County residents report varied local feats and developments
In Lancaster county news Edgar Hoffer husked 2 198 shocks of corn in ten fields while Oscar Foreman posts 51 rabbits shot this season. Robert Long is named mercantile appraiser for 1912. a Reamstown electric light company gets a charter with 5000 capital. Elizabethtown adds a large shoe factory addition after excavations begin. A Mechanicsville child dislocates an arm. Levi Longenecker completes a 24 by 28 foot wood piece table with 2246 blocks from several states.
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Edgar M. Hoffer
Elizabethtown
Oscar Foreman
Terre Hill
Robert H. Long
Drumore
Lancaster County
M. W. Buch
Manheim
Reamstown Electric Light and Power Co
Ephrata
United States
Abram Root
Lancaster County Farmers’ Association
Mechanicsville
EH. H. Witmer
Neffsville
Levi M. Longenécker
Mt. Joy
First Christmas Observance
The Christmas name comes from the early church mass for Christ’s birth ordered by Pope Telesphorus. By 138 the pope died, and Christmas moved from a movable date to December 25 by late antiquity after ecclesiastical review. Midnight, dawn, and late morning masses became the traditional observance.
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Christ
Telesphorus
A Plea for the Poor at Christmas
A Christmas appeal urges readers to help the needy beyond their own families. It asks households to consider sick, unemployed or elderly neighbors and to act as Santa Claus for those who would otherwise go without. The piece highlights giving as a Christian duty and the wisdom of the proverb it is better to give than to receive.
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Santa Claus
Murder verdict in Shonour case shocks Cymru township
Lazarus Shonour was found guilty of first degree murder in the ambush killing of Charles Reisch, a father of nine, in Cymru township Berks County after a four day trial. The defense claimed partial insanity but witnesses testified Shonour was of sound mind. The Waynesboro Evening Herald notes mild winter forecasts alongside local weather humor.
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Lazarus Shonour
Charles Reisch
Cymru
Shonour
Moravian organ history at Nazareth church detailed
A long feature recounts the Nazareth Moravian Church organ built by David Tannenberg in Lititz and dedicated December 15 1798 with nine stops and 421 pipes later rebuilt in 1898 to 637 pipes. It covers past organists, relocations to Nazareth Hall and the current church gallery, ongoing maintenance issues, and calls for a new instrument to serve the choir and congregation. It also includes miscellaneous anecdotes and notes from other period writings.
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Nazareth
Neatreth
David Tannenberg
Lititz
Charles Gotthold Reichel
Br. Frucauff
Bethlehem
Messrs
Frueanff
van Vleck
Miller
Emmaus
Nazareth Hall Military Academy
Hall Square
Nazareth Hall
F. F. Hagen
Benjamin Clewell
H. A. Jackson
Anton Mattes
C. H. Beitel
E. Schneebeli
J. A. Rosenberry
Florence Brockman
C. A. Rebstock
Mark Andrews
How's This for a Name a Bethlehem Kitten Has One
A Bethlehem correspondent reports a nine week old kitten named Federico Augusto Julio Caesar Napoleon Don Pasquelo di Alcantara. The cat reportedly prefers meat to milk and challenges Lititz kittens to match its elaborate full name.
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Bethlehem
Federico Augusto Julio Caesar Napoleon
Don Pasquelo di
General Wood backs reestablishment of army canteen
Major General Leonard Wood chief of staff in his annual report states army consensus supports restoring the post canteen.
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Leonard Wood
Army
Lone man in low society seeks quiet sale
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a conversation where a resident explains his reluctance to move into higher social circles. He states he is the only man in the neighborhood who does not conform to high society and feels lonely, prompting consideration of selling property at a low price.
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China
New York Sun
Chicago Tribune
Naval Salutes Explained as Peaceful Welcome
The tradition of firing guns on approaching friendly visitors arose from ships not loading their cannons when trust in the visitors' peaceful intentions prevailed. This naval salute reflects a historic gesture of confidence and restraint at sea.
Old Fashioned Proclamation Sparks Fiancé Debate
A Washington Herald piece quotes a woman asking about trouble with her fiancé. He is described as old fashioned, not jealous, but disapproving of her engagement to another. The exchange highlights social norms and expectations in relationships.
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Johnny
Schuecke
Saturday Evening Post
Washington Herald
Marked Resemblance Auctioneer Quip Sparks Family Banter
In a light exchange, Grace jokes with her father about her suitor as he riffs on an auctioneer refrain. Father ponders if the young man is truly leaving, prompting a playful response about timing and romance.
Good Sense Versus Genius and Perception in Invention
A compact aphorism contrasts good sense with genius noting difference from perception and invention yet acknowledges their frequent coexistence. It reflects on how practical judgment and intellectual creativity interrelate in innovation and thought.
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India
Mentor Union Underwear
W. H. Buch
Haberdasher
Lititz, PA
Waynesboro
Untz Built
John Bell
Lord Eldon
Bell
Westmorland
Henry Ward Beecher
London Chronicle
James
Sarah
Loy
Germany
Strassburg
France
London Globe
General Wood
Winert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Royal Morris
Cellarettes
Willow Reed
Sectional Book-Co
Heinitsh’'S
S. Queen St
Lancaster
Everett
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
King St
Altivac
N. Queen St
Queen Street
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