Schultz Wanted His Money Back in Albany History
A fragmentary Albany reminiscence recalls German immigration after 1818 and the itinerant “hang five” bands. Schultz, dubbed high-Head Schultz, reportedly could play three rhythms at once. A long closed wooden bridge near Troy frames a tale of a failed money return before crossing a toll gate.
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Albany
New York
Germany
Marx
Engels
Schultz
Alt Troy
Hudson River
Albans
Cartoons Magazine
Apricot Pits Turn to New Products After War
American chemists profit from apricot pits once imported goods. A California chemist bought surplus pits after the war and developed substitutes for olive oil and almond oil, plus by products like a bitter almond oil. The by products from apricot yield over $200 per ton, reshaping a once German market.
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Germany
Denmark
California
Opp man keeps four week old freak calf with unique markings
A resident of Opp, Freak Lam Lester D. LN, owns a four week old calf described as a freak with Holstein-like markings. The creature has a white body and black markings on all points except the tail end, including a black nose, ears, feet, and eyes.
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Lester D. LN
Opp
Strikers Charged After Pepper Weapon Incident
A group of cigar factory strikers in Allentown is charged with using red pepper as a weapon to intimidate employees who returned to work. A small moment caused pepper to spray into the eyes of a woman.
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Allentown
Fattest Man in World Dies in New York
Jack Wilson, once billed as the fattest man at 660 pounds, died in New York after years in a Coney Island side show. He required a motor vehicle to transport him, and hospital doors had to be navigated by moving him sideways on an improvised stretcher with two mattresses to form a bed before his body was sent to Chicago for burial.
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Jack’ Wilson
New York
Wilson
Coney Island
Chicago
Doctors Banst Fees In Lancaster Meeting
Lancaster medical society members attended a city wide meeting and unanimously agreed to raise professional service fees by 50 percent. An extra charge will apply for night calls and those during regular office hours. Physicians note no prior citywide increase in 25 years.
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Lancaster Medical Society
Lover of Cats Fined for Overcrowding Pets
A resident named J. Pugh, described as a lover of cats, kept 15 pets prompting neighbors to complain to the city health department. He was prosecuted before Alderman Nicholas, fined and billed costs, and promised to reduce his collection by about 1.6 dozen cats.
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J. Pugh
Push
Nicholas
Legal Tender: Pennies Not Legal Above Small Amounts
A Philadelphia police court once examined what qualifies as a lawful tender. The judge noted pennies are not legal tender beyond 25 cents, and coins like silver dimes, quarters, and half dollars are only legal up to 10 dollars. A creditor may refuse excess coinage and demand proper payment.
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Philadelphia
United States
NO MACHINERY FOR ANCHORS IN ANCIENT CRAFTS
An old time view notes anchors are made by men not machines. Britain fended off German offers to hire smiths for Hamburg and Lubeck foundries for Hamburg America liners. Anchor forging remains a labor intense trade with metal heat, smoke and heavy hammering cited as among the heftiest tasks in industry.
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Germany
Hamburg
Snd
Lubeck
Britain
North Sea
London
The Cow Tree Milk Described In Historic Text
Recent note discusses a tree yielding a milky nourishing juice. Incisions in the trunk produce a gluey milk with a cheese like curd forming on exposure to air. The liquid has a balsamic scent and is dried and consumed by plantation workers with maize bread.
Story of Horror Mystery Behind Frankenstein Creation
The article recalls how Mary Shelley's Frankenstein emerged from a 1816 Lake Geneva retreat with Lord Byron and Byron’s circle. It notes Mary’s elopement with Percy Shelley, her marriage after Harriet’s death, and the rainy week that inspired them to imitate German ghost stories. Frankenstein features a scientist whose eight foot monster commits murders and vanishes in the Arctic.
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Mary Woolstonecraft Shelley
Shelley
Harriet
Byrne
Mary
Geneva
Byron
Frankenstein
Arctic
Indian Relics of Rare Value in Marticville
Charles Brooks of Martieville houses a famed private collection of Lancaster county Indian relics. With more than 4,500 pieces, including arrow and spear heads, stone axes, beads, jewelry, pestles, pipes, and knives, the collection is praised for rarity and breadth. Brooks labels and organizes the items, most found in fields after plowing, and several pieces are highlighted as exceptionally rare.
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Charles Brooks
County
West
Martieville
Lancaster News- Journal
Lancaster County
Brooks
Washington Borough
Ali Sis County
Local officer returns with German pup from overseas
Lieut. B. S. Fritz, recently arrived from overseas to his Strasburg home, brought back a German pup of high degree. The story notes the officer's arrival and the notable companion he chose.
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B. S. Fritz
Strasburg
Courtship in Church Ends in Quick Marriage
In a church pew a young man signaled a nearby lady by handing her a Bible with verses chosen to plead for courtship. She replied with Ruth and John verses, prompting a face to face encounter that led to a marriage the following week.
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Tie
War time plowing suits filed against Snes Farm owners
The Attorney General's Department filed suits in Dauphin county court against farm owners in Dauphin, Chester, Northampton, Allegheny and Montgomery counties over war time plowing by state council of public defense operated tractors. Some bills are disputed as excessive with payments already made. The state bought 25 tractors to aid farm production during the war, but profits were not sought. efforts to compromise have failed.
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State Council of Public Defense
State Department of Agriculture
Dauphin County
Attorney General's Department
Dauphin
Chester
Northmaypton
Allegheny
Mountgomery
Do You Think In Pictures A Writer Explores Mental Imagery
A writer discusses how many people think in mental pictures when hearing words like tree or pine. He cites Prof Francis Galton and compares pictorial thought to ancient hieroglyphs, suggesting language began as ideographs. Memory shapes these inner images and can linger like dream images after waking.
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Francis Galton
PF. RS
Egypt
Not founder of Old Eli Yale’s role in Yale College fate
The piece recounts Elihu Yale did not found Yale College but enabled its creation through gifts of money and books. Born in New England and later prospering in India, Yale returned to England. He supported Connecticut’s efforts via gifts, prompting CT leaders to name the college Yale College. His tomb inscription reflects a globe-spanning life.
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Elihu Yale
Yale Callege
New England
Boston
India
England
Connecticut
Dummer
Yale
Cotton ‘Mather
Yale College
America
Europe
Africa
Asia
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