lititz
M. Fahnestock
Lexington
Musical Family Leads Strasburg Band Since 1898
Postmaster J. F. Johnson and his four sons form the Strasburg band with the old man at its helm since 1898. Manheim builds two pools with one along the Chiques creek and another near B. R. Hollinger’s mill property. East Drumore natives nine Newswangers form a baseball team: Robert Haines Fred Thomas Amos Charles Earl Benjamin Jacob and Harry.
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J. F. Johnson
Strasburg Band
Manheim
Manheim Athletic Association
Chiques Creek
B. R. Hollinger
Newswangers
Robert
Haines
Fred
Thomas
Amos
Charles
Earl
Benjamin
Jacob
Harry Newswanger
East Drumore
Quarry blast at Marietta yields year’s work of stone
Strickler and Hinkle, quarry operators near Marietta, used 3350 pounds of dynamite in a single blast. The explosion released enough stone to perform a year’s work in breaking and removing rock.
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Strickler & Hinkle
Marietta
Boy Fractures Leg In Barn Fall At Lititz Home
Three year old Paul Hess, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Hess of Lititz R D 1, fell from the hayman in the barn and fractured his right leg. He was taken to General Hospital at Lancaster for treatment.
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Paul
Paul Hess
Lititz
R. D
General Hospital
Lancaster
Ephrata minister fills in for aging Elkton parson
Rev. Dr. Martin W. Schweitzer of Ephrata substitutes for the ill 83 year old marrying parson in Elkton Maryland during a week long visit. He presided over 119 weddings in June and 62 on July 3rd. Schweitzer also oversaw five weddings in a single day, a notably busy stretch.
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Ephrata
Elkton
Martin W. Schweitzer
Schweitzer
Soldier of fortune MacGregor helps 236 veterans get jobs
Robert Bruce MacGregor of Seattle, a 48 year old veteran who fought in many wars from the Spanish American War onward, has secured employment for 236 former soldiers while continuing to fight his own disabilities. He cites service with the Princes Pat and lists extensive campaigns in China, South Africa and other theaters. The piece also notes Legion efforts for veterans benefits, donations of a French painting, and upcoming conventions with leaders like Pershing and Roosevelts’ navy aide.
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Robert Bruce MacGregor
Seattle
Wash
MacGregor
Philippines
China
Natal
South Africa
America
American Legion
France
Hanford MacNider
Legion
Leon Reni-Mel
Indianapolis
World War I veteran rides for health and hope
A young man named John C. Phillips, a World War II era Engineer Corps veteran of the 28th Division, journeys through Lancaster County on horseback seeking renewed health after being gassed and released from a southern sanatorium. He left the sanatorium with no home, plans to reach army comrades in Newark and Augusta, Georgia, and believes he will beat the doctors’ prognosis of only a year to live.
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Lancaster County
John C. Phillips
Engineer Corps
28Th
Phillips
Newark
Delaware
Augusta
Georgia
Busy Somerset County mother feeds twenty children at home
Mrs. Frank Yoder of Connellsville, 40, mother of 20 children with 15 living, tends seven acres, 14 hogs, two cows, bakes 90 loaves weekly, sews clothes, cobbles shoes, and cares for three sets of twins. Her husband works construction and visits weekends, bringing pork chops for Sunday meals. She says large families can run smoothly with good judgment and self-sufficiency.
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Frank Yoder
Connellsville
Somerset County
Yoder
Plank Road
Signs of Rain and Other Moments from Mount Joy News
Weather signs prompt amateur forecasts from moon to leaves turning. Mount Joy Development Company breaks ground for four double houses as first step toward new homes in town. Mystery of tree water ascent and noble privileges of English peerage noted with old world whimsy.
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Mount Joy Development Company
Mount Joy
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