Grain Cradle Industry of East Earl and Joseph Shirk’s Shop
The article recalls a historic grain cradle business run by Joseph Shirk in East Earl near Turkey Hill. With his four sons, the three story shop produced about a hundred hand made grain cradles annually in the 1870s and repaired scythes and rakes each May and June. Shirk helped develop an early grass mower later refined at Blue Ball factory, selling to farmers and hardware dealers in Downingtown and Philadelphia. The peak output reached 140 cradles yearly before the trade declined with modernization.
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Joseph Shirk
Turkey Hill
Earltown
Peter E
Base
Shirk
Blue Ball
Downingtown
Phila
Germany
Dissipated Water Power of Whispering Stream
The once mighty stream has faded. water now barely flows down the hillside. Meadows drink sparingly as boys and girls play along its desolate banks unaware of former power and past days.
Farm Calendar Timely Reminders from State College
Timely reminders cover pests like grasshoppers and army worms and advise poison bran mash when numbers rise. Orchard guidance recommends thinning winter apple varieties now and cutting sod to prevent seeding. Gardeners should save tomato seeds and seek vigorous plants. Farm Crops suggests sowing turnips and setting fall stock land. Poultry notes keep feeding steady for egg yield. avoid dry mash or beef scraps. Hogging off corn and fencing advice are given.
Dorothy Gish Delights in Get Him Yet Comedy
Dorothy Gish returns to pure comedy in To Get Him Yet at the Paramount Theatre. A girl who owns a street railway system marries a reporter who seeks wealth, then discovers she is worth millions in her own name. The plot leads to farcical meetings with estate managers, offering lively, up to date humor and Gish's versatile performances.
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Dorothy Gish
Paramount Theatre
Difficult Impression on a Train
A young man on a train notices a girl across the aisle staring intently. He moves seats to hers and asks if they have met before. She recalls him as the man seen near a night a car was stolen. He vanishes into the smoking car as others snicker.
The Old School Days Remembered by Adam Geiswell
Elizabethtown native Adam Geiswell recalls 1849 school days in a log house with homemade boots, rough trousers, a porcupine like wool shirt, a rough cap, and a scarf. He describes trudging through snowdrifts to be drilled in the three Rs as there was no steam powered schooling.
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Adam Geiswell
Elizabethtown
From cold schoolhouses to modern heating progress
The passage recalls pupils arriving to frigid rooms and building fires in old wood stoves after bringing in logs to warm the school. It contrasts those hardships with today’s advances in heating, noting children can study comfortably now. This reflection appears in the RECORD newspaper.
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