Mary Brubaker to Speak at State Farm Show Meeting
Four H Club members bring baby beeves lambs and capons to the State Farm Products Show in Harrisburg in January. A pet acquainted meeting is planned for Monday evening January 20 with a 4 H Club get-together featuring playlets stunts and singing and a talk by Mary Brubaker former Lititz Garden Club president. Clifford Goldsmith of the Philadelphia Dairy Council will headline a Wednesday program for juniors organized by R G Bressler and others.
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Harrisburg
State College
Washington, D. C
Mary Brubaker
Lititz Garden Club
Capitol Group
C. P. Lang
R.G Bressler
State Department of Agriculture
Clifford Goldsmith
Philadelphia Dairy Council
Tobacco Delivery Starts General 1929 Lancaster trade
The first general delivery of 1929 saw 40 to 50 thousand pounds of tobacco arrive at the A T L Schreiner Company warehouse from local growers. Most leaf sold at 25 cents with some lots at 22 to 23 and one crop at 20 cents. Farmers Christian L King Amos Bish reported sales on Lancaster markets. Growers described leaf as long and heavier with good burn and no rust. Fillers praised as especially strong this season.
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Lancaster
A. TL. Schreiner Company
Christian L. King
Intercourse
Amos Bish
Banks
Tobatco
Shreiner
Great Violin Maker Studied Cremona Techniques
A German born in the Tyrol, renowned violin maker trained in Cremona where he learned Italian methods and became a master. He produced violins of his own and lived around the mid-17th century.
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Jacobings
Tbs
Cremona
Tyrol
Trey Didnt Want James CWires tre Secudd of England
Fragmented text suggests discussion of royal figures including James and Charles in a historical-British context. It mentions public opinion of a kingly figure, concern over bodyguards, and a quote about safety and succession. No clear event or dates are provided.
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Cwires Tre Secudd
England
Fle
Mies
Bint
James
Peel
Charles
Jamie
Rogeld Barr Chidsey
Christmas program praised by Brunnerville schools
Community scene from Brunnerville notes a well attended Saturday Christmas program by local schools and the closing of recent U B Church revival services. Visits, dinners, and social calls fill Sundays as families from Lititz, Rothsville, Ephrata and surrounding areas share meals and greetings. Heavy pork slaughter and tobacco stripping mark farm activity this week.
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U. B
Missionary Society of the Church
Ivan Kauffman
China
Frank B. Bentz
Walter B. Landis
Neffsville
Leon Madlem
Ammon Sheaffer
Lititz
Jacob Hackman
Lizzie Sheaffer
John Peiffer
Clay
Mary Summy
Wekend
Bertha Sheaffer
Nathan May
Brickerville
Pauline Young
Leah Hecker
Levi Becker
Ephrata
Landis Herr
Landis Valley
Wayne Grube, Jr
Charles Keller
Lexington
Harry Hichelberger
LeRoy Hoffer
Wilbur
Clarence Hoffer
Harry Buchter
B. BL. Keith
Ralph Keith
Martin Althouse
Denver
John Becker
Jacob Brenner
J. 3. Smith
Myan Miller
Levi Habecker
William Steeley, Jr
Lancaster Sanitarium
Roy Eckert
Staley Bear
Tebanon
Morris Eckert
Donald
Monroe Eckert
Emma Eckert
George Weachter
Hopeland
Max
Harry Brumbach
Slammer Creek
Norman Kauffman
John Wissler
Cullen Carpenter
Luity
Salinda Will
G. Landis
Diem
Hinkletown
Alvin Keller
Church of the Brethren
Latitz
Salinda Williams
Virginia Sturgis
Harriet Strickler
Henry Burns
Elizabeth Gainor
Mt. Nebo
Charles Hertzog
Lancaster
Akron Firemen Elect Officers for 1950
At the regular meeting of the Akron Volunteer Fire Company officers were elected for 1950. President H B Mell. vice president Barbara. second vice president W B. secretary George F Weidler. treasurer A A Stauffer. chief engineer George M Weachter. chief chemical W S Zwally. hose director Levan Wenger. hook and ladder man W C Grube. chief of police Edwin A Stachfer. Delegates to Lancaster County Firemen's Convention George M Weachter and George F Weidler. trustee for three years George R Meck.
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Akron Volunteer Fire Company
Mell
Bawara
W. 8
George F. Weidler
A A. Stauffer
George M. Weachter
W. S. Zwally
Levan Wenger
W. C. Grube
Edwin A. Stachfer
Early oil stoves emerged from kerosene lamps by 1875
The shift from oil lamps to oil fueled stoves occurred by about 1875 as domestic heating and cooking devices. Earlier devices were large kerosene lamps.
Fellowship Through Worship Sunday School Lesson
Readings cover Nehemiah 8 1 12 Psalm 128 Hebrews 10 24 25 and emphasize worship as a communal act. The lesson analyzes the eager assembly Ezra’s leadership the Word’s proclamation and its transforming effect on the people. It also envisions Jerusalem as a central place of worship and highlights the Song of Ascents Psalm 122 as a model for living prayerfully in worship.
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God
Ezra
Jon
Fitra
Jerusalem
Messiah
Terusalem
Jesus
Christ
Israel
One Way to Help God and Its Call for Humble Action
The piece argues that human aid to God is by allowing God to aid us not by abandoning our own work. It emphasizes humility and submission to divine guidance as the proper path, warning against misusing or undervaluing human effort in service.
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Kustin
The Book of God and Prayer Place in Worship
The text asserts prayer centers on listening before speaking, emphasizing God’s presence rather than mere talking. It frames prayer as a dialect with divine communication guiding human speech.
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D. Gordon
Social Gathering and Wedding News From Lancaster Area
Friends gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Elmer B. Bucher home with many families visiting from Belair Hershey Ephrata and Harrisonburg. Eberly Zartman slate wedding party left for California after a Lincoln Lutheran Church Christmas program. Mrs J W Gerhart visited relatives and the Samuel Wiest family toured Delaware and Maryland.
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Elmer B. Bucher
Aaron Risser
Mary
Bertha
Irvin
Ralph
Belair
Martin Ebersole
Blanche
Marie Bowder
Hershey
Verna Hriel
Grace Moseman
Ephrata
Luke Moseman
Sean Risser
Lincoln Lutheran Church
Samuel §. Wiest
Delaware
Maryland
Elmer Rock
Clyde Eberly
Harvey Rock
Reuben Rock
Lloyd Ober
KE. K. Zariman
J. W. Gerhart
John E. Ditzler
Local families share Sunday visits across Lititz area
Lexington news notes a series of Sunday social visits across the Lititz and surrounding communities. Families including Stoner Baer Witmer Sturgis Markley Spangler Stark and Keller are listed visiting relatives and friends in Neffsville Brunnerville Manheim Hallville and Reinholds.
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Isaac Stoner
Marion
Shirley
Wayne Witmer
Kermit
Singer
Uarry Baer
Lititz
Menno Stoner
Anna
Isaac Witmer
Neffsville
Morris Carpenter
Margaret
Pauline
Rudy Carpenter
Terre Hill
John White
Sadie
Edith
Arthur
David Frankfort
Irvin Binkley
Reinholds
Virginia Sturgis
Harriet Strickler
Brunnerville
Esther Markley
Harvey Markley
Wilson Spangler
Harold and
Ray
Harvey Spangler
Manheim
Harry “Echman
Phares Keller
John Gerhart
Kleinfeltersville
Wayne Hartranft
Harry Stark
Paul Stark
Elam Stark
Willie Keller
Isaac Keller
Henry Mease
Grace
Abram Mease
Hallville
Bessie Stark
Lancaster St. Joseph’s Hospital
Medical Pioneer George Bodington's Open Air Tuberculosis Therapy
The article notes English physician George Bodington began open air treatment for tuberculosis in 1885. It contrasts his methods with then common practices like bleeding cupping leeching blistering calomel and various inhalations, highlighting a shift to a pioneering approach.
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George Bodington
Bodington
Peace Through Selflessness, A Prank Grane Thought
A quotation asserts that peace comes when one moves beyond self and loves others. It claims self centered people are not sensitive and rarely happy, presenting a Stoic or reflective viewpoint attributed to Prank Grane.
Beauty Dissertation on Fickleness of Faces and Decay
A quotation notes that beauty and mind are both fickle and that aging brings decay, while casualties should spare the fair. The author, Boyle, comments on the instability of beauty and the inevitability of aging.
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Boyle
Penryn Personalities Share Weekend Visits and Events
Local families from Penryn and surrounding townships gathered for visits over the weekend including Hummer, Hollinger, Bless, Pfautz, and Galebach households. Jerusalem Reformed Sunday School held a Christmas program raising 21.12 for Phoebe Deaconess Home. a musical program is slated for December 26. Jacob Spangler, Sr. visits daughter Mrs. Oscar B. Waltz.
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Henry Hummer
Chiques Church
Adam Dichm
Mae
Lincoln
Christ Hollinger
Ethel
Fritztown
David Hollinger
P. B. Eshleman
Floy and
Leonard
Charles Bless
William Pfautz
Aon
Mervin
Haysville
Harry Long
John H. Galebach
Fred Galebach
Luther
Herbert
Lancaster
Harry Galebach
Lititz
Raymond Galebach
Henry
Carl
Arlene
Ray
Elm
Harold and
Dean
Paul Galebach
Gladys
Penryn
Ellsworth Shank
Doris and Ellsworth, Jr
Raymond Weichsel
Manheim
Viola Zimmerman
Paul Bishop
Ville
Mary Bishop
Iville
D.C. Keath
Logan Fryberger
Frances
Caroline
C. G. Dohner
Jerusalem Reformed Sunday School
Phoebe Deaconess Home
Jacob Spangler, Sr
Oscar B. Waltz
Compromises in Life and Society’s Fist with Desire
A paraphrased excerpt from The Parents' Magazine discusses life as a series of compromises between individual desires and societal pressures. It frames living as ongoing truce within a conflict between self and world, noting the influence of object forces on human will.
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Parents
Living Alvitis
Calorie comparison: eggs versus beef per pound
The Department of Agriculture states eggs carry about 770 calories per pound while beef has roughly 1 000 calories per pound depending on fat. Based on 10 to 13 eggs per pound, a teen would need about 15 to 20 eggs to equal a pound of beef in caloric value.
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Department of Agriculture
Spare-Rib Birds and a Child’s Feeding Lesson
Six year old Betty Jane recounts hearing the “bird man” talk about feeding birds in cold weather. She urges her mother to feed the birds visiting their yard, describing them as mere “spare-rib” birds in need.
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Betty Jane
Pack Animals Honored In Alaska Yukon Trail Plaque
Women in Alaska honor pack animals lost during the gold rush with a bronze plaque on the White Pass trail ten miles from Skagway.
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Alaska
Yukon Territory
Skagway
Vague Postwar Remark Sparks Debate on Perseverance
A garbled line from a historical radio or broadcast mentions perseverance and future gains, but the fragment provides no clear event, person, or place. The text reads as an incomplete quote about enduring effort and eventual payoff with no verifiable names or details.
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East Main Street
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B. F. Lutz
Lititz, Pa
I. B. Kauffman Meat Market
North Broad Street
W. K. Lockhart
Optometrist
Amos W. Dietrich
Spruce Street
Wertsch
State Farm Show
Trey
Coeé Oy
Lish
GRUBE
Main Street
Akron Firemen Elect
Po Piyzwater
Moony Bible Tartute
Shicngzo
Es Western
Tinton.t
Lexington News
Ft. Wayne News
Beauty
Penryn Personals
Americin Magazine
Someoe
Des Moines
Briehy
Uur
Helen E. Kreider
Litilz, Pa
Oehme’s
L. F. Oehme
Eby’s Mill
North Cedar Street
Holtzhouse Confectionary
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