Phoenixville Fire Destroys Andrews Planing Mill and Lumber Yard
A Saturday night blaze destroyed the Frank C. Andrews and Company planing mill and lumber yard in Phoenixville, with damages estimated at 150000. The plant covered about three acres and the fire started in a garage from an undetermined cause, spreading to trucks and gasoline tanks that exploded, hampering efforts by eight towns’ fire companies. The flames consumed the entire plant and about 90000 feet of lumber.
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Phoenixville
Planing
Lumer
Frank C. Andrews
No Sunday services in Brunnerville U B church
Rev Tobias schedules no services at the Brunnerville U B church on Sunday August 9 to allow members to attend a Bible Conference at Mt Jenna. A Tuesday prayer meeting at 8 pm is planned. About forty members and families attended baptism at Green Point Lebanon County and Rev Patrick's service in the evening. Lizzie G Fahnestock married John Haldeman near Mastersonville after a coast trip. Lizzie Williams recovering from surgery at Lancaster General Hospital. Numerous local greetings and visits mark a busy week in the Brunnerville area.
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Tobias
U. B
Mt. Jenna
Greenoint
Lebanon County
Patrick
Lizzie G. Fahnestock
John Haldeman
Fastergonville
Benjamin ‘Eb‘gore
Hershey
Mastersonville
Jizzie Williams
Jin
Lancaster General Hosital
Elam Koch
Daunters
Margaret
Minerva
M. Robert
Evangelical Church
Aading
Emanuel Myles
Reading
C. F. Yake
Fam
Rottdale
Kreider
Monroe Eckert
Ivan Shoeman
Spring City
Jana
New York
Eorge Hackman
Charles Hackan
Pottstown
Kate Weach
Hopeland
Eberly
Phrate Park
Isaac Kauffman
Enryn Park
Wayne Kline
William Zell
Kisselil
Reuben Eith
Muddy Creek
Harry Hollinger
Tate
Pine Hill
Liz Gibbel
Raymond Diehm
Phares Weit
Elmer Spayd
Horace Walters
John Teeter
Toneytown
William Seibert
Nathaniel Weit
Lititz
Isaac Oberholtzer
My. Aru
Ezra Manrsin
Roseville
Anna
Jacob Kreider
Katie Kreider
Kathryn
Tra Hess
Landisville
John Peiffer
Abram Burkholder
Near Clay
Victor Buchter
Lloyd May
Lincoln
Norman Kauffman
Paris Brubaker
Rheems
Clarence McCay
Akron
Morris Eckert
Henry Risser
Eli Gish
Eden
Rife Myers
Bareville
Clayton Myers
Henry Tyson
Norman Bell
Warren Jay
Beyond Town
Adam Burkholder
Christ Stauffer
Lizzie Witmer
Elmer Weit
Lexington
Phares West
Mary Miley
Harry Haldeman
Ella Landis
Lizzie Williams
Lancaster General Hospital
M. R. Hess
Roy Goda
A. L. Shreiner
East Petersburg
George Farmer
Lancaster Junction
Kathryn Kreider
Abraham Strickler
Clayton Adair
Kissel Hill
Henry Burns
Mary Jane Gainor
Mt. Nebo
Philip Martin
Daniel Fry
Milton White
Ellis Spickler
Frank White
Lancaster
Robert Cassel
Sinking Springs
Edna Cassel
Manheim
Daniel Breitigan
Norman Todd
Fruitville Pike
Henry Bucher
Norman Bomberger
Hallville
Robert
Eugene
Everett
Dolly Imhoff
Denver
Myr
Christ Imhoff
Cave of Wonders Near Saalfeld Opens to Tourists
An ancient cave in the Vairy grot toes near Saalfeld on the Hiver Saale in Germany opens to visitors. It features stalactites and stalagmites with some stalactites over six feet long and nearly as thin as a knitting needle. The grottoes were mined for slate for centuries and abandoned about 150 years ago.
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Vairy Grottoes
Saalfeld
Hiver Saale
Germany
Bank Founder Stephen Girard Shapes Early Financial Power
Stephen Girard founded a bank by investing in the old Bank of the United States in 1810. In 1812, after the charter lapsed, he bought a controlling interest and the buildings, renaming it the Bank of Stephen Girard with the old officers retained to position it as a leading financial institution.
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Gerard’s Bank
Stephen Girard
Bank of the United States
Bank of
Eux
Farmers deem fertilizer prices average in survey
A national survey of 24 000 farmers across 36 states found about 43 094 respondents, with 50 questions, concluding that fertilizer prices are mostly viewed as average. The report notes fertilizer is cheaper than most farm inputs and prices rose only modestly postwar, supporting higher usage to boost farm profits and local commerce.
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Association
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Stille Nacht's Rise Tied to Oberndorf Mishap in 1818
In Oberndorf near Salzburg on Christmas Eve 1818 the hymn Stille Nacht Helige Nacht was first sung. Curate Joseph Mohr wrote the text and Franz Xaver Gruber composed the melody. A broken organ led to its quick popularity after Karl Mannacher repaired it in Fugen. The Tyrolean air spread via Tyrolese markets and concerts, carried by four Strafer brothers to North Germany and beyond.
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St. Nikolas
Obern_dorf
Salzburg
Austria
Joseph Mohr
Franz Xaver Gruber
Oberndorf
Karl Mannacher
Fugen
Zillertal
Strafer
Detroit Nets
Self Winding Watches Then and Now
The Montreal Family Herald notes Napoleon Bonaparte always carried a self winding watch. Such watches, derived from pedometer principles, use a weighted lever and a weak curved spring to convert walking motion into a small wind. Each step adds energy, keeping the watch running even when still.
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Napoleon Bonezparte
Montreal Family Herald
Why Tom Platt and Chauncey Depew Displayed NY Politics
The piece contrasts two New York senators, Tom Platt a behind the scenes operator and Chauncey Depew a famed public wit. A friend recalls Platt’s speech to justify his quiet style, arguing his words carry impact even when applause is scarce.
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Tom Platt
Chauncey Depew
New York
Flatt
Depew
Platt
Keeping Well Or Clean House After Scarlet Fever
A 1924 Western Newspaper Union piece by editor Frederik R. Green explains disinfection shifts after scarlet fever. It urges boiling and sun exposure for shared items, emphasizes patient discharges as main infection source, and notes fumigation and spraying are less effective than targeted sanitation.
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Western Newspaper Union
Industry Honors Two for Daring Rescues at Western Electric
Two Western Electric employees received the Vail Medal for public service. Joseph Zeleny of Chicago rescued a drowning man and a second canoeist at Twin Lakes, aiding others and performing first aid. Clyde Lee of Indianapolis saved four children and their grandmother from a burning home, entering the blaze twice and aiding multiple victims before perishing husband later died.
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Western Electric Company
Vail
Joseph Zeleny
Chicago
Clyde Lee
Indianapolis
Theodore N. Vail
Bell Telephone System
Lee
Western Electric
Lynns
Lynn
Zeleny
Western Electric Telephone Works
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Cee
Harrisburg
Woolrich
Lambert P. Stoudt
Woolrich Woolen Mills
Cornwall
Aaron Eng
Ebanon County
Engle
D. Siegrist
Frederich R. Green
Health
Mr. Lynn
Twin Lakes
Wisconsin
Flint
Michigan
A.C
C. M. Snavely
Warwick
N. Broad St
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