State Fair and Industrial Exposition in Pennsylvania
A proposed 410 acre State Fair and Industrial Exposition near Harrisburg, with 750000 building costs, a 30000 prize livestock and home products, a 500 mile auto speed meet, and year round events. Directors include Norton Lantz Schall Sunday Hamme McGrann Barr Weimer with plans to educate, exhibit, and promote farming science and industry statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone State
W. C. Norton
Dalton
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania Breeders’ Association
J. F. Lantz
Harrisburg
American Shropshire Registry Association
Harry B. Schall
Allentown
D. W. Sunday
Carlisle
Farmers’ Trust Company
H. J. Hamme
Frank. McGrann
Lancaster
Conestoga Bank
American Poultry Association
B. F. Barr
Barr
E. A. Weimer
Lebanon
Harrisburg conference pushes State Fair plan in 1913
A three day Harrisburg meeting on January 21 22 and 28 1913 urged launching a Pennsylvania State Fair. Attendees included Governor John Tener State Secretary N B Critchfield W C Norton Chester W Tyson G G Tyson and farmers fruit growers and stockbreeders from across the state. They unanimously held a State Fair essential to Pennsylvanias future growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
John Tener
N. B. Critchfield
W. C. Norton
Dalton
Pennsylvania Livestock Breeders’ Association
Chester W. Tyson
State Agricultural Association
G. G. Tyson
Warnor’s Mark
Pennsylvania
Railcar Schedule Between Lititz and Lancaster
A service notice lists Saturday car departures from Lititz at 5 45 and 6 45 A M and every half hour to 8 45 P M with late runs at 10 15 10 45 and 11 44 P M. Lancaster departures start 5 00 and 6 00 A M with half hour intervals and evening runs. Sunday times mirror weekday pattern. Freight cars leave Lititz at 9 15 A M and 3 15 P M arriving Lancaster 11 30 A M and 6 00 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Lancaster
BUENO
Conestoga Traction Co
Lancaster and
Luita
Coal Order Urged For Winter Supply
A local notice urges households to stock up on coal before severe cold and rising prices. Yards offer clean, well screened coal free from slate and rubbish to maximize weight and bulk, with prices available now before elsewhere.
Christmas Gift Suggestions from a Poolside Joke
A quirky note suggests gifts for the season with a line about baiting a pool where fish might be found, attributed to Ovid. The playful line hints at clever or humorous gift ideas framed as a literary aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovid
Pottsville Fire Destroys Block In Business District
A one million dollar blaze wiped out an entire business block in Pottsville last Thursday morning. The fire, starting behind Woolworth’s, spread to Britton Hoffman furniture and City Department Store, with power outages and water shortages blamed for rapid spread. A separate note mentions plans for a large cattle farm in the county led by Charles C. Wehn of Johnstown with Lancaster interest, seeking 500 acres with options up to 5,000 acres to support expanding herds. Also included is a note on Swahili upper class women wearing leather and bead tusks as masks, a Moslem tradition affecting dress and trade, from Wide World Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Woolworth
Ten Cent
Britton Hoffman Furniture
City Department
New York-Cleveland
Charles C. Wehn
Johnstown
Lancaster
Zanzibar
Morocco
Turkey
Wide World Magazine
Memories of the Kaiser's Court Reveals Family and Royal Mind
English governess Miss Anne Topham recalls the kaiser as a family man who jokes at breakfast and disdains English politics. He comments on whisky and nations while noting a minister of war cannot ride. He reflects on art, losses, and the impact of Napoleon on English country houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Topham
Duchess of
Brunswick
England
Napoleon
Reynoldses
Louvre
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Albricht
American Book Co
Cameron Young
Middletown
Farmers’ Bank
Colonel Young
Dauphin County
E. W. Garber
Mount Joy
United Drug Company
American Druggist Syndicate
White Plymouth Rock Club of America
America
Great Pennsylvania Railroad
United States Census Bureau
Exposition Park
Pennsylvania Railroad
The
Fair Company
Board of Directors
Tener
Sandles
State Agricultural Society
Ohio
Buckeye
Critchfield
Lancaster County
United States
Cumberland Valley
Lebanon Valley
Automobile Speedway
Indianapolis
Indiana
Keystone State Fair and Industrial Exposition Co
Kunkel
Banner Lye
Uresaf Basner Lye
Pews Chemical Works
Philadelphia
Hershey, Seaman & Co, Lititz, Penn
Er Witte
Wake
Durham
H. P. Gingrich & Co
E. Main St
the Kaiser
Springs Hotel
W. H. Muth & Co
Lititz, Pa
Kreso
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Lewis N. Moyer
Herr’s Bookstore
West Hing St
Lancaster, Pa
Big Xmas
L. B. Herr
Son
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