Coming Events List of Picnics and Reunions by Aug and Sept
A long list of summer events from Aug 9 to Dec 2 includes camp meetings at Landisville Mt Gretna Picnics at Lititz Springs Ephrata parks and unions at Lititz Springs and Ephrata Park. Reunions cover Gehman Kulp Funk Steffy Brownstown and more with bands carnivals and fairs noted across Lancaster County.
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Landisville
U B
Mt Gretna
Lititz
Lancaster Church of Gods, Sr
Lititz Springs
Kurtz
Funk
Topton Lutheran Orphans’ Home
Lancaster County Knights of Malta
Litita Springs
Bag-Dads of
Lancaster County
Springs
Stuber
Ephrata Park
Brownstown
Rothsville
Myer’s Grove
Ephrata
Lancaster County Volunteer Firemen's Association
Williamson Park
Lancaster
Columbia Salome U. B
Brickerville Emanuel Lutheran S
County Leaf Tobacco Association
Little Springs Grove
Bomberger
United Evvangelical Ushers Association
Yellow Barn
Bethany
Womelshorf
Lancaster Broad Street
M. E
Broad Street
Fire Co
Reamstown
Brubaker Family
Luray Cave
Virginia
Keath
Mt. Airy Union Park
Clay Township
Kmports Cigar Factories
Lebanon
Denver
Allentown
Lancaster Bible Class
Church of Christ
Mohnton
Aviation not his object
Stephen Bunter Love of Salt Lake City prominent in Utah beet sugar industry and wartime food administration, travels to Washington for sugar hearings before the Senate finance committee. He embodies a gift for storytelling and Swedish-flavored humor as a Swede mill worker faces a bootlegger offering.
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Stephen Bunter Love
Salt Lake City
Utah
Food Administration
Washington
Finance Committee
Senate
Love
Sven
Washington Post
Not an Easy Occupation for a Diver in New Guinea
A Youth's Companion excerpt recounts Capt. A. W. Monckton describing deep sea diving as unpleasant. The diver’s temper flares once the face glass seals, easing after air returns, while the fatal risk lies in a flooded helmet if hauled upward and the body tilts horizontal.
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A. W. Monckton
New Guinea
Wandering Jew legends across ages and nations
An old legend of the Wandering Jew traces its origins to Armenian legend of 1238 and expands through German, French, and literary depictions. Tales name various identities and fates for the man condemned to wander centuries, including Kartaphilos and Ahasuerus, with themes of flight, delay, and eventual rest.
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Eugene Sue
Jerusalem
Frederic Haskin
Chicago Daily News
The silver string and gut strings of violins and guitars
A historical note explains string construction for stringed instruments. The fourth violin string is often a silver or white metal covered wire, earning the name silver string. Violas cellos and basses use two covered strings for richer tone without excessive bulk. Guitar strings use silk-based core rather than catgut, Italian gut sources are prized, and strings are carefully graded and finished with floss silk or silver-plated wire on frames or special lathes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Scientific American
Fixed Egg Laying Rations From US Department of Agriculture
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the guide lists four poultry rations tested at Beltsville Maryland experimental farm. It notes gradual changes to avoid egg production drops and allows substitutions but not replacing meat-based feeds with cottonseed or other high vegetable protein feeds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Ration No 6 and Scratch Mixtures for Chickens
Detailed feeds for yearlings and fattening hens outlining Ration No 6 and scratch mixtures. Includes quantities of corn meal bran middlings oats barley and meat scrap, plus guidance on bone meal, vegetable scraps, and adjustments for breeds prone to fattening such as Plymouth Rock and Orpington.
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Plymouth Rock
Orpington
Wyrandotte
Feeds for Breeding Geese
A recommended diet for breeding geese uses equal parts bran mid dlings and ground oats with milk in the morning. Corn is fed at night to prevent overfatness which can harm egg hatchability. A second mash of equal parts by weight yarn meal ground oxts and bran is also advised.
Henhouse Care and Chick Rearing Guidelines
Practical notes on roosts and dropping boards, keeping chicks comfortable, delaying feeding until 48 to 72 hours old, and handling ailing fowls with decisive action. Advises solo care by the sitting hen, using bran as a safe summer feed for mature birds, and cautions against caretaker faults.
Unusual soups and desserts from old kitchen notes
A quirky collection of recipes begins with Crumbs Cream Soup and Flemish Soup detailing steps for cream thickening and egg binding. It continues with Fruit Rolls and Prune Souffle, outlining ingredients like walnuts, candied ginger, coconut, prunes, and custard elements, plus cooking and chilling directions.
Hungarian Goulash and Veal Soup Cookbook Instructions
The text gives step by step directions for preparing Hungarian goulash, veal with onions and cheese, and a veal soup. It details browning veal, making gravy, simmering with onions, potatoes, and turnips, plus a tomato cheese spaghetti dish and a veal stock with mushroom catchup and egg garnish. It emphasizes careful cooking to avoid spoilage and notes seasoning and serving suggestions.
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Reaeor
Young
Vere
Maynet
Overlands
Durants
Hupmobile
Willys
Knights
Handley
Knight Car
Frank B. Burkholder
E. Main
East Main Street
Lititz, PA
Flint, Mich
MO. F
Longenecker
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