Maytown to Marietta Auto Service Adds Passenger Run
An automobile hack will carry passengers between Maytown and Marietta and back, as Lancaster County plans a winter potato crop trial, centennial celebrations, and civic projects. The Lancaster County supervisors meet December 12 with Ralph Gibson as a speaker. Dr. H S Dissler of Denver heads the new Northern Lancaster Electric Company formed by seven merged firms with $35000 capital. Harry Mentzer enters Dayton seminary for ministry.
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Albert McCardell
Liberty Square
Dame Nature
Maytown
Marietta
M. B. Keller
Penn Township
Lancaster New Year Association
Lancaster County
Court House
Lancaster
Ralph Gibson
Williamsport
Harry M. Mentzer
Denver
Bonebrake United Brethren Seminary
Dayton
Ohio
Northern
Lancaster Electric Company
West Cocalico
Reamstown
Brecknock
East Earl
Terre Hill
Hphrata
H. 8. Dissler
Berks County Goosebone Predicts Severe Winter 1912 13
Berks county weather prophet declares a mild spell till holidays then severe cold and several blizzards starting in January and February. Heavy snowfall likely and railroad disruption predicted. Ice harvest favorable with dealers securing ample supply. Mid February ease but brief. spring delayed. Christmas week mild.
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Berks County
Cutting Down Timber Near Mt Gretna Reaches Milestone
The South Mountain Lumber Company begins a major Lebanon county operation clearing 1 000 acres between Mt Gretna and Gold Spring. General manager A L Hartman, former County Commissioner, leads the project with president Harry M Miller, a Lebanon lumberman. Thirty five acres have been cleared so far with plans to leave small trees standing for future harvests.
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Lebanon County
Mt. Gretna
Gold Spring
South Mountain Lumber Company
Lebanon
A. L. Hartman
Harry M. Miller
Cooking and feasting mark the Christmas butcher season
The article notes open market butchering as lard, hams, sausages, scrapple and pudding fill cells and pans. Turkeys are scarce with ducks and barnyard roosters as substitutes. Mince pies are described as a festive reading desert at country hotels, with strong or mild spice choices.
Women drinkers blamed on cafe competition in DC
Albert E. Shoemaker of the Anti Saloon League told the Women's Christian Temperance Union that young girls in the National Capital are rapidly becoming addicted to intoxicating liquor while men grow abstemious. He cited cafe owners willing to take a chance with women and minors and said current laws hinder convicting sellers to minors. Creme Butterine advertised at Musselman’s 383 East Main Street at 23c a pound.
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Albert E. Shoemaker
Anti Saloon League
District of Columbia
Shoemaker
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Musselman’s
East Main Street
Road Supervisors Convention Set for December 12
Lancaster County Supervisors plan a December 12 gathering at the courthouse in Lancaster with Hon. Ralph Gibson invited to speak on road improvement and the formation of county road supervisor organizations. Gibson’s bill to create county road groups passed both houses before being vetoed by Governor Tenor, prompting discussion of legislative hurdles in Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
Ralph Gibson
Williamsport
Lancaster County
Lancaster Court House
Gibson
Pennsylvania
Senate
House
Tenor
Lancaster
Mennonites Select Deacon At Millersville Rohrerstown Meeting
A large gathering of Mennonites from Millersville and Rohrerstown met at the former church to elect a deacon. Bishop John Brubaker preached. Bishop Abram Herr oversaw the process using the Bible slip method. Abram K. Wenger drew the winning slip and was installed as deacon.
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Millersville
Rohrerstown
John Brubaker
Abram Herr
A. K. Mann
Joseph G. Hess
G. H. Hess
Abram K. Brenner
John Heller
Landis Herr
Jacob Krieder
David Haverstick
HW. D. Charles
Abram K. Wenger
Big Metal Shingle Business Thrives In 1912 Growth
The Cortright Metal Roofing Company of Philadelphia announces an expected immense volume of business in 1912. The Record is credited with aiding their success and urges readers interested in roofing to contact local representatives S. M. Huber in Lititz or F. M. Bowman in Rothsville for service and products.
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Cortright Metal Roofing Company
Philadelphia
Cortright
S. M. Huber
Lititz
F. M. Bowman
Rothsville
Pennsylvania seeks Gettysburg veterans for fiftieth anniversary
Adjutant General Thomas J. Stewart of Harrisburg requests names of living Pennsylvania soldiers who served in a Pennsylvania unit that fought at Gettysburg and enlisted before July 4, 1863. Provide each veteran's command, enlistment date, discharge date if any, and current post office address for the July 1–4, 1913 commemorative event in Gettysburg.
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Thomas J. Stewart
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Penna
Gettysburg
A Slight Mistake in a Suburban Department Store
A short story fragment depicts a polite sheriff at a department store who quells a joke about hanging. A big man at the door explains there will be no hangings today, revealing his role as sheriff and the absence of criminals. The piece contrasts awkward humor with local color.
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Yonkers Statesman
Lucky Plate Break Sparks Comical Exchange
In Chicago a humorous exchange unfolds as a wife laments a broken china plate while the cook quips that luck favors him today. The lighthearted moment captures the kitchen mishap and playful rapport between spouses and staff.
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Chicago News
The Explanation. How was it the thieves got away with that roll
A local quip from the Baltimore American asks how burglars vanished with a roll of carpet and answers with I suppose they beat it. The remark suggests a lighthearted take on a theft case during a period when witty crime commentary circulated in editorials.
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Baltimore American
Flowers of the Night and Night Blooming Flora
A description of day and night blooming flowers, contrasting red, blue, and yellow petals with white nocturnal blooms. Night flowers glow softly, lack lines or spots, rely on strong scent, and attract moths and other nocturnal insects. The piece notes jasmine tuberose gardenia stephanotis sirrus and syringa as prominent examples.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Lincoln Responds to Brother's Loan Request
A letter from Abraham Lincoln to his brother Johnson declines an $80 loan. Lincoln notes past aid and urges work to earn money, promising to match each dollar earned by the next May. He emphasizes thrift, industry, and conditional generosity as a prudent rule.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Johson
A. Bincoln
First Man Dressmaker in Paris 1780 Legacy
In 1780 Paris a carriage bore Rhomberg’s coat of arms a corset pair and scissors signaling a famed male dressmaker who cloaked figure flaws. A Bavarian peasant’s son from near Munich he built a vast income leaving 60 000 francs yearly to his heirs.
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Boulevard of
Paris
Rhomberg
Munich
Took the Hint and Vanished at the Doorstep
A man remarks that a hint feels like a sweet dream and lingers with a woman at the door. She says the dream will vanish, and then he vanishes. The exchange centers on a sudden departure after the poignant claim.
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Norfolk
Orr
Shippensburg
Walter Has Buch
S. Broad St
Lititz, Pa
Supervisors
Farmers National Bank
Bank
The
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Macey
Globe
Danner
Heinitsh's
S. Queen St
S. & H. Green
Chas. H. Frey
King St
North Queen Tree
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