Slave in Georgia and Other Berwick Tales
Berwick resident Joseph Mosley a 31 year old former slave stands six feet three inches tall and 219 pounds works daily in a local rolling mill. A Bloomstown teacher keeps a seven month old wolf as a pet. In Cres Wanily a family loses three children after car and disease linked deaths. David Gould celebrates his eightieth birthday by husking eighty shocks of corn. Forest officials report planting 551000 trees in 1923. Honey found in old Lansdale hotel ruins. revenue officers uncharged. York district cigars total 54765875 manufactured in November. Ephrata Lebanon lines face $500000 debt and potential sale. Bloomsburg barber shoots 390 pound bear on North Mountain.
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Georgia
Joseph Mosley
Berwick
Mosley
Sherman
William Taylor
Bloomsburg
North Mountain
Taylor
Rivals the Polar Bear in Bold River Plunge Challenge
William Armstrong of Columbia braved a river swim to claim the last plunge for winter. County hunters rise, 15 400 licenses issued. season waning. A Holstein cow in Lancaster tops milk with 40 408 pounds in six months. Rural carriers add a hog census to routes. hog farming grows. Tenant farmers struggle. rising sale bills for farm stock reflect hard times.
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William Armstrong
Columbia
Polar Bear Club
Amunkey County
J. H. Rafton
Lancaster
Deratea Somerseet
Tilith de Bal
M. G. Brubaker
Lancaswer County
Liem
Farm Calendar Notes on Dairy, Corn, Barn Ventilation and Accounts
Frozen milk delivery loses money as bacteria grow overnight. corn shrinkage in storage reaches 6 to 90 percent in the first year. Poor barn ventilation signals frost. seek county agent guidance. For fattening cattle, corn silage with cottonseed meal outperforms traditional mixes. Start new year by keeping accurate farm accounts with county agent help.
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Pennsylvania State College
Machine Will Clean Wheat At Time Of Threshing
A simple threshing top device, powered by the machine, cleans wheat by removing dirt weed seeds and foreign grain as described in Popular Mechanics. The article notes the device’s straightforward construction and testing as a potential solution.
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Popular Mechanics
New Bridges for Lancaster County Announced
The Pennsylvania Highway Department states Lancaster County will receive three concrete bridges soon. One at Maple Grove near the Little Conestoga, another at Ephrata, and a third over the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at Paradise.
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Pennsylvania Highway Department
Lancaster County
Maple Grove
Little Conestoga
Ephrata
Pennsylvania Railroad
Paradise
Ellen Plans Bank Move Before Wedding
Ellen the cook, wary of banks, hides part of her savings in a stocking. Her neighborly butcher fiancé is set to marry her next week. She asks her mistress for advice on the best way to deposit money in a bank, revealing her changing view on financial safety.
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Ellen
Mexican states apply work-for-restitution law for petty larceny
In certain Mexican states burglars may repay victims by work for a period tied to the theft. The duration varies with the crime's nature, replacing monetary restitution in these cases.
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Keystone Exchanges
Welf
George J. Keller
Bloomst, State Normal School
Wolf Wei
Antes
Cres
J. M. Dolai
Fairbanks
Uniontown
Lilian Dolai
David B. Gould
Summerville
Jefferson County
Hartville
Department of Forests and Waters
Robert Y. Stuart
Main Street
Lansdale
North Penn
John Hangey
York’s Cigar Trade A
York Internal Revenue District
W. P. Austin
Federal Treasury
Walter C. Graeff
A. C. Albin
Lebanon
Ephrata & Lebanon Traction Co
Ephrata & Lebanon Street Railway Co
Lebanon County
Farmers Trust Company
Carlisle
the County
Madras
Lititz, Pa
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