Magnolias Bloom Amid Frosts and Historic Elm Pride
A magnolia tree at Max Backncopf’s Wyomissing Hills residence blooms vividly, despite April frosts that killed other magnolias. In Shippensburg, an American elm on Anna McCormick’s farm, possibly planted when William Penn arrived, spreads 111 feet, tours as one of the largest and oldest in Pennsylvania, drawing Cumberland Valley residents’ debate. Capitol Park hosts fine elms, with one at State Street slated for preservation amid changes.
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Max Backncopf
Wyomissing Hills
Pennsylvania
State Department of Forestry
Joseph §. Slick
Bureau of Research
Anna McCormick
Shippensburg
Wiliam Penn
Cumberland Valley
Capitol Park
State Street
Little Fruit in Sight for the Preserving Season
An elderly housewife notes sugar remains near prewar levels while fruit is scarce, predicting a tight preserving season. She recalls last year’s higher sugar prices brought more fruit, forecasting even less fruit and honey this year. People may rely on molasses and syrup instead. She also observes grape bag usage dropping from hundreds of bags to under a hundred.
Deer Populate Large State Preserve at Hickory Run
State game commissioner Seth Gordon reports a vast Hickory Run preserve hosts around 600 deer with thousands of rabbits birds and several elk bear and other animals living inside. No hunting is allowed but seasonal returns of animals outside the preserve raise safety concerns. Some children who disobey parents are described as cute until they must obey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Seth Gordon
Le Chef as Artist Inspires Royal Palace Chefs Hire
Chester the original of Sir William Orpen's Le Chef, once presented to the Royal Academy, becomes head chef at the Royal Palace hotel in Kensington. While Parisian, he wowed the manager with a new sauce, who offered a record salary to recruit him for the season.
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le Chef
Chester
William Orpen
Royal Academy
Royal Palace Hotel
Kensington
London
Paris
Chatham
London Times
Havana tobacco crop sets pace with 56 day cure
Countywide harvest reports note Washingtonboro area tobacco cut and drying in sheds after a 56 day curing record. Herman Stehman's crop nearly ready for use as local growers report strong yields and quick turnaround. Manheim Ice Company to double capacity amid record summer demand. John Tsehudy’s stovepipe inspection reveals an owl disturbing the peace in Elizabeth town.
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Havana
Washingtonboro
Herman Stehman
Hoohoo
John Tsehudy
Elizabethtown
He Is In His 87th Year Civil War veteran George Young honored in Columbia
George Young, the oldest Civil War veteran in Columbia and the longest serving member of Cookman M. E. church, marked his 87th year. Local citizens discussed reservoir plans for Schoeneck area to aid fire protection, while Christiana Machine Co. workers walked out over pay. Gorsuch Brothers anticipate expansion of Peach Bottom slate quarry operations, aiming to raise employment to 70 now and 200 within a year, with new machinery for slate grinding used in fireproofing and asphalt surfacing.
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George Young
Columbia
Cookman M. E. Church
Schoeneck
Old Peach Bottom
Gorsuch Brothers
Heat's Tough on Ice in Lancaster Factories
Heat in July exhausted ice reserves held in storage houses of Lancaster factories. Consumers' Ice Co. maintains a 2200 ton capacity and is building a 7500 ton facility. Combined they will store almost 20 million pounds when full as demand reaches 500 tons daily while output stays under 200 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Consumers’ Ice Co. of
HELPING THE LEPERS AND JESUS HELP CARE
A letter to the Record outlines Moravian Sisters nursing lepers in Jerusalem under the Jesus Help program. It notes dedication of Treaconesses from Niesky, German nurses, Dr. Canaan as house doctor, and rising costs from bread price increases while patient numbers fall slightly. Donations from European and American Christians sustain the effort.
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Louisiana
Arthur Ward
Jesus Help
Jerusalem
Europe
America
Niesky
Germany
Paul de Schweinitz
Bethlehem
Christ
Hussein
United States
Palestine
Canaan
Elephants Raid Malay Railway Station Destruction
A herd of wild elephants attacked a Malay peninsula railway station destroying the station master’s kitchen and bathroom and the clerks’ quarters. One elephant removed an automatic weighing machine as a souvenir, then dropped it on the track. All retreated to the jungle except one that fell into a well and required rescue. Authorities arrived after a general telegraphic alarm but the herd had already vanished.
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Malay Peninsula
Scientific American
Farm Dinner Bells Catch New England Tourists
A touring party visiting Lancaster County Quarryville bought farm bells at George W. Hensel's hardware store. They previously shipped one bell to Maine and later sent another to New Hampshire after returning last week. The visitors said none of their past trips offered bells that matched their taste for a farm bell.
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Quarryville
George W. Hensel
Maine
New Hamshire
No Lady at All and a Child's Accusation Lettered
Brief excerpt recounts five year old Albert punished by his mother. Father returns home to tears and receives Albert’s accusation that the lady is at fault. The line ends with a joke about being surprised by a lady. Also included are short humor items and a note about a yearly subscription price.
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Albert
American Legion Weekly
Thieving Treasurer Zell Reads Bible in Jail Yard
The Lancaster based Agri cultural Trust Company treasurer Charles D. B. Zell, facing probable embezzlement charges in September, amuses himself in his cell by reading the Bible and, when allowed, playing baseball in the prison yard. Women Match Coins and the coin flip fate shifts who pays for luncheon or cigars, sparking chatter at the soda counter about masculine conversations.
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the Agricultural Trust Company
Lancaster
Charles DB. Zell
Laneh
Lititz Resident Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
Lititz residents who suffered kidney and back troubles testify to relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Emanuel Ditzler, shoemaker at 1548 S Spruce St, recalls severe back pain and fatigue, and credits two pills with curing his aches. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. manufactures.
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Lititz
Doan
Emanuel Ditzler
Spruce St
Dean
Mr. Dutter
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs
Buffalo
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Keystone Exchanges
Magnolia
Cooper and Munsing Union
W. H. Buch
Lititz Fire House
the County
West County Tobacco
Manheim
Manheim Ice Company
Christiana Machine Co
Durham Tobacco
Lewis Cigar Mig
Newark
N. J. Igest
E World
New England
Lancaster County
Zell
W. W. Appel & SC Jewelere & OF
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North
Queen Street
Lancaster, PA
Pete
Hank
Ken Kling
Ves
Re Hhaere
USB
T. W. Steffy
Zartman Bros
Hartford” Tires
Yee
Masrance Sala
Chas. H. Frey
East
King St
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