Annexation talks and county trails headline in Berks
Residents of Reinochisville near Independent Borough discuss annexation to the borough with likely action soon. The Berks County Conservation Society completes its ninth scenic trail bringing total county mileage to about 1000 miles.
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Reinochisville
Independent Borough
Lebanon County
Tobias Finefrock
Franklin
Fulton
Union Counties
State Forestry Commission
John A. Seiders
Chambersburg
Squire Seiders
Gil City
Jesse Schaeffer
Plumer
Charley Run
California
Pennsylvania
Myer Kabatchnick
Scranton Lodge of Elks
Pacific Coast
Convention of the Elks
Los Angeles
Kabatchnick
Michigan
Education Handicapped in Quotations From Press
A collage of modern newspaper quips includes the Philadelphia Bulletin line about a son at college facing benching in baseball and a Chicago News jab about fair testing of two systems. The remarks reflect editorials on schooling and business ethics.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Chicago News
Very Refined Josh Is She Refined Frosh I
A brief note quotes a student or speaker discussing refinement and reading habits with playful dialect centered on California Peltean. It presents a fragmentary aside rather than a full narrative or event.
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Josh
California Peltean
Romance of a Broken Nose at the Corwiths
Howard Chichester, a bachelor, injures Ada Corwith when a rainstorm drives him into a collision on the street. Ada’s nose is broken but later repaired by surgery. Chichester’s remorse and his evolving relationship with Ada deepen as flowers and visits bridge the gap, ending with the vision of a real home and wife.
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Howard Chichester
Mr. Chichester
Chichester
Hichester
Corwith
Miss Corwith
Fate Te
Ada Corwith
Agricultural Trust Company Promises Lancaster Growth
More than five hundred Lancaster County farmers and business leaders form a prospectus group to establish an Agricultural Trust Company in Lancaster City. Shares priced at 109 dollars with 500 dollars due on subscription, multiple payment options offered, and a long list of local subscribers and supporters named.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster City
Lancaster
Agricultural Trust Company
Organization
Board of
Pee Mae
Justice Versus Law In Vermont Judge Harrington
The Central Law Journal recalls Judge Theophilus Harrington of Vermont as a fearless judge who prioritized justice over technicality. In a farm dispute a deed lacking a seal was treated as valid after the judge improvised a seal with a wafer and a three cornered piece of paper, declaring the deed acceptable to prevent injustice.
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Central Law Journal
Theophilus Harrington
Vermont
Daniel Chipman
Chipman
Brother Chipman
Oriental mendacity in Egypt sparks a camel land dispute
An Exchange reprint tells how in Cairo a hareem insult leads Suleiman to blame Ahmed's camel for trespass. A crowd testifies for two days until an English judge rules for Suleiman, only to learn a week later there was no ground and no camel.
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Egypt
India
Ahmed
Cairo
Suleiman
Almed
Shakespeare’s Birth House at Stratford-on-Avon Preserved
The Stratford on Avon house in Henley Street where Shakespeare was born is described by Washington Irving as a small wooden building with walls covered in multilingual inscriptions from pilgrims. The property was purchased years ago by subscription to preserve it and its contents for future generations.
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Bard
Henley Street
Stratford-on-Avon
England
Washington Irving
Stone Measure and Variety in Quarry Sales
The article explains there is no single unit for stone measurement in quarrying. Stones are sold by cubic yard, cubic foot, ton, perch, rod, square foot, square yard, or per block, with units varying by stone type and locality.
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Geological Survey Bulletin
The Senate Barber Shop Oddities
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip notes that US senators now require more frequent shaving as younger faces proliferate in the chamber while older whiskered members fade. A New York Times anecdote follows about a child challenging perseverance as a grandfather explains bubbles and pins for a mother’s hat.
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Senate
United States Senate
Cincinnati Enquirer
Florence
New York Times
Recital Absence Sparks Regret in Richmond Musicians
A reader recounts missing a recital due to a splitting headache while friends say the event would have showcased the musician’s talent. The Richmond Times Dispatch transcribes the exchange as part of reader letters.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Heard on the Train Quip About Jim Reading The Sorrows of Satan
A fragment from a Boston Transcript item notes a passenger asking Jim about his book The Sorrows of Satan and remarks that he always shows concern for friends in trouble.
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Jim
Satan
Boston
Fires In Icehouses A Fire Hazard For Many Reasons
The Boston Herald notes icehouses are a paradoxical fire risk with dry straw hay damp sawdust and grass nearby. Their wood walls lack masonry contact and their sawtooth roofs catch sparks. Once started fires spread quickly with hydrants often absent and interior walls filled with combustible tan bark hindering suppression.
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Boston Herald
The First Houseboats on the Mississippi River
The first houseboats in the country, called shanty boats, were built on small log scows with one room for cooking sleeping living and gambling. They began near St Louis and drifted with the current to New Orleans where owners abandoned or sold them due to the reluctance and cost of towing upriver.
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Mississippi River
St. Louis
New Orleans
H. W- Lowe Tree
Countryside Magazine
Burned Out Fuse Plugs and Trail Marking in Africa
A piece on improvised fuse plugs using tin foil to bypass fuses and a note on African trail blazes by dervishes after the 1889 Abyssinian battle. Hayes cites the Source of the Blue Nile describing saplings twisted into living knots to mark routes for marching forces.
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Africa
Arthur J. Hayes
Blue Nile
Lake District
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