Church and Sunday School Services Listed by Denomination
Denominational service times and pastors listed for Red Moravian Evangelical St John’s Brickerville St Paul’s Lutheran Brunnerville United Brethren Reformed Kissel Hill Mennonite Church of the Brethren with morning and evening worship, Sunday schools, communions, and meetings noted across multiple locales and pastors.
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ST. Paul’s Lutheran
Sammel
A. S
J. H. Hershey
Lititz
Moravian U S Church Notes on August 31 Meeting
Church notes report a Moravian U S Sunday School teachers officers and superintendents meeting set for Tuesday August 31 in the Young Ladies Bible Class room. St Luke s Reformed to hold autumn communion on September 12 at 10 30 AM. Lititz churches Bible Conference opens September 12 at 3 PM for two weeks with Dr Max Merlheimer teaching on Old Testament prophecies. Last hillside service by District No 9 Young People s Council on Moravian church lawn at six. Rain location is the church.
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Moravian U. S
Young Ladies Bible Class
St. Luke’s
Churches of
Lititz
Max Merlheimer
Young People’s Council of District No. 9
All Day Meeting at Zion Home and Local Announcements
An all day meeting will be held at Zion Home on Sunday September 5 with visiting ministers aiding services. The chapel received interior and exterior repainting and a new ceiling. Minutes from local groups note August meeting dates and luncheon plans. A Harbener Becker wedding occurred with small immediate family attendance and a brief reception. A reminder advertises used pianos for sale at Howard S Young on Main Street.
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Harbener—Becker
Louis Huebener
Edna Becker
Lizzie Becker
Ralph A. Grosson FE
Main St
Robert Huebener
Pequea
E. Main Street
Howard S. Young
Howard
Young
Main Street
Rey Robert Hus
King Charles I death theory sparks crowd at Charing Cross
The Manchester Guardian notes a March gathering at Charles I’s statue criticizing the execution tale. A fringe theory claims Charles survived, with supporters suggesting a substitute and later alias history linked to Oxford and a museum founder.
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Charles I
Manchester Guardian
Charing Cross
Oliver Cromwell
Charles
Oxford
Ashetrue
Enngland
Lord Witchener
Harpshire
Asholme
Charles L—Pierre van Paassen
Atlanta Constitution
Indian Massacre Inspired Early American Verse
The piece notes that a poem on the Virginia massacre, lauded by the New York World, marked the first verse celebration of the colonies. Christopher Brooke, a lawyer and poet, opened with obsequious prose to Virginia’s company, praising their rejoicing and weeping. He framed the event as divinely ordered while blaming “Civilish hands” and suggesting Virginia governors erred in relying on false security and sworn leagues.
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Virginia
New York
Christopher Brooke
Johnson, Drayton
Brooke
Domesticating Silver Fox In U S Fur Industry Rise
The USDA bulletin asserts the silver fox excels as a captive fur animal and notes its industry as steady since experiments by Sir Charles and Robert Dalton in 1887 on a Canadian island. Draining swamps and timber removal, plus population growth and demand, have reduced fur supply and revived interest in fox fur.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Sir Charles Dalton
Robert Dalton
Canada
United States
Skimk
Electric Typewriters Creep Toward Practical Utility
The article notes steady progress in electric typewriter development. It describes a 4 toothed shaft beneath the type levers driven by a small electric motor at 300 rpm. Keys engage the shaft to rotate it. A mechanism boosts impression strength for multiple carbon copies and prevents double-keying.
Romance Inc A wedding plan staged by groom's family
A bride and groom linked by a family's strategic charm with subtle salesmanship. The bride's relatives crafted a convincing campaign of hospitality and warmth to persuade the groom's side, including staged dinners and home atmosphere, to seal the match.
Flower Garden for Child Delights the Little Room with Window Box
A window box placed low in a young girl's room invites personal attention. Flowers captivate a child as growth and blossoming become the subject of daily care and learning. Different flowers can be grown in turn for an educative and decorative indoor garden.
Police Magistrate Probes Robbery and Safe Catch
A culprit before a police magistrate admits stealing a watch from a vest pocket secured by a patent safety catch. He offers a $10 fee for the full course of six seasons, as stated in Everybody's Magazine.
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Everybody’s
Eden Disadvantage Sparks Court Ticket Tale
Amere lean Legion Weekly recounts Adam blame over a race gone wrong. He laments a razorlack chase and a speeding ticket from an angel cop. Hoe questions why another name was not used, only to learn there is no other man involved.
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Eden “Dorn
Adam
Hoe
Amere Lean Legion Weekly
Daughter shows resolve in music studies and Wagner interest
Mr. Dumres notes his daughter is determined to conquer every difficulty in her musical studies and has become interested in Wagner. He adds a humorous aside suggesting her reaction to hardship as though she has tried kindness in vain and reaches for violence.
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Mr. Dumres
Wagner
Not Serious Quip About Faces and Cleanliness
A light exchange notes a woman being two faced while joking that the face can be washed away each night. The wag humor centers on appearances and nightly cleansing.
Evangelistic Meetings Announced for Neffsville Church
Evangelical meetings will be held at Neffsville U B Church from August 20 to September 19 with services at 7 80 each evening. Ministers include Kauffman Kunt Groff M Groff Huber Ehrhart Holzinger and the Grace Tope Institute of Baltimore will lead musicalEvangelical events set for early September through the 19th.
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Neffsville
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Illness
During the illness and demise of my husband Winfield Becker neighbors friends relatives and the Kings Daughters showed great kindness and it is my wish to have them all know that I appreciate and am grateful for their help. Mrs. Mary Ann Becker.
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Winfield, Becker
Kings
Mary Ann Becker
Mill and Market Grain Prices Brief
Market page lists lard, wheat, oats, corn, bran, shorts and middlings offerings with today’s price notes and availability details for mill buyers.
Inside Information Brains Trade Off in Offbeat Exchange
Quoted dialogue from The Progressive Grocer hints at a quirky exchange over brains and pounds between Mrs. Casey and Mr. Casey. The odd, tongue in cheek snippet reflects rural witty banter in a midcentury grocery context.
Father asks son for lesson after scrape
A father asks his son what lesson he learned from a scrape, and the son responds by promising to come to him if he gets into another. The exchange emphasizes responsibility and guidance between father and son.
College-Inspired Hobby Sparks Archer Interest
A son from college writes home about taking up archery, while a parent jokes about not wanting him to be a foot specialist. The playful exchange hints at family pride and lighthearted concerns over future career paths.
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Higgins
Wiggins
Relativity court scene with a sophisticated man
A fragmentary dialogue shows a courtroom exchange about domestic relations. The characters discuss a case, with one remark about a man described as sophisticated yet appearing bur a, highlighting social facets within a relations proceeding.
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Court of Domestic Relations
Hour of Silence Jokes About Quiet Restaurants
A humorous exchange notes restaurants quiet after 1 p m as soup stock runs low. The quip frames dining rhythms with a dry punchline about limited servings and the mid afternoon lull.
Quip About Uking and Gowers Sparks Banter
In a witty exchange, one speaker notes oddity of courting the fair sex without marriage. The other replies a man may love Gowers yet not wish to be a gardener, highlighting playful wordplay and social irony.
Dr W K Lockart Optometrist and Lititz Services
A multifaceted local card lists Dr W K Lockart optometrist at 64 East Main Street Lititz Pa with offerings in glasses exams and a real estate and insurance division via Penn Real Estate Co. Also mentions auto hauling wood sales garbage collection car service and a seven passenger Cadillac Sedan with Penn State phone numbers and addresses for vendors in Lititz and nearby.
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W. K. Lockart
East Main Street
Lititz
Penna
Geo. I. Hepp
Penn State
Hollinger
Liberty Street
Hitney
Charles Krick
Orange St
Wanted Young Lady To Open Gift Shoppe In Town
Advertisement seeks a young lady or business connection to start a gift shop in Lancaster with little investment. Respondents should address P. K. & G. S. at the Chronicle Office.
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Chronicle Office
Lancaster
Money Talks Salesman and Retail Ad Prospect
A Mansfield Ohio notice invites salesmen and salesladies to join a retail opportunity. It promises a 1 dollar profit per dealer contacted and a 1.50 dollar profit on a 2 dollar investment for dealers, plus potential earnings over 100 dollars weekly for new sellers. The address given is George L. Lane.
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George L. Lane
Mansfield
Ohio
Help Wanted Clerk Carrier Examination Lititz Ad
Classified notice advertising clerk carrier exam in Lititz for ages 18 to 45 with salary $1700 and a coaching course. Mentions Hampton contact in Washington DC Box 1818 F7 and August 26 date.
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Lititz
L. Hampton
Washington, D. C
Sewing Done Rates Reasonable
Bertha Roth offers farm sewing help with some experience. Board and lodging provided by month or work by day. N R Royer Route 1 Lititz near Rothsville station advertises man for farm labor.
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Bertha Roth
2Nd Ave
N. R. Royer
R. D
Lititz
Rothsville
For Sale All Furniture Reduced and House for Sale
Auction style classified items list multiple offers including an Lester A piano and a new Range. A two story brick house at 228 East New street with seven rooms and conveniences is advertised as must sell quickly through A M Shissler Real Estate and Insurance. Also notices on cider vinegar beer and poultry calves for sale and purchase plus a gas coal stove with hot water heating system offered for sale.
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East New Street
A. M. Shissler Real Estate and Insurance
Cedar St
Auction Notices at Kissel Hill
On Saturday September 18 at 1 P M a large lot of household goods a horse and farming tools owned by Hiram G Frederick will be sold at Kissel Hill. At 1 30 P M the Guaranty Trust Co trustee of Samuel B Miller will sell a two story dwelling and barn at Kissel Hill.
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Lemon Street
John B. Kauffman, Jr
Kissel Hill
Hiram G. Frederick
Guaranty Trust Co
Samuel B. Miller
Public Sale of Real Estate in Penn Township Lancaster County
Administratrix of the estate of Harry C. Fry will sell at public auction a 56.9 perch lot with a two story frame dwelling and stable in Penn township Lancaster County. Sale begins 1 PM Saturday September 25 1926. Terms announced by Alice M. Fry administratrix with attorneys Snavely Wissler Keith clerk and court orders.
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Harry C. Fry
Orphans’ Court
Lancaster County
Penn Township
Pennsylvania
Abraham Graybill
Herbert Mann
Charles Rose
Cyrus Bomberger
Alice M. Fry
Harry
Laborious exchange between parent and son over hard work
A humorous dialogue features a laborious irate parent claiming past hardships and a witty son replying that nothing is harder than working the parent for a living, highlighting generational humor.
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E. EK. Shantz
Brunnerville U. B
F. E. Druckenbrod
A. M. Shissler
United Brethren
J. C. EH. Light
Geo. B. Raezer
Penryn
S. S
Messner
Hammer Creek
Kauffinman’s
Church OF the Brethren
Manheim
Fairview
Middle Creek
Zion
P. B
Ruth Marble
Vraneis Williard Y. P. B
T. U
Silver
Romance, Inc
Mill & Market
Real Estate & Insurance
Penn Real Estate CO
H. N. Reiber
Broad St
J. L. Hwertz
Harold Rohrer
MONEY
Utp
Apples
Apples Choice
David Bricker
E. K. Zartman Lititz
Lester
Bell Phone
Charles Weaver
N. Broad Street
M. F. Getz
Millway
E. E. Habecker
Lititz, Pa
Abram Graybill Halfville
D. M. Weaver
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Anelyr
Epysy
Broad Street
Spruce Street
Bertha Klaus
Wick
J. P. Reed
Patna
Doster’s Dept. Store
Sonya Crepe
Zartman’s
Lititz Gas Company
Harris
Jos. S. Harris & Co
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