New Holland Builds Homes Through Cooperative Plan
New Holland faces housing shortage but advances a practical approach. The Stork Sander Company, owners of New Holland Sik Wills, acquire land for multiple homes. A Building and Loan Association forms among workers to enable home ownership by monthly payments. Three houses are under construction and three more planned soon. A hopeful model for other towns in need. The article also notes federal budget figures for 1921 with five billion dollars proposed for peace time government activities and a major share, over one billion, allotted for interest on war debt.
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New Holland Sik Wills
Markal
Glass
Donovans Toy Town brings affordable kids items to Lancaster
Donovan values cover girls coats and raincoats toys and clothing for all ages. Boys suits range from 3.95 to 20 with sizes 2 1 2 to 18. Middy blouses shoes sweaters and dolls priced for budget shoppers. Toy Town at Donovans offers dolls doll furniture games trains wagons and more from 59 cents to 12.98.
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Donovans
Lancaster County
Santa
Toy Town
Bargain Men’s Apparel Prices Listed in Ad
An advertisement lists bath robes priced from 6 to 10 dollars and shirts from 1 50 to 5 dollars. Men’s socks range from 25 cents to 1 50, suspenders 50 75 cents and 1 dollar, plus sweaters with roll collars at 2 3 50 6 and 10 dollars and V necks from 6 upward. Men's automobile gloves with warm linings start at 2 50 upward along with other gloves from 2 upward.
Wheels and a hammer. a railway tale of loyalty and mystery
An old railroad wheel-tapper remains puzzled by a career devoted to tapping wheels with a hammer, while a corporate efficiency advocate praises the machine and questions linger about his task and purpose. A hardware dealer from Manheim reports bear hunting during a Virginia trip. War Risk costs for 1921 are projected at over 16 million with no wage rise expected.
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Eastern ‘Transportation Company
Mike
Pve
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Congr Tt
Fancy Goldfish Miss Liberty Inspires Aquarium Fund Drive
The piece notes fancy goldfish breeding as a strong hobby with Miss Liberty as a standout. Red underbody, white back, and blue markings on fins and body are highlighted, with progeny sold to raise funds for a city aquarium per Popular Mechanics December issue.
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Liberty
Popular Mechanics
Unlicensed Dogs Kill Count Reported in State
Data from Harrisburg shows 75,125 unlicensed dogs killed statewide last year while 862,249 were licensed across counties. The figures come from the Department of Prairieriture.
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Department of Aprieriture
Harrisburg
Penna
Four Bottles of Old Brand y Found in Georgetown Cupboard
Mrs Horace Johnson of Georgetown found four bottles of apple brandy over 40 years old while cleaning an unused cupboard once in a house formerly occupied by the late Jacob Moore. Also found were preserved peaches and several pounds of sugar. The cupboard was tucked in a chimney corner in a building that served as a county office. Mrs Johnson, president of the local W T U, will keep the brandy for medicinal use only.
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Horace Johnson
Georgetown
Jacob Moore
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Vigmes
New Holland
Stork, Sander Company
U. 8
OVANS
Kor
Daniel Green
Donovan
Axminster
Tennessee
Manheim Man
H. H. Martin
Manheim
Franklin
Virginia
Camp Manufacturing, Company
Mr. Martin
Perfection Oil
the Atlantic Refining Company
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Atlantic
AMELS
R.j.reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
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