Red Run post office closed. Lancaster bank profits reach new high
In county news the Red Run post office was discontinued on January 41 and Stevens R. D. serves patrons now. Farmers National Bank of Lancaster, 101 years old, paid dividends totaling 3 891 910 with a 25 percent rate in 1910 and a long standing 20 percent rate. Miss Blanche B. Bonine resigns as Ephrata High School assistant principal to head a Presbyterian church school in Mexico City. Samuel J. Garman of Naperville planted 5500 tobacco plants on one acre and sold the 2028 pounds cured to C 8. Garman of Denver. Quarryville Borough orders strict action against stray dogs. 90 days to muzzle or be killed.
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Red Run
Stevens R
D. Lancaster
Farmers
Blanche B. Bonine
Lancaster
Ephrata
Mexico City
Presbyterian Church
Samuel J. Garman
Naperville
Cocalico Township
Quarryville
The First Oyster Eater Legend Surfaces in Verse
A fragment recalls Vitellius devouring 11000 oysters in one sitting and praises bold feasting on the rocky shore. The tale ties to King James and the poet Gay, depicting a man with a brass or steel palate breaking the oyster’s shell.
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Vitellius
King James
Gay
Trying to Help Hotel Clerk Locks Front Entrance
A hotel clerk offers to lock the entrance after hours. Uncle Eben explains he intends to secure the doors before bed, while a younger staff member reacts with surprise.
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Eben
Puck
Matter of Intelligence Punchline in Suburbs
Witty exchange shows Mrs Suburbs asking about a maid of all work at the Intelligence office. Her husband reveals he found a dozen applicants, all far too intelligent to fill the job.
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John
Intelligence Office
Chicago News
No Necessity Perdida and the Candy Pulling
Fragmentary lines describe a scene with Perdida asking about washing hands and Myr filla noting no need to wash. The dialogue mentions pulling candy to make teeth or hands white and a stray Chicago Tribune reference. The text is fragmented and lacks a coherent event.
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Perdida
Myrfilla
Chicago Tribune
Persistent Yankee tale of pirate marooning and escape
A Wall Street magnate recounts a New England Yankee captured by pirates who was marooned on a desert island with a coffin. After days of calm a black speck approached and grew larger. It proved to be the Yankee in the coffin, rowing home with half the lid in his hands.
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Wall Street
New England
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
How to Quit Smoking Cure Plan from 19th Century
A St Louis Post-Dispatch piece prescribes gradually delaying the first morning cigar over weeks to quit smoking. Start with no cigar for half an hour after breakfast then extend the interval to an hour, then longer, using fruit to curb cravings. It argues the body adapts without serious heart or digestion upset and willpower alone sustains permanence.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A Crow's Stratagem in a Family Home
A southern family’s crow and their cat clash as the crow uses a string from a torn carpet to trick the cat and steal a morsel. The tale, narrated in Harper's Weekly, highlights clever animal tactics and childlike interaction with pets.
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Harper's Weekly
A Look at an 19th Century Philadelphia School Room
A writer observes Intermediate and Grammar classes led by Cora Reidenbach and Elizabeth Zahm. Pupils display strong reading and geography work, with lively methods to awaken interest. The account praises order, discipline, and engaged teaching despite cramped space and occasional headaches.
Lititz High School praised for arts and strong teaching
A reader grades Lititz High School after a tour noting principal A S Longenecker’s firm, efficient leadership and a broad curriculum. He praises classroom progress, English classics, Latin Caesar, solid geometry, German potential, and electives. The writing also commends teachers Seaman and Beck, art emphasis, and a notable 22 member high school orchestra ahead of commencement.
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A. S. Longenecker
Cesar
Longenecker
Christian Seaman
P. E. Beck
Seaman
Litita
Ephrata
Manheim
Lititz
Beck
Brecht
Harrisburg
Lancaster High School
R. E.B
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W. H. Buch
Record Building
Lititz, PA
Gong
Cora Reidenbach
Victor
Elizabeth Zahm
Mississippi River
Chicago
New Orleans
Conestoga Creek
Mississippi
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Heinitshh Furniture & Carpet Store
Pennsylvania
South Queen Street
Lancaster County
Heinitsh
BIG ‘Furniture and Carpet Store
S. Queen St
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
King St
Oliver Brothers & Company
Hoffmeier Bros
Lancaster’s
E. King Street
W. W. Apple & Son
North Queen Street
Tim
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