Ghosts on the Firing Line in No Man's Land
A vivid wartime reminiscence from the trenches recounts the tale of a haunted soldier known as Aunted Jerry. The crew describes eerie sightings, a lone tree in No Man's Land, and a brace of ritual patrols as the man purportedly converses with the dead. Jerry's fate ends with his death among spirits, prompting mixed fear and awe among the comrades.
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Gommecourt Wood
Harpy Naughton
Bill
Forsurart
Wallace
Tkey Homney
Jim
Curly
Jerry
Voic
Curly Wallace
Terry
Kerry
No May’s Land
Lyme
Gorman
Royal Trish Rifles
Corporal French
No Man's Land
Ikey
Herrs
Yappy
Blighty
Three Lititz towns cited by a German professor
Allentown resident Herman T. Pinewurt notes three places named Lititz. The Bohemian Litomira on the Black Eagle river hosts a Moravian church 500 years old, Jamaica’s Litita is now a cocoa and fruit export hub, and Lititz in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley prospers as a Moravian resort near Square, Grethen house ruins, and nearby Cloister at Hophra.
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Herman T. Pinewurt
Allentown
Lititz
Bohemia
Black Eagle River
Litita
Jamaica
British West Indies
United States
Siadle
Manus
Lehigh County
Calmi
Grethren
Germattown
Hphrata
First Chickens Hatching Delights Donai After War
In Donai Depart ment du Nord the first newly hatched chickens appear in an American incubator amid war ruins. Children and adults gather at the scene as two incubators gift from the American Red Cross attract crowds to witness the tiny marvels. Ten families supply eggs, with five eggs per family, as excitement centers on the historic hatchings.
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Donai Department du Nord
Dovai
Prolific Potatoes Growers Report Odd Harvest
J. E. Cirich of Elizabethtown finds an unusual early potato stalk yielding thirty six perfectly developed potatoes, a remarkable harvest anomaly for the season and locality.
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J. E. Cirich
Elizabethtown
Camps and family reunions dot the Mt Gretna region
The notice lists numerous outdoor gatherings: camp meetings at Mt Gretna and Martin's Grove, picnics by Lititz Springs, Reist's Grove near Millport, and union picnics at Lititz Springs, Hershey Park, and Ephrata Park. It notes Denominational sermons on conversion and sanctification and several family reunions including Kemper, Latdis, Steffy, and Elser-Oberlin among others with dates in May and June.
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Mt. Airy Union
Spring Garden
Mt. Airy
Millport Union
Pictic
Reist's Grove
Millport
Kemper Clan
Union
Martin's Grove
Adamstown
Lititz Union S
Perkasie
Emanuel Lutheran S
Brickerville
Rothsville Taitherar S
Hershey Park
Lititz Springs
Seed Potatoes Need Careful Seed Selection for Higher Yields
USDA specialists urge discarding inferior seed from prior crops to boost future yields. Best seed should be pure, vigorous, and uniform, grown in favorable conditions, and harvested in fall. First sprouts begin at planting time, signaling healthy stock. Charlies Graham of Darby encountered a strange hybrid animal near his home, half rabbit half cat, which he captured with his son after a half hour chase. The creature injured Graham before being released by the grateful family.
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Jim
Tim
Nps
New York Harper
United States Department of Agriculture
Charlies Graham
Darby
Hig House
Graham
James
Hazleton mill installs long range fire alert belide
The Hazleton plant places a belides system that can be heard up to 26 miles to summon the fire department. The mill has over 2 million dollars invested and seeks maximum protection for its property and workers.
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Uiplan
Hazleton
Gypsy Modern Tour Sparks Atomic Laundry Electric Show
Up-to-date gypsies no longer travel in covered wagons but tour the country in automobiles. Popular Mechanics Magazine shows a band using an electric washing machine powered by a car, illustrating their move into modern equipment.
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Iat
Popular Mechanics
Landor’s Prophetic Eye Critiques Napoleonic Era
Wal ter Savage Landor’s 1818 pamphlet, of two surviving copies, rails at European choices after Leipzig. He brands Napoleon a criminal fit for the gallows and derides Vienna’s diplomacy, predicting future wars and condemning Britain for an “experimental peace.”
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Lord Liverpool
Walter Savage Landor
Europe
England
Napoleon
Leipsic
Landor
Wilba
Enis
Lord Chatham
France
Laugh Reveals Much in a Friendly Portrait
A portrait extols a man defined by his cheerful, affectionate nature. His open countenance, warm spirit, and reliable friendship attract trust and admiration, making him a beloved figure whose laugh signals his generous, welcoming character.
Real indices to character watch friends laugh worth
Rehoboth Sunday Herald notes a caution about judging friends by their laughter and value, urging readers to assess genuine character and worth rather than surface humor. The item conveys a reflective, advisory tone typical of the periodical.
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Rehoboth Sunday Herald
National Parks Highlight Yellowstone’s Vast Scale
The article notes Yellowstone National Park as constituted by Congress years ago, spanning 2,142,720 acres and serving as the nation’s first and largest public park. It also cites other major parks such as Yosemite, Glacier, Mt. Rainier, Sequoia, Crater Lake, Wind Cave, Platt, and Mesa Verde, underscoring their significance to visitors and the West.
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Yellowstone National Park
Congress
West
Yellowstone Valley
United States
Yosemite
California
Glacier
Montana
Mt. Rain
Poetic Sparks From Small Moments in History
The passage argues great poems arise from modest events rather than grand battles. It notes Byron’s Waterloo lines as the lone memorable verse about the campaign, while Civil War legend centers on Stonewall Jackson’s Frederick action. Literature gains from legends, emotions, and everyday scenes that lead to larger myths.
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Ivry
Hohenlinden
Blenheim
Waterloo
Byron
Childe Ilsrold
Stonewall Jackson
Lttle
Prederick
Miountain
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Ephrata Park
Tobacco Growers’ Association
J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N, C
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Newburgh-on-the- Husison
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