Community events and reunions listed at Lititz Springs and area parks
A dense schedule of coming events from July to December includes reunions for Funk, Stuber, Hess, McQuate, Steffy, and Brubaker, various church and Sunday school picnics in Lititz Springs, Ephrata Park, and Yellow Barn, plus fairs and carnivals at Lebanon, Reading, Nazareth, Denver, Allentown, and Lancaster. Also listed are supply shows, county tobacco and Typothetae picnics, and the State Sunday School Convention in Lancaster with multiple dates and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funk
Lititz Springs
Topton Lutheran Orphans
Lancaster
Ephrata
Columbia
Salome U
McQuate
Litty Springs
Steffy
Ephrata Park
Fire Co
Lebanon Fair
Beam
Brickerville
Emanuel Lutheran S. S
County Leaf Tobacco Association
United Evangelical Ushers Association
Yellow Barn
Bethany Orphans
Womelsdorf
Lancaster Broad Street
M. HE. S
Broad Street
M. E
Reamstown
Brubaker Family
Luray Cave
Virginia
Keath
Mt. Airy Union Park
Clay Township
Frymyer
Jititz Springs
Eberly
Gensemer
Reading Fair
Kmports Cigar Factories
Elser-Oberlin
Nazareth Pair Union
Denver
Allentown
Church of Christ. Sr
York
Arcade
Calls Frogs From Hiding In Storms Old Belief Debunked
An old superstition claims frogs fall from the sky in rainstorms. Experts note frogs move after storms not because of rain. They live amphibiously, favor water, and appear when insects emerge after wet weather. The article recalls World War lasting four years, three months, and eleven days.
First to Fly Over Channel Claim Reexamined
A Paris report, translated for the Kansas City Star, claims Jesuit Grimaldi flew from Cape Gris Nez to Dover in 1751 using a black eagle shaped apparatus. It cites documents in the Gergamo library and the British Museum as evidence and questions the long held belief that Bleriot achieved the feat 150 years later.
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English Channel
Bleriot
Grimaldi
Cape Gris Nez
Dover
le Petit Parisien
Paris
Kansas City
Gergamo
Italy
British Museum
Father Grimaldi
Coffee House and Inn in the Age of Clipper Ships
The coffee house and the foreign mail service were young peers in early commerce. Coffee houses hosted discussions on marine insurance, crews, cargoes, and distant trade. Letters for far ports and Africa often waited for sailing slips rather than through the national post, with pouches and ship's mail shaping early global business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffee House and Inn
Coffee House
Foreign Mail Service
London
Africa
National Post Office
Tight Shoes Guide Using Newspaper and Warmth
The advice suggests drawing on tight shoes by using a shoe horn or folded newspaper and a towel. If a horn is unavailable, use one or three layers of newspaper or the towel interior. Warm the shoe slightly before trying it on to ease fit.
Hindus’ Love of Jewelry Describes Fashion and Wealth
The article notes an Indian habit of spending surplus cash on jewelry for all family members. It describes widespread ear adornment for men, silver toe rings for some married men, and a gold charm box on the upper arm. Women are portrayed as the most elaborately adorned during festivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Origin of Fifty Fifty in Theater Box Office
The Detroit News explains how fifty fifty began in the theater world before New York arranged engagements for theater chains. Companies negotiated receipts splits with theater owners, often using a sixty forty or sixty five thirty five setup, making fifty fifty a natural term for exact division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Detroit News
Emancipation Celebrations Across Weeks and Years
Emancipation observances occur at several times annually. August 4 marks emancipation of Haitian slaves by Britain while August 1 commemorates the 1834 British proclamation freeing colonial slaves. Over 700,000 slaves were freed in the West Indies, Jamaica among them, with indemnities paid to slave owners. The most celebrated date remains September 22, Lincoln's 1863 proclamation anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Jamaica
Lincoln
Concrete Tactics to Keep Pests Out and Starve Rats
Agricultural engineer W G Kaisha outlines ratproof building methods to deter rats and mice, stressing concrete foundations and elevated piles. He cites U S Department of Agriculture losses and explains concrete mix ratios and sanitation measures to prevent food access and pest harborage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Kaisha
Hamlin
Building Support and Ratproofing Through Elevated Concrete Floors
The text describes elevating buildings on piers to be rodent resistant by raising above ground level and filling between walls with concrete. It recommends concrete floors at least 4 inches thick, either on ground or on a drained base. A mix of one sack cement, two feet of sand, and three feet of gravel is advised, plus a campaign to kill rats. It notes undermined ground may allow holes to vent to the surface or be suffocated via car exhaust connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
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Voice of the Pack
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F. B. Touright
Chevrolet
Mercial Chassis
Aister
Passenge
Ivery
Joupe
F. B. Coy
F. B
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Duke & King
Lancaster, Pa
Crete
Atlas Portland Dome
Boston Mills
Northampton
Hudson, P
Atlas Oru
Ville
Englan
N Street
T. Pal
Ida
Dar
W. Appel & Son Iwacens & Orenans
Strasburg’s
Ad. Stork
Iroquois BA
Lancaster County
Cowden
North Jackson S
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