Red Cross Christmas Seal Origins and Delaware Story
The Red Cross Christmas seal originated in Delaware when Miss Mary Bissell proposed a seal featuring a red cross and festive messages to aid tuberculosis work. The effort helped fund the first Delaware tuberculosis sanitarium and set a national pattern later managed by the National Tuberculosis Association.
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Yoman
Red Cross
Miss Dly Bissell
Delaire
Ned Gross
Wilmington
Ob Riis
Othor
Riis
Bissell
Delaware
Ope
National Tuberculosis Associa Wy
Golden Pen Portrays Omar Khayyam and Persian Quatrains
Fragmentary historical notes describe Omar Khayyam as a mid eleventh century Persian poet at Nishapur in Chorasan, famed for a revised reign emendation and a noted tempering of mysticism. It mentions his association with a work titled Rubaiyat and Wittgenstein’s anonymous 1859 translation, highlighting the chaotic yet vivid evolution of Persian lyric poetry.
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Ynar Khayrae
Nistapur
Chorassan
Emenidar
Han
Auatratus
Omar Khayyam
Omar
Wittgensld
M. Filegeriis
Paris of the East and Shanghai’s Bund Contrast
The piece paints Shanghai’s Bund as a waterfront showcase blending New York like drives and Chicago boulevards. It notes grand legations and residences, a bustling business core, and the teeming life along Foochow streets and the Yong-Wha-Ley Temple attracting visitors for hours or days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Shanghai
New York
Local Real Estate and Insurance Services Advertised
The notice advertises Hershey and Gibbel Scriveners, real estate and insurance agents, handling deeds wills mortgages and all papers promptly and carefully drawn. Special emphasis on settlement of decedents' probate and related clerking services.
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Hershey & Gibbel Yrevancers
Summer Swallows Refreshing Mint Crush Recipe
A playful note on reviving hot day sports crowds with icy drinks. It provides Frosty Mint Crush instructions using fresh mint juice five lemons water sugar ginger ale and serving with ice and garnishes. The piece blends sports imagery with a home beverage recipe for cooling down after activity.
Summer Meats Make Light Yet Hearty Dishes
A summer cooking note urges staying practical with meat by using cheaper cuts and smart seasonings. It presents Veal and Ham Pie as an economical, easy dish, combining lean veal, boiled ham, eggs, and a savoring mix, baked in crust and served hot or cold. The piece emphasizes keeping meat in summer menus without expanding the budget, with guidance on flavor balance.
Ye Olde Tyme Fiddlers Celebrate Open Air Parkesburg Fete
The Elverson Bard notes Ye Olde Tyme Fiddlers led by W lensel of Quarryville gathered in Parkesburg for a joyous day of open air fiddling. They performed on rocks and ground with catgut and horsehair bows, drawing cheers from young and old while banjoists and clowns entertained. Local characters include Heinie Lee, Taylor the Quaker, Frank McGroarty, Titus the Dane, and Michael the blacksmith, all contributing to a lively community celebration.
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Geange W.lensel
Quarryville
King Gole
Henry Ford
Parkesburg Way
Julia
Banjo
Heinie Lee
Taylor
Hickory Hill
Frank McGroarty
Titus
Michael
Elverson
Local Visits and Family Gatherings Highlight Weekend in Rothsville
Miss Alverta Long and Miss Jane Long hosted visitors while multiple families from Rothsville, Lititz, Manheim, and surrounding towns spent Sunday with relatives. Attendees included the Ober, Biemesderfer, Keath, Beard, and Graut families, visiting kin from Mastersonville, Soudersburg, and Masertonville. The Jerusalem Reformed U S picnic drew a large crowd Saturday afternoon and evening.
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Alverta Long
Rothsville
Jane and
Lorna Long
Emma Graut
William Graut
Manheim
Agnes Biemesderfer
Phares Greider
Mastersonville
George Biemesderfer
Elaine
F. Caufman
Soudersburg
Eliza Hitnier
Vera Fry
Herbert
Nathan Fry
Robert Biemesderfer
Wayne Kline
Allen Ober
Trvin Keath
Mildred
Elm
Alice Ober
Alice Keath
Lititz
A. Y. Keath
May Beard
Maggie Biemesderfer
Frank Beard
Evening Picnic and Church Group Activities Around Neffsville
Evening events featured the Rohrerstown Band, Sipe family vocalists from Shepherdstown, and the Lutheran S S picnic planned for August 15 at Penryn Grove with music by United Brethren S S Orchestra. Community meetings formed the Neffsville club with officers elected, and other local visits and weekend gatherings noted.
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Rohrerstown
Sipe
Shepherdstown
Cumberland County
Penryn Grove
United Brethren S. S
Monroe Dichm
Lancaster County
Harry Long
Elizabeth Bowman
Kissel Hill
Lois Trauck
Esther Corbett
Pauling Seaman
Glad Martin
Gladys Johns
Bernice Dankle
Helen Frey
Mae Binkley
Neffsville
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W. H. Muth & Co
M. Ada Schnerer
Uebener & Habecker
Main St
Wnvewwe
Chicago
Jane “Boke
Jane Rogers
Fiddlers
Penryn
Isaac Greiner
Mirs. Martin Hacker
Robert Bock
Lincoln
Jacob Moyer
Frank Burd
Romanus Ober
Norman Ober
Neffsville News
U. B
Abram Long
East Petersburg
Neffsville ‘Girl Reserves’ Club
American Legion
Post 664
Oregon
Dunkle’s
Charles Rothfus
Robert
Lancaster
John Rothfus
Martin Findley
Helen
Allentown
Mary Yost
Brownstown
Pauline Seaman
Lemon Horst
Laurice Shreiner
Kathryn Braansworth
Harry Kirick
John Bausman
York
John Kreider
Mary Kreider
C. C. Shoemaker
Rawlinsville
John Hornberger
Jacob Hornberger
Lesnard
Leonard Ghebi
Leonard Electric
Good Housekeeping Institute
J. F. Longenecker
N. Broad St
Hummelstown, PA
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Winnie May
Gov. Pinchot
Bonnie Laddies
Eastern
Pennsylvania
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