Christmas events and closures in several towns
In County Intercourse a spelling bee was held by the Rainbow Division of Zenenrich's Sunday School with Miss Lena Ludwig teaching the class and prizes awarded. Bareville hosts January monthly benefit card party by the Bareville Fire Company. Columbia notes early morning Christmas services at St John’s Lutheran and a pageant The First Christmas directed by Eleanor Druschel. Manheim reports the Community Christmas Tree on Market Square. Tronville reports Loyal Sons class elected John Fox as teacher with Roy Fornoff and Roy Hubley as assistants. Columbia schools close for Christmas holidays reopen January 2.
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Lena Ludwig
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Columbia
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Eleanor Druschel
Tronville
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John Fox
Roy Fornoff
Roy Hubley
Governor Fisher to outline program on WBAK broadcast
Governor Fisher will outline his legislative program and review half first-term accomplishments in a radio address at 7 p m January 7. The speech will be aired from State police station WBAK on a 209 metre 1480 kilocycle wavelength, with Frederic A Godharles organizing the program.
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Frederic A. Godhharles
Manor Township Tops Welfare Fund Subscriptions
Manor township leads with the largest welfare fund subscriptions totaling 2848.85 to the Welfare Federation of Lancaster County. County chairman W. W. Heidelbaugh notes donor areas include Millersville Borough and rural Manor townships. many districts have not yet turned in or begun auxiliary campaigns.
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Welfare Federation of Lancaster Co
W. W. Heidelbaugh
Millersville
Manor Townships
Opportunity as Middle Name of Jobs Echoes Real Work
The quote urges putting real effort into work to uncover opportunity rather than exploiting it. It emphasizes authentic effort over extracting value, warning against selfish shortcuts and urging a constructive approach to employment.
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Seo Vanp Hesina
Nature's Demands Confront Human Meanness, Hoyffowe's Monthly
A reflective piece in Hoyffowe's Monthly critiques common human meanness versus nature's necessities. The author laments costly habits and calls for simpler living aligned with natural limits.
Money Found and Gifts in State Journal Note
A brief remark about sending money to a wife’s relatives and how even small payments feel like a Christmas present, as reflected in the State Journal tone.
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State Journal
Opportunist starts overhead transport service after air from boss
A Boston Transcript excerpt notes that an opportunist, given the air by his boss, launches an overhead transportation service. It underscores the ease with which some seize opportunities in business after garnering managerial permission.
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Boston Transcript
Balzac Ranges From Hero to Coward In Self View
Balzac’s self portrait in a letter to the Duchess d Abrantes mixes contradictions, listing both vices and virtues as possible in him. He says his five feet two inches contain every incoherence and that perceptions of him as vain or brave both miss the mark. Detroit News.
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Paris
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Detroit News
Empty cigar boxes inspire local furniture trend in Carbondale
Frank Carney of Carbondale collected 50 000 empty merchant boxes over 50 years and used them to build two rooms of furniture. Also reported are local Fire Company officers elected in Honey Brook and plans for a Minstrel Show, plus chalk talks by Rev Charles W Baker Jr in Springdale.
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Frank Carney
Carney
Honey Brook
E.C. Wright
Mahlon Kent
Isaac Weaver
James Patton
W. E. Poole
J. Horace Plank
George Plank
Floyd Bolich
James Whiteman
Charles Edwards
John F. Patton
Springdale
Charles W. Baker, Jr
St. Mark’s' Church
Santa Dons Overalls After Pants Lost on Delivery Route
A rural Elizabethtown area incident reports Santa Claus stopping at a farmhouse after losing his pants and beard during a late trip. He swapped for overalls and a wig, citing engine trouble and lack of snow preventing reindeer use. Children received gifts but questioned Santa's appearance.
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Cigar Sorting Machine Classifies Cigars by Shade
A device sorts cigars into up to 30 shades using a finger pickup, a photoelectric eye to measure color, an amplifying panel, a switching ammeter, and 80 compartments to receive the cigars.
Dawn of Intelligence and the Law of Contradiction
MIT professor T. L. Davis argues that human superior reasoning began with the law of contradiction. He says early humans distinguished between yes and no as the foundation of logical thought and intellect.
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T. L. Davis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Haircut Affects Image In Everyday Life
The item notes a middle aged man and his wife debating styles to look younger. It reflects daily life attitudes and social expectations about grooming and aging in a local context.
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Ohin State Journal
Diogenes Rumor Sparks Lantern Theft Talk
A Columbus State Journal item speculates about Diogenes and a rumor that his lantern theft was the motive for his famed search for an honest man. The note frames the ancient tale as a wary aside from the columnist.
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Columbus
State Journal
Peculiar Blindness Described as Day Blindness Hemer alopia
The article defines day blindness with the term hemeralopia. It notes impaired vision in bright light versus dim conditions and mentions occasional occurrence in albinos.
Growth of Habit Impacts Subtle Personal Change
A compact reflection on habit formation noting that initial efforts shape behavior, while gradual growth resembles a slow illness progress. The quote by Aristotle frames habit as a beginning that quietly alters character over time.
Community Character and Sucker Do All the Work
A Washington Post item notes a local character who avoids effort while others handle tasks, highlighting a pattern of shifting work among community members across chairs and committees.
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Washington Post
Inner Light Guides Quiet Center of Milton Quote
A reflective line from Milton notes that those with inner light can sit in a central place and enjoy bright day, symbolizing self awareness and moral clarity. The image emphasizes enlightenment within the heart as a source of peace and visibility.
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Milton
Little Helps For The Farmer Show At Harrisburg State Farm Show
Farmers in corn borer counties may exhibit at the Harrisburg State Farm Show next month under special provision. State College experts urge rich winter rations for cows, foals, and sheep, including legume hay, alfalfa meal, and balanced grain blends for growth and health.
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Harrisburg
State College
Federal Funds Aid Two County Vocational Schools
Federal funds aided two county vocational schools and one agricultural program in the 1927-28 year ending June 30. West Lampeter received 5532.50 and East Cocalico at Reamstown 2218. Manor Township High School gained 945 for its optional agricultural course. The vocational division report totals 496140.60 for the year.
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West Lampeter
East Cocalico
Reamstown
Manor Township
Vocational Division
Department of Public Instruction
Harrisburg
Turkeys Stolen Prompt Vigilant Farm Guard Efforts
In Quarryville area farmers guarded flocks with shotguns after a spate of thefts. George Hiess of Colerain township reported two turkeys taken Wednesday night, with eight previously stolen. Abraham Wolf near Quarryville lost ten turkeys, then three more after locking up the remainder, spurring renewed firearm vigilance.
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Quarryville
George Hiess
Colerain Township
Abraham Wolf
Ambition Behind Failure Cited in Chronicle Quote
San Francisco Chronicle reflects on defining success and failure, suggesting a man’s worth lies in his intent to strive even when outcomes fall short. The piece muses on ambition as a measure beyond mere results.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Christmas Tree Boom Drives Pennsylvania Growth Era
State foresters report Pennsylvania raised 1.5 million Christmas trees this year, three times 1927 output, with $2.5 million spend by consumers. Two years back, hills yielded about 450,000 trees. By 15 years, home-grown supply may meet state demand as farmers convert barren land to plantations yielding $25 to $50 per acre annually. Plant Norway Spruce at six by six foot spacing, about 1250 trees per acre, thinning centers to avoid overcrowding. Small-tree demand favors frequent harvests. White Pine weevil, though ruinous to timber, improves Christmas tree shape by blunting tops.
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Santa Claus
Pennsylvania
Hanksburg
Department of Forests and Waters
Hoover Wins Historic Plurality Over Smith in 1928 Election
AP figures from 48 states show Herbert Hoover with 21 429109 votes to Alfred E Smith 15 005497. Minor party totals 364063. Hoover surpasses Smith by 6423612 votes, while Smith exceeds Davis 1924 popular vote by 6628904. Solid South support shifts, with Hoover winning Florida North Carolina Texas and Virginia.
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Alfred E. Smith
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John W. Davis
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Montreal Old City A Historic North American Hub
Montreal, located on an island at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers, spans 36 miles by 10 miles and ranks among the oldest cities in North America. The city’s geography and age reflect its long role as a historic hub.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence
Ottawa
North America
True Courtesy Quote in Rutland Daily Herald
A Rutland Daily Herald quotation notes that courtesy is a subtle business of leaving the other person’s sense of importance undisturbed.
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Rutland Daily Herald
Rude Awakening: Life May Be a Mirage Theme
An experimental reflection suggests existence may blur as mornings reveal shifting identity. The fragment hints at perception questions and waking to a doubtful sense of self.
First railroad to reach the Missouri River
The Gannibal and Son Joseph line became the earliest railroad to reach the Missouri River, achieving the milestone in 1858.
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Mie Aouri River
Gannibal & So. Joseph
Character in Handwriting Believed to Reveal Landowner Traits
A Seventeenth century belief in Waly linked handwriting to personal character. The notion posited that the way landowners wrote could expose their virtues or vices and influence judgments of property or status.
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Waly
Deaf Listeners Enter Radio World Through Teeth Signals
The article notes a growing number of deaf people becoming radio listeners as sound vibrations reach their brains via tooth transmissions. It highlights a method where vibrations are conveyed through the teeth to aid hearing.
Port of Interest Bulletin Quips On A Rab Bit
A government bulletin quips that a rabbit too easily caught has something the matter with it. It then refers to a college boy who thinks he is a devil with the ladias Keehoree.
Gainful Sacrifice in Sport and Business Philosophy
An American Magazine excerpt argues that the first rule is sacrificing current advantage to gain greater future gains, applying this ethic to sport and business contexts. The piece frames sacrifice as strategic and essential for long term success.
Suffering Love A Lake View High School Pupil
A Lake View Illinois pupil defined a passive verb as used when the subject experiences the action, noting the phrase I am loved. The remark reflects language study at the school.
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Lake View
Of Greek Derivation The Word Erweter y Origin
A fragment notes the word erwetery derives from a Greek form linked to a term meaning to Tietlawi, referencing a reek-ketmietorton Pram keinoar.
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Erwetery
Venus de sledici rediscovered and rebuilt in Rome
The Venus de sledici, attributed to Kleumenes, was found in Rome in the sixteenth century in thirteen pieces and restored by Bernini. It was later brought to Florence by Cosimo de Medici I in 1680.
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Bernini
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Ocean boundaries and meridians in historic geography
Modern geographers divide oceans along meridians near Cape Horn 68 degrees W South Cape Tasmania 146.4 degrees Bl Cape Agulhas 20 degrees Bl, outlining Atlantic Pacific and Indian boundaries.
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Indian Oceans
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Possession and Law Phrase Explains Property Rights
A historical note explains that possession is nine points of the law, signaling that actual possession creates a strong presumed right in property disputes. The saying emphasizes the weight of physical control in determining ownership.
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