Local notices span mischief, mills, and a lodge sale
In Lancaster area news, Ernet Bernhard of Marietta, 75, robs a hen roost and is jailed in Lancaster. The Lancaster Lodge of Moose buys 220 East King for 12050 to house members after April. A wooden miniature locomotive by William Hacker of Hopeland is shown in Ephrata. A Far West apple crate romance ends with a visit to Elizabethtown. Rudolph Messenbach, a Columbia baker, leaves estate from his Austrian tailor father. Christian Kreider of Weidmansville recovers from a stroke, with Dr. D J McCaa treating him. Public sales of estate coal yard in Ephrata fetch 7600 by Nau man. Mt. Vernon Hotel sale withdrawn. John Burke accidentally starts a bed fire at Hildebrand's East Willow. Quarryville cake contest winner Mrs. Winfield Stoner, 35, mother of ten, takes first prize. Doctor Webar faces tuberculin cow case over a public exhibit on Lancaster Main Street. George Woods of Leacock assigns for creditors. liabilities exceed 100000 with two Lancaster farms and mining assets.
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Jacob M. Kauffman
Hphrata
Mastersonville
Ernest Bernhard
Marietta
Lancaster
Lancaster Lodge of Moose
East King Street
William Hacker
Hopeland
Ephrata
Elizabethtown
Far West
Rudolph Messenbach
Columbia
Gordonville
Austria
Christian E. Kreider
Weidmansvilie
D. J. McCaa
Reinholds Lyceum
C. G. Hull
R. M. Carter
Annie E. Carter
North State Street
Burgess A. H. Nauman
Mt. Vernon
Webar
Crop Show Planned for Lancaster on February 9
Lancaster county farmers plan a one day corn and tobacco exhibit on February 9. The Lancaster County Tobacco Growers Association and Lancaster County Farm Bureau will run tobacco and corn sections respectively with expert speakers and demonstrations to help growers. Berks county farmers are invited to attend.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster
Lancaster County Tobacco Growers’ Association
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
Pennsylvanias Wheat Acreage Leads East in Winter Crop
The Department of Agriculture estimates winter wheat acreage shows Pennsylvania eighth among states with over 1,000,000 acres, totaling 1,539,000. Kansas leads. Texas, Washington, Virginia, Michigan follow. New York trails by about 1,000,900 acres. Pennsylvania also ranks high in rye.
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Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Middle West
Texas
Washington
Virginia
Michigan
Commonwealths
New York
Rare eggs collection worth ten thousand in Nazareth
Frank Christ of Nazareth preserves a vast eggs collection, one of the world’s largest, with 400 to 500 varieties. The father Richard Christ built a Nazareth museum, while Frank continues the hobby. The collection includes rare hummingbird and ostrich eggs, many extinct or unique, in glass cases and old boxes.
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Frank Christ
Nazareth
United States
Richard Christ
Christ
Mr. Christ
Northampton County
Blue Mountain
Lancaster County Wealth Compared With Other Counties
Lancaster county ranks behind Allegheny Philadelphia and Montgomery in investment totals. Lancaster residents show $30,743,156 loaned out while the state tax base totals $1,402,511,272.96. Some people are so honest that they can't even find fault without wanting to return it.
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Lancaster County
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Montgomery County
Pennsylvania
American Villages: A Writer Describes Hideous U.S. Homes
In Smart Set a writer argues American houses lack distinct style, resembling plain boxes. He condemns plastered ornament, calls color a public indecency, and contrasts with European towns from Bremen to Lyons praised for harmony, regional variety, and rooted tradition. He notes ugly American villages between Washington and Chicago.
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France
Germany
Bremen
Munich
Paria
Lyons
Austria
Italy
Switzerland
Alps
Miestich
Washington
Chicago
Ravenna Chosen Over Tappan for Ohio Town Name
In early Portage County history Benjamin Tappan and settlers planned a name for the settlement. A letter from a Tappan brother in Italy inspired naming the town Ravenna, honoring the Italian city. The town then adopted Ravenna and retains that name today.
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Ohio
Tappan
Benjam Tappan
Boston
Portage County
Cleveland
Buffalo
Benjamin Tappan
Italy
Ravenna
Hoashund
Olio Wilds
Benjamin ‘Papfan
Ladies’ Home Journal
A Two Meal Animal and the Breakfast Debate
A historical note argues breakfast is a late invention while humans used to eat two meals a day, with a 15th century proverb urging early rising and meals at set times. The Oxford Dictionary cites 1403 as the first breakfast mention, initially meaning a morning ale draft.
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London Spectator
Two Exhibits of Virtues and Vices on Main Street
A London Globe quote places a thought experiment on two groves showing virtuous and vicious displays side by side. The imagined window exhibitions illustrate humanity’s flaws and virtues, captured in Gerald Stanley Lee and commentary by a reporter.
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Gerald Stanley Lee
Lost money in stock market prompts no sale
A garbled exchange quotes Mr Latbkins denying stock losses and recounting a broker’s handling. The passage references parental consent and a marriage decision, with derailed plans and a suggestion of a rejected match. The text mirrors a domestic scene with unclear names and fragmented dialogue.
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Mr Latbkins
Josing H
Pias
Washington Star
No great characters forged through suffering and self
A reflective line attributes character growth to hardship, citing Matthew Henry. It emphasizes that virtue and strength emerge from struggle and self-discipline, framing personal development as a result of enduring trials.
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Matthew Henry
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Mentor Union
W. H. Buch
Record Building
Lititz
George Woods
Leacock
John Woods
White Oak Fish Association
Buller
Diehm’s
White Oak
London Globe
Jared
Detroit Free Press
Farmers National Bank
Lititz, Penna
North Queen Stare
Lancaster, PA
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
East King St. Lancaster, Pa
W. A
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