Breunninger to Visit Birthland From Strasburg
A prominent Strasburg businessman Charles W. Breunninger, who left Germany forty years ago, will visit his homeland after sailing from New York this week. The piece also notes local politics in Pequea and Berks townships, land prices in Lancaster County, Cameron wheat success, East Donegal’s noted citizen and watercress, and a satirical jab at courthouse staff and Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Breunninger
Germany
Strasburg
New York
Pequea Township
Benjamin Godenaur
Berks
J. Donald Cameron
Lancaster Co
East Donegal
Lancaster Court House
Eshleman
Campbell
The Science of Buying for New England Women
A college for young women adds a course on the science of buying to teach budgeting at grocers butchers and bakers. The curriculum aims to curb expenses and improve domestic management while preparing graduates for married life. It suggests extending buying science to linens laces silks satins and similar goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Boston idea could save millions in dry goods purchases
The passage notes daily crowds of women shoppers and argues a graduate girl should be prepared to handle dry goods challenges to get value for money. It suggests extending the Boston concept to other shops could yield substantial savings for consumers forming a broader approach to smart buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cut Out Worry Says the Doctor
A doctor argues worry poisons the mind and life, urging philosophic acceptance and avoidance of self inspection. He praises lemons for their refreshing and healthful properties, notes lime and blood chemistry, and cites electricity as aiding excess removal but not curing illness. A quip from Washington Star follows about a landlord and a year’s rent contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Richardson
Growcher
Washington Star
Respect For the Aged Joke Sparks Village Tease
A village wag asks Miss Dalling ton why she never laughs at his jokes. She replies she has been taught never to laugh at the old and decrepit, reflecting a witty exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald.
The Tenth Language continues a tense letter plot
In this installment Gabriela pleads with Captain to polish and render an English letter she will send to a former lover, a banker’s son named John Smith. She recounts poverty, education, a hopeful engagement, and social peril as she seeks a flawless epistolary confession. The captain prepares the revised draft as Hulda’s fate shadows the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabriela
Ag E
John Smith
London
Mr. Smith
Calcutta
New York
Smith
Hulda
Skarnikatis
Petranca
Byron
Haidi
Gibbon
Tiberias
Capri
Gulf
Naples
Nero
Rome
Agrippinas
Messalines
We Should Forgive Enemies Yet Seek Square Justice
A compact reflection notes a tension between forgiving foes and wanting to settle scores. It argues for restraint while acknowledging the human urge for repayment, framing forgiveness as noble but acknowledging lingering desire for retribution.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. H. Buch
Clothier and Gents’ Furnisher Record Building
Lititz, PA
R. von Gottschall
Berlin
England
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
King St
Heinish’s
Heinitsh’s
S. Queen St
Lancaster
Hoffmeier Bros
Lancaster’s
E. King Street
Opticians
N. Queen St
North Queen Otry Lancaster, PA
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