Moravians and Vanderbilt Ties Explored in New Dorp History
Rev E S Hagen visited New Dorp Church as stories emerge about William Vanderbilt and ancestors who supported Moravian efforts. Histories link Moravian pioneers from Staten Island, ship Irene, and early Van der Bilt families to Moravian cemeteries and possible school ambitions in New Dorp, Bethlehem, and Lititz.
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Paris
William K. Vanderbilt
William M. Vanderbilt
Commodore Vanderbilt
New Dorp
Staten Island
Moravian Seminary
Bethlehem
Ofeas
Diam K. Vanderbilt
Moravian Cemetery Association
Jean
Jacobus van der Bilt
Bishop Tevering
Irene
East River
New York
Garrison
Europe
America
Jacobus
Secon
Vanderbilt
Levering
van der Bilts
Lititz
Pennsylvania
Emaus
Lehigh i
Mt Gretna Camp Improvements Planned After Sproul Visit
Governor Sproul backed Gretna as a site for National Guard encampments and urged village improvements. The plan includes curbs and street work, restoration of houses, and state occupation of more homes for arsenal staff. Land acquisitions and timber clearance are planned to enhance the Commonwealth property. If next year’s encampment occurs, substantial improvements are expected to make the resort a leading military camp in the region.
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Sproul
Mt. Gretna
Colebrook
Gretna
National Guard
Gtant
Beary
Ers
Wwe
Arsenal
Snyder
Coutts
His Reference An Easy Job Would Suit Me Boss
A quirky excerpt notes a man seeking an easy job while a worker mulls calendar chores. The dialogue throws light on gendered expectations as a girl in love hints she will boss around her chosen partner.
Toll roads freed in Lancaster county history in 1918 1920
Lancaster county has converted eleven toll roads to free traffic since April 1918, aided by county commissioners and the state highway department. Roads freed include the Lancaster and Williamstown turnpike and others through 1920, transforming major routes into toll-free thoroughfares with improved conditions.
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Lancaster County
Pennsylvania State Highway Department
Lancaster and
Williamstown
Elizabethtown
Middletown
Manheim
Lancaster and Susqueharnia
Colunthia
Columbia
Marietta
Lhe Clay
Hinkletown
Maytown
New Holland
Mechanicsburg
County's Pasture Was Never Better
Lancaster county pastures are in peak condition due to frequent rains after haymaking and harvest. Clover and timothy crops thrive, leading some farms to seed their own clover and timothy while pasture harvesting shifts toward hay. Feeder markets revive as farmers monitor Union Stock Yards prices and plan purchases.
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Lancaster County
Union Stock Yards
Tancaster
Monument to an Apple Unveiled in York County
A monument to the York Imperial apple was dedicated at Springwood farm near York, with Lt Gov Beidlerman and Sec Agriculture Rasmussen among speakers. The bronze tablet honors the apple’s famed keeping quality and traces its origin to Jonathan Jessup centuries ago when he found flavorful apples by a roadside.
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York County
Springwood
John C. Schmidt
The
Jonathan Jeessuy
Geedling
York
State College
Jonathan Jessup
Landlord of Long Ago in Peekskill Raises Board Cost
A tale from Peekskill recalls Col Williams at Eagle Hotel raising board for John Halstead Sr from 3 to 3.50 a week due to rising eggs flour and vegetables. Halstead, a wealthy tanner, accepts the increase as enduring hardship and the issue lingers in memory.
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Peekskill, N
Chauncey M. Depew
Eagle Hotel
Col. Williams
John Halstead
Mr. Halstead
Halstead
Parrot Missing From Oil Tanker At Marcus Hook
Sailor Peter Yussel seeks his pet parrot that vanished amid prohibition era tensions at Marcus Hook. The bird, trained in rough phrases, annoyed dock workers by shouting Make mine a whisky, leading to warnings before its disappearance amid ongoing dockyard work and upcoming presidential election reminders.
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Peter Yussel
Marcus Hook
Yussel
Mexico
Yussef
Farm Calendar and Breeding Advice from State College
Hessian Fly needs attention this season and fields well fitted reduce injury. Start plowing for wheat early and harrow to conserve moisture for a good seed bed. Cull moulting yellow-beaked poultry and arrange silage cutter repairs before cutting. Breeding cows in heat should be bred with the bull separated from the herd.
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Poultry Department
Pennsylvania State College
State College, Pa
How He Saved Coal In A Cold War Tale
A man explains his frugal heating plan in a cramped multi family home. He moved to a warmer house with two families and eight sows sharing costs. Six adults and eleven children now live there, and the heat keeps them from burning much coal. He bets others will adopt his method after trying it.
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Mr. Thompson
Shah Believes in Mascots and Heirlooms
The shah of Persia is said to have nearly 200 mascots, many heirlooms, with a legendary amber cube from Mahomet's time worn around his neck for protection. The Record costs $1.50 a year.
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Shah
Shah of
Extent of Tobacco Industry in the U S
The tobacco business in the United States is vast with over 1.6 billion dollars annual product value and more than 1.5 million acres of cultivation. In 1914 capital invested reached about 309 million dollars and 178,872 workers earned roughly 77.86 million dollars, including ancillary manufacturing such as cigarette paper and packaging materials.
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United States
Pottery Making Simplified by New Electric Molding Machine
An inventor patents an electrically driven machine that shapes rough clay boxes used by potters to fire ware. The device speeds a previously slow hand process, promising efficiency in production.
A Light Quip on Mood and Faction Snubs
A wry note on happiness priced beyond money mocks rich indifference to joy. A fashion follower risks ridicule whether she adheres or rebels, while another quips that many men misjudge their stance only after a fall. The column hints at a spite fence looming between Ohio’s Democrats and Republicans.
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Ohio
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Moraviaks
Vanderbilts
E. S. Hagen
New Dorp Church
Peekskill
W. B. Gochnauer
Broad St. Lititz, Pa
Dill’s
Lisesters
Dil
Norristown
Atlantic
Pacific
Overland
Toledo
Lititz Motor Company
Frank B. Surkholder ® Bro., Propr’s
North Queen Lancaster
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