County items and appointments fill local notices
Brook trout fingerlings from Bellefonte hatchery are released into Trout Run near Ephrata. Lancaster jurors award Sarah Ammon $1 against Mary Dissinger for circulating rumors about her character. Gap native Charles Passmore becomes Deputy County Controller and Postmaster from 1899 to 1915. Cleon Bernhteizel names Sumner Hosterman as assistant in the new term. Mrs. W. Stuart Cramer of Lancaster holds a lock of George Washington’s hair via her mother. A York paper notes autos prove prosperity while another disputes that claim. Winfield Stoner shifts from tobacco to cabbage, expecting high sauerkraut sales to Philadelphia. Rev. Thomas R. Crooks survives a fall in a cistern. no bones broken. Two youths steal a turkey from Mrs. Overholtzer’s field toward Denver. New West Lampeter High agricultural instructor is R. C. Hodges of Scranton. A 16-year-old Churchtown boy injured by a gun while hunting rabbits. State Employment Bureau urges able-bodied men to seek work via local agencies. offers machinist jobs at 32.5 cents an hour and other positions. warns against panhandlers. The Record suggests it as a Christmas gift.
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Bellefonte State Fish Hatcheries
Ephrata
Sarah Ammon
Lancaster
Mary Dissinger
Charles A. Passmore
Gap
T. J. Marsh
Cleon N. Berntheizel
Columbia
Sumner W. Hosterman
W. Stuart Cramer
Squire A. W. Snader
New Holland
George Washington
Marion Echternach
Strasburg
Atlantic
Russia
Lancaster County
Philadelphia
Thomas R. Crooks
Quarryville
Isaac Overholtzer
Reamstown
Denver
West Lampeter High School
R. C. Hodges
Scranton
D. H. Kauffman
Hodges
Lampeter
Charles Irvin
Churchtown
Jacob Lightner
Department of Labor and Industry
Lightner
State Bureau of Employment
Masonic Temple
Harrisburg
Arch Street
Hannan Building
Johnstown
Indian Sammy the Centenarian of Quarryville lore
Samuel Lyons known as Indian Sammy lived near Valley Road two miles west of Quarryville. He came before 1800 from Virginia mountains, was part Indian, tall tales describe him as a tremendous eater who carried pies in his hat. He died well over 100, buried in an unmarked grave, and his old home area later became a fine small farm.
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Samuel Lyons
Sammy
Valley Road
Quarryville
Virginia
Malta Dedication Week With Parades And Feasts In Lancaster
During December 4 to 10 Lancaster Knights of Malta plan a series of events for the dedication of Malta Temple No 235 East King Street. A Dec 4 parade at 3 pm includes Pennsylvania Commanderies and Uniform Divisions. Dinners, entertainments, open house, and lectures follow nightly, with addresses by Grand Commander Charles A. Bingaman and Grand Recorder John H. Hoffman. A turkey drive to Georgetown supports the drive for birds due to facility shortages. The text also notes a turkey drive in Georgetown and a broad call to eat apples with Pennsylvania imagery and a 1915 apple crop estimate of 50 million barrels.
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Knights of Malta
Lancaster
Malta | Temple
East King Street
Pennsylvania
H. Heller
Grand Recorder
John H. Hoffman
Solomon
Keystone
United States
Reading's Cyrus Fox Remains Noted GOP Speaker
Reading's Cyrus T. Fox, a long time public servant, is still considered one of the most effective campaign speakers for the Republican party given his record of holding key state offices and his reputation as a persuasive addressor.
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Cyrus T. Fox
Reading
Republian Party
Harrisburg Man Traverses Continent With Dog
E. Gibson Ostot, of Harrisburg, arrived in San Francisco after a 3000 mile tramp across the continent. Ostot supported himself and his Scotch collie Bailey by selling post cards and performing odd jobs along the route.
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E. Gibson Ostot
Harrisburg
Bailey
San Francisco
Ostot
Testing an Explosive and a Noted Quip on Oratory
The article describes iodide of nitrogen as a highly explosive chemical that detonates when dampened on bass viol strings at a specific vibration rate. An experiment showed explosion when the strings vibrated at sixty cycles per second, notably on the G string but not the E string. It ends with a quip defining oratory as the longest distance between two platitudes and a Life magazine quote on its impact during delivery.
Love Linked With Death In Tucopia Marriage Demands Life
A Buffalo News report describes Tucopia women initiating marriages only after careful scrutiny since refusal condemns the woman to suicide. The piece notes tribal law enforces death for rejected suitors and marks baldness as beauty, revealing extreme matrimonial customs among Melanesian tribes near Fiji, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Australia.
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Pacific Ocean
Fiji
New Guinea
New Caledonia
Australia
Tucepia
Tucopia
Buffalo News
Essentials of Pitching Knowledge of Batters and Situations
The piece emphasizes control as the core skill for pitchers and urges studying batters to exploit weaknesses. It explains adjusting pitches to individual hitters, using outside curves for pull hitters, high balls for sacrifices, and keeping pitchers aware of infield setups. It also notes catcher guidance and situational strategy. The second item recalls New York’s first ferry operator on Manhattan, Cornelius Dircksen, who began ferrying in 1637 with a Water Street crossing near Peck Slip.
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Billy Evans
Nicholas
New York
Cornelius Dircksen
Manhattan
Water Street
Peck Slip
Dircksen
No Chance Joke Involving a Cook and Husband
A Pittsburgh Dispatch quip has a doctor advise a patient to fire his cook. The patient laments it cannot be done because he is married to her, highlighting a humorous medical misdiagnosis in a single city newspaper style moment.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
She Was Ready
Dialog from a play scene shows Delia and Puck debating how to phrase a criticism about meals and payment. The exchange centers on delivering a tactful yet honest line to a former mistress about punctual meals and wages.
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Delia
Puck
His Qualities Painter Dauber Says He Will Succeed
Philadelphia Ledger quotes a critic noting Dauber has the soul of an artist and the perseverance of a book agent, highlighting traits seen as key to future success as a painter.
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Dauber
Philadelphia Ledger
Woman's Tact in a Puck Cartoon Dialogue
A witty exchange features Rev. Mr. Gassingtoun asking Miss Deering if sermons are too long. Deering replies life is too short, delivering a sharp, humorous punch about time and patience in a lighthearted panel.
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Mr. Gassingtoun
Miss Deering
Puck
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Imperial
Mentor Union
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W. H. Buel
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the County
Reecord
Indian Sammy
R. A. Andree
Pennsylvania State College
Rexall Orderlies
Lewis
Maltas
Dames of Malta
Council Chamber
White Cross Commandery
S. G. Kauffman
Order
Meridien Sun Commandery
Council
G. W. Welsh
Zem Zem
Big Turkey
J. H. Thomas
Thomas 1 Commission Co
Florence
Georgetown
Texas
Christmas Saving Club
Nma
Farmers National Bank
Lititz
Penna
Lancaster, PA
W. A
Dr. A. Reed
Chas. H. Frey
King St
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