Upcoming county fairs and reunions schedule
A compiled list of events from August through December across Lancaster County and nearby areas. Highlights include Lebanon Fair August 29 to September 1, Lititz Springs events on August 1 and September 2, Reamstown Fire Co Carnival September 2, Mt. Airy Union Park concert September 8, and major fairs in Reading, Ephrata, Lititz, Denver, Allentown, and York with numerous reunions, picnics, and conventions through November and December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Bethany
Womelsdorf
Lancaster Broad Street
M. E
Lititz Springs
Broad Street
Fire Co
Reamstown
Brubaker
Luray Cave
Virginia
Keath
Mt. Airy Union Park
Clay Township
Frymyer
Eberly
Ephrata Park
Gensemer
Reading Fair
Kmports Cigar Factories
Lancaster County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Columbia
Elser-Oberlin
County Knights of Golden Eagle
Lititz
Beam
Denver
Allentown
Lititz Fire Company
Lancaster
Dancaster Bible Class
Church of Christ
S. Pic
Nie
York
Ephrata
Mohnton
Monsters of Distant Past Describe Gigantic Birds That Once Towered Over Lands
A London Hi Bits writer reports on ancient birds massive enough to lift humans. Notable examples include a seven foot tall parrot in North America, an eight foot running bird of prey, Madagascar’s ten foot sepyornis, and New Zealand’s moa at fourteen feet tall and over half a ton in weight.
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London
Rocky Mountains
America
Madagascar
New Zealand
Never Knew You Could Keep Rats Out of a Butcher Shop
Ralph Watkins reports dramatic results with RAT-SNAP at a butcher shop. In ten days the product cleared rats, while dogs patrolled nightly. Three sizes priced at 35¢, 6ne, and $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by L. N. Moyer Lititz and 8 M. Fahne stock Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Watkins
L. N. Moyer
Lititz
M. Fahnestock
Lexington
Masontown Elizabethtown Plan Public Playground and Pool
Local residents outline plans to build a public playground and swimming pool for children in Masontown and nearby Elizabethtown. The project aims to provide safe recreation spaces despite reports of lightning related incidents and rare animal injuries linked to storms in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown
Modern stucco bungalow gains popularity with compact layout
William A. Radford explains the appeal of the stucco bungalow for city and suburb builders. The 22 by 50 foot design fits narrow lots, features one-floor living with six rooms, a large living room and bay window kitchen, a 22 foot porch, and a rear vestibule leading to a sizable basement for heating and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Costa
Daddy Fish Protects Young
London Tit-Bits notes some fish are devoted parents with fathers carrying offspring in a kangaroo like pouch. The pipe fish, a small eel like creature, keeps many young safe in its pouch while the father watches from nearby. When danger nears the entire brood retreats to the pouch.
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London
Onions and Tears At Saturday Matinees
In a Chicago Journal anecdote two talkative theatergoers sit behind a woman during a matinee. They discuss bargains and past plays as the fattest among them reveals she tried to cry by peeling onions to relieve sentiment before the second act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Predicts Aerial Fire Fighting Future Vision
John Kenton, chief of the New York fire department, predicts a future where roofs of skyscrapers replace ground firehouses for aerial firefighting. He envisions stored refighting equipment in branches of concrete and iron, winged as needed, with chemists creating a life harmless yet fire destructive gas. He also foresees a radio alarm system on every building that auto responds, calling out to gas without human help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kenton
New York Fire Department
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Meridians Debate Greenwich Versus Jerusalem Line
The article notes scholarly disagreement over adopting the Greenwich meridian as the global reference for longitude and time. Italian savants cite frequent clouded skies at Greenwich hindering astronomy and propose Jerusalem as a clearer alternative for a universal reference point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Jerusalem
Ferocious British Guiana piranha shocks travelers
British Guiana notes a rare piranha that bites fins and tails, attacks boat paddles, and can kill. Travelers recount a hog ripped apart by a shoal as piranhas swarmed, while some Indians use the fish to strip bones for red dyed skeletal heirlooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Guiana
Essequibo
Mystic Quotations and Language Usage In English
The excerpt notes how beyond the Platonic birdcage view a sound theory of knowledge and spiritual values would enable discussion of mysticism. It cites usage issues like the singular woman as the preferred form and explains generic man and woman phrases with examples from the Detroit News and Hepful Hints in English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plato
Rufus M. Jones
Hepful
Court Proclamation for Lancaster Jail Delivery Sessions 1922
Public notice from Lancaster County announces a court of jail delivery and general quarter sessions to begin on the second Monday in September 1922 at the Lancaster Court House. Sheriff Homshar signs the proclamation, directing local officials to attend with rolls and records to prosecute those who die in custody or are charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles I. Landis
Aaron B. Hassler
Court of Common Pleas
County of Lancaster
County of
Lancaster
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Masontown
Silvertown Cornd Tire
Silvertown
Silvertowns
Goodrich
Ford
Maxwell
Chevrolet
Willys Overland
B. F. Goodrich Rubber. Company
Dion, Ohio
U.S
U. S
U. S. Tire Co
United States
Rubber Company
C. T. Ritchie
Frank B. Burkholder
Frank B. Burkholders
E. Main St
Lititz, Pa
Burkholder
Tate
Peter H. Brubaker
Benjamin Miller
RF. D
Landis Huber
Litits
Frank Kresdy
Harteantt and
John
Hartranft
Ralph Walters
Billingsgates
Elmer
Detroit News
Record” Office
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